1930 FIFA World Cup final

1930 FIFA World Cup final

Uruguay are champions
Event	1930 FIFA World Cup
Uruguay Argentina 4 2
Date	30 July 1930 (1930-07-30)
Venue	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee	John Langenus (Belgium)
Attendance	68,346
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The 1930 FIFA World Cup final was a football tournament match that culminated in the inaugural 1930 FIFA World Cup champions. Uruguay and Argentina contested in what was a rematch of the gold medal match of the 1928 Olympics, which Uruguay won after a replay.

The final was played at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay, on 30 July, a Wednesday. It was one of only two World Cup finals to be played on a day other than Sunday, the other being the 1966 FIFA World Cup final, which was played on a Saturday. A disagreement overshadowed the build-up to the match as which team would provide the match ball. FIFA intervened with a compromise, that Argentina would provide the ball for the first half, and Uruguay for the second.^[1]

The stadium gates were opened at eight in the morning, six hours before kick-off, and at noon the ground was full,^{[2][full citation needed]} officially holding 93,000 people.^[3] Uruguay successfully "defended" its Olympic gold medal achievement 4–2, coming back from a 2–1 deficit at half-time.

Uruguay manager Alberto Suppici was 31 at the time, and still holds the record for being youngest coach of a FIFA World Cup winning team. Jules Rimet, president of FIFA, presented Uruguay with the World Cup Trophy, later to be named after him. The following day was declared a national holiday in Uruguay.^[3] In Buenos Aires, a mob threw stones at the Uruguayan consulate.^{[4][full citation needed]}

The last living player from the final was Argentine striker Francisco Varallo, who died on 30 August 2010 aged 100.^[5] The last living Uruguayan from the final was Ernesto Mascheroni, who died on 3 July 1984 aged 76.