FIFA 1930 World Cup

 The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural edition of the world championship for international associationfootball teams – the FIFA World Cup. It was played in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July.

Thirteen teams, seven from South America, four from Europe and two from North America entered the tournament. Few European teams chose to participate due to the duration andcost of travel. The teams were divided into four groups, with the winner of each group progressing to the semi-finals. The first two World Cup matches took place simultaneously,and were won by France and the USA, who defeated Mexico 4–1 and Belgium 3–0, respectively.

 In 1914, FIFA agreed to recognise the Olympic football tournament as a "world football championship for amateurs", and took responsibility for managing the event at the next three Olympiads: from 1920 to 1928. In the 1908 Olympic Games and the 1912 Olympic Games the football competitions had been organised by The Football Association and the Swedish Football Association respectively.

 Tournament details

Host country     : Uruguay
       Dates    : 13 July – 30 July
     Teams               : 13
                                 Venue(s)           : 3 (in 1 host city)

Final positions
Champions           : Uruguay (1st title)
 Runner-up            : Argentina
             Third place           : United States
                Fourth place         : Yugoslavia
                                                  Golden Shoe           : Guillermo STABILE (ARG)

Tournament statistics

Matches played  : 18
Goals scored      : 70 (3.89 per match)
Attendance         : 434,500 (24,139 per match)
Top scorer(s)     : Argentina Guillermo Stábile
(8 goals)

July 30, 1930-The first World Cup Final (half time scores in brackets)

Uruguay - Argentina 4:2 (1:2)

Teams:

Uruguay : Ballesteros, Nasazzi, Mascheroni, Andrade, Fernandez, Gestido, Dorado, Scarone, Castro, Cea, Iriarte.

Scorers: Dorado, Cea, Iriarte, Castro.

Argentina : Botasso, Della Torre, Paternoster, J. Evaristo, Monti, Suarez, Peucelle, Varallo, Stabile,
Ferreira, M. Evaristo.

Scorers: Peucelle, Stabile.

The First World Cup Uruguay win by 4:2 Goal.

Tournament summary 

The games were played in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo. Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil and the USA were seeded, and were kept apart in the draw, which took place in Montevideo once all the teams arrived.Since there were no qualifying games, the opening two matches of the tournament were the first World Cup games ever played, taking place simultaneously on 13 July 1930;  France's Lucien Laurent was the scorer of the first World Cup goal.