1st Cup

1930

The consecration of Fausto, the Black Wonder, and the euphoria of the Celeste

In the first World Cup, hosted by Uruguay

Uruguay, Brazil had a chance to win the title.

title. First, because almost all the European countries

countries refused to attend (only France, Yugoslavia

France, Yugoslavia and Romania signed up).

Second, because the generation of Brazilian soccer stars of the time

represented an elite of South American soccer.

South American soccer elite. Based on the first Brazilian championship

first Brazilian championship in 1929 and the Rio-Sao Paulo combination

that had defeated famous foreign teams (the Scottish

Motherwell, Scottish, by 5 x 0; the Rampa Júniors

Uruguayan, by 4 x 2; the Argentinean Barracas, by 5 x 3; the

Ferencvaros, Hungarian, 2-0.

a great team that would be formed with Atiê; Itália, and Grané

Grané; Pepe, Fausto, and Serafino; Filó, Petronilho

Friendereich, Feitiço, and De Maria. But there was a

between the CBD and the Associação Paulista de Esportes

Sports Association – which controlled soccer in São Paulo – over the non-inclusion

caused by the non-inclusion of a representative from

APEA representative on the Technical Commission. And players from São Paulo were denied selection, presenting only Araken, who was out of contract. The solution was to select a team from Rio de Janeiro, with

Joel;

Brilhante and Itália;

Hermógenes, Fausto and Fernando;

Poly, Nilo, Araken, Preguinho, and Teófio.

With this team, Brazil lost against Yugoslavia in its opening game, 2-1.

Yugoslavia in the opening game, 2-1. And when it beat Bolivia 4-nil,

soon after, they were already disqualified. The delegation

delegation returned with one glory: that of having consecrated

Fausto as the Black Wonder. Meanwhile, Uruguay

Uruguay, still riding the wave of its 1928 Olympic title,

beat Argentina in the final, 4 x 0. It was up to La Celeste

– it was up to La Celeste – already a legend – to register as the

First World Cup winning team.

1930 – Place: Uruguay

Winner: Uruguay

Group I (Argentina)

France 4 x 1 Mexico

Chile 3 – 0 Mexico

Chile 1 – 0 France

Argentina 6-3 Mexico

Argentina 1 x 0 France

Argentina 3-1 Chile

Group II (Yugoslavia)

Yugoslavia 2-1 Brazil

Brazil: Joel; Brilhante e Itália; Hermógenes, Fausto e

Fernando; Poly, Nilo, Araken, Beck and Preguinho.

Yugoslavia 4 x 0 Bolivia

Brazil 4 x 0 Bolivia

Brazil:

Veloso;

Brilhante and Itália;

Hermógenes, Fausto and Fernando;

Benedito, Russinho, Carvalho Leite, Preguinho and Moderato.

Goals: Preguinho (2) and Moderato (2).

Group III (Uruguay)

Romania 3-1 Peru

Uruguay 1-0 Peru

Uruguay 4-0 Romania

Group IV (United States)

USA 3-0 Belgium

USA 3-0 Paraguay

Paraguay 1-0 Belgium

Semi – Finals

Argentina 6-1 USA

Uruguay 6-1 Yugoslavia

Final

Uruguay 4-2 Argentina

Uruguay: Balesteros; Nasazzi, Mascherone. Andrade,

Fernandez and Gastido; Dorado, Scarone, Castro, Céa and

Iriarte

Argentina: Botasso, Della Torre, Paternoster

Evaristo, Monti, and Suarez; Peiceulle, Varallo, Stabile,

Ferreyra, and N, Evaristo

Goals: Peiceulle, Stabile, Dorado, Céa, Iriarte, and Castro;

Judge: Langenus, from Belgium.

Top Scorer: Stabile (Argentina) 8 goals

A História da Copa do Mundo: 50 anos de emoção e gol. CBF.

By Jucele

Julio Leal

12022021