85 years today - Uruguay Wins the First Ever FIFA World Cup – 30 July 1930

• Uruguayan players jubilate after the referee's final whistle

In Montevideo on 30 July 1930, Uruguay defeated Arentina 4-2 to win the first ever football World Cup.
                           Uruguay                 4 – 2             Argentina

                        Pablo Dorado Goal 12'              Carlos Peucelle Goal 20'
                       Pedro Cea Goal 57'                   Guillermo Stábile Goal 37'
                       Santos Iriarte Goal 68'
                       Hector Castro Goal 89'        

          Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
          Attendance: 93,000
          Referee: Belgium John Langenus


 Awards

  Winner                                  Uruguay   

  Runners-Up                         Argentina

  Third                                    USA
 
  Fourth                                  Yugoslavia

 Adidas Golden Boot: Guillermo STABILE (ARG)

 

 

Below is how a newspaper on 31 July 1930 reported on this historic football match.