Football World Cup 1930 / preliminary round

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Group 1

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Argentina	3	3	0	0	010: 400	+6	06-00
2.	Chile	3	2	0	1	005: 300	+2	04: 20
3.	France	3	1	0	2	004: 300	+1	02: 40
4th	Mexico	3	0	0	3	004:130	−9	00: 60

France - Mexico 4: 1 (3: 0)

France		Mexico
	1st matchday Sunday 13 July 1930 at 3 p.m. in Montevideo , Estadio Pocitos Spectators: 4,444 Referee: Domingo Lombardi ( Uruguay )   Match report
	Alex Thépot - Augustin Chantrel , Étienne Mattler , Marcel Capelle , Alexandre Villaplane - Edmond Delfour , Marcel Pinel , Lucien Laurent - Ernest Libérati , André Maschinot , Marcel Langiller Trainer: Jacques Caudron	Óscar Bonfiglio - Rafael Garza Gutiérrez , Manuel Rosas - Efraín Amézcua , Alfredo Sánchez , Felipe Rosas - Hilario López , José Ruiz , Dionisio Mejía , Juan Carreño , Luis Pérez Trainers: Juan Luque de Serrallonga
	1: 0 Laurent (19th) 2: 0 Langiller (40th) 3: 0 Machine gun (43rd) 4: 1 Machine gun (87th)	3: 1 Carreño (70th)
	Alex Thépot was injured in the 26th minute; Augustin Chantrel went into the goal for him

Argentina - France 1: 0 (0: 0)

Argentina		France
	2nd matchday Tuesday, July 15, 1930 at 4:00 p.m. in Montevideo , Parque Central Spectators: 23,409 Referee: Gilberto de Almeida Rêgo ( Brazil )   Match report
	Ángel Bossio - José Della Torre , Ramón Muttis - Pedro Suárez , Luis Monti , Juan Evaristo - Natalio Perinetti , Francisco Varallo , Manuel Ferreira , Roberto Cherro , Marino Evaristo Trainers: Francisco Olazar & Juan José Tramutola	Alex Thépot - Augustin Chantrel , Étienne Mattler , Marcel Capelle , Alexandre Villaplane - Edmond Delfour , Marcel Pinel , Lucien Laurent - Ernest Libérati , André Maschinot , Marcel Langiller Trainer: Jacques Caudron
	1: 0 Monti (81st)

Chile - Mexico 3: 0 (1: 0)

Chile		Mexico
	2nd matchday Wednesday July 16, 1930 at 2:45 p.m. in Montevideo , Parque Central Spectators: 9,249 Referee: Henri Christophe ( Belgium )   Match report
	Roberto Cortés - Ulises Poirier , Víctor Morales - Humberto Elgueta , Guillermo Saavedra - Arturo Torres , Carlos Schneberger , Carlos Vidal , Eberardo Villalobos , Guillermo Subiabre , Tomás Ojeda Trainer: György Orth ( Hungary )	Isidoro Sota - Rafael Garza Gutiérrez , Manuel Rosas - Efraín Amézcua , Alfredo Sánchez , Felipe Rosas - Hilario López , José Ruiz , Dionisio Mejía , Juan Carreño , Luis Pérez Trainers: Juan Luque de Serrallonga
	1-0 Vidal (3rd) 2-0 M. Rosas (51st, own goal) 3-0 Vidal (65th)

Chile - France 1: 0 (0: 0)

Chile		France
	3rd matchday Saturday, July 19, 1930, 12:50 p.m. in Montevideo , Estadio Centenario Spectators: 2,000 Referee: Aníbal Tejada ( Uruguay )   Match report
	Roberto Cortés - Ernesto Chaparro , Guillermo Riveros - Casimiro Torres , Guillermo Saavedra , Arturo Torres - Carlos Schneberger , Carlos Vidal , Eberardo Villalobos , Guillermo Subiabre , Tomás Ojeda Trainer: György Orth ( Hungary )	Alex Thépot - Augustin Chantrel , Étienne Mattler , Marcel Capelle , Alexandre Villaplane - Edmond Delfour , Marcel Pinel , Célestin Delmer - Ernest Libérati , Émile Veinante , Marcel Langiller Trainer: Jacques Caudron
	1-0 Subiabre (65th)
	Saavedra fails to Alex Thépot (30.)

Argentina - Mexico 6: 3 (3: 1)

Argentina		Mexico
	3rd matchday Saturday 19 July 1930, 3:00 p.m. in Montevideo , Estadio Centenario Spectators: 42,110 Referee: Ulises Saucedo ( Bolivia )   Match report
	Ángel Bossio - José Della Torre , Fernando Paternóster - Alberto Chividini , Adolfo Zumelzú , Rodolfo Orlandini - Carlos Desiderio Peucelle , Guillermo Stábile , Francisco Varallo , Attilio Demaría , Carlos Spadaro Trainers: Francisco Olazar & Juan José Tramutola	Óscar Bonfiglio - Francisco Garza Gutiérrez , Rafael Garza Gutiérrez - Raimundo Rodríguez , Alfredo Sánchez , Manuel Rosas - Felipe Olivares , Juan Carreño , Roberto Gayón , Hilario López , Felipe Rosas Trainer: Juan Luque de Serrallonga
	1: 0 Stábile (8th) 2: 0 Zumelzú (12th) 3: 0 Stábile (17th) 4: 1 Varallo (53rd) 5: 1 Zumelzú (55th) 6: 3 Stábile (80th)	3: 1 M. Rosas (42nd, penalty ) 5: 2 M. Rosas (65th, penalty penalty) 5: 3 Gayón (75.)
	Fernando Paternóster fails to Oscar Bonfiglio (23)

Argentina - Chile 3: 1 (2: 1)

Argentina		Chile
	4th matchday Tuesday, July 22, 1930 at 2:45 p.m. in Montevideo ; Estadio Centenario Spectators: 41,459 Referee: John Langenus ( Belgium )   Match report
	Ángel Bossio - José Della Torre , Fernando Paternóster - Juan Evaristo , Luis Monti , Rodolfo Orlandini - Carlos Desiderio Peucelle , Guillermo Stábile , Francisco Varallo , Manuel Ferreira , Marino Evaristo Trainers: Francisco Olazar & Juan José Tramutola	Roberto Cortés - Ernesto Chaparro , Víctor Morales - Casimiro Torres , Guillermo Saavedra , Arturo Torres - Juan Aguilera , Carlos Vidal , Eberardo Villalobos , Guillermo Subiabre , Guillermo Arellano Trainer: György Orth ( Hungary )
	1: 0 Stábile (12th) 2: 0 Stábile (13th) 3: 1 M. Evaristo (51.)	2: 1 Subiabre (15.)

Group 2

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Yugoslavia	2	2	0	0	006: 100	+5	04-00
2.	Brazil	2	1	0	1	005: 200	+3	02: 20
3.	Bolivia	2	0	0	2	000: 800	−8	00: 40

Yugoslavia - Brazil 2: 1 (2: 0)

Yugoslavia		Brazil
	1st matchday Monday 14 July 1930 at 12:45 p.m. in Montevideo ( Parque Central ) Spectators: 24,059 Referee: Anibal Tejada ( Uruguay )   Match report
	Milovan Jakšić - Milutin Ivković , Dragan Mihajlović - Milorad Arsenijević , Ljubiša Stefanović , Momćilo Djokić - Aleksandar Tirnanić , Lucien Blagoje Marjanović , Ivan Bek , Đorđe Vujadinović , Branislav Sekulić Coach: Boško Simonović	Joel - Brilhante , Italia - Hermógenes , Fausto , Fernando Giudicelli - Poly , Nilo , Araken , Preguinho , Teofilo Trainer: Píndaro de Carvalho
	1: 0 Tirnanić (21st) 2: 0 Bek (30th)	2: 1 Preguinho (62nd)

Yugoslavia - Bolivia 4: 0 (0: 0)

Yugoslavia		Bolivia
	2nd matchday Thursday, July 17, 1930 at 12:45 p.m. in Montevideo ( Parque Central ) Spectators: 18,306 Referee: Francisco Mateucci ( Uruguay )   Match report
	Milovan Jakšić - Milutin Ivković , Dragan Mihajlović - Milorad Arsenijević , Ljubiša Stefanović , Momćilo Djokić - Aleksandar Tirnanić , Lucien Blagoje Marjanović , Ivan Bek , Đorđe Vujadinović , Dragutin Najdanović Coach:. Boško Simonović	Jesús Bermúdez - Segundo Durandal , Casiano José Chavarría - Juan Jorge Argote , Diógenes Lara , Jorge Luis Valderrama - Gumercindo Gómez , José Bustamante , Rafael Méndez , Mario Alborta Velasco , René Fernández Trainer: Ulises Saucedo
	1: 0 Bek (60.) 2: 0 Marjanovic (65.) 3: 0 Bek (67.) 4: 0 Vujadinovic (85.)

Brazil - Bolivia 4: 0 (1: 0)

Brazil		Bolivia
	3rd matchday Sunday, July 20, 1930 at 1:00 p.m. in Montevideo ( Estadio Centenario ) Spectators: 25,466 Referee: Thomas Balvay ( France )   Match report
	Velloso - Zé Luiz , Italia - Hermógenes , Fausto , Fernando Giudicelli - Benedicto , Russinho , Carvalho Leite , Preguinho , Moderato Trainer: Píndaro de Carvalho	Jesús Bermúdez - Segundo Durandal , Casiano José Chavarría - Renato Sáenz , Diógenes Lara , Jorge Luis Valderrama - Eduardo Reyes Ortíz , José Bustamante , Rafael Méndez , Mario Alborta Velasco , René Fernández Trainer: Ulises Saucedo
	1: 0 Moderato (37.) 2: 0 Preguinho (57.) 3: 0 Moderato (73.) 4: 0 Preguinho (83.)

Group 3

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Uruguay	2	2	0	0	005-000	+5	04-00
2.	Romania	2	1	0	1	003: 500	−2	02: 20
3.	Peru	2	0	0	2	001: 400	−3	00: 40

Romania - Peru 3: 1 (1: 0)

Romania		Peru
	1st matchday Monday 14 July 1930 at 2:50 p.m. in Montevideo ( Estadio Pocitos ) Spectators: 2,549 Referee: Alberto Warnken ( Chile )   Match report
	Ion Lăpușneanu - Adalbert Steiner , Rudolf Bürger - Ladislau Raffinsky , Alfred Eisenbeisser , Emerich Vogl - Nicolae Kovacs , Adalbert Deșu , Rudolf Wetzer , Constantin Stanciu , Ștefan Barbu Trainer: Costel Radulescu	Juan Valdivieso - Mario de las Casas , Alberto Soria - Alberto Denegri , Plácido Galindo , Domingo García - José María Lavalle , Julio Lores , Alejandro Villanueva , Demetrio Neyra , Luis Souza (80th Lizardo Nué Rodriguez ) Trainer: Francisco Brú ( Spain )
	1: 0 Deșu (1st) 2: 1 Stanciu (77th) 3: 1 Kovacs (85th)	1: 1 Souza (63rd)
	Adalbert Steiner breaks his leg after a foul - Romania continues to play with 10 men	Expulsion: Plácido Galindo (70.)

Uruguay - Peru 1: 0 (0: 0)

Uruguay		Peru
	2nd matchday Friday, July 18, 1930 at 2:30 p.m. in Montevideo ( Estadio Centenario ) Spectators: 57,735 Referee: John Langenus ( Belgium )   Match report
	Enrique Ballestrero - José Nasazzi , Domingo Tejera - José Leandro Andrade , Lorenzo Fernández , Álvaro Gestido - Santos Urdinarán , Héctor Castro , Pedro Petrone , José Pedro Cea , Santos Iriarte Trainer: Alberto Suppici	Jorge Pardón - Mario de las Casas , Antonio Maquilón - Alberto Denegri , Plácido Galindo , Eduardo Astengo - José María Lavalle , Julio Lores , Alejandro Villanueva , Demetrio Neyra , Luis Souza Trainer: Francisco Brú ( Spain )
	1-0 Castro (65th)

Uruguay - Romania 4: 0 (4: 0)

Uruguay		Romania
	3rd matchday Monday, July 21, 1930 at 2:50 p.m. in Montevideo ( Estadio Centenario ) Spectators: 70,022 Referee: Gilberto de Almeida Rêgo ( Brazil )   Match report
	Enrique Ballestrero - José Nasazzi , Ernesto Mascheroni - José Leandro Andrade , Lorenzo Fernández , Álvaro Gestido - Pablo Dorado , Héctor Scarone , Peregrino Anselmo , José Pedro Cea , Santos Iriarte Trainer: Alberto Suppici	Ion Lăpușneanu - Iosif Czako , Rudolf Bürger - Corneliu Robe , Alfred Eisenbeisser , Emerich Vogl - Nicolae Kovacs , Adalbert Deșu , Rudolf Wetzer , Ladislau Raffinsky , Ștefan Barbu Trainer: Costel Radulescu
	1-0 Dorado (7th) 2-0 Scarone (26th) 3-0 Anselmo (31st) 4-0 Cea (35th)

Group 4

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	United States	2	2	0	0	006-000	+6	04-00
2.	Paraguay	2	1	0	1	001: 300	−2	02: 20
3.	Belgium	2	0	0	2	000: 400	−4	00: 40

United States - Belgium 3: 0 (2: 0)

United States		Belgium
	1st matchday Sunday 13 July 1930 at 3:00 p.m. in Montevideo ( Parque Central ) Spectators: 18,346 Referee: José Bartolomé Macías ( Argentina )   Match report
	James Douglas - Alexander Wood , George Moorhouse - James Gallagher , Raphael Tracy , Andrew Auld - James Brown , William Gonsalves , Bertram Patenaude , Thomas Florie , Bartholomew McGhee Trainer: Robert Millar	Arnold Badjou - Theodoor Nouwens , Nicolas Hoydonckx - Pierre Braine , August Hellemans , Jean De Clercq - Louis Versyp , Bernard Voorhoof , Ferdinand Adams , Jacques Moeschal , Jan Diddens Trainer: Hector Goetinck
	1-0 McGhee (23rd) 2-0 Florie (45th) 3-0 Patenaude (69th)

United States - Paraguay 3: 0 (2: 0)

United States		Paraguay
	2nd matchday Thursday, July 17, 1930 at 2:45 p.m. in Montevideo ( Parque Central ) Spectators: 18,306 Referee: José Bartolomé Macías ( Argentina )   Match report
	James Douglas - Alexander Wood , George Moorhouse - James Gallagher , Raphael Tracy , Andrew Auld - James Brown , William Gonsalves , Bertram Patenaude , Thomas Florie , Bartholomew McGhee Trainer: Robert Millar	Modesto Denis - Quiterio Olmedo , José Luis Miracca - Romilio Etcheverry , Eusebio Díaz , Francisco Aguirre - Lino Nessi , Diógenes Domínguez , Aurelio González , Delfín Benítez Cáceres , Luis Vargas Peña Trainer: José Duran Laguna ( Argentina )
	1: 0 godfather (10th) 2: 0 godfather (15th) 3: 0 godfather (50th)

Paraguay - Belgium 1: 0 (1: 0)

Paraguay		Belgium
	3rd matchday Sunday, July 20, 1930 at 3 p.m. in Montevideo ( Estadio Centenario ) Spectators: 12,000 Referee: Ricardo Vallarino ( Uruguay )   Match report
	Pedro Benítez - Quiterio Olmedo , Salvador Flores - Santiago Benítez , Eusebio Díaz , Tranquilino Garcete - Lino Nessi , Gerardo Romero , Aurelio González , Delfín Benítez Cáceres , Luis Vargas Peña Trainer: José Duran Laguna ( Argentina )	Arnold Badjou - Henri De Deken , Nicolas Hoydonckx - Pierre Braine , August Hellemans , Jacques Moeschal - Louis Versyp , Gerard Delbeke , Theodor Nouwens , Ferdinand Adams , Jan Diddens Trainer: Hector Goetinck
	1-0 Peña (40th)

literature

• IFFHS (1994): World Cup 1930 - World Cup 1930. In: Fußball-Weltzeitschrift, Kassel, 25/26, 1-124

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Saucedo was also the coach of the Bolivian national team: 25 FACTS ABOUT THE FIFA World Cup ™ (PDF; 317 kB) - page 4, fact 24.
2. ↑ Peru changed a player unnoticed and contrary to the regulations: Match report ( Memento of the original from April 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on fifa.com . 
3. ↑ Europe successful in Montevideo . In: Illustrierte Kronenzeitung . Vienna July 16, 1930, p. 13 ( onb.ac.at ).
4. ↑ This game was the first game in the Centenario and was considered the official World Cup opening game, although at this point a large part of the games had already been played and some teams had already been eliminated.