World Cup Uruguay 1930
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Group 1 Result |
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| France | - | Mexico | 4-1 | (July 13, Pocitos) |
| Argentina | - | France | 1-0 | (July 15, Parque Central) |
| Chile | - | Mexico | 3-0 | (July 16, Parque Central) |
| Chile | - | France | 1-0 | (July 19, Centenario) |
| Argentina | - | Mexico | 6-3 | (July 19, Centenario) |
| Argentina | - | Chile | 3-1 | (July 22, Centenario) |
| Group 1 Standing | |||||||
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GS | GC | P |
| Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Chile | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| Group 2 Result | ||||
| Yugoslavia | - | Brazil | 2-1 | (July 14, Parque Central) |
| Yugoslavia | - | Bolivia | 4-0 | (July 17, Parque Central) |
| Brazil | - | Bolivia | 4-0 | (July 20, Centenario) |
| Group 2 Standing | |||||||
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GS | GC | P |
| Yugoslavia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Group 3 Result | ||||
| Romania | - | Peru | 3-1 | (July 14, Pocitos) |
| Uruguay | - | Peru | 1-0 | (July 18, Centenario) |
| Uruguay | - | Romania | 4-0 | (July 21, Centenario) |
| Group 3 Standing | |||||||
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GS | GC | P |
| Uruguay | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Romania | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Peru | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Group 4 Result | ||||
| United States | - | Belgium | 3-0 | (July 13, Parque Central) |
| United States | - | Paraguay | 3-0 | (July 17, Parque Central) |
| Paraguay | - | Belgium | 1-0 | (July 20, Centenario) |
| Group 4 Standing | |||||||
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GS | GC | P |
| United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Belgium | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Semi-Final | ||||
| Argentina |
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United States | 6-1 | (July 26, Centenario) |
| Uruguay |
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Yugoslavia | 6-1 | (July 27, Centenario) |
| Final | ||||
| Uruguay |
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Argentina |
4 -2 |
(July 30, Centenario) |
Uruguay was granted as the host of first World Cup Championship because of the their two Olympic gold medals in football achievement and a centennial of this country's constitution, falling in 1930., Even though Uruguay offers to pay all team expenses, only four European countries makes the three week trip to South America. Only 13 national teams declared a will to participate in the tournament (top European teams such as England, Scotland, Italy, Holland, Switzerland, Sweden, Czechoslovakia, Spain, Germany, Austria, Hungary didn't enter the competition), so there was no qualifiers.
The Uruguay 1930 championship was played in two rounds: group phase and play-offs. The participating teams were divided into 4 groups by geographical region. 5 teams were seeded: Uruguay (Olympic champion), Argentina (silver medallist), Brasil, USA and Bolivia. During the group games Yugoslavia did very well; so did USA and favourites from Uruguay and Argentina and these 4 teams made the semi-final. Just as expected, the favourite teams crushed their opponents (both games 6:1) and met in the final. For the players from Argentina this was supposed to be a kind of rematch for their loss with Uruguay in the Olympic final of 1928, but once again they were defeated. The first World Cup champion was the team from Uruguay.
Top players of the tournament: Ferreyra, Monti, Stábile (Argentina), Thépot (France), Andrade, Cea, Nasazzi, Scarone (Uruguay).
| Statistics : | |
| World Cup Champions: | Uruguay |
| Runners Up: | Argentina |
| Highest Scoring Game: | Argentina vs. Mexico 6 - 3 (Group 1) |
| Total Goals Scored: | 70 |
| Av. Goals Per Match: | 3.89 |
| Top Scorer: | Guillermo Stabile, Argentina - 8 Goals |
| Best Scorers in 1 game: | (Guillermo Stabile, Argentina, Pedro Cea, Uruguay) - 3 Goals |
| Highest Attendance: | 93.000 (Uruguay - Yugoslavia, Semifinal) |
| Total Attendance: | 447.500 |
| Average Attendance: | 24.861 |
| Debut Appearance: | Argentina, Brazil, France, Belgium, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile, United States, Romania, Mexico, Yugoslavia, Bolivia, Peru |
| Stadiums Used: | Pocitos, Centenario, Parque Central. |