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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 retained their football ...
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 ; 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.
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The first World Cup was the only one without a qualification process; seven teams from South America participated in the tournament. The 1930 FIFA World Cup Final was contested by the finalists from the 1928 Olympics, Uruguay and Argentina. The final was played at the Estadio Centenario on 30 July.
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.
The first World Cup, which Uruguay won, [1] was held in 1930 in Montevideo. The Estadio Centenario was built for the World Cup, and serves to this day as the country's main football stadium. Uruguay also won the World Cup in 1950, beating Brazil in Rio de Janeiro at the Estádio do Maracanã.