Uruguay Wins the First World Cup – 30 July 1930
Published on 29 July 2013 by The BNA
In Montevideo on 30 July 1930, Uruguay defeated Arentina 4-2 to win the first ever football World Cup.
Included below are two newspaper stories from 31 July 1930 that report on this historic football match.
In the headline to the first report, it says that 50 MPs attended the match. Hmm, we presume that the writer means honourable members of the Uruguyan parliament, not Westminster.
We have to confess that we’re a bit baffled by this reference to MPs. If anyone can confirm which parliament these MPs belonged to, please make a comment below. Thank you.
Western Daily Press – Thursday 31 July 1930
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http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000264/19300731/011/0003
Gloucester Citizen – Thursday 31 July 1930
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http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000325/19300731/004/0001
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Published on Mon, 29 July 2013.