Who won the first football World Cup in 1930?

Who won the first football World Cup in 1930?

Who won the first football World Cup in 1930?

Uruguay national football team
1930 FIFA World Cup/Champion

What country won the FIFA 1930?

Uruguay
In the first World Cup final, held on July 30, 1930, 93,000 spectators looked on as Uruguay defeated Argentina 4–2 in a rematch of the 1928 Olympic gold medal game.

Who scored the winning goal in the 1930 World Cup?

1930 FIFA World Cup Final

Uruguay’s fourth goal was scored by striker Héctor Castro.
Event 1930 FIFA World Cup
Uruguay Argentina 4 2
Date 30 July 1930
Venue Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

What 2 years was the World Cup Cancelled?

Evolution of the format

Year Host Round 2
1938 France knockout
Tournaments of 1942 and 1946 cancelled due to World War II
1950 Brazil group of 4 teams (round 1 group winners)
1954 Switzerland knockout of 8 teams (round 1 group winners and runners-up)

Has Messi won the World Cup Golden Boot?

First introduced in 1982, the Golden Ball award is presented to the FIFA World Cup tournament’s best player. The top goal scorer, or goal scorers, is awarded the Golden Boot….World Cup Award Winners.

Year 2014
Golden Ball Lionel Messi
Golden Boot James Rodriguez
Goals Scored 6
Golden Gloves Manuel Neuer

Which country has the most World Cups?

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup Trophy
Founded 1930
Current champions France (2nd title)
Most successful team(s) Brazil (5 titles)
Television broadcasters List of broadcasters

Where was the Yugoslavia national football team located in 1930?

1930 World Cup A Yugoslavia line-up at the 1930 FIFA World Cup In 1929, the country was renamed to Yugoslavia and the football association became Fudbalski savez Jugoslavije and ordered to move its headquarters from Zagreb to Belgrade. The national team participated at the 1930 FIFA World Cup, finishing in fourth place.

Why was Uruguay chosen to host the 1930 World Cup?

FIFA, football’s international governing body, selected Uruguay as host nation, as the country would be celebrating the centenary of its first constitution, and the Uruguay national football team had successfully retained their football title at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

How many countries were in the 1930 FIFA World Cup?

Every country affiliated with FIFA was invited to compete and given a deadline of 28 February 1930 to accept. The number of 16 teams was not reached so there were no qualifications. Plenty of interest was shown by nations in the Americas; Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru and the United States all entered.

Where did Yugoslavia play in the World Cup?

Yugoslavia had also been drawn as second seed in Group 5 of the European Zone in the qualifying tournament for the 1994 World Cup. FRY was barred from competing, rendering the group unusually weak. After the breakup of Yugoslavia, the FRY consisted of Montenegro and Serbia.