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The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 to 30 July 1930. FIFA, football's international governing body, selected Uruguay as the host nation, as the country would be celebrating the centenary of its first constitution and the Uruguay national football team had successfully retained their ...
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 ...
Football tournament FIFA World Cup final Founded 1930 ; 94 years ago (1930) Current champions Argentina (3rd title) Most successful team(s) Brazil (5 titles) The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship ...
"1930 FIFA World Cup Teams". FIFA. Archived from the original on 14 June 2008 "World Cup Champions Squads 1930–2002". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008 "The Early World Cups". US National Soccer Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 15 April 2009
1930 FIFA World Cup Group 4; K. 1930 FIFA World Cup knockout stage; M. Montevideo, God Bless You! S. 1930 FIFA World Cup squads This page was last edited on 28 ...
Both teams saluting their fans at Centenario. The knockout stage of the 1930 FIFA World Cup was played between 26 and 30 July 1930. The semi-finals were played on 26 and 27 July, with two rest days before the final on 30 July.
Lucien Laurent and Marcel Langiller, the scorers of the first and second goals in World Cup history. This was the first ever meeting between the two sides, [7] and would be one of the two opening games of the tournament, starting at the same time as the United States against Belgium match in Group 4. [6]
Eighteen countries have been FIFA World Cup hosts in the competition's twenty-two tournaments since the inaugural World Cup in 1930. The organization at first awarded hosting to countries at meetings of FIFA 's congress.