1930 FIFA World Cup Group 4

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Group 4 of the 1930 FIFA World Cup began on 13 July 1930 and concluded on 20 July 1930. United States won the group, and advanced to the semi-finals. Paraguay and Belgium failed to advance.

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The United States started out by defeating Belgium 3-0 in the joint-opening World Cup match. They then beat Paraguay by the same score with the first ever World Cup hat-trick. The final match decided second place in which Paraguay won 1-0.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 220060+64Advance to the knockout stage
2Flag of Paraguay (1842-1954).svg  Paraguay 210113−22
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 200204−40
Source: ESPN

Matches

United States vs Belgium

{{#invoke:football box|main|section=4-1 |date = 13 July 1930 |time = 15:00 UYT (UTC−03:30) |team1 = United States  Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg |score = 3–0 |report = Report |team2 = Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium |goals1 = McGhee Soccerball shade.svg23' [1]
Florie Soccerball shade.svg45' [1]
Patenaude Soccerball shade.svg69' [1] |stadium = Estadio Parque Central, Montevideo |attendance = 18,346 |referee = José Macías (Argentina) }}

Linesmen:
Francisco Mateucci (Uruguay)
Alberto Warnken (Chile)

United States vs Paraguay

{{#invoke:football box|main|section=4-2 |date = 17 July 1930 |time = 14:45 UYT (UTC−03:30) |team1 = United States  Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg |score = 3–0 |report = Report |team2 = Flag of Paraguay (1842-1954).svg  Paraguay |goals1 = Patenaude Soccerball shade.svg10', 15', 50' [2] |stadium = Estadio Parque Central, Montevideo |attendance = 18,306 |referee = José Macías (Argentina) }}

Linesmen:
Martin Aphesteguy (Uruguay)
Anibal Tejada (Uruguay)

Paraguay vs Belgium

{{#invoke:football box|main|section=4-3 |date = 20 July 1930 |time = 15:00 UYT (UTC−03:30) |team1 = Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay (1842-1954).svg |score = 1–0 |report = Report |team2 = Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium |goals1 = Vargas Peña Soccerball shade.svg40' [1] |stadium = Estadio Centenario, Montevideo |attendance = 12,000 |referee = Ricardo Vallarino (Uruguay) }}

Linesmen:
José Macías (Argentina)
Domingo Lombardi (Uruguay)

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  1. 1 2 3 4 This is one of several goals for which the statistical details are disputed. The goalscorers and timings used here are those of FIFA, the official record. Some other sources, such as RSSSF, state a different scorer, timing, or both. See "World Cup 1930 finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  2. ↑ FIFA initially credited the goal in the 15th minute to Tom Florie, but changed it to Patenaude in 2006. During previous years, it was also listed as an own goal by Aurelio González (RSSSF).
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