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Football tournament FIFA World Cup final Founded 1930 ; 95 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 ...
Uruguay hosted and won the first FIFA World Cup in 1930, beating Argentina 4–2 in the final. They won their second and last title in 1950 , upsetting host Brazil 2–1 in the final match . The team have qualified for fourteen World Cups, reaching the second round in ten, the semi-finals five times, and the final twice.
He was part of Uruguay's championship-winning team at the 1923 South American Championship. In 1924 Cea again won a continental championship as Uruguay won their fifth title at the 1924 tournament. Cea won gold medals at both the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics. [4] [5] He was Uruguay's leading goalscorer in the 1930 FIFA World Cup.
Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo, Uruguay Argentina: 1–0: 2–1: 1929 Copa Newton: 15. 18 July 1930: Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Peru: 1–0: 1–0: 1930 FIFA World Cup: 16. 30 July 1930: Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Argentina: 4–2: 4–2: 1930 FIFA World Cup final: 17. 13 January 1935: Estadio Nacional, Lima ...
Alberto Horacio Suppici (20 November 1898 – 21 June 1981) was a Uruguayan footballer and coach who won the first ever FIFA World Cup, leading the Uruguay team in the 1930 tournament on home soil. Suppici is known as el Profesor (the Professor). [1] His cousin was the professional driver Héctor Suppici Sedes.
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: 1930 [9] France Football's World Cup Top-100 1930–1990, 56th: 1994 [10] IFFHS South American Footballer of the Century, 26th: 1999 [11] World Soccer's 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time, 75th: 1999 [12] RSSSF Uruguay All-Time Team: 1999 [13] Copa América Historical Dream Team: 2011; IFFHS Uruguayan Men's Dream ...
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 retained their football ...
1930 FIFA World Cup – Champions 1931 Taça Rio Branco – Runners-up 1932 Taça Rio Branco – Runners-up: 1932–1935: Raúl Blanco: 4: 3: 0: 1: 7: 2: 75.00: 1935 Copa Héctor Gómez – Runners-up 1935 South American Championship – Champions: 1935–1941: Alberto Suppici (2nd time) 24: 11: 1: 12: 47: 46: 45.83: 1935 Copa Juan Mignaburu ...