The Ultimate 1930 FIFA World Cup Quiz | 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.

Answer: Romania

Romania played in Group 3, finishing second on 2 points behind Uruguay, having beaten Peru 2-1, but losing 4-0 to the eventual winners. The Netherlands did not want to enter, nor did Spain, and nor did Lithuania.

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.

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.

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.

Answer: Belgium

Belgium lost both of their group games in Group 4, losing 3-0 to USA and 1-0 to Paraguay. The one goal in that win for Paraguay would be their only goal of the tournament. Peru also scored in only one goal, in a 3-1 loss to Romania. Chile scored 5 goals in Group 1, in 2 wins and one loss, but finished second in the group to Argentina.

Answer: True

Many games weren't even close. In fact, only 5 games out of 18 ended with one-goal margins.

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.

Answer: 1

Varallo scored one of Argentina's 6 goals against Mexico. He was notable for being the last surviving player who participated in the tournament, before he passed away in 2010, at the age of 100, 80 years after the tournament was held.

Answer: Almeida Ręgo

The Brazilian refereed 3 games in the tournament, including Uruguay's 6-1 victory over Yugoslavia in the semi-final. Belgian John Langenus was notable for refereeing the final. Domingo Lombardi of Uruguay only refereed the opening day 4-1 victory for France over Mexico. Ulises Saucedo from Bolivia officiated Argentina's 6-3 annihilation of Mexico.