Group 3 of the 1930 FIFA World Cup began on 14 July 1930 and concluded on 21 July 1930. Uruguay won the group, and advanced to the semi-finals. Romania and Peru failed to advance.
Romania scored early on in their first match against Peru. The score stayed at 1-0 until Peru found an equalizer in the 75th minute. Romania scored 2 late goals to win the match 3-1. Peru were eliminated 1 match later by hosts Uruguay after 1 goal from Hector Castro was enough to win the match. Uruguay dominated the first half of their game against Romania, scoring 4 goals which was enough to send them through to the knockouts.
Standings edit
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| 1 |  Uruguay (H)
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 4 | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 2 |  Romania
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Peru
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
Matches edit
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References edit
- ^ a b c d e This is one of several goals for which the statistical details are disputed. The goalscorers and timings used here are those of FIFA, the official record. Some other sources, such as RSSSF, state a different scorer, timing, or both. See "World Cup 1930 finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 15 August 2010.