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James Brown @1930WorldCup interviews various experts in the fields of history and journalism to tell the story of the journey of the European teams onboard the S.S.Conte Verde and it's transatlantic sea voyage to the first World Cup in Uruguay. The story of Romania, France and Belgium is explored as part of the 90th anniversary for the 1930 World Cup Conference @1930Cup
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James Brown @1930WorldCup, vice-president of SASH @USSoccerHistory and grandson of Jim Brown, a member of the 1930 US team, describes the journey of the US and Mexico to the first World Cup in Uruguay for the 1930 World Cup Conference @1930Cup.
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In April, a two part podcast with my friend James Brown @1930WorldCup, was recorded with the Peruvian Waltz @PeruWaltz podcast. We covered how the World Cup began, football in Peru during the 1920s and Peru's World Cup campaign including their journey to Uruguay and their matches against Romania and Peru.
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1. During Argentina's progress to the World Cup Final they used 21 players out of their 22 man squad. Only Edmundo Piaggio from Lanus was unused. Not once did they use the same team line-up in their five matches. Loss of form, psychological issues, injuries and death threats determined team selection.
2. There were five foreign-born coaches at the 1930 World Cup: Hungarian Gyorgy Orth directed Chile. The Spaniard with gypsy blood, Juan Luque de Serrallonga led the Mexicans. Argentinian mestizo José Duran Laguna was in charge of the Paraguayans. The Peruvians had the Spaniard Francisco Bru at the helm while the Scot Robert Millar was in charge of the United States. Three of the five had coached in the countries beforehand while Orth and Bru had been offered contracts to come to Chile and Peru.
3. Mexican defender Manuel Rosas became the first footballer in World Cup history to score an own goal when he headed past his own keeper in his teams 3-0 defeat to Chile (16 July).
4. Carlos Adolfo Schneeberger Lemp, known as 'El Gringo' and also 'Montón de letras' (Bundle of letters), was Chile's captain. Born to Swiss immigrants, his surname is habitual in origin. "Schnee" meaning snow and "berger" translating to berg or mountain.
5. Vasco da Gama player Paschoal announced in June 1930 that he was withdrawing from Brazil's World Cup Squad. Worried about losing pay from his employer he announced, "I can not leave my family to suffer the martyrdom of hunger."
1. Durante el progreso de Argentina a la final de la Copa del Mundo, usaron 21 jugadores de su escuadrón de 22 hombres. Solo Edmundo Piaggio de Lanus no fue utilizado. Ni una sola vez usaron la misma alineación de equipo en sus cinco partidos. La pérdida de forma, problemas psicológicos, lesiones y amenazas de muerte determinaron la selección del equipo.
2. Hubo cinco entrenadores nacidos en el extranjero en la Copa Mundial de 1930: el húngaro Gyorgy Orth dirigió a Chile. El español con sangre gitana, Juan Luque de Serrallonga lideró a los mexicanos. El mestizo argentino José Durán Laguna estuvo a cargo de los paraguayos. Los peruanos tenían al español Francisco Bru al timón mientras que el escocés Robert Millar estaba a cargo de los Estados Unidos. Tres de los cinco habían entrenado previamente en los países, mientras que a Orth y Bru se les habían ofrecido contratos para venir a Chile y Perú.
3. El defensor mexicano Manuel Rosas se convirtió en el primer futbolista en la historia de la Copa del Mundo en marcar un gol en propia meta cuando se adelantó a su propio arquero en la derrota por 3-0 de su equipo ante Chile (16 de julio).
4. Carlos Adolfo Schneeberger Lemp, conocido como 'El Gringo' y también 'Montón de letras', fue el capitán de Chile. Nacido de inmigrantes suizos, su apellido es de origen habitual. "Nieve" significa nieve y "berger" que se traduce en berg o montaña.
5. El jugador de Vasco da Gama, Paschoal, anunció en junio de 1930 que se retiraría del equipo de la Copa Mundial de Brasil. Preocupado por perder el sueldo de su empleador, anunció: "No puedo dejar que mi familia sufra el martirio del hambre".
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1. Two of the Peruvian players, Julio Lores and Jorge Sarmiento Koochoi, were of Chinese ethnicity, known as the Tusanes. Their descendents were part of the 100,000 Chinese culies who arrived in Peru between 1849 and 1874 to work on the estancias. Some would integrate by marrying local women.
2. There were five pairs of brothers from three foreign delegations that arrived in Uruguay in 1930. Mexico contained three sets of siblings: the Garza Gutierrez bothers, Rafael and Francisco; Felipe and Manual Rosas Sanchez; and Isidoro Sota Garcia, the goalkeeper who was the younger brother of Ernesto Sota Garcia, head of the delegation. Lucien and Jean Laurent came from France while Juan and Mario Evaristo both played for Argentina in the World Cup Final.
3. Frenchman Alexis Thepot is the first goalkeeper in World Cup history to save a penalty. He stopped Carlos Vidal's spot kick in the 35th minute of the first half. He was unable to prevent his team losing 1-0 to Chile (19 July).
4. Angel Bossio played in all three of Argentina's group games but missed the semi-final and final due to an injury to the hand. This probably resulted from him punching Arturo Torres after the Chilean gave the keeper a violent kick.
5. After Argentina's defeat to Uruguay in the World Cup Final, there were violent scenes back home in Buenos Aires. According to local media reports, some 150 angry Argentinian fans attacked the Uruguayan consulate on Tucuman al 400, smashing several windows. Police had to intervene resulting in injury to officer Virgilio Marquez.
1. Dos de los jugadores peruanos, Julio Lores y Jorge Sarmiento Koochoi, eran de etnia china, conocidos como los Tusanes. Sus descendientes formaban parte de las 100.000 culturas chinas que llegaron a Perú entre 1849 y 1874 para trabajar en las estancias. Algunos se integrarían casándose con mujeres locales.
2. Hubo cinco pares de hermanos de tres delegaciones extranjeras que llegaron a Uruguay en 1930. México contenía tres grupos de hermanos: los hermanos Garza Gutiérrez, Rafael y Francisco; Felipe y Manual Rosas Sánchez; e Isidoro Sota García, el portero que era el hermano menor de Ernesto Sota García, jefe de la delegación. Lucien y Jean Laurent vinieron de Francia, mientras que Juan y Mario Evaristo jugaron para Argentina en la final de la Copa del Mundo.
3. El francés Alexis Thepot es el primer portero en la historia de la Copa del Mundo en salvar un penal. Detuvo el puntapié de Carlos Vidal en el minuto 35 de la primera mitad. No pudo evitar que su equipo perdiera 1-0 ante Chile (19 de julio).
4. Angel Bossio jugó en los tres juegos grupales de Argentina, pero se perdió la semifinal y la final debido a una lesión en la mano. Esto probablemente resultó de que golpeó a Arturo Torres después de que el chileno le dio al arquero una patada violenta.
5. Después de la derrota de Argentina ante Uruguay en la final de la Copa del Mundo, hubo escenas violentas en Buenos Aires. Según informes de los medios locales, unos 150 hinchas argentinos enojados atacaron el consulado uruguayo en Tucumán al 400, rompiendo varias ventanas. La policía tuvo que intervenir resultando en lesiones al gendarme Virgilio Márquez.
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1. Preguinho, son of famous poet Coelho Netto, and scorer of Brazil's first ever World Cup goal against Yugoslavia (14 July), was a multi-talented sportsman (swimming, basketball, volleyball, waterpolo). Legend has it that he once swam the length of the Guanabara bay and then took a taxi to play a domestic match.
2. Ivica Bek scored three goals for Yugoslavia at the 1930 World Cup. Born in Belgrade to a German father and Czech mother, he played professionally in France. During World War Two, he fought in the French Alps for the resistance.
3. Alex Wood and George Moorhouse were the full-backs in the US team that reached the semi-finals. Each earned a schoolboy international cap for Scotland and England respectively.
4. Peruvian centre-half Placido Galindo was the first ever player to be sent off in the history of the World Cup against Romania (14 July). Unhappy with the decision he refused to leave the field and it took five minutes before his coach Paco Bru convinced him to leave. This is in contrast to one domestic game for his club Universitario when he committed such a bad tackle that he, alone, decided was worthy of dismissal and left the field.
5. Mexican captain Rafael Garza Gutierrez was the oldest player at the World Cup when he took the field against Argentina on the 19th July. He was 33 years and 218 days old.
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1. The Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) supplied all players with free tobacco, cigars and cigarettes plus free postage for any letters sent home.
2. Brazilian forward Araken Patusca arrived in Montevideo accompanied by his wife. He was dropped after his poor performance after Brazil lost 2-1 to Yugoslavia in their first match (14 July).
3. Romanian player Nicolae Kovacs (Covaci) was the youngest goalscorer at the 1930 World Cup. He was 18 years and 197 days old when he scored against Peru in their 3-1 victory on 14 July.
4. Roberto Gayon, scorer of Mexico's third goal versus Argentina (19 July), was born in Costa Rica in 1910. His father was a Mexican diplomat who took the family to the USA in 1911. In 1920, the father was found guilty of violating US neutrality laws for aiding revolutionary forces in Mexico.
5. By express resolution of the General Inspectorate for the Supression of Alcoholism, the sale of all alcoholic beverages was absolutely prohibited within the Centenario for the Final between Uruguay and Argentina. This all followed nationalistic proclamations in the press either side of the Rio de la Plata in the days prior to match.
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1. Jacinto Villalba was only 16 years old when he arrived in Montevideo with the Paraguayan national team. The youngest player at the World Cup did not play in either of his country's two matches.
2. Prior to the Mexico vs France (13 July) game, Spanish-born Mexican coach, Juan Luque Serrallonga gave a passionate speech to his players with appeals to religious saints and evoking the victory of Mexican forces over the French Army at the Battle of Puebla on May 5th, 1865 (Cinco de Mayo).
3. Argentina vs France (15 July) is famous for the game ending six minutes early by the Brazilian referee, Gilberto Almeida Rego. However, this wasn't the only occasion this occured during the World Cup. On 19 July, Bolivian referee Ulises Saucedo ended the first half between Argentina vs Mexico three minutes too early.
4. On 18 July, the Argentinian Military Aviation took part in Uruguay's Centenary celebrations. One particular pilot performed aerial stunts over the Estadio Centenario during the Opening ceremony that caused great concerns with worried spectators below.
5. Chilean club Colo Colo from Santiago was the most represented team at the 1930 World Cup with eight players taking part in matches. Alianza Lima also had eight players within the Peru squad but only six of the players were selected in matches.
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1. Some Romanian players almost missed departure due to a mix up with military leave. Those enlisted had been granted leave only for the month of July. The two week sea voyage had not been taken into account. It was only one day before departure on June 16 that they had been given the all clear.
2. Bolivian coach and referee, Ulises Saucedo was playing for English club Billiricay FC in Division 2 of the Chelmsford & District League until March 1930.
3. French right-half Agustin Chantrel was caught with another man's wife onboard the Conte Verde enroute to Montevideo. He declared he would marry the Argentinian lady once she got her divorce. However, upon arrival in South America, he was quick to escape her fiery temperament.
4. Argentinian center-half Luis Monti almost caused a riot with Uruguayan fans while chanting patriotic slogans watching his teammates defeat Mexico 6-3 (19 July 1930). Police had to intervene to prevent further disorder.
5. After Yugoslavia lost their semi-final to Uruguayby 6-1 following some controversial decisions, Belgrade newspaper Vreme publicly accused the Uruguayans of bribing Brazilian referee Gilberto Almeida Rego. They attributed this story to an English journalist working for the Sunday Express. A rival Belgrade newspaper, Politika, proved these allegations to be false.
