1930 FIFA World Cup - wikipedia 1930 FIFA World Cup 1930 FIFA World Cup 1er Campeonato Mundial de Fútbol Official poster Tournament details Host country Uruguay Dates 13 -- 30 July ( 18 days ) Teams 13 ( from 3 confederations ) Venue ( s ) 3 ( in 1 host city ) Final positions Champions Uruguay ( 1st title ) Runners - up Argentina Third place United States Fourth place Yugoslavia Tournament statistics Matches played 18 Goals scored 70 ( 3.89 per match ) Attendance 590,549 ( 32,808 per match ) Top scorer ( s ) Guillermo Stábile ( 8 goals ) Best player ( s ) José Nasazzi 1934 → The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men 's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 to 30 July 1930. FIFA, football 's international governing body, selected Uruguay as host nation, as the country would be celebrating the centenary of its first constitution, and the Uruguay national football team had successfully retained their football title at the 1928 Summer Olympics. All matches were played in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo, the majority at the Estadio Centenario, which was built for the tournament. Thirteen teams ( seven from South America, four from Europe and two from North America ) entered the tournament. Only a few European teams chose to participate because of the difficulty of travelling to South America. The teams were divided into four groups, with the winner of each group progressing to the semi-finals. The first two World Cup matches took place simultaneously, and were won by France and the United States, who defeated Mexico 4 -- 1 and Belgium 3 -- 0, respectively. Lucien Laurent of France scored the first goal in World Cup history, while US goalkeeper Jimmy Douglas posted the first official `` clean sheet '' in the tournament. Argentina, Uruguay, the United States and Yugoslavia each won their respective groups to qualify for the semi-finals. In the final, hosts and pre-tournament favourites Uruguay defeated Argentina 4 -- 2 in front of a crowd of 68,346 people, and became the first nation to win the World Cup. Contents 1 Participants 2 Venues 3 Match officials 4 Format and draw 5 Tournament summary 5.1 Group 1 5.2 Group 2 5.3 Group 3 5.4 Group 4 5.5 Semi-finals 5.6 Third and fourth place 5.7 Final 6 Group stage 6.1 Group 1 6.2 Group 2 6.3 Group 3 6.4 Group 4 7 Knockout stage 7.1 Bracket 7.2 Semi-finals 7.3 Final 8 Goalscorers 9 FIFA retrospective ranking 10 Last surviving players 11 See also 12 Notes 13 Bibliography 14 External links Participants Further information : 1930 FIFA World Cup squads Participating countries The first World Cup was the only one without qualification. Every country affiliated with FIFA was invited to compete, and given a deadline of 28 February 1930 to accept. Plenty of interest was shown by nations in the Americas ; Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru and the United States all entered. A total of seven South American teams participated, more than in any subsequent World Cup Finals. However, because of the long and costly trip by ship across the Atlantic Ocean, and the length of absence required for players, very few European teams were inclined to take part. Some refused to countenance travel to South America in any circumstances, and no European entries were received before the February deadline. In an attempt to gain some European participation, the Uruguayan Football Association sent a letter of invitation to The Football Association, even though the British Home Nations ( England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales ) had resigned from FIFA at the time. This was rejected by the FA Committee on 18 November 1929. Two months before the start of the tournament, no team from Europe had officially entered. FIFA president Jules Rimet intervened, and eventually four European teams made the trip by sea : Belgium, France, Romania, and Yugoslavia. The Romanians, managed by Constantin Rădulescu and coached by their captain Rudolf Wetzer and Octav Luchide, entered the competition following the intervention of newly crowned King Carol II. He selected the squad personally, and negotiated with employers to ensure that the players would still have jobs upon their return. The French entered at the personal intervention of Rimet, but neither France 's star defender Manuel Anatol nor the team 's regular coach Gaston Barreau could be persuaded to make the trip. The Belgians participated at the instigation of German - Belgian FIFA vice-president Rodolphe Seeldrayers. We were 15 days on the ship Conte Verde getting out there. We embarked from Villefranche - sur - Mer in company of the Belgians and the Yugoslavians. We did our basic exercises down below and our training on deck. The coach never spoke about tactics at all... Lucien Laurent The Romanians boarded the SS Conte Verde at Genoa, the French were picked up at Villefranche - sur - Mer on 21 June 1930 ; and the Belgians embarked at Barcelona. The Conte Verde carried Rimet, the trophy and the three designated European referees : the Belgians Jean Langenus and Henri Christophe, along with Thomas Balway, a Parisian who may have been English. The Brazilian team were picked up when the boat docked in Rio de Janeiro on 29 June before arriving in Uruguay on 4 July. Yugoslavia travelled via the mail steamship Florida from Marseille. In the Kingdom of Yugoslavia there were doubts about their participation at first. Since the Croatians decided to boycott the national team, King Alexander I did not want to finance the whole idea, but in the end they found a solution. Belgrade football association officials decided to round up only domestic ( Serbian ) star players, mainly from two rival Belgrade clubs, BSK and SK Jugoslavija, with an additional three Serbs who played for French clubs ( Ivan Bek among them ). Therefore, the Yugoslavia team was exclusively made up of Serbian players ; and with the two biggest stars of the team, Blagoje Marjanović ( `` Moša '' ) and Aleksandar Tirnanić ( `` Tirke '' ), both from BSK, they were ready for a trip to South America to represent Yugoslavia in the World Cup. The Yugoslavians were the youngest team in the World Cup ; with an average age of 21 years and 258 days. After their first match, against Brazil, they received a new nickname `` The Ich - es '' or `` Ichachos '' ( in Spanish ) by the Uruguayan press ; referring to most of the player 's surnames that ended up with the `` - ić '' or `` - vić '' suffix, which is quite common for Serbian last names. They achieved the joint -- biggest success in both Yugoslav and Serbian subsequent World Cup footballing history, by earning fourth place, a result that would be repeated in 1962. Venues Main article : FIFA World Cup hosts Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands, Spain, Hungary and Uruguay all lodged applications to host the event. Uruguay 's bid became the clear selection after all the other countries withdrew their bids. All matches took place in Montevideo. Three stadiums were used : Estadio Centenario, Estadio Pocitos, and Estadio Parque Central. The Estadio Centenario was built both for the tournament and as a celebration of the centenary of Uruguayan independence. Designed by Juan Scasso, it was the primary stadium for the tournament, referred to by Rimet as a `` temple of football ''. With a capacity of 90,000, it was the largest football stadium outside the British Isles. The stadium hosted 10 of the 18 matches, including both semi-finals and the final. However, a rushed construction schedule and delays caused by the rainy season meant the Centenario was not ready for use until five days into the tournament. Early matches were played at smaller stadiums usually used by Montevideo football clubs Nacional and Peñarol, the 20,000 capacity Parque Central and the Pocitos. Montevideo 1930 FIFA World Cup ( Uruguay ) Montevideo Estadio Centenario Estadio Gran Parque Central Estadio Pocitos 34 ° 53 ′ 40.38 '' S 56 ° 9 ′ 10.08 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 34.8945500 ° S 56.1528000 ° W ﻿ / - 34.8945500 ; - 56.1528000 ﻿ ( Estadio Centenario ) 34 ° 54 ′ 4 '' S 56 ° 9 ′ 32 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 34.90111 ° S 56.15889 ° W ﻿ / - 34.90111 ; - 56.15889 ﻿ ( Estadio Gran Parque Central ) 34 ° 54 ′ 18.378 '' S 56 ° 9 ′ 22.42 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 34.90510500 ° S 56.1562278 ° W ﻿ / - 34.90510500 ; - 56.1562278 ﻿ ( Estadio Pocitos ) Capacity : 90,000 Capacity : 20,000 Capacity : 1,000 Match officials Fifteen referees participated in the tournament : four Europeans -- two Belgians ( Henri Christophe and John Langenus ), a Frenchman, and a Romanian ( Constantin Rădulescu, also the Romanian team coach ), and eleven from the Americas -- among them six Uruguayans. In order to eliminate differences in the application of the Laws of the Game, the referees were invited to one short meeting to iron out the most conflicting issues arising from the game. Of all the refereeing appointments, the two that attracted most attention were that of Gilberto de Almeida Rêgo in the match between Argentina and France, in which the Brazilian referee blew for full - time six minutes early, and that of the Bolivian Ulises Saucedo 's in the Argentina and Mexico encounter, which Argentina won 6 -- 3. During the game Saucedo, who was also the coach of Bolivia, awarded three penalties. The following is the list of officials to serve as referees and linesmen. Officials in italics were only employed as linesmen during the tournament. Europe Thomas Balvay Henri Christophe Jan Langenus Constantin Rădulescu North America Gaspar Vallejo South America Gualberto Alonso Martin Aphesteguy Domingo Lombardi José Macías Francisco Mateucci Almeida Rêgo Ulises Saucedo Anibal Tejada Ricardo Vallarino Alberto Warnken Format and draw The 13 teams were drawn into four groups, with Group 1 containing four teams, and the others containing three. Each group played a round - robin format, with the four group winners progressing to the knockout semi-final stage. Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, and the United States were seeded, and were kept apart in the draw, which took place in Montevideo once all the teams arrived. Since there were no qualifying games, the opening two matches of the tournament were the first World Cup games ever played, taking place simultaneously on 13 July 1930 ; France beat Mexico 4 -- 1 at the Estadio Pocitos, while the United States defeated Belgium 3 -- 0 at the same time at the Estadio Gran Parque Central. France 's Lucien Laurent was the scorer of the first World Cup goal. Tournament summary Group 1 We were playing Mexico and it was snowing, since it was winter in the southern hemisphere. One of my team mates centred the ball and I followed its path carefully, taking it on the volley with my right foot. Everyone was pleased but we did n't all roll around on the ground -- nobody realised that history was being made. A quick handshake and we got on with the game. And no bonus either ; we were all amateurs in those days, right to the end. Lucien Laurent The first group was the only one to contain four teams : Argentina, Chile, France and Mexico. Two days after France 's victory over Mexico, they faced group favourites Argentina. Injuries hindered France ; goalkeeper Alex Thépot had to leave the field after 20 minutes, and Laurent, after a fierce tackle by Luis Monti, spent most of the match limping. However, they held out for most of the match, only succumbing to an 81st - minute goal scored from a Monti free kick. The game featured an officiating controversy when referee Almeida Rêgo erroneously blew the final whistle six minutes early, with Frenchman Marcel Langiller clear on goal ; play only resumed after protests from the French players. Although France had played twice in 48 hours, Chile had yet to play their first match. They faced Mexico the following day, gaining a comfortable 3 -- 0 win. France 's final match, against Chile, featured the first penalty kick of the World Cup. The first goalkeeper to save a penalty was Alex Thépot of France on 19 July 1930, saving from Chile 's Carlos Vidal in the 30th minute of the match. In Argentina 's second match, against Mexico, three penalty kicks were awarded. During the same match on 19 July 1930 Mexico 's Oscar Bonfiglio Martínez saved another penalty at the 23rd minute of the match against Argentina 's Fernando Paternoster. Guillermo Stábile scored a hat - trick in his international debut as Argentina won 6 -- 3, despite the absence of their captain Manuel Ferreira, who had returned to Buenos Aires to take a law exam. Qualification was decided by the group 's final match, contested by Argentina and Chile, who had beaten France and Mexico, respectively. The game was marred by a brawl sparked by a foul on Arturo Torres by Monti. Argentina won 3 -- 1 against their neighbours and advanced to the semi-finals. Group 2 The second group contained Brazil, Bolivia and Yugoslavia. Brazil, the group seeds, were expected to progress, but in the group 's opening match, unexpectedly lost 2 -- 1 to Yugoslavia. Going into the tournament Bolivia had never previously won an international match. For their opener they paid tribute to the hosts by wearing shirts each emblazoned with a single letter, spelling `` Viva Uruguay '' as the team lined up. Both of Bolivia 's matches followed a similar pattern, a promising start gradually transforming into heavy defeat. Against Yugoslavia, they held out for an hour before conceding, but were four goals down by the final whistle. Misfortune played its part ; several Bolivian goals were disallowed. Against Brazil, when both teams had only pride to play for, the score was 1 -- 0 to Brazil at half - time. Brazil added three more in the second half, two of them scored by the multi-sportsman Preguinho. Yugoslavia qualified for the semi-finals. Group 3 Hosts Uruguay were in a group with Peru and Romania. The opening match in this group saw the first player expulsion in the competition, when Plácido Galindo of Peru was dismissed against Romania. The Romanians made their man advantage pay ; their 3 -- 1 win included two late goals. This match had the smallest crowd of any in World Cup history. The official attendance was 2,459, but the actual figure is generally accepted to be around 300. Because of construction delays at Estadio Centenario, Uruguay 's first match was not played until five days into the tournament. The first to be held at the Centenario, it was preceded by a ceremony in honour of the Uruguayan centenary celebrations. The Uruguayan team spent the four weeks preceding the match in a training camp, at which strict discipline was exercised. Goalkeeper Andrés Mazali was dropped from the squad for breaking a curfew to visit his wife. One hundred years to the day of the creation of Uruguay 's first constitution, the hosts won a tight match against Peru 1 -- 0. Spectators praised Peru 's defense, and this turned out to be the only tournament match in which Uruguay scored only one goal. The result was viewed as a poor performance by the Uruguayan press, but lauded in Peru. Uruguay subsequently defeated Romania with ease, scoring four first half goals to win 4 -- 0. Group 4 The fourth group contained Belgium, Paraguay and The United States. The American team, which contained a significant number of new caps, were reputedly nicknamed `` the shot - putters '' by an unnamed source in the French contingent. They beat their first opponents, Belgium, 3 -- 0. The ease of the victory was unexpected ; Uruguayan newspaper Imparcial wrote that `` the large score of the American victory has really surprised the experts ''. Belgian reports bemoaned the state of the pitch and refereeing decisions, claiming that the second goal was offside. The group 's second match, played in windy conditions, witnessed the first tournament hat - trick, scored by Bert Patenaude of the United States against Paraguay. Until 10 November 2006, the first hat - trick that FIFA acknowledged had been scored by Guillermo Stábile of Argentina, two days after Patenaude ; however, in 2006 FIFA announced that Patenaude 's claim to being the first hat - trick scorer was valid, as a goal previously assigned to teammate Tom Florie was reattributed to Patenaude. With the United States having secured qualification, the final match in the group was a dead rubber. Paraguay beat Belgium by a 1 -- 0 margin. Semi-finals The four group winners, Argentina, Yugoslavia, Uruguay and the United States, moved to the semi-finals. The two semi-final matches saw identical scores. The first semi-final was played between the US and Argentina on a rain - drenched pitch. The United States team, which featured six British - born players, lost midfielder Raphael Tracy after ten minutes to a broken leg as the match became violent. A Monti goal halfway through the first half gave Argentina a 1 -- 0 half - time lead. In the second half, the strength of the United States team was overwhelmed by the pace of the Argentinian attacks, the match finishing 6 -- 1 to Argentina. In the second semi-final there were shades of the 1924 Summer Olympics match between Yugoslavia and Uruguay. Here, though, Yugoslavia took a surprise lead through Vujadinović. Uruguay then took a 2 -- 1 lead. Then shortly before half - time Yugoslavia had a goal disallowed by a controversial offside decision. The hosts scored three more in the second half to win 6 -- 1, Pedro Cea completing a hat - trick. Third and fourth place The now - traditional third place play - off was not established until 1934, so the format of the 1930 World Cup is unique in not distinguishing between the third and fourth placed teams. Occasional sources, notably a FIFA Bulletin from 1984, incorrectly imply that a third - place match occurred and was won 3 -- 1 by Yugoslavia. Accounts differ as to whether a third - place match was originally scheduled. According to a 2009 book by Hyder Jawad, Yugoslavia refused to play a third - place match because they were upset with the refereeing in their semi-final against Uruguay. At the end of the championship, the captains of the United States team ( Tom Florie ) and Yugoslavia ( Milutin Ivković ) both received bronze medals. Yet a FIFA technical committee report on the 1986 World Cup included full retrospective rankings of all teams at all previous World Cup finals ; this report ranked the United States third and Yugoslavia fourth, due to a better goal difference on otherwise identical records, a practice since continued by FIFA. In 2010, the son of Kosta Hadži, the chief of Yugoslav delegation at the 1930 World Cup and the vice-president of the Football Association of Yugoslavia at the time, claimed that Yugoslavia, as a team, has been awarded one bronze medal, which has been kept by Hadži himself and his family for the following 80 years. According to this source, Yugoslavia was placed third because of the semi-finals loss to the eventual champions, Uruguay. Final Main article : 1930 FIFA World Cup Final Because of a dispute, a different ball was used in each half, one chosen by each team. Argentina 's ball ( top ) was used for the first half, and Uruguay 's ball ( bottom ) was used for the second half. The resounding wins for Uruguay and Argentina in the semi-finals meant the final was a repeat of the matchup in the 1928 Olympic final, which Uruguay had won 2 -- 1 after a replay. The final was played at the Estadio Centenario on 30 July. Feelings ran high around the La Plata Basin as the Argentine supporters crossed the river with the war cry Victoria o muerte ( `` victory or death '' ), dispelling any uncertainty as to whether the tournament had captured the imagination of the public. The ten boats earmarked to carry Argentine fans from Buenos Aires to Montevideo proved inadequate, and any number of assorted craft attempted the crossing. An estimated 10 -- 15,000 Argentinians made the trip, but the port at Montevideo was so overwhelmed that many did not even make landfall before kick - off, let alone reach the stadium. At the stadium, supporters were searched for weapons. The gates were opened at eight o'clock, six hours before kick - off, and at noon the ground was full, the official attendance 93,000. A disagreement overshadowed the build - up to the match as the teams failed to agree 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 their own for the second. Uruguay made one change from their semi-final line - up. Castro replaced Anselmo, who missed out due to illness. Monti played for Argentina despite receiving death threats on the eve of the match. The referee was Belgian John Langenus, who only agreed to officiate a few hours before the game, having sought assurances for his safety. One of his requests was for a boat to be ready at the harbour within one hour of the final whistle, in case he needed to make a quick escape. The hosts scored the opening goal through Pablo Dorado, a low shot from a position on the right. Argentina, displaying superior passing ability, responded strongly. Within eight minutes they were back on level terms ; Carlos Peucelle received a Ferreira through - ball, beat his marker and equalised. Shortly before half - time leading tournament goalscorer Guillermo Stábile gave Argentina a 2 -- 1 lead. Uruguay captain Nasazzi protested, maintaining that Stábile was offside, but to no avail. In the second half Uruguay gradually became ascendant. Shortly after Monti missed a chance to make the score 3 -- 1, Uruguay attacked in numbers, and Pedro Cea scored an equaliser. Ten minutes later a goal by Santos Iriarte gave Uruguay the lead, and just before full - time Castro made it 4 -- 2 to seal the win. Langenus ended the match a minute later, and Uruguay thus added the title World Cup winners to their mantle of Olympic champions. Jules Rimet presented the World Cup Trophy, which was later named for him, to the head of the Uruguayan Football Association, Raúl Jude. The following day was declared a national holiday in Uruguay ; in the Argentinian capital, Buenos Aires, a mob threw stones at the Uruguayan consulate. Francisco Varallo ( who played as a forward for Argentina ) was the last player of the final to die, on 30 August 2010. France, Yugoslavia and the United States all played friendlies in South America following the competition. Brazil played France on 1 August, Yugoslavia on 10 August and the United States on 17 August, while Argentina hosted Yugoslavia on 3 August. Uruguay 's aggregate goal difference of + 12 over four games, at an average of + 3 per match, remains the highest average goal difference per match of any World Cup champion, and the second highest of any World Cup Finals participant, after Hungary in 1954. Group stage Group 1 Main article : 1930 FIFA World Cup Group 1 Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Argentina 0 0 10 + 6 6 Chile 0 5 + 2 France 0 + 1 Mexico 0 0 13 − 9 0 13 July 1930 15 : 00 UYT ( UTC − 03 : 30 ) France 4 -- 1 Mexico L. Laurent 19 ' Langiller 40 ' Maschinot 43 ', 87 ' Report Carreño 70 ' Estadio Pocitos, Montevideo Attendance : 4,444 Referee : Domingo Lombardi ( Uruguay ) 15 July 1930 16 : 00 UYT ( UTC − 03 : 30 ) Argentina 1 -- 0 France Monti 81 ' Report Estadio Parque Central, Montevideo Attendance : 23,409 Referee : Almeida Rêgo ( Brazil ) 16 July 1930 14 : 45 UYT ( UTC − 03 : 30 ) Chile 3 -- 0 Mexico Vidal 3 ', 65 ' M. Rosas 52 ' ( o.g. ) Report Estadio Parque Central, Montevideo Attendance : 9,249 Referee : Henri Christophe ( Belgium ) 19 July 1930 12 : 50 UYT ( UTC − 03 : 30 ) Chile 1 -- 0 France Subiabre 67 ' Report Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance : 2,000 Referee : Anibal Tejada ( Uruguay ) 19 July 1930 15 : 00 UYT ( UTC − 03 : 30 ) Argentina 6 -- 3 Mexico Stábile 8 ', 17 ', 80 ' Zumelzú 12 ', 55 ' Varallo 53 ' Report M. Rosas 42 ' ( pen. ), 65 ' Gayón 75 ' Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance : 42,100 Referee : Ulises Saucedo ( Bolivia ) 22 July 1930 14 : 45 UYT ( UTC − 03 : 30 ) Argentina 3 -- 1 Chile Stábile 12 ', 13 ' M. Evaristo 51 ' Report Subiabre 15 ' Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance : 41,459 Referee : John Langenus ( Belgium ) Group 2 Main article : 1930 FIFA World Cup Group 2 Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Yugoslavia 0 0 6 + 5 Brazil 0 5 + 3 Bolivia 0 0 0 8 − 8 0 14 July 1930 12 : 45 UYT ( UTC − 03 : 30 ) Yugoslavia 2 -- 1 Brazil Tirnanić 21 ' Bek 30 ' Report Preguinho 62 ' Estadio Parque Central, Montevideo Attendance : 24,059 Referee : Aníbal Tejada ( Uruguay ) 17 July 1930 12 : 45 UYT ( UTC − 03 : 30 ) Yugoslavia 4 -- 0 Bolivia Bek 60 ', 67 ' Marjanović 65 ' Vujadinović 85 ' Report Estadio Parque Central, Montevideo Attendance : 18,306 Referee : Francisco Mateucci ( Uruguay ) 20 July 1930 13 : 00 UYT ( UTC − 03 : 30 ) Brazil 4 -- 0 Bolivia Moderato 37 ', 73 ' Preguinho 57 ', 83 ' Report Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance : 25,466 Referee : Thomas Balvay ( France ) Group 3 Main article : 1930 FIFA World Cup Group 3 Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Uruguay 0 0 5 0 + 5 Romania 0 5 − 2 Peru 0 0 − 3 0 14 July 1930 14 : 50 UYT ( UTC − 03 : 30 ) Romania 3 -- 1 Peru Deşu 1 ' Stanciu 79 ' Kovács 89 ' Report Souza Ferreira 75 ' Estadio Pocitos, Montevideo Attendance : 2,549 Referee : Alberto Warnken ( Chile ) 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 ) 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 ) Group 4 Main article : 1930 FIFA World Cup Group 4 Team Pld GF GA GD Pts United States 0 0 6 0 + 6 Paraguay 0 − 2 Belgium 0 0 0 − 4 0 13 July 1930 15 : 00 UYT ( UTC − 03 : 30 ) United States 3 -- 0 Belgium McGhee 23 ' Florie 45 ' Patenaude 69 ' Report Estadio Parque Central, Montevideo Attendance : 18,346 Referee : José Macías ( Argentina ) 17 July 1930 14 : 45 UYT ( UTC − 03 : 30 ) United States 3 -- 0 Paraguay Patenaude 10 ', 15 ', 50 ' Report Estadio Parque Central, Montevideo Attendance : 18,306 Referee : José Macías ( Argentina ) 20 July 1930 15 : 00 UYT ( UTC − 03 : 30 ) Paraguay 1 -- 0 Belgium Vargas Peña 40 ' Report Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance : 12,000 Referee : Ricardo Vallarino ( Uruguay ) Knockout stage Main article : 1930 FIFA World Cup knockout stage Bracket Semi-finals Final 27 July -- Montevideo ( Centenario ) Uruguay 6 30 July -- Montevideo ( Centenario ) Yugoslavia Uruguay 26 July -- Montevideo ( Centenario ) Argentina Argentina 6 United States Semi-finals 26 July 1930 14 : 45 UYT Argentina 6 -- 1 United States Monti 20 ' Scopelli 56 ' Stábile 69 ', 87 ' Peucelle 80 ', 85 ' Report Brown 89 ' Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance : 72,886 Referee : John Langenus ( Belgium ) 27 July 1930 14 : 45 UYT ( UTC − 03 : 30 ) Uruguay 6 -- 1 Yugoslavia Cea 18 ', 67 ', 72 ' Anselmo 20 ', 31 ' Iriarte 61 ' Report Vujadinović 4 ' Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance : 79,867 Referee : Gilberto de Almeida Rêgo ( Brazil ) Final Main article : 1930 FIFA World Cup Final 30 July 1930 ( 1930 - 07 - 30 ) 14 : 15 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 ) Goalscorers With eight goals, Guillermo Stábile was the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 70 goals were scored by 36 players, with only one of them credited as an own goal. 8 goals Guillermo Stábile 5 goals Pedro Cea 4 goals Bert Patenaude 3 goals Carlos Peucelle Preguinho Peregrino Anselmo Ivan Bek 2 goals Luis Monti Adolfo Zumelzú Moderato Guillermo Subiabre Carlos Vidal André Maschinot Manuel Rosas Héctor Castro Pablo Dorado Santos Iriarte Đorđe Vujadinović 1 goal Mario Evaristo Alejandro Scopelli Francisco Varallo Marcel Langiller Lucien Laurent Juan Carreño Roberto Gayón Luis Vargas Peña Luis de Souza Ferreira Adalbert Deșu Nicolae Kovács Constantin Stanciu Jim Brown Tom Florie Bart McGhee Héctor Scarone Blagoje Marjanović Aleksandar Tirnanić 1 own goal Manuel Rosas ( playing against Chile ) FIFA retrospective ranking In 1986, FIFA published a report that ranked all teams in each World Cup up to and including 1986, based on progress in the competition, overall results and quality of the opposition. The rankings for the 1930 tournament were as follows : R Team GF GA GD Pts Uruguay 0 0 15 + 12 8 Argentina 5 0 18 9 + 9 8 United States 0 7 6 + 1 Yugoslavia 0 7 7 0 Eliminated in the group stage 5 Chile 0 5 + 2 6 Brazil 0 5 + 3 7 France 0 + 1 8 Romania 0 5 − 2 9 Paraguay 0 − 2 10 Peru 0 0 − 3 0 11 Belgium 0 0 0 − 4 0 12 Bolivia 0 0 0 8 − 8 0 13 Mexico 0 0 13 − 9 0 Last surviving players The last surviving player from Uruguay 's World Cup - winning side was Ernesto Mascheroni, who died on 3 July 1984 at the age of 76. He was outlived by reserve defender Emilio Recoba who died on 12 September 1992 ( aged 87 ), but did not play any matches in the tournament. However, many other players who participated in the tournament were still alive by this stage and the last surviving player from the tournament was Argentina 's Francisco Varallo, who died on 30 August 2010 at the age of 100 -- eighty years after the tournament. 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Jump up ^ Both of these goals are credited by RSSSF and FIFA to Carlos Vidal Jump up ^ This goal is credited by RSSSF to Carlos Vidal Jump up ^ 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, timing, or both. See `` World Cup 1930 finals ''. Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation ( RSSSF ). Retrieved 15 August 2010. ^ Jump up to : 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, timing, or both. See `` World Cup 1930 finals ''. Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation ( RSSSF ). Retrieved 15 August 2010. ^ Jump up to : This is one of several goals for which the statistical details are disputed. 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External links Media related to FIFA World Cup 1930 at Wikimedia Commons 1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay, FIFA.com 1930 FIFA World Cup Stages Group stage Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Knockout stage Final General information Squads 1930 FIFA World Cup finalists Champions Uruguay Runners - up Argentina Third place United States Fourth place Yugoslavia Group stage Belgium Bolivia Brazil Chile France Mexico Paraguay Peru Romania FIFA World Cup Tournaments Uruguay 1930 Italy 1934 France 1938 Brazil 1950 Switzerland 1954 Sweden 1958 Chile 1962 England 1966 Mexico 1970 West Germany 1974 Argentina 1978 Spain 1982 Mexico 1986 Italy 1990 United States 1994 France 1998 South Korea -- Japan 2002 Germany 2006 South Africa 2010 Brazil 2014 Russia 2018 Qatar 2022 Canada -- Mexico -- United States 2026 2030 2034 Qualification 1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Finals 1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Squads 1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Seedings 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Broadcasters 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Bids 2014 2018 and 2022 2026 2030 Statistics 2002 2006 2014 2018 Disciplinary record 1994 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Team appearances AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA Overall records All - time table Goalscorers top goalscorers finals goalscorers hat - tricks own goals Penalty shoot - outs Player appearances Red cards Referees Winners Miscellaneous Openings Stadiums Awards Balls Economics Final draw History Hosts Mascots Official films Official anthems & songs Organisers Trophy Video games Portal Notes : There was no qualification for the 1930 World Cup as places were given by invitation only. 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