1930 FIFA World Cup final

The 1930 FIFA World Cup final was a football tournament match that culminated in the inaugural 1930 FIFA World Cup champions. Uruguay and Argentina contested in what was a rematch of the gold medal match of the 1928 Olympics, which Uruguay won after a replay. The final was played at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay, on 30 July.

1930 FIFA World Cup final

Eventual champions Uruguay before the match
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
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It was played on a Wednesday; it is one of only two World Cup finals to be played on a day other than Sunday (the other was in 1966, which was played on a Saturday).^{[citation needed]} A disagreement overshadowed the build-up to the match as which team would provide the match ball. FIFA intervened with a compromise, that Argentina would provide the ball for the first half, and Uruguay for the second.

The stadium gates were opened at eight in the morning, six hours before kick-off, and at noon the ground was full,^{[full citation needed]} officially holding 93,000 people. Uruguay successfully "defended" its Olympic gold medal achievement 4–2, coming back from a 2–1 deficit at half-time.

Uruguay manager Alberto Suppici was 31 at the time, and still holds the record for being youngest coach of a FIFA World Cup winning team. Jules Rimet, president of FIFA, presented Uruguay with the World Cup Trophy, later to be named after him. The following day was declared a national holiday in Uruguay. In Buenos Aires, a mob threw stones at the Uruguayan consulate.^{[full citation needed]}

The last living player from the final was Argentine striker Francisco Varallo, who died on 30 August 2010 aged 100. The last living Uruguayan from the final was Ernesto Mascheroni, who died on 3 July 1984 aged 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 Argentina 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, and took the lead back for good with a Santos Iriarte goal in the 68th minute. With a minute remaining, Héctor Castro put Uruguay up 4–2, sealing victory in the inaugural World Cup.

Details

30 July 1930 (1930-07-30)

12:45 UYT (UTC-03:30)

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

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 Arico 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 at the FIFA World Cup
• Uruguay at the FIFA World Cup
• Argentina–Uruguay football rivalry