1930 FIFA World Cup
The 1930 FIFA World Cup was a football sporting event that was held in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930. Thirteen teams competed in the first World Cup. Seven from South America, four from Europe and two from North America. The teams were split into four groups with the winner of each group entering the semi-finals. The final saw Uruguay winning the trophy after beating Argentina.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Uruguay |
| Dates | 13–30 July (18 days) |
| Teams | 13 |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Uruguay (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Argentina |
| Third place |  United States |
| Fourth place |  Yugoslavia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 70 (3.89 per match) |
| Attendance | 434,500 (24,139 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Guillermo Stábile (8 goals) |
1934 → | |
Participants
This was the only World Cup to not have qualifiers. This is because every FIFA member was invited to join the tournament. Most of the interest came from South America where seven nations entered. This was the most South American nations that had entered the World Cup throughout its history. Few European nations took part because of cost from travelling the Atlantic Ocean from Europe.[1]
Summary
Group Stage
Semi finals
The four winners, Argentina, United States, Uruguay and Yugoslavia met in two games to see who would make the final. In the first match, the pitch had puddles all through the pitch.
Group 1
| 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 |
| 13 July 1930 | ||
| France |
4 – 1 | Mexico
|
| 15 July 1930 | ||
| Argentina |
1 – 0 | France
|
| 16 July 1930 | ||
| Chile |
3 – 0 | Mexico
|
| 19 July 1930 | ||
| Chile |
1 – 0 | France
|
| Argentina |
6 – 3 | Mexico
|
| 22 July 1930 | ||
| Argentina |
3 – 1 | Chile
|
Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 4 |
 Brazil
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 2 |
 Bolivia
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
| 14 July 1930 | ||
| Yugoslavia |
2 – 1 | Brazil
|
| 17 July 1930 | ||
| Yugoslavia |
4 – 0 | Bolivia
|
| 20 July 1930 | ||
| Brazil |
4 – 0 | Bolivia
|
Group 3
| 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 |
| 14 July 1930 | ||
| Romania |
3 – 1 | Peru
|
| 18 July 1930 | ||
| Uruguay |
1 – 0 | Peru
|
| 21 July 1930 | ||
| Uruguay |
4 – 0 | Romania
|
Group 4
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 4 |
 Paraguay
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
 Belgium
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
| 13 July 1930 | ||
| United States |
3 – 0 | Belgium
|
| 17 July 1930 | ||
| United States |
3 – 0 | Paraguay
|
| 20 July 1930 | ||
| Paraguay |
1 – 0 | Belgium
|
Knockout Stage
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
 Argentina
|
6 | ||||||
 United States
|
1 | ||||||
| Argentina
|
2 | ||||||
| Uruguay
|
4 | ||||||
| Uruguay
|
6 | ||||||
 Yugoslavia
|
1 | ||||||
Uruguay won the championship. Although there was no third place play off, the United States are recognized as coming in third place (and Yugoslavia in fourth place) as the United States had better results in the tournament overall.[2]
Ranking
| R | Team | G | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay |
3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 8 |
| 2 | Argentina |
1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 8 |
| 3 | United States |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
| 4 | Yugoslavia |
2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Eliminated in the group stage | ||||||||||
| 5 | Chile |
1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
| 6 | Brazil |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 2 |
| 7 | France |
1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 2 |
| 8 | Romania |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
| 9 | Paraguay |
4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
| 10 | Peru |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
| 11 | Belgium |
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
| 12 | Bolivia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
| 13 | Mexico |
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 0 |
1930 FIFA World Cup Media
1930 FIFA World Cup, derived from Image:
- BlankMap-World 1935.png and Image:1930 world cup.png, countries qualified (red), showing: * * 1st (dark blue)
Foto del estadio Centenario en 1930
Foto del estadio Gran Parque Central en 1900.
Foto del estadio Pocitos en 1930 (estadio desaparecido)
References
- ↑ Hunt, Chris (2006). World Cup Stories: The History of the FIFA World Cup. Ware: Interact. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-9549819-2-1.
- ↑ 1930 FIFA World Cup, FIFA.com. Retrieved on 5 March 2009. Archived 2010-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
Other websites
- FIFAArchived 2010-01-06 at the Wayback Machine