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The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 to 30 July 1930. FIFA, football's international governing body, selected Uruguay as the host nation, as the country would be celebrating the centenary of its first constitution and the Uruguay national football team had successfully retained their football title at the 1928 Summer Olympics. All matches were played in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo, the majority at the Estadio Centenario, which was built for the tournament.
The Paraguay national football team represents Paraguay in men's international football competitions, and are controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association. Paraguay is a member of CONMEBOL. Their nickname is the Albirroja, or red and white. The Albirroja has qualified for eight FIFA World Cup competitions, with their best performance coming in 2010 when they reached the quarter-finals. A regular participant at the Copa América, Paraguay have been crowned champions of the competition on two occasions. Paraguay's highest FIFA World Rankings was 8th and their lowest was 103. Paraguay was awarded second place with Best Move of the Year in 1996 for their rise in the FIFA Rankings.
Bertrand "Bert" Arthur Patenaude was an American soccer player who played as a forward. Although it was formerly disputed, he is officially credited by FIFA as the scorer of the first hat-trick in World Cup history. He is a member of the United States Soccer Hall of Fame.
Salvador Cabañas Ortega is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Justo Wilmar Villar Viveros is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
The Estadio Gran Parque Central is the stadium of Club Nacional de Football. It is located in Montevideo, Uruguay, near Nacional headquarters, in the La Blanqueada neighbourhood.
Eric Orlando Godoy Zepeda is a Chilean former football defender.
José León Miracca was a Paraguayan football defender who played for Paraguay in the 1930 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Club Nacional.
Quiterio Ermes Olmedo was a Paraguayan football defender who played for Paraguay in the 1930 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Club Nacional.
Eustacio Chamorro was a Paraguayan football defender who played for Paraguay in the 1930 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Club Presidente Hayes.
Diego Florentín was a Paraguayan football midfielder who played for Paraguay in the 1930 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Club River Plate.
Eusebio Díaz (1901–1959) was a Paraguayan football midfielder who played for Paraguay in the 1930 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Club Guaraní.
Diógenes Domínguez was a Paraguayan football forward who played for Paraguay in the 1930 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Club Sportivo Luqueño.
Lino Nessi (1904–??) was a Paraguayan football forward who played for Paraguay in the 1930 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Club Libertad.
Jacinto Villalba was a Paraguayan football forward who played for Paraguay in the 1930 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Cerro Porteño. In Argentina, he was played for San Lorenzo de Almagro, in 1932 to 1935, and obtain the championship in 1933 with this club.
Gerardo Romero was a Paraguayan football forward who played for Paraguay in the 1930 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Club Libertad.
Bernabé Rivera Núñez was a Paraguayan football forward who played for Paraguay in the 1930 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Club Sportivo Luqueño.
Alberto Soria Ortega was a Peruvian football defender who played for Peru in the 1930 FIFA World Cup.
The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.
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- ↑ 1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay Archived 2011-11-10 at the Wayback Machine
