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World Cup 1930

ChampionsUruguay

Uruguay won, ahead of Argentina (4–2 in the final, 30 Jul 1930). 13 teams, 18 games, 3.89 goals a game; hosted by Uruguay.

The road to the final

p: won on penalties. Scores include extra time; where a tie was replayed, the replay is shown.

Group stage

Group 1

TeamPWDLGDPts
Argentinathrough3300+66
Chile3201+24
France3102+12
Mexico3003-90

Group 2

TeamPWDLGDPts
Yugoslaviathrough2200+54
Brazil2101+32
Bolivia2002-80

Group 3

TeamPWDLGDPts
Uruguaythrough2200+54
Romania2101-22
Peru2002-30

Group 4

TeamPWDLGDPts
United Statesthrough2200+64
Paraguay2101-22
Belgium2002-40

2 points for a win. Ordered by points, goal difference, then goals scored; the official tie-breakers vary by tournament, so “through” is taken from who played in the next round.

Semi-finals

Final

Top scorers

  1. Guillermo Stábile Argentina 8
  2. Pedro Cea Uruguay 5
  3. Bert Patenaude United States 4
  4. Ivan Bek Yugoslavia 3
  5. Preguinho Brazil 3
  6. Peregrino Anselmo Uruguay 3
  7. Carlos Peucelle Argentina 3
  8. André Maschinot France 2
  9. Luis Monti Argentina 2
  10. Carlos Vidal Chile 2

Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.