1930 FIFA World Cup Group 2

Group 2 of the 1930 FIFA World Cup began on 14 July 1930 and concluded on 20 July 1930. Yugoslavia won the group, and advanced to the semi-finals. Brazil and Bolivia failed to advance.

During the first match, Yugoslavia unexpectedly beat group favorites, Brazil by A score of 2–1, they then proceeded to dominate their next match against Bolivia netting 4 goals. Brazil also beat Bolivia by a score of 4–0.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Yugoslavia	2	2	0	6	1	+5	4	Advance to the knockout stage
2	Brazil	2	1	1	5	2	+3	2
3	Bolivia	2	0	2	0	8	−8	0

Source: ESPN

Matches

Yugoslavia vs Brazil

14 July 1930

12:45 UYT (UTC−03:30)

Yugoslavia	2–1	Brazil
Tirnanić 21' Bek 30'	^{[Report 1]}	Preguinho 62'

Estadio Parque Central, Montevideo

Attendance: 24,059

Referee: Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay)

Yugoslavia

Brazil


GK		Milovan Jakšić
DF		Milutin Ivković (c)
DF		Dragoslav Mihajlović
MF		Milorad Arsenijević
MF		Ljubiša Stefanović
MF		Momčilo Đokić
FW		Aleksandar Tirnanić
FW		Blagoje Marjanović
FW		Ivan Bek
FW		Đorđe Vujadinović
FW		Branislav Sekulić
Manager:
Boško Simonović


GK		Joel
DF		Brilhante
DF		Itália
MF		Hermógenes
MF		Fausto
MF		Fernando
FW		Poly
FW		Nilo
FW		Araken
FW		Preguinho (c)
FW		Teóphilo
Manager:
Píndaro de Carvalho Rodrigues

Linesmen:
Ricardo Vallarino (Uruguay)
Thomas Balvay (France)

Yugoslavia vs Bolivia

17 July 1930

12:45 UYT (UTC−03:30)

Yugoslavia	4–0	Bolivia
Bek 60', 67' Marjanović 65' Vujadinović 85'^[a]	^{[Report 2]}

Estadio Parque Central, Montevideo

Attendance: 18,306

Referee: Francisco Mateucci (Uruguay)

Yugoslavia

Bolivia


GK		Milovan Jakšić
DF		Milutin Ivković (c)
DF		Dragoslav Mihajlović
MF		Milorad Arsenijević
MF		Ljubiša Stefanović
MF		Momčilo Đokić
FW		Aleksandar Tirnanić
FW		Blagoje Marjanović
FW		Ivan Bek
FW		Đorđe Vujadinović
FW		Dragutin Najdanović
Manager:
Boško Simonović


GK		Jesús Bermúdez
DF		Segundo Durandal
DF		Casiano Chavarría
MF		Juan Argote
MF		Diógenes Lara
MF		Jorge Valderrama
FW		Gumersindo Gómez
FW		José Bustamante
FW		Rafael Méndez (c)
FW		Mario Alborta
FW		René Fernández
Manager:
Ulises Saucedo

Linesmen:
Domingo Lombardi (Uruguay)
Alberto Warnken (Chile)

Brazil vs Bolivia

20 July 1930

13:00 UYT (UTC−03:30)

Brazil	4–0	Bolivia
Moderato 37', 73' Preguinho 57', 83'	^{[Report 3]}

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 25,466

Referee: Thomas Balvay (France)

Brazil

Bolivia


GK		Velloso
DF		Zé Luiz
DF		Itália
MF		Hermógenes
MF		Fausto
MF		Fernando
FW		Benedicto
FW		Russinho
FW		Carvalho Leite
FW		Preguinho (c)
FW		Moderato
Manager:
Píndaro de Carvalho Rodrigues


GK		Jesús Bermúdez
DF		Segundo Durandal
DF		Casiano Chavarría
MF		Renato Sáinz
MF		Diógenes Lara
MF		Jorge Valderrama
FW		Eduardo Reyes Ortiz
FW		José Bustamante
FW		Rafael Méndez (c)
FW		Mario Alborta
FW		René Fernández
Manager:
Ulises Saucedo

Linesmen:
Francisco Mateucci (Uruguay)
Gaspar Vallejo (Mexico)

Notes

↑ 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.^[1]

References

"World Cup 1930 finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 15 August 2010.

Reports

↑
- "Yugoslavia vs Brazil | Group Matches | 1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay – Matches – Yugoslavia v Brazil". FIFA. Archived from the original on 20 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
↑
- "Yugoslavia vs Bolivia | Group Matches | 1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay – Matches – Yugoslavia v Bolivia". FIFA. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
↑
- "Brazil vs Bolivia | Group Matches | 1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay – Matches – Brazil v Bolivia". FIFA. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[dispute-2] 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.^[1]

[5] "World Cup 1930 finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 15 August 2010.

[1] 
"Yugoslavia vs Brazil | Group Matches | 1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
"1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay – Matches – Yugoslavia v Brazil". FIFA. Archived from the original on 20 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwlQ] "Yugoslavia vs Brazil | Group Matches | 1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwnQ] "1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay – Matches – Yugoslavia v Brazil". FIFA. Archived from the original on 20 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[3] 
"Yugoslavia vs Bolivia | Group Matches | 1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
"1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay – Matches – Yugoslavia v Bolivia". FIFA. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwrA] "Yugoslavia vs Bolivia | Group Matches | 1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwtA] "1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay – Matches – Yugoslavia v Bolivia". FIFA. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[4] 
"Brazil vs Bolivia | Group Matches | 1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
"1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay – Matches – Brazil v Bolivia". FIFA. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwww] "Brazil vs Bolivia | Group Matches | 1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwyw] "1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay – Matches – Brazil v Bolivia". FIFA. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

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