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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 ...
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 ...
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.
[37] [53] Also in June 2017, UEFA's president Aleksander Čeferin stated that Europe (UEFA) will definitely fight for its right to host the 2030 World Cup. [54] The Uruguay–Argentina proposed bid would not coincide with the centennial anniversary of the first FIFA World Cup final, and the bicentennial of the first Constitution of Uruguay, but ...
The final match of the inaugural World Cup matched Uruguay and Argentina, with Uruguay winning 4–2. [8] Since then, the Centenario has been the scene of Copa América ( 1942 , 1956 , 1967 , 1995 ), three South American Youth Championships ( 1979 , 2003 , 2015 ), a South American Under-17 Football Championship ( 1999 ) and 1980 Mundialito .
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 ...
Centenario Stadium in the Uruguayan city of Montevideo, stage of the final of the first FIFA World Cup in 1930. In 1930, FIFA made the decision to stage their own international tournament. The 1932 Summer Olympics, held in Los Angeles, did not plan to include football as part of the programme because the sport was not popular in the United States.