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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, a ...
Football tournament FIFA World Cup final Founded 1930 ; 95 years ago (1930) Current champions Argentina (3rd title) Most successful team(s) Brazil (5 titles) The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship ...
Montevideo, Uruguay: 1930 FIFA World Cup final (Uruguay 4–2 Argentina) Stadio Nazionale PNF: Rome, Italy: 1934 FIFA World Cup final (Italy 2–1 Czechoslovakia) Stade Yves-du-Manoir: Colombes , France: 1938 FIFA World Cup final (Italy 4–2 Hungary) Maracanã Stadium: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 1950 FIFA World Cup decisive match (Uruguay 2–1 ...
The final match of the inaugural World Cup matched Uruguay and Argentina, with Uruguay winning 4–2. [8] Since then, the Centenario has been the scene of Copa América ( 1942 , 1956 , 1967 , 1995 ), three South American Youth Championships ( 1979 , 2003 , 2015 ), a South American Under-17 Football Championship ( 1999 ) and 1980 Mundialito .
The second time Argentina and Uruguay met in a World Cup was in 1986, when Argentina beat Uruguay 1–0 at round of 16, with goal by Pedro Pasculli. The squad managed by Carlos Bilardo eliminated the Uruguayan side, advancing to the next stage. Argentina would then win their second world title when they beat West Germany 3–2 in the final.
The multi-nation hosting of the 2030 World Cup will celebrate the soccer tournament's 100th birthday by opening at 1930 site Uruguay.
Estadio Centenario, the location of the first World Cup final in 1930 in Montevideo, Uruguay The first two World Cup matches took place simultaneously on 13 July 1930, and were won by France and the United States , who defeated Mexico 4–1 and Belgium 3–0 respectively.
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