Group 3 of the 1930 FIFA World Cup began on 14 July 1930 and concluded on 21 July 1930. Uruguay won the group, and advanced to the semi-finals. Romania and Peru failed to advance.

Romania scored early on in their first match against Peru. The score stayed at 1-0 until Peru found an equalizer in the 75th minute. Romania scored 2 late goals to win the match 3-1. Peru were eliminated 1 match later by hosts Uruguay after 1 goal from Hector Castro was enough to win the match. Uruguay dominated the first half of their game against Romania, scoring 4 goals which was enough to send them through to the knockouts.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uruguay (H) 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 4 Advance to the knockout stage
2  Romania 2 1 0 1 3 5 −2 2
3  Peru 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Source: ESPN
(H) Hosts

Matches

Romania vs Peru

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Stanciu 79'[1]
Kovács 89'[1] |goals2 = De Souza 75' |stadium = Estadio Pocitos, Montevideo |attendance = 2,549 |referee = Alberto Warnken (Chile) }}

Linesmen:
John Langenus (Belgium)
Francisco Mateucci (Uruguay)

Uruguay vs Peru

Uruguay 1–0 Peru
Castro 65' Report
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 57,735

Linesmen:
Thomas Balvay (France)
Henri Christophe (Belgium)

Uruguay vs Romania

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Scarone 26'[1]
Anselmo 31'
Cea 35'[1] |stadium = Estadio Centenario, Montevideo |attendance = 70,022 |referee = Almeida Rêgo (Brazil) }}

Linesmen:
Alberto Warnken (Chile)
Ulises Saucedo (Bolivia)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 This is one of several goals for which the statistical details are disputed. The goalscorers and timings used here are those of FIFA, the official record. Some other sources, such as RSSSF, state a different scorer, timing, or both. See "World Cup 1930 finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 15 August 2010.
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