As they did in real life, the United States advanced to the semifinals of the World Cup. But, it didn’t come quite as easy as what happened in 1930. Instead of a pair of 3-0 wins, the Americans eked out a pair of one-goal victories over Paraguay and Belgium. This was by far the lowest-scoring of the four groups, with six total goals in three games.
1930 World Cup Replay Home Page
| Group 4 | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Belgium | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
United States 2, Belgium 1
(actual: United States 3, Belgium 0)
3′ yellow card Belgium Nico Hoydonckx
24′ big save Belgium GK Arnold Badjou
40′ yellow card USA Jimmy Gallagher
41′ big save Belgium GK Arnold Badjou
54′ GOAL USA Andrew Auld (penalty kick)
83′ GOAL USA Jim Brown (off free kick)
88′ GOAL Belgium Louis Versyp
United States 1, Paraguay 0
(actual: United States 3, Paraguay 0)
28′ GOAL USA Alec Wood
31′ yellow card Paraguay Quiterio Olmeldo
87′ yellow card USA Jim Brown
87′ yellow card Paraguay Luis Vargas Pena
Paraguay 2, Belgium 0
(actual: Paraguay 1, Belgium 0)
19′ yellow card Paraguay Eusebio Diaz
45+’ GOAL Paraguay Luis Vargas Pena
54′ GOAL Paraguay Eusebio Diaz (off free kick)
88′ yellow card Paraguay Francisco Aguirre
88′ yellow card Belgium Pierre Braine
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