The Road to Glory — World Cup Archive

1930 FIFA World Cup

Uruguay. Where it all began.

Champion

Uruguay won the 1930 FIFA World Cup, beating Argentina 4–2 in the final.

Final standings

1. Champion: Uruguay
2. Runner-up: Argentina
3. Third place: to be decided
4. Fourth place: to be decided

Awards

Golden Boot: Guillermo Stábile (8 goals).

Knockout results

Quarter-final

• Argentina 3–1 Chile
• United States 3–0 Belgium
• Uruguay 1–0 Peru
• Yugoslavia 4–0 Bolivia

Semi-final

• Argentina 6–1 United States
• Uruguay 6–1 Yugoslavia

Final

• Argentina 2–4 Uruguay

Participating nations (8)

• Argentina
• Belgium
• Bolivia
• Chile
• Peru
• United States
• Uruguay
• Yugoslavia

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