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Meistriliiga 2013

  • Teams: 17
  • When: 02 March 2013 to 09 November 2013
  • Final: 30 July 1930
  • Matches: 18
  • Goals Scored: 70 (average 3.9 per match)
  • Attendance: 590549 (average 32808)
      • Winner: Uruguay
      • Runners-Up: Argentina
      • Third: USA
      • Fourth: Yugoslavia
      • Golden Shoe: Guillermo STABILE (ARG)

    Overview

    Hosts Uruguay beat arch-rivals to first world crown

    FIFA President Jules Rimet's dream was realised as Uruguay hosted the inaugural FIFA World Cup in its centenary year. Only four European teams made the long sea journey and the Final was an all-South American affair, with Uruguay beating neighbours Argentina just as they had done in the 1928 Olympic final. Trailing at half-time, the hosts triumphed 4-2 in the newly built Estadio Centenario to become football's first world champions.

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      • Argentinian goalkeeper Juan Botasso (far right) punches the ball away during the 1930 FIFA World Cup semi-final between Argentina and the USA.
      • The French team prior to their FIFA World Cup match against Mexico at the Parque Central in Montevideo, 13th July 1930.
      • The USA team prior to their FIFA World Cup match against Belgium at the Parque Central in Montevideo, 13th July 1930.
      • Yugoslavian goalkeeper Milovan Jaksic looking downfield into the late afternoon sunshine during a match against Brazil at the 1930 FIFA World Cup.
      • Referee Anibal Tejeda (centre) and linesmen Ricardo Vallarino and Mr Baldway line up with the captains of Brazil, Jao Coelho Neto (also known as Preguinho) and Milutin Ivkovic of Yugoslavia prior to their match at the 1930 FIFA World Cup.
      • The Brazilian team line up before the FIFA World Cup match between Brazil and Yugoslavia at the Parque Central in Montevideo, 14th July 1930.
      • Argentinian captain Manuel Ferreira (left) followed by goalkeeper Angel Bossio, leading the team onto the field prior to their FIFA World Cup match against France at the Parque Central in Montevideo, 15th July 1930.
      • Bolivian goalkeeper Jesus Bermudez is beaten as Yugoslavia win 4-0 in their FIFA World Cup match at the Parque Central in Montevideo, 17th July 1930.

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      • In the Final, Argentina led 2-1 after a first-half played with their own ball, but the introduction of a Uruguayan ball inspired Uruguay to a 4-2 win.
      • Both semi-finals produced 6-1 results, Argentina beating the USA on 26 July before Uruguay overcame Yugoslavia by the same margin one day later.
      • Romania, whose squad was selected by King Carol II, took just 50 seconds to score on their FIFA World Cup™ finals debut in a 3-1 victory over Peru.
      • Argentina's Group 1 meeting with Chile matched up the two youngest coaches in finals history, Juan Jose Tramutola, 27, and 29-year-old Gyorgi Orth.
      • A record low of three stadiums, all in Montevideo, hosted matches. At the 2002 tournament, 20 different stadiums, each in a different city, were used.

      Poster

      Official poster 1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay™
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