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FIFA World Cup 1930 Group 2

 

world cup poster 1930Brazil were seeded in Group 2 but unexpectedly lost their opening fixture against Yugoslavia and were eliminated. Bolivia had never won an international match going into the tournament.

A detailed history of the 1930 World Cup finals is available on Soccer Nostalgia.

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Overview | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Knock Out Stages

 

yugoslavia 1930 world cup kit

Yugoslavia

brazil 1930 world cup kit

Brazil

Yugoslavia 2 Brazil 1

Estadio Parque Central, Montevideo (5,000)
14 July 1930

Yugoslavia were 2-0 up at half-time and although Preguinho pulled one back in the second half Brazil could not overcome the deficit and barring a miraculous result by Bolivia against the European visitors, were eliminated.

 

yugoslavia 1930 world cup kit

Yugoslavia

bolivia 1930 world cup kit

Bolivia

VIVA URUGUAY

Yugoslavia 4 Bolivia 0

Estadio Parque Central, Montevideo (800)
17 July 1930

When the teams lined up for pre-match photographs the Bolivian team revealed shirts with large letters stitched on that spelled out VIVA URUGUAY. While it is a shame only 800 people witnessed this publicity stunt, at least the photographs survive. Bolivia held out and had several goals disallowed in the first hour and but they were then overwhelmed.

(A player went missing for one team photo so the shirts spelled out VIVA URUGAY instead.)

 

brazil 1930 world cup kit

Brazil

bolivia 1930 world cup v brazil

Bolivia

Brazil 4 Bolivia 0

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo (1,200)
20 July 1930

There was only pride to play for and once again Bolivia put up a good fight, restricting Brazil to just one goal in the first half. In the second half, however, they faded and Brazil ran in three more. Photographs indicate that both teams lined up in their white shirts suggesting that they had both neglected to pack alternatives. Bolivia had to borrow a set of tops from the hosts for the game itself.

(Sabrina Carvalho)

 
World Cup Index | 1934