Category: 1930 World Cup

  • 1930 World Cup Semifinals/Final

    1930 World Cup Semifinals/Final

    The four group winners in the replay were the same as real life, giving us the exact same semifinal matchups as 1930: Argentina vs. United States, and Uruguay vs. Yugoslavia. Argentina did its part to match reality, routing the USA. But the host nation, real-life winner Uruguay, didn’t come through to create the same final,…

  • 1930 World Cup Group 4

    1930 World Cup Group 4

    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…

  • 1930 World Cup Group 3

    1930 World Cup Group 3

    The host and eventual real-life winner Uruguay looked the part in group play, routing both Romania and Peru, scoring nine goals and allowing none. Seven different players scored for Uruguay. 1930 World Cup Replay Home Page Group 3 W L T PTS GF GA Uruguay 2 0 0 4 9 0 Romania 1 1 0…

  • 1930 World Cup Group 2

    1930 World Cup Group 2

    No surprises here, other than Bolivia holding Brazil to a scoreless draw in a meaningless group 2 finale. Yugoslavia had already clinched thanks to a 2-1 win over Brazil and a 5-0 romp over Bolivia. 1930 World Cup Replay Home Page Group 2 W L T PTS GF GA Yugoslavia 2 0 0 4 7…

  • 1930 World Cup Group 1

    1930 World Cup Group 1

    As it worked out in real life, group leaders Argentina and Chile met in the final contest, and Argentina advanced after winning. In my replay, the same matchup would determine the group winner. Coincidentally, both teams beat France 3-0 and both countries beat Mexico 5-1. That put them level on goal differential and goals scored…