 Eventual champions Uruguay before the match | |||||||
| Event | 1930 FIFA World Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 30 July 1930 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo | ||||||
| Referee | John Langenus (Belgium) | ||||||
| Attendance | 68,346 | ||||||
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.
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It was played on a Wednesday; it is one of only two World Cup finals to be played on a day other than Sunday (the other was in 1966, which was played on a Saturday).[ citation needed ] A disagreement overshadowed the build-up to the match as which team would provide the match ball. FIFA intervened with a compromise, that Argentina would provide the ball for the first half, and Uruguay for the second. [1]
The stadium gates were opened at eight in the morning, six hours before kick-off, and at noon the ground was full, [2] [ full citation needed ] officially holding 93,000 people. [3] Uruguay successfully "defended" its Olympic gold medal achievement 4–2, coming back from a 2–1 deficit at half-time.
Uruguay manager Alberto Suppici was 31 at the time, and still holds the record for being youngest coach of a FIFA World Cup winning team. Jules Rimet, president of FIFA, presented Uruguay with the World Cup Trophy, later to be named after him. The following day was declared a national holiday in Uruguay. [3] In Buenos Aires, a mob threw stones at the Uruguayan consulate. [4] [ full citation needed ]
The last living player from the final was Argentine striker Francisco Varallo, who died on 30 August 2010 aged 100. [5] The last living Uruguayan from the final was Ernesto Mascheroni, who died on 3 July 1984 aged 76.
