World Cup 1930
🏟️ Uruguay
🏆 Champion
UruguayThe 1930 World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, hosted by Uruguay. The host nation Uruguay became champion by defeating Argentina 4–2 in the final at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo. Thirteen teams took part and it remains the only World Cup without a qualifying stage. Uruguay was crowned the very first world football champion in 1930.
Teams
13
Matches
18
Top scorer
G. Stábile (8)
Final venue
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Semi-finals
Argentina6–1Estados Unidos
Uruguay6–1Yugoslavia
The final
Uruguay4–2Argentina
Participating teams (13)
ArgentinaBoliviaBrasilChileParaguayPerúUruguayMéxicoEstados UnidosBélgicaFranciaRumaníaYugoslavia
Top scorers
1StábileArgentina8
2CeaUruguay5
3PatenaudeUnited States4
4AnselmoUruguay3
5BekYugoslavia3
6PeucelleArgentina3
7PreguinhoBrazil3
8CastroUruguay2
9DoradoUruguay2
10IriarteUruguay2
All matches (18)
France4-1MexicoGroup stagevenue
Argentina1-0FranceGroup stagevenue
Chile3-0MexicoGroup stagevenue
Chile1-0FranceGroup stagevenue
Argentina6-3MexicoGroup stagevenue
Argentina3-1ChileGroup stagevenue
Yugoslavia2-1BrazilGroup stagevenue
Yugoslavia4-0BoliviaGroup stagevenue
Brazil4-0BoliviaGroup stagevenue
Romania3-1PeruGroup stagevenue
Uruguay1-0PeruGroup stagevenue
Uruguay4-0RomaniaGroup stagevenue
United States3-0BelgiumGroup stagevenue
United States3-0ParaguayGroup stagevenue
Paraguay1-0BelgiumGroup stagevenue
Argentina6-1United StatesSemi-finalsvenue
Uruguay6-1YugoslaviaSemi-finalsvenue
Uruguay4-2ArgentinaFinalvenue