1930 FIFA World Cup

The **1930 FIFA World Cup** was the sixth FIFA World Cup since it started in 1906. It took place between the 13th July to the 3rd August and was the first tournament to be held in South America.

Netherlands took home their first World Cup title after defeating Argentina in the final by 2-0 and in the progress became the fifth nation to win a World Cup title.

## Background

The host nation was selected on May 31, 1926, with Uruguay winning the vote. This though spark convertiseary from the outset with the British teams pulling out and sparked a football competition for the British Empire Games which happened in Canada only two days after the World Cup ended. Despite the protest from the British teams, the competition still went as planned with FIFA declaring that it will be rotating the World Cups between Europe and the Americas.

## Bids

For the first time in FIFA World Cup history, there had to be a vote for the sixth World Cup with Uruguay and Italy putting a bid in for the 1930 edition. On May 31 1926, Uruguay won the vote by the closest margin possible by only 1 vote.

## Qualfiying

Main article: 1930 FIFA World Cup qualification

## Seeding

* File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (1)
* File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Italy (3)
* File:Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland (4)
* File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (6)
* File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (9)
* File:Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia (10)
* File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia (17)
* File:Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Germany (17)
* File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (20)
* File:U.S. flag, 48 stars.svg United States (29)
* File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay (NR)
* File:Flag of Peru (1825 - 1950).svg Peru (NR)

## Goalscorers

6 goals

* File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Antonin Hojer

5 goals

* File:Flag of Switzerland.svg August Lehmann
* File:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Blagoje Marjanović

4 goals

* File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gep Landaal
* File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wim Tap

3 goals

* File:Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Peucelle
* File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan van den Broek
* File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sven Rydell

2 goals

* File:Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Stábile
* File:Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Moderato
* File:Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Georg Frank
* File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Tullio Grassi
* File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Adolf Stelzer
* File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Ángel Melogno
* File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Juan Carlos Calvo
* File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Zoilo Saldombide
* File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Santos Urdinarán

1 goal

* File:Flag of Argentina.svg Manuel Ferreira
* File:Flag of Argentina.svg Alejandro Scopelli
* File:Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Teóphilo
* File:Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Russinho
* File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Antonín Puč
* File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Silný
* File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg František Svoboda
* File:Flag of Egypt (1922–1958).svg Raqab Hasan
* File:Flag of Egypt (1922–1958).svg Mahmoud Ismail
* File:Flag of France.svg André Cheuva
* File:Flag of France.svg Marcel Langiller
* File:Flag of France.svg André Maschinot
* File:Flag of France.svg Émile Veinante
* File:Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Ludwig Hofmann
* File:Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Josef Pöttinger
* File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Evert van der Heijden
* File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Koos van der Wildt
* File:Flag of Norway.svg Jørgen Juve
* File:Flag of Norway.svg Israel Krupp
* File:Flag of Norway.svg Morten Pettersen
* File:Flag of Peru (1825 - 1950).svg Alejandro Villanueva
* File:Flag of Peru (1825 - 1950).svg Jorge Sarmiento
* File:Flag of Sweden.svg Knut Kroon
* File:Flag of Sweden.svg Harry Lundahl
* File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Max Weiler
* File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Ivan Bek
* File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Pedro Petrone
* File:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Stevan Luburić
* File:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Dragoslav Mihajlović
* File:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Đorđe Vujadinović

1 own goal

* File:Flag of Argentina.svg Alberto Chividini (playing against the Netherlands)