Footballopedia›Matches›Uruguay 4-2 Argentina
MATCHFIFA World Cup1930Final1930-07-30
Uruguay
4–2
Argentina

Uruguay came from 2-1 down at half-time to win the first FIFA World Cup final 4-2.

Match details

At a glance

City
Montevideo
Kick-off
15:30
Attendance
~80,000
Stage
Final
Scoring

Goals

12'
20'
38'
58'
Pedro CeaUruguay
68'
89'
Starting XI

Lineups

Uruguay

  1. Enrique Ballestrero
  2. Ernesto Mascheroni
  3. José NasazziC
  4. José Leandro Andrade
  5. Lorenzo Fernández
  6. Álvaro Gestido
  7. Pablo Dorado
  8. Héctor Scarone
  9. Héctor Castro
  10. Pedro Cea
  11. Santos Iriarte

Argentina

  1. Juan Botasso
  2. José Della Torre
  3. Fernando Paternoster
  4. Juan Evaristo
  5. Luis Monti
  6. Arico Suárez
  7. Carlos Peucelle
  8. Francisco Varallo
  9. Guillermo Stábile
  10. Manuel FerreiraC
  11. Mario Evaristo
Tactical view

Lineup graphic

Uruguay 4-2 Argentina lineup graphic
1930 world cup.png — Wikimedia Commons contributors — CC BY-SA 3.0/GFDL
Officials & discipline

Match administration

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Context

Why this match matters

  • Uruguay became the first FIFA World Cup champion.
  • No official third-place match was played at the 1930 tournament.
Research

Sources

  • RSSSF — World Cup 1930 finalsmatch date, kickoff, venue, officials, lineups, scorers, attendance and incidentshttps://www.rsssf.org/tables/30full.html
  • Wikimedia Commonspage-specific media and rights recordhttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Uruguay_argentina_final.jpg