1930 FIFA World Cup Group 4

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.

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	2	2	0	0	6	0	+6	4	Advance to the knockout stage
2	Paraguay	2	1	0	1	1	3	−2	2
3	Belgium	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4	0

Source: ESPN

Matches

United States vs Belgium

13 July 1930

15:00 UYT (UTC−03:30)

United States	3–0	Belgium
McGhee 23' [1] Florie 45' [1] Patenaude 69' [1]	Report

Estadio Parque Central, Montevideo

Attendance: 18,346

Referee: José Macías (Argentina)

United States

Belgium

GK Jimmy Douglas DF Alexander Wood DF George Moorhouse HB Jimmy Gallagher HB Raphael Tracey HB Andy Auld FW Jim Brown FW Billy Gonsalves FW Bert Patenaude FW Tom Florie (c) FW Bart McGhee Manager: Robert Millar

GK Arnold Badjou DF Theodore Nouwens DF Nic Hoydonckx HB Pierre Braine (c) HB August Hellemans HB Jean De Clercq FW Louis Versyp FW Bernard Voorhoof FW Ferdinand Adams FW Jacques Moeschal FW Jan Diddens Manager: Hector Goetinck

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

United States vs Paraguay

17 July 1930

14:45 UYT (UTC−03:30)

United States	3–0	Paraguay
Patenaude 10', 15', 50' [2]	Report

Estadio Parque Central, Montevideo

Attendance: 18,306

Referee: José Macías (Argentina)

United States

Paraguay

GK Jimmy Douglas DF Alexander Wood DF George Moorhouse HB Jimmy Gallagher HB Raphael Tracey HB Andy Auld FW Jim Brown FW Billy Gonsalves FW Bert Patenaude FW Tom Florie (c) FW Bart McGhee Manager: Robert Millar

GK Modesto Denis DF José Miracca DF Quiterio Olmedo HB Romildo Etcheverry HB Eusebio Díaz HB Francisco Aguirre FW Lino Nessi FW Diógenes Domínguez FW Aurelio González FW Delfín Benítez Cáceres FW Luis Vargas Peña (c) Manager: José Durand Laguna

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

Paraguay vs Belgium

20 July 1930

15:00 UYT (UTC−03:30)

Paraguay	1–0	Belgium
Vargas Peña 40' [1]	Report

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Ricardo Vallarino (Uruguay)

Paraguay

Belgium

GK Pedro Benítez DF Salvador Flores DF Quiterio Olmedo HB Santiago Benítez HB Eusebio Díaz HB Tranquilino Garcete FW Aurelio González FW Delfín Benítez Cáceres FW Gerardo Romero FW Lino Nessi FW Luis Vargas Peña (c) Manager: José Durand Laguna

GK Arnold Badjou DF Henri De Deken DF Nic Hoydonckx DF Theodore Nouwens HB Pierre Braine (c) HB August Hellemans FW Ferdinand Adams FW Gérard Delbeke FW Jan Diddens FW Jacques Moeschal FW Louis Versyp Manager: Hector Goetinck

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

See also

• Belgium at the FIFA World Cup
• Paraguay at the FIFA World Cup
• United States at the FIFA World Cup

References

1. 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).