1930 FIFA World Cup
The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 to 30 July 1930. FIFA, football's international governing body, selected Uruguay as host nati ...
tournament in
Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
.
Yugoslavia (3 players from French clubs) and Peru (1 player from a Mexican club) were the only teams to have players from foreign clubs.
Group 1
Argentina
Head coach:
Francisco Olazar
Francisco Olazar (10 July 1885 – 21 September 1958) was an Argentine Association football, football player and coach. He played as a central midfielder.
At club level, Olazar spent his entire career playing for Racing Club de Avellaneda, Raci ...
György Orth
György Orth (30 April 1901 – 11 January 1962) was a Hungarian football player and manager. As well as being involved in football in his homeland, he also managed in Italy, Chile, Germany, Mexico, Peru, Argentina and Portugal. One of best fo ...
Boško Simonović
Boško Simonović (Serbian Cyrillic: Бoшкo Cимoнoвић; 12 February 1898 – 5 August 1965) was a football coach, player, referee, and administrator. His most notable feat was coaching the Kingdom of Yugoslavia national team at the first Wor ...
Brazil
Head coach:
Píndaro de Carvalho Rodrigues
Píndaro de Carvalho Rodrigues (1 June 1892 – 30 August 1965) was a Brazilian footballer and manager. He was also part of Brazil's squad for the 1919 South American Championship.
References
1892 births
1965 deaths
Footballers f ...
São Cristóvão
São Cristóvão (, ''Saint Christopher'') is a Brazilian municipality in the Northeastern state of Sergipe. Founded at the mouth of the Vaza-Barris River on January 1, 1590, the municipality is the fourth oldest settlement in Brazil. São Crist ...
Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football t ...
) traveled with the team but were not registered because the competition rules in article 5 only allowed 22 players for squad.
**Araken never played for
Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football t ...
. He was registered as a club athlete just as a matter of formality, since APEA (
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaW ...
) was in a power struggle over command of Brazilian football with the CBD, situated in
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
.
Bolivia
Head coach:
Ulises Saucedo
Ulises Saucedo (March 3, 1896 – November 21, 1963) was a Bolivian football coach and referee. He coached the Bolivia national team during the first FIFA World Cup in Uruguay in 1930, and also acted as a referee during the tournament.
Of all th ...
Group 3
Uruguay
Head coach:
Alberto Suppici
Alberto Horacio Suppici (20 November 1898 – 21 June 1981) was a Uruguayan footballer and coach who won the first ever FIFA World Cup, leading the Uruguay team in the 1930 tournament on home soil. Suppici is known as el Profesor (the Profess ...
Francisco Bru
Francisco Bru Sanz (12 April 1885 – 10 June 1962), also known as Paco Bru, was a Spanish football player, referee and manager. As a footballer he played as a striker and midfielder for FC Internacional and as a defender for FC Barcelona, RCD ...
Group 4
United States
Head coach:
Robert Millar
Philippa York (born Robert Millar on 13 September 1958) is a Scottish journalist and former professional road racing cyclist.
York, who competed when known as Robert Millar, is one of Britain's most successful cyclists. York won the "King of t ...
Paraguay
Head coach:
José Durand Laguna
José Manuel Durand Laguna (November 7, 1885 – February 1, 1965) was an Argentine football manager who was manager of the Paraguay national team at Copa América 1921 and 1929Hector Goetinck
*NB*: Rosters include reserves, alternates, and preselected players that may have participated or pre-tournament friendlies but not in the finals themselves.