# 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, a Wednesday. It was one of only two World Cup finals to be played on a day other than Sunday, the other being the 1966 FIFA World Cup final, which was played on a Saturday. 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, 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.
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 | Uruguay | Round | Argentina | 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 220050+54  Romania 210135−22  Peru 200214−30 | Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Uruguay 220050+54  Romania 210135−22  Peru 200214−30 | Final standing | Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Argentina 3300104+66  Chile 320153+24  France 310243+12  Mexico 3003413−90 | Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Argentina 3300104+66  Chile 320153+24  France 310243+12  Mexico 3003413−90 |
| 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

| 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 |