1930 FIFA World Cup Group 3

Group 3 of the 1930 FIFA World Cup began on 14 July 1930 and concluded on 21 July 1930. Uruguay won the group, and advanced to the semi-finals. Romania and Peru failed to advance.

Romania scored early on in their first match against Peru. The score stayed at 1–0 until Peru found an equalizer in the 75th minute. Romania scored 2 late goals to win the match 3–1. Peru were eliminated 1 match later by hosts Uruguay after 1 goal from Hector Castro was enough to win the match. Uruguay dominated the first half of their game against Romania, scoring 4 goals which was enough to send them through to the knockouts.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Uruguay (H)	2	2	0	5	0	+5	4	Advance to the knockout stage
2	Romania	2	1	1	3	5	−2	2
3	Peru	2	0	2	1	4	−3	0

Source: ESPN
(H) Hosts

Matches

Romania vs Peru

14 July 1930

14:50 UYT (UTC−03:30)

Romania	3–1	Peru
Deșu 1' Stanciu 79' Kovács 89'	Report	De Souza 75'

Estadio Pocitos, Montevideo

Attendance: 2,549

Referee: Alberto Warnken (Chile)

Romania

Peru


GK		Ion Lăpușneanu
DF		Rudolf Bürger
DF		Adalbert Steiner
MF		Alfred Eisenbeisser
MF		Emerich Vogl (c)
MF		László Raffinsky
FW		Nicolae Kovács
FW		Adalbert Deșu
FW		Rudolf Wetzer
FW		Constantin Stanciu
FW		Ștefan Barbu
Manager:
Constantin Rădulescu


GK	Juan Valdivieso
DF	Mario de las Casas
DF	Alberto Soria
MF	Plácido Galindo (c)	70'
MF	Domingo García
MF	Alberto Denegri
FW	Julio Lores
FW	Alejandro Villanueva
FW	José María Lavalle
FW	Demetrio Neyra
FW	Luis de Souza
Manager:
Francisco Bru

Linesmen:
John Langenus (Belgium)
Francisco Mateucci (Uruguay)

Uruguay vs Peru

18 July 1930

14:30 UYT (UTC−03:30)

Uruguay	1–0	Peru
Castro 65'	Report

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 57,735

Referee: John Langenus (Belgium)

Uruguay

Peru


GK		Enrique Ballestrero
DF		Domingo Tejera
DF		José Nasazzi (c)
MF		José Leandro Andrade
MF		Lorenzo Fernández
MF		Álvaro Gestido
FW		Santos Urdinarán
FW		Héctor Castro
FW		Pedro Petrone
FW		Pedro Cea
FW		Santos Iriarte
Manager:
Alberto Suppici


GK		Jorge Pardon
DF		Mario de las Casas
DF		Antonio Maquilón (c)
MF		Plácido Galindo
MF		Alberto Denegri
MF		Eduardo Astengo
FW		Julio Lores
FW		Alejandro Villanueva
FW		José María Lavalle
FW		Demetrio Neyra
FW		Luis de Souza
Manager:
Francisco Bru

Linesmen:
Thomas Balvay (France)
Henri Christophe (Belgium)

Uruguay vs Romania

21 July 1930

14:50 UYT (UTC−03:30)

Uruguay	4–0	Romania
Dorado 7' Scarone 26' Anselmo 31' Cea 35'	Report

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 70,022

Referee: Almeida Rêgo (Brazil)