Match Report - Brazil vs Bolivia; Paraguay vs Belgium (English translation from La Nacion)

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This match report covers the two games that were played one after the other on the 20th July between Brazil-Bolivia and Paraguay-Belgium at the Estadio Centenario.

Written by an anonymous reporter (most likely South American) working for cable news agency this clipping was published in the Madrid based La Nacion (21 July 1930). You can the read original report here.

All contributions are welcome to help improve the translation of this report which was interpreted via google.

Note: There are discrepancies with the spelling with some of the players' names and the identity of the goalscorers.

FutRetrô da Copa

Foi em 20 de Julho de 1930, que o Brasil conseguiu a sua primeira vitória em Copas do Mundo. Venceu a Bolívia por 4 a 0 no Estádio Centenário.

Os gols foram de Moderato 27,73, Preguinho 58 e 83... pic.twitter.com/fY7lQM9ZNH

— Luiz Otavio Oliveira📝⚽📷 (@lotaviooliveira) July 20, 2018

Brazil and Paraguay were the winners yesterday

MONTEVIDEO 21.-Yesterday, Sunday, two games were played for the world soccer championship, between the teams of Brazil and Bolivia and those of Paraguay and Belgium.

In the first game, the Brazilians won by four goals to one. Paraguay was the winner over Belgium, by a little to zero. (Associated Press.)

The superiority of Brazil

MONTEVIDEO 21.-In the first half of the game played between the teams of Brazil and Bolivia passed without great interest, although the Brazilians showed from the first moment to have a greater technique than their enemies.

Minutes after the game started, it was noted that the public was confused about the players that belonged to each team, because of the equality of the shirts, which were white for all players. In view of this, the match was interrupted, so that the Bolivians could change their uniforms. When they returned to the field they wore the blue jersey of the Uruguayan teams. The public, seeing the Bolivians appear dressed in such fashion, burst into a standing ovation.

Resumed the game, the game continued to develop without plays of great interest. Twenty-seven minutes into the first half, the Brazilian player Reco scored the first goal of the match.

The first half ended with a goal by the Brazilians, against their opponents.

🇧🇷 Moderato (1930)

Marcó sus 2 únicos goles a Bolívia en la fase grupos. Nacido en Alegrete y fallecido en Pelotas (al revés que el resto de humanos) jugó con el Flamengo días después de ser operado de apendicitis. Todavía llevaba los puntos puestos. Ahí nació su leyenda. pic.twitter.com/2Ax5efVhmc

— Cascarino (@cascarinos_) July 12, 2018

The Brazilians showed more dominance and technique throughout the game than the Bolivians, a domain that grew as the game went on, despite the enthusiasm shown by the Bolivian players. Coelhonetto played magnificently, proving to be the most effective striker of the Brazilian team, marking the second and third goal in favour of his team. The fourth goal of the Brazilians was marked by Wisintainer. The match ended with the victory of the Brazilian team, by four goals to one.

The match was attended by some fifteen thousand people. The weather (*) somewhat tarnished the game, it was dishevelled and cold .- (Associated Press.)

*Thank you to Ken Knight for this correction. See comments below.

Paraguayans and Belgians, bored.

MONTEVIDEO 21.-The second match of the afternoon was held between the teams of Paraguay and Belgium. The Paraguayan team lined up in the following way: Benítez; Flores, Olmedo; Benítez, Diaz, Garcete; Nessi, Romero González, Benítez Cáceres and Vargas Peña.

The Belgian team was composed of Badjón; Hoydonck, Dedecken; Braine, Hallemans, Moesenbal; Versyp, Delbeque, Nowens, Adams and Diden.

The Belgians started the first half with repeated attacks against the Paraguayan goal, whose defence acted well. However, shortly thereafter, midway through the second half, the forces remained balanced, after which a reaction was observed by the Paraguayan team, which twice put the Belgian gate in imminent danger.

The right wing of the Paraguayan team Nessi, at the moment of trying to score a goal, was given, driven by the impulse, a violent blow to the head against the post, falling to the ground vanished. The Paraguayans continued the game with only ten players on the field.

The public showed little interest in the game, withdrawing much of the competition before the end. The match ended with the victory of the Paraguayans by a goal against zero.

The only goal of the match was scored by Benítez Cáceres, thirty-seven minutes after the first half had started.

Although the Paraguay-Belgium party aroused little enthusiasm, it has been considered as a technical demonstration .- (Associated Press.)

#MundialesFIFA Belgica vs Paraguay en #Uruguay1930 / Ese dia los guaraníes ganaron 1-0. (Montevideo 20-07-1930). pic.twitter.com/fAdxX0Ln7Y

— Andrés Barinas (@AndresBarinas18) October 22, 2013

Soccernostalgia Podcast Part 1 - Mexico, Bolivia & Belgium

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This is part one of a three-part podcast I did with Shahan Petrossian from the Soccernostalgia blog on the subject of the first World Cup. In order to make this interview as different as possible from the podcast with the Yesteryear Footy Pod, we had agreed upon a different format where we discuss each of the individual teams in the order in which they finished in the rankings i.e. from 13th to 1st. This would me allow to include topics not discussed in the previous aforementioned podcast. In part one we discuss Mexico, Bolivia and Belgium.

Summary

Beginning with Mexico we discuss the teams' long travel itinerary, anecdotal evidence with regard to the limited education of some of the players and their training regime on board the SS Munargo. Other items include the low expectations of this very young team and of the motivating tactics of their coach Juan Luque Serralonga. There is also a brief focus of one of Mexico's star players, Juan Carreno, and his on and off the field antics. We then review Mexico's matches against France (which include the 1st World Cup goal); Chile (1st World Cup own goal) and Argentina, a game in which there are some discrepancies on how many penalties were actually awarded. 

Moving on to Bolivia we discuss the general lack of information that has been published on this team. And how only recently has new information come to light on their pre-World Cup preparations and journey to Montevideo which coincided with an ongoing coup in the Andean nation. We then take a closer look at Ulises Saucedo, the coach and World Cup referee and his possible connection to Arsenal. We then discuss the reasons why Bolivian players wore letters on their shirts which spelt out 'VIVA URUGUAY' before moving on to their matches against Yugoslavia and Brazil.

We then conclude with Belgium and their journey to Montevideo and how much of what we know comes from the accounts given by the Belgian ref, John Langenus and goalkeeper, Arnold Badjou. Despite their training regime on board the SS Conte Verde some of the players gained weight. We also look at Belgium's selection issues, especially with regard to their star man, Raymond Braine, and how this left them lacking in their attack and as we discuss their defeats against the United States and Paraguay, this affected their ability to be potent in front of goal. 

1930 World Cup Group 4 Paraguay - Belgium (Joefa's World Cup History)

This is a youtube video of Paraguay v Belgium by Joefa's World Cup History. This blogger helped provide photographic material for his project. Special thanks also to JC Blanc for providing material.
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Read a Match Report in Spanish below:
La Nacion

20 July 1930 - (World Cup Group 2) Brazil v Bolivia; (World Cup Group 4) Paraguay v Belgium (Match Reports in La Nacion/Madrid)

La Nacion, 21 July 1930

This article includes two match reports of Brazil v Bolivia and Paraguay v Belgium, both played on the 20th July 1930 and published in the 21st July edition of Spanish language Madrid based newspaper La Nacion.