1930 FIFA World Cup
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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.
| 1er Campeonato Mundial de Fútbol (Spanish) | |
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 Official poster, designed by Guillermo Laborde | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Uruguay |
| Dates | 13–30 July |
| Teams | 13 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uruguay (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Argentina |
| Third place |  United States[nb 1] |
| Fourth place |  Yugoslavia[nb 1] |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 70 (3.89 per match) |
| Attendance | 590,549 (32,808 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Guillermo Stábile (8 goals) |
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Thirteen teams (seven from South America, four from Europe, and two from North America) entered the tournament. Only a handful of European teams chose to participate because of the difficulty of traveling to South America due to the Great Depression. The teams were divided into four groups, with the winner of each group progressing to the semi-finals. The first two World Cup matches took place simultaneously and were won by France and the United States, who defeated Mexico 4–1 and Belgium 3–0, respectively. Lucien Laurent of France scored the first goal in World Cup history, while United States goalkeeper Jimmy Douglas posted the first clean sheet in the tournament the same day.
Argentina, Uruguay, the United States, and Yugoslavia won their respective groups to qualify for the semi-finals. In the final, hosts and pre-tournament favourites Uruguay defeated Argentina 4–2 in front of 68,346 people to become the first nation to win the World Cup. Francisco Varallo from Argentina was the last living player from this World Cup. He died in 2010 at the age of 100. The 2030 FIFA World Cup will see the opening match played at Estadio Centenario to honor the centennial of the World Cup.
The 1930 FIFA World Cup final is the first and only one to date to have been contested between two Hispanic sides. It is also the only one to be contested between two South American sides, while the 1950 match between Brazil and Uruguay was actually a decider match rather than a cup final.