Uruguay World Cup 1930
Uruguay World Cup is the first World Cup in the history of soccer/football to be hosted in July, 1930. Uruguay was at the moment the reigning Olympic Champion, which helped with being the choice for hosting the 1930 World Cup over Italy and Spain.
During this time only 13 teams would participate in the 1930 Soccer World Cup, with only 4 teams making the trip from Europe due to the long boat ride over the Atlantic.
I would also like to mention that the host had also built a brand new stadium that had the capacity of 95,000 fans.
Teams that participated in the very first 1930 World Cup were:
Argentina, Brazil, France, Belgium, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile, United States, Romania, Mexico, Yugoslavia, Bolivia and Peru.
France played the very first 1930 World Cup game beating Mexico 4:1 and the Frenchman Lucien Laurent scored the first ever World Cup goal.
Argentina and Uruguay were the power teams during the first World Cup topping their table with ease.
1930 World Cup Winner received what is known today as "The Jules Rimet Trophy".
1930 WORLD CUP CHAMPIONS
1930 World Cup Champions: Uruguay
1930 World Cup Runner Up: Argentina
1930 WORLD CUP STANDINGS
| 1.Uruguay | 8 Points |
| 2.Argentina | 8 Points |
| 3.United States | 4 Points |
| 4.Yugoslavia | 4 Points |
| 5.Chile | 4 Points |
| 6.Brazil | 2 Points |
| 7.France | 2 Points |
| 8.Romania | 2 Points |
| 9.Paraguay | 2 Points |
| 10.Peru | 0 Points |
| 11.Belgium | 0 Points |
| 12.Bolivia | 0 Points |
| 13.Mexico | 0 Points |
URUGUAY SOCCER WORLD CUP TOP GOALSCORERS
| Guillermo Stábile (ARG) | 8 goals |
| Pedro Cea (URU) | 5 goals |
| Guillermo Subiabre (CHI) | 4 goals |
| Bert Patenaude (USA) | 4 goals |
1930 SOCCER WORLD CUP STATISTICS
| Number of games | 18 |
| Total Goals scored | 70 |
| Average per game | 3,88 |
| Total attendance | 435,500 |
| Average attendance | 24,500 |
| Final Attendance | 93,900 |
URUGUAY WORLD CUP 1930 - Group 1
Argentina, Chile, France, Mexico
| France vs Mexico | 4-1 |
| Argentina vs France | 1-0 |
| Chile vs Mexico | 3-0 |
| Chile vs France | 1-0 |
| Argentina vs Mexico | 6-3 |
| Argentina vs Chile | 3-1 |
URUGUAY WORLD CUP 1930 - Group 2
Yugoslavia, Brazil, Bolivia
| Yugoslavia vs Brazil | 2-1 |
| Yugoslavia vs Bolivia | 4-0 |
| Brazil vs Bolivia | 4-0 |
URUGUAY WORLD CUP 1930 - Group 3
Uruguay, Romania, Peru
| Romania vs Peru | 3-1 |
| Uruguay vs Peru | 1-0 |
| Uruguay vs Romania | 4-0 |
URUGUAY WORLD CUP 1930 - Group 4
United States, Paraguay, Belgium
| United States vs Belgium | 3-0 |
| United States vs Paraguay | 3-0 |
| Paraguay vs Belgium | 1-0 |
URUGUAY 1930 WORLD CUP - Semifinals
| Argentina vs United States | 6-1 |
| Uruguay vs Yugoslavia | 6-1 |
URUGUAY 1930 SOCCER WORLD CUP - Final
| Uruguay vs Argentina | 4-2 |
The final was played in front of almost 94,000 fans and Uruguay ended up winning the game 4:2 after a very slow start and Argentina dominating the first half.
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