fifa world cup 1930 group 3

world cup poster 1930 As hosts, Uruguay were seeded in Group 3 but because the brand new Estadio Centenario was not ready they did not play their opening match until five days into the tournament. The team had spent the previous four weeks in a training camp under strict discipline and were under considerable pressure to win the tournament. The soccer-mad King Carol II of Romania had insisted that his national team participate and threatened to close down a UK oil company operating in the country unless their chief executive granted three months paid leave to employees who were members of the team. Carol joned in training sessions on the long voyage to Montevideo and personally picked the team.

A detailed history of the 1930 World Cup finals is available on Soccer Nostalgia.

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Romania

Peru

Romania 3 Peru 1

Estadio Pocitos, Montevideo (300)
14 July 1930

Peruvian player, Plácido Galindo, became the first players to be sent off in a World Cup match. Romania had taken the lead in the opening minute thanks to Deşu: Peru leveled the score with 15 minutes remaining but Romania took advantage of their superior numbers with two late goals.

Although the official attendance was recorded as 2,459 it is generally accepted that it was in fact around 300, the lowest ever for a World Cup match.

(Greger Lindberg, André Silva, Esteban Catalán)

Uruguay

Peru

Uruguay 1 Peru 0

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo (70,000)
18 July 1930

Exactly one hundred years to the day since Uruguay's first constitution was adopted and preceded by appropriate ceremony, the hosts carved out a narrow win in their opening match.

(André Silva, Franc Forjan)

Uruguay

Romania

Uruguay 4 Romania 0

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo (80,000)
21 July 1930

Dorado put Uruguay into the lead in the seventh minute and then three goals in nine minutes around the half-hour mark put the game beyond doubt.

(Greger Lindberg, Franc Forjan, Esteban Catalán)