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Football is one of the oldest and most popular sports around the world. There is hardly anyone who hasn't heard about football, or there are no places in the world where football is not played. Probably football is the most pronounced sport name in the area of sports.  Although football is one of the oldest sports, the World Cup of Football started in 1930. Since then, the Football World Cup has been the center of major sports events around the globe. Now the FIFA Football World Cup is the biggest sports event which is viewed by billions of football fans around the world. 

Since the 1930s, the World Cup has generally been held every four years, and countries around the world qualify for the main stage of the World Cup by playing qualifying matches. Due to the huge popularity, only 32 teams from six different confederations get a chance to play on the main stage of the World Cup. n addition to numerous records, Uruguay hosted the first FIFA World Cup, where 13 teams from South America, America, and Europe participated. Uruguay won the first football World Cup, and Argentina became runner-up, whereas the USA became third. However, if you are a football fan, and would like to know more about the inaugural Football World Cup 1930, then you are at the right post. So, follow the post;

What is the first football World Cup trophy?

The first edition of the Football World Cup was held in Uruguay from 13 to 30 July 1930. In 1930, the World Cup Association started the practice of awarding a gold trophy to the winners of the World Cup tournament. Meanwhile, the first World Cup trophy was named Victory (Greek goddess of victory) but was later renamed the Jules Rimet Trophy in honor of FIFA president Jules Rimet. From the 1930s to the 1970s, the Jules Rimet Trophy was awarded to World Cup winners.

1930 Football World Cup

Who participated in the 1930 World Cup?

The first FIFA World Cup was held in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July, where thirteen teams from three confederations participated. The 13 teams that participated in the first FIFA World Cup were Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Belgium, Chile, France, Mexico, Peru, Paraguay, Romania, Uruguay, the United States, and Yugoslavia. Here are the details;

SerialCountriesContinent
1ArgentinaSouth America
2BrazilsSouth America
3BoliviaSouth America
4BelgiumEurope
5ChileSouth America
6FranceEurope
7MexicoNorth America
8PeruSouth America
9ParaguaySouth America
10RomaniaEurope
11UruguaySouth America
12United StatesAmerica
13YugoslaviaEurope

Who won the 1930 World Cup?

In the first edition of the Football World Cup in 1930, Uruguay' defeated Argentina by 4-2 goals, and became the world champion.  Uruguay is the first team to win the World Cup for the first time as a World Cup host and Uruguay is the first South American nation to win the football World Cup for the first time in history.

Who played for Uruguay in the 1930 World Cup?

Jose Nasazzi(Captain), Jose Leandro Andrade, Peregrino Anselmo, Enrique Ballesteros, Juan Carlos Calvo, Miguel Capuccini, Hector Castro, Pedro Cea, Pablo Dorado, Lorenzo Fernandez, Alvaro Gestido, Santos Iriarte, Ernesto Mascheroni, Angel Melogno, Pedro Petrone, Consuelo Piriz, Emilio Recoba, Carlos Riolfo, Zoilo Saldombide, Hector Scarone, Domingo Tejera and Santos Urdinaran are some of the greatest players of Uruguay in 1930 Football World Cup.

Who became the runners-up in the 1930 World Cup?

In the first edition of the Football World Cup in 1930, Argentina became Runner-Up. In the 1930 World Cup final, Uruguay defeated Argentina by 4-2 goals, and Argentina became the first nation to become the runner-up for the first time in the history of the football World Cup.

Who played for Argentina in the 1930 World Cup?

Manuel Ferreira (Captain), Angel Bossio, Juan Botasso, Roberto Cherro, Alberto Chividini, Attilio Demaria, Jose Della Torre, Juan Evaristo, Mario Evaristo, Luis Monti, Ramon Muttis, Rodolfo Orlandini, Fernando Paternoster, Natalio Perinetti, Carlos Pucelle, Edmundo Piaggio, Alejandro Scopelli, Carlos Spadaro, Guillermo Stabile, Arico Suarez, Francisco Varallo, and Adolfo Zumelzu are some of the greatest players of Argentina in the First Football World Cup in 1930 hosted by Uruguay. 

Who became third in the 1930 World Cup?

In the first edition of the Football World Cup 1930 hosted by Uruguay, the United States defeated Yugoslavia by 3-1 goals and became the third for the first time in the history of the Football World Cup.

Who played for the USA in the 1930 World Cup?

Tom Florrie (Captain), Andy Auld, Mike Bookie, Jim Brown, Jimmy Douglas, Jimmy Gallagher, James Gentle, Billy Gonsalves, Bart Mcghee, George Moorhouse, Amie Oliver, Bert Patenaude, Philip Slone, Raphael Tracey, Frank Vaughn, Alexander Wood, were some of the greatest players of the USA in 1930 football world cup hosted by Uruguay.

Who became fourth in the 1930 World Cup?

Yugoslavia finished fourth in the first edition of the Football World Cup 1930 hosted by Uruguay and became the first European nation to win the first-ever fourth place in the World Cup. In the third-place decisive match of the 1930 World Cup, Yugoslavia lost by 3-1 against the USA and became the fourth.

Who played for Yugoslavia in the 1930 World Cup?

Milutin Ivkovic(Captain), Milord Arsenijevic, Ivan Bek, Momcilo Dokic, Branislav Hmjicek, Milovan Jaksic, Blagoje Marjanovic, Dragoslav Mihajlovic, Dragutin Najdanovic, Branislav Sekulic, Teofilo Spasojevic, Ljubisa Stefanovic, Milan Stojanovic, Aleksandar Titanic, Dragomir Tosic, Dorde Vujadinovic are some of the great players of Yugoslavia in 1930 World Cup.

Who was the top goal scorer in the 1930 World Cup?

Guillermo Stabile (Argentina) scored eight goals in 4 matches with a hat-trick and is the most goal-scorer in the first football World Cup 1930 hosted by Uruguay. Along with numerous records, Guillermo Stabile is the first Argentine to score a hat-trick for the first time in the history of the football World Cup.

Here is the record of Guillermo Stabile in the 1930 World Cup:
CountryMatchesGoalsHat-Trick
Argentina481

Who are the top goal scorers in the 1930 World Cup?

The first World Cup hosted by Uruguay in 1930 saw a total of 18 matches played, where a total of 70 goals were scored (3.89 per match). The top goal scorers in the first World Cup football are Guillermo Stabile, Pedro Cea, Bert Patenaude, Carlos Pucelle, Preguinho, Peregrino Anselmo, and Ivan Bek.  Here are the details of the most goal scorers in 1930's football World Cup;

NameGoalsCountry
Guillermo Stabile8Argentina
Pedro Cea5Uruguay
Bert Patenaude4USA
  • Carlos Pucelle
  • Preguinho
  • Peregrino Anselmo
  • Ivan Bek
3
  • Argentina
  • Brazil
  • Uruguay
  • Yugoslavia

Who was the referee of the 1930 World Cup?

John Longinus (Belgium) was the first referee to officiate the 1930 Football World Cup final hosted by Uruguay. He was the first referee to officiate matches for FIFA in three World Cup competitions, including the first-ever final in 1930.

When and where was the 1930 World Cup final?

The 90,000-capacity Estadio Centenario (Montevideo) is the first stadium to host the first football World Cup final in 1930 between Uruguay and Argentina. Apart from the finals, the stadium hosted 10 of the 18 matches, including the semi-finals. In the final of the 1930 Football World Cup, Uruguay defeated Argentina by 4-2 goals and became the world champion for the first time in the history of the Men's Football World Cup.

The Bottom Line

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