1930 Uruguay Trivia

1. Which team won this first FIFA World Cup?

From Quiz 1930 FIFA World Cup

Answer: Uruguay

The hosts defeated Argentina in a thrilling final that ended 4-2. Brazil went out of the Group Stage, in which only the winners of the four groups went through; they finished Group 2 with 2 points, having defeated Bolivia 4-0, but after losing 2-1 to Yugoslavia, who finished with 4 points, as they also beat Bolivia 4-0 to qualify for the semi-finals. Italy, like many European teams, chose not to enter due to the difficulty of travelling to South America.

From Quiz 1930 FIFA World Cup

Answer: Uruguay

Uruguay became the first-ever world champions by beating Argentina 4-2 in the final.

From Quiz 1930 FIFA World Cup

Answer: Uruguay

Uruguay hosted the inaugural FIFA World Cup. A mere three stadiums were used: Estadio Centenario, Estadio Pocitos and Estadio Parque Central, all three were in Uruguay's capital, Montevideo (Estadio Pocitos has now been demolished but the other two remain). The FIFA World Cup has yet to be held in Oceania, let alone Australia itself. England would not host the FIFA World Cup until 1966, and Brazil didn't until 1950.

From Quiz The First World Cup

Answer: 13

The 13 countries were Argentina, Chile, France, Mexico, Yugoslavia, Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay, Romania, Peru, USA, Paraguay and Belguim.

From Quiz 1930 FIFA World Cup

Answer: Uruguay

It was held in Uruguay because they had won the 1928 Olympics competition and were the 'unofficial' world champions. Also, this was their 100th year of independence from Brazil.

From Quiz 1930 FIFA World Cup

Answer: Uruguay and Argentina

These two South American footballing giants battled it out in the final after Uruguay defeated Yugoslavia in one semi-final, and Argentina defeated USA in the other. Both semi-finals finished 6-1. England were not a part of FIFA at the time, and therefore were not eligible to take part. Belgium were eliminated in the group stage, losing both their games. Brazil did not make it past the group stage either, finishing second of three teams in Group 2.

From Quiz Tales of World Cup: 1930

Answer: King Carol

Some of the players were working under an English oil company, who had threatened to sack them if they went for the World Cup. Romania went out in the group stage, with 1 win and 1 loss.

From Quiz The First World Cup

Answer: Jules Rimet & Rimet

The first World Cup trophey was named The Jules Rimet Trophy after the founder of FIFA, and was awarded each year until it was won outright by Brazil when they won the cup for the 3rd time in 1970.

From Quiz 1930 FIFA World Cup

Answer: Guillermo Stabile

Argentinian Guillermo Stabile scored a whopping 8 goals in 5 games (as Argentina qualified out of the Group Stage from a group containing 4 times). This included a hat-trick in a win over Mexico. Uruguayan Pedro Cea finished second on the scoring chart with 5 from 4 games, Bert Patenaude of the United States finished with 4 goals from 4 games, and Brazilian Preguinho scored 3 goals.

From Quiz 1930 FIFA World Cup

Answer: None

This was the only World Cup that had no qualifying competition. All the teams were members of FIFA and had been invited. Many European teams withdrew because they had to travel a long way to get to Uruguay.

From Quiz 1930 FIFA World Cup

Answer: Uruguay

Uruguay defeated Argentina 4-2 in the final. Pablo Dorado gave the hosts the lead after 12 minutes, but in the 20th minute, Carlos Peucelle equalised for Argentina. Guillermo Stabile gave the eventual runners-up the lead in the 37th minute, but 3 goals coming from Pedro Cea, Santos Iriarte and Hector Castro, coming respectively in the 57th, 68th and 89th minutes. Yugoslavia lost 1-6 to Uruguay at the semi-final stage, the USA lost to Argentina in the other semi, and Brazil did not make it past the group stage.

From Quiz The First World Cup

Answer: 10

Group 1 comprised of Argentina, Chile, France and Mexico. Argentina won the group and scored 10 goals conceding 4.

From Quiz 1930 FIFA World Cup

Answer: Lucien Laurent

Frenchman Lucien Laurent scored in the 19th minute of one of the first two simultaneously-held FIFA World Cup games, the first of 4 goals in a 4-1 thumping of Mexico. American Bart McGhee scored the second, in the 23rd minute of USA's 3-0 win over Belgium, which was held at the same time. Hector Castro scored the last goal of the tournament, in the 89th minute of the final, giving the hosts a 2-goal margin to crush Argentinian hopes.

From Quiz 1930 FIFA World Cup

Answer: French

A French player called Lucien Laurent scored in the first match against Mexico.

From Quiz 1930 FIFA World Cup

Answer: Guillermo Stabile (Argentina) with 8

Guillermo Stabile of Argentina netted an impressive 8 goals throughout the tournament: a hat-trick in their Group Stage 6-3 victory over Mexico, 2 goals against Chile in the Group Stage (a 3-1 victory for Argentina), two in the semi-final 6-1 victory over USA and one in the final against Uruguay. Carlos Peucelle was also Argentinian and he finished the tournament with 3 goals: 2 in their semi-final match and 1 in the final. American Jim Brown scored just 1, and that was USA's only goal in their crushing semi-final defeat at the hands of Argentina. Yugoslavia's Ivan Bek scored 3 goals: one in the 2-1 victory over Brazil in the group stage and two against Bolivia in the group stage.

From Quiz Tales of World Cup: 1930

Answer: 5

The referee was a Bolivian, by the name of Mr. Ulysses Saucedo. Argentina won the match 6-3. In their earlier match against the French, the referee had stopped play 6 minutes before time (the mistake was rectified after French protests, and the match restarted).

From Quiz The First World Cup

Answer: Brazil and Bolivia

Yugoslavia went into the next round, while Brazil and Bolivia went home.

From Quiz 1930 FIFA World Cup

Answer: Sweden

Sweden were subsequently awarded the 1958 world cup finals. France hosted the 1938 finals and then again in 1998, where they were victors.

From Quiz 1930 FIFA World Cup

Answer: 13

It was originally supposed to be 16, but some teams withdrew so only 13 entered eventually. It was supposed to be a knockout tournament, but as only 13 entered, they made it into 4 groups, 1x4 and 3x3 with the winners of each group going through to the semi-finals.

From Quiz 1930 FIFA World Cup

Answer: Argentina vs. Mexico

The game produced a staggering 9 goals as the group stage encounter ended Argentina v Mexico 6-3. The scorers being Mexican Manuel Rosas with 2, Mexican Roberto Gayon with 1, Argentinian Guillermo Stabile with a hat-trick, Argentinian Adolfo Zumelzu with 2 and Argentinian Fransisco Varallo with 1.

From Quiz Tales of World Cup: 1930

Answer: Mexico

Mexico went out during the group stage, having lost all their three games. In those three games, they conceded 13 goals (6 to Argentina, 3 to Chile and 4 to France) and scored 4 goals, far and away the most goals conceded by any team in 1930.

From Quiz The First World Cup

Answer: 5

Uruguay defeated Peru 1-0 and Romania 4-0 to top the group.

From Quiz 1930 FIFA World Cup

Answer: Guillermo Stabile

Guillermo Stabile was the top scorer with 8 goals for Argentina.

From Quiz 1930 FIFA World Cup

Answer: Milutin Ivkovic

The Yugoslavian defender earned a place in the journalist-and-expert-chosen "Dream Team" of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. The others were Uruguayan goalkeeper Enrique Ballesteros, Uruguayan defender Jose Nasazzi, Argentian midfielder Luis Monti, Uruguyan midfielder Alvaro Gestido, Uruguayan midfielder Jose Andrade, Uruguayan forward Pedro Cea, Uruguayan forward Hector Castro, Uruguayan forward Hector Scarone, Argentinian forward Guillermo Stabile, and American forward Bert Patenaude.

From Quiz Tales of World Cup: 1930

Answer: Argentina

Argentina scored a total of 18 goals during the World Cup, as against 15 by Uruguay. 10 of these goals came in the group stage, 6 in the semi-final win over the USA, and 2 in the final, when they lost 2-4 to Uruguay.

From Quiz 1930 FIFA World Cup

Answer: Guillermo Stabile

Guillermo Stabile of Argentina scored a hat-trick on 19th July 1930 in a 6-3 Group Stage victory over Mexico. Uruguayan Pedro Cea also scored a hat-trick in the 6-1 semi-final win over Yugoslavia. Hector Castro finished the tournament with 2 goals (1 in the final and 1 in the 1-0 Group Stage victory over Peru). There was some dispute as to whether Bert Patenaude scored a hat-trick or not on July 17th in a 3-0 Group Stage win over Paraguay (some sources credited one of the goals as an own goal by Aurelio Gonzalez). Patenaude's milestone was officially recognised by FIFA as the first hat-trick in World Cup history on 10th November 2006, 76 years later, when Florie's goal was re-attributed to Patenaude. FIFA cited 'evidence from various historians and football fans, as well as lengthy research and confirmation from the US Soccer Federation.

From Quiz Tales of World Cup: 1930

Answer: 6-1

Argentina defeated USA 6-1 while Uruguay defeated Yugoslavia by the same scoreline.

From Quiz The First World Cup

Answer: 6-1

Uruguay defeated Yugoslavia 6-1 in front of a home crowd of 93,000.

From Quiz 1930 FIFA World Cup

Answer: Argentina v Mexico

Although both semi-finals between Argentina and USA, and Uruguay and Yugoslavia, ended 6-1, the Group Stage match between Argentina and Mexico ended in a stunning 6-3 victory for Argentina. The Group Stage game between Chile and France was one of the lowest-scoring games of the tournament, ending 1-0 to Chile.

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