What is 1930 FIFA World Cup?
{{Infobox international football competition | tourney_name = 1930 FIFA World Cup | image = | country = Uruguay | dates = 13–30 July (18 days) | num_teams = 13 | venues = 3 | cities = 1 | champion = Uruguay | count = 1 | second = Argentina | third_other = {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[United States national soccer team|United States]] | fourth_other = {{flagicon|Kingdom of Yugoslavia|state}} [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]] | matches = 18 | goals = 70 | attendance = 434500 | top_scorer = {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Guillermo Stábile]] (8 goals) | player = | prevseason = | nextseason = [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]] }} The '''1930 [[FIFA World Cup]]''' was a [[association football|football]] [[sporting event]] that was held in [[Uruguay]] from 13 July to 30 July 1930. Thirteen teams competed in the first World Cup. Seven from [[South America]], four from [[Europe]] and two from [[North America]]. The teams were split into four groups with the winner of each group entering the semi-finals. The final saw [[Uruguay]] winning the trophy after beating [[Argentina]]. == Participants == This was the only World Cup to not have qualifiers. This is because every FIFA member was invited to join the tournament. Most of the interest came from [[South America]] where seven nations entered. This was the most South American nations that had entered the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] throughout its history. Few European nations took part because of cost from travelling the [[Atlantic Ocean]] from Europe.<ref>{{cite book |last=Hunt |first=Chris |title=World Cup Stories: The History of the FIFA World Cup |publisher=Interact |year=2006 |location=Ware |isbn=978-0-9549819-2-1 |page=10 }}</ref> *{{fb|Argentina|1861}} *{{fb|Belgium|variant=state}} *{{fb|Bolivia}} *{{fb|Brazil|1889}} *{{fb|Chile}} *{{fb|France|variant=1794}} *{{fb|Mexico|1917}} *{{fb|Paraguay|1842}} *{{fb|Peru|1825}} *{{fb|Romania}} *{{fb|United States|1912}} *{{fb|Uruguay}} *{{Flagcountry|Kin