The knockout stage of the

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was played between 26 and 30 July 1930. The semi-finals were played on 26 and 27 July, with two rest days before the

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on 30 July.

Format

According to the format of the tournament, the 13 participants were divided into four pools. The winner of each group would progress to the semi-finals of the knockout stage. Since there were no predefined brackets, a draw took place in 23 July to decide the semi-final meetings.RIBAS, Lycio Vellozo, ''O mundo das Copas'', p. 13 Hosts Uruguay were drawn to play Yugoslavia. Argentina and the United States would contest the other semi-final.

Qualified teams

The top placed team from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.

Bracket

Semi-finals

Argentina vs United States

The match was even until American center-half

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was injured in the 19th minute. Soon after, Argentina scored the opener with their own center-half,

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. Tracey left the game at half-time and, since no substitutions were allowed at the time, the United States had to play the second half with 10 men. They also saw goalkeeper Jimmy Douglas hurt his shoulder 15 minutes into the second half. The Argentines scored five more times and went on to win the match, becoming the first team qualified for a World Cup final.Ribas, Lycio Vellozo, ''O mundo das Copas'', p. 13 , valign="top", , style="vertical-align:top; width:50%",

Uruguay vs Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia opened the score in the 4th minute with

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and had a disallowed goal in the 9th. The Uruguayans made a recovery and

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equalized. They took the lead still in the first half with two more goals. In the second half, the host nation sealed the result three more times, and Cea completed a

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. The Yugoslavs heavily contested refereeing decisions on the third and fourth Uruguayan goals, but to no avail. Uruguay advanced to the final in home soil. , valign="top", , style="vertical-align:top; width:50%",

Final

References

External links

FIFA - Uruguay 1930
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