1930 FIFA World Cup final
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The final match of the 1930 FIFA World Cup, the inaugural edition of FIFA's competition for national football teams, was played at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay, on 30 July 1930, and w
Eventual champions Uruguay before the match
The 4th goal of Uruguay v. Argentina national team scored by Héctor Castro.
Héctor Castro
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Agustín Héctor Castro Rodríguez was a Uruguayan football player and coach. He scored Uruguay's first ever goal in a World Cup against Peru at the inaugural 1930 FIFA World Cup, which they would go on
1930 FIFA World Cup final
…break. In the 57th minute, Uruguay leveled the score via a goal from Pedro Cea. Two more goals in the 68th and the 89th minute from Santos Iriarte and Héctor Castro put Uruguay up 4–2, sealing victory in the inaugural World Cup. Uruguay manager Alberto Suppici was 31 at the time, and still holds the record for being…
Castro in 1928