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History


1930

Host: Uruguay
Champion: Uruguay

The inaugural World Cup Tournament was held in Uruguay and featured 13 nations, including seven from South America.

European nations objected heavily after being overlooked as hosts and did not enter any of its main powers.

The two semifinal matches featured Argentina against the United States and Uruguay against Yugoslavia. Argentina and Uruguay humiliated their opponents, winning by identical scores of 6-1 and setting up a South American final.

At the Centenario Stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay took the lead after 10 minutes on a goal by Pablo Dorado before Peucelle and Guillermo Stabile gave Argentina a 2-1 lead going into intermission. In the second half, Uruguay dazzled the 80,000 spectators with goals from Pedro Cea, Santos Iriarte and Manco Castroto to defeat Argentina, 4-2, and win the first-ever World Cup.

Guillermo Stabile of Argentina was the tournament's leading scorer with eight goals.
 

 
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