1930 FIFA World Cup Final

1930 FIFA World Cup Final

Uruguay's fourth goal was scored by striker Héctor Castro.
Event	1930 FIFA World Cup
Uruguay Argentina 4 2
Date	30 July 1930
Venue	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee	John Langenus (Belgium)
Attendance	68,346

The 1930 FIFA World Cup Final was contested by the finalists from the 1928 Olympics, Uruguay and Argentina.

The final was played at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay, on July 30, a Wednesday. Up to date, it is, along with the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final, the only World Cup Final not to be played on a Sunday (the latter being played on a Saturday). This World Cup Final is also the only one not to be played on a weekend. The stadium gates were opened at eight o'clock, six hours before kick-off, and at noon the ground was full,^[1] officially holding 93,000 people.^[2] A disagreement overshadowed the build-up to the match as the teams disagreed on who should provide the match ball, forcing FIFA to intervene and decree that the Argentine team would provide the ball for the first half and the Uruguayans would provide one for the second.^[3] The game ended 4–2 to Uruguay after they trailed 2–1 at half-time, adding the title of World Cup winners to their status as Olympic champions. Jules Rimet, president of FIFA, presented the Uruguayan team with the World Cup Trophy, which was later named after him. The following day was declared a national holiday in Uruguay;^[2] in the Argentinian capital Buenos Aires a mob threw stones at the Uruguayan consulate.^[4]

The last living player from that final, Francisco Varallo (who played as a striker for Argentina), died on 30 August 2010.^[5]

Route to the final

Uruguay		Round	Argentina
Opponent	Result	First round	Opponent	Result
Peru	1–0	Match 1	France	1–0
Romania	4–0	Match 2	Mexico	6–3
		Match 3	Chile	3–1
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Uruguay 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 4  Romania 2 1 0 1 3 5 −2 2  Peru 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0		Final standing	Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Argentina 3 3 0 0 10 4 +6 6  Chile 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 4  France 3 1 0 2 4 3 +1 2  Mexico 3 0 0 3 4 13 −9 0
Opponent	Result	Knockout stage	Opponent	Result
Yugoslavia	6–1	Semi-finals	United States	6–1

Match details

Uruguay  v  Argentina

30 July 1930 14:15 UYT (UTC-03:00)

Uruguay	4–2	Argentina
Dorado  12' Cea  57'[6] Iriarte  68' Castro  89'	Report	Peucelle  20' Stábile  37'[6]

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: 68,346 Referee: John Langenus (Belgium)

Uruguay

Argentina

GK Enrique Ballestrero RB José Nasazzi (c) LB Ernesto Mascheroni RH José Andrade LH Álvaro Gestido CH Lorenzo Fernández IR Héctor Scarone IL Pedro Cea OR Pablo Dorado CF Héctor Castro OL Santos Iriarte Manager: Alberto Suppici

GK Juan Botasso RB José Della Torre LB Fernando Paternoster RH Pedro Suárez LH Juan Evaristo CH Luis Monti IR Francisco Varallo IL Manuel Ferreira (c) OR Carlos Peucelle CF Guillermo Stábile OL Mario Evaristo Managers: Francisco Olazar Juan José Tramutola

Linesmen: Ulises Saucedo Henri Christophe

References

1. Glanville, p19
2. "FIFA World Cup Origin" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 20 May 2007.
3. "Uruguay 1930". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 11 April 2002. Retrieved 25 February 2007.
4. Glanville, p21
5. "Francisco Varallo, 100 not out". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
6. This is one of several goals for which the statistical details are disputed. The goalscorers and timings used here are those of FIFA, the official record. Some other sources, such as RSSSF, state a different scorer and/or timing. See "World Cup 1930 finals". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2008..

External links

• 1930 FIFA World Cup Final fifa.com