The First Final | 1930 FIFA World Cup Final | Uruguay

The first FIFA World Cup Final was more than a football match.The gates opened before sunrise. By midday, more than ninety thousand spectators had packed into Montevideo's Estadio Centenario. Tensions between Uruguay and Argentina were so high that the referee reportedly demanded an escape route after the match.One player received death threats before kickoff. Another was threatened at half-time.When Uruguay completed a dramatic comeback to win the first World Cup, celebrations erupted in Montevideo. Across the Río de la Plata, riots broke out in Buenos Aires and stones were thrown at the Uruguayan consulate.This is the story of the match that launched the World Cup and changed football forever.#FootballFiles #WorldCup1930 #Uruguay #Argentina #FIFAWorldCup #FootballHistory #SoccerHistory #WorldCupFinal #FootballPodcast #FIFA