1930 FIFA World Cup Final

The 1930 FIFA World Cup Final was a football match contested by Uruguay and Argentina to determine the champion of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. The final was a rematch of the gold medal match of the 1928 Olympics, which Uruguay won after a replay.

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 (1930-07-30)
Venue	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee	John Langenus (Belgium)
Attendance	68,346

The final was played at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay, on 30 July, 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. Aged 31, Uruguayan manager Alberto Suppici is the youngest coach to ever win the FIFA World Cup. 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 at the age of 100.[5] At the other hand, the last survivor of the winning team, Ernesto Mascheroni, died on 3 July 1984 at the age of 76.

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

Summary

After 12 minutes, Pablo Dorado put the hosts into the lead, before Argentine winger Carlos Peucelle equalised 8 minutes later, beating goalkeeper Enrique Ballestrero with a powerful shot. In the 37th minute, tournament top scorer Guillermo Stábile gave Argentina a 2–1 lead going into the break. Uruguay leveled the score 12 minutes into the second half via a goal from Pedro Cea, before Santos Iriarte restored the lead for the hosts in the 68th minute. With a minute left, Héctor Castro put Uruguay up 4–2, sealing the victory for Uruguay in the inaugural World Cup.[6]

Details

30 July 1930 (1930-07-30)

14:15 UYT (UTC-03:30)

Uruguay	4–2	Argentina
Dorado  12' Cea  57'[7] Iriarte  68' Castro  89'	Report	Peucelle  20' Stábile  37'[7]

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 CH Lorenzo Fernández LH Álvaro Gestido OR Pablo Dorado IR Héctor Scarone CF Héctor Castro IL Pedro Cea OL Santos Iriarte Manager: Alberto Suppici

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

Assistant referees: Ulises Saucedo (Bolivia) Henri Christophe (Belgium)

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Replay if scores still level. No substitutions permitted.

See also

• Argentina–Uruguay football rivalry

References

1. Glanville, p19
2. "FIFA World Cup Origin" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2007. 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. Molinaro, John F. (26 November 2009). "1930 World Cup: Uruguay welcomes the soccer world". CBC Sports. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
7. 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