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Centenario Stadium
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| Centenario Stadium | |
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| Location | Montevideo,  Uruguay |
| Built | 1930 |
| Opened | 1930 |
| Owner | Municipal |
| Tenants | |
| Uruguay national football team | |
| Capacity | |
| 100,000 (previous) 65,000 to 76,000 (current) |
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Estadio Centenario is a stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay, used primarily for football. Built with a capacity of 100,000 not only to host several matches in the inaugural 1930 FIFA World Cup, including the final which was won by the host team, but also as a celebration of Uruguay's 100 years of independence. It is listed by FIFA as one of the world's classic football venues along with Maracanã, Wembley Stadium, San Siro, and Santiago Bernabéu Stadium to name a few. The ground now has a capacity of over 76,000, with 65,000 seats.
The Uruguay national football team is always a threat when playing in their home stadium, consistently beating top teams. Even the top ranked Brazil national football team has only managed 2 wins in 20 opportunities, neither in official games. Both came in friendlies. Interestingly, because of the Centenario's location next to other smaller stadiums, when Central Español and Miramar Misiones play home matches simultaneously one can watch all three games from the top of the Amsterdam stand. [1]
During the 1930 FIFA World Cup, the stadium hosted 10 matches (7 group matches, 2 semi-finals & final match):
Group C match
| July 18, 1930 14:30 |
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| Uruguay |
1–0 |  Peru |
Montevideo, Centenario Attendance: +85000 Referee: Jean Langenus (Belgium) |
| Héctor Castro 65' |
Group A match
| July 19, 1930 12:50 |
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 France |
0–1 |  Chile |
Montevideo, Centenario Attendance: ~50000 Referee: Tejada (Uruguay) |
| Guillermo Subiabre Astorga 67' |
Group A match
| July 19, 1930 15:00 |
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 Mexico |
3–6 |  Argentina |
Montevideo, Centenario Attendance: ~50000 Referee: Saucedo (Bolivia) |
| Manuel Rosas Sánchez 42' pen, 65' Roberto Gayón Marquéz 75' |
Guillermo Stábile 8', 17', 80' Adolfo Bernabé Zumelzú 12', 55' Francisco Antonio Varallo 53' |
Group B match
| July 20, 1930 13:00 |
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 Brazil |
4–0 |  Bolivia |
Montevideo, Centenario Attendance: ~12000 Referee: Balway (France) |
| Moderato Visintainer 37', 73' João Coelho Neto "Preguinho" 67', 83' |
Group D match
| July 20, 1930 15:00 |
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 Paraguay |
1–0 |  Belgium |
Montevideo, Centenario Attendance: ~12000 Referee: Vallarino (Uruguay) |
| Delfín Benítez Cáceres 40' |
Group C match
| July 21, 1930 14:50 |
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| Uruguay |
4–0 |  Romania |
Montevideo, Centenario Attendance: ~80000 Referee: Rege (Brazil) |
| Pablo Dorado 7' Héctor Pedro Scarone 28' Juan Pelegrino Anselmo 31' José Pédro Cea 80 |
Group A match
| July 22, 1930 14:45 |
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| Argentina |
3–1 | Chile |
Montevideo, Centenario Attendance: ~35000 Referee: Jean Langenus (Belgium) |
| Guillermo Stábile 12', 13' Marino Evaristo 51' |
Guillermo Arellano Moraga 15' |
Semi-final match
| July 26, 1930 14:45 |
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| Argentina |
6–1 |  USA |
Montevideo, Centenario Attendance: +60000 Referee: Jean Langenus (Belgium) |
| Luís Fernando Monti 20' Alejandro Scopelli Casanova 56' Guillermo Stábile 69', 87' Carlos Desiderio Peucelle 80', 85' |
James Brown 89' |
Semi-final match
| July 27, 1930 14:45 |
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| Uruguay |
6–1 |  Yugoslavia |
Montevideo, Centenario Attendance: +80000 Referee: Rege (Brazil) |
| José Pédro Cea 19', 66', 72' Juan Pelegrino Anselmo 21', 23' Victoriano Santos Iriarte 63' |
Djordje Vujadinović 4' |
Final match
| July 30, 1930 15:30 |
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| Uruguay |
4–2 | Argentina |
Montevideo, Centenario Attendance: ~80000 Referee: Jean Langenus (Belgium) |
| Pablo Dorado 12' José Pédro Cea 58' Victoriano Santos Iriarte 68' Héctor Castro 89' |
Carlos Desiderio Peucelle 20' Guillermo Stábile 38' |
| Preceded by none |
FIFA World Cup Final Venue 1930 |
Succeeded by Stadio del PNF Rome |
| Preceded by Estadio Nacional de Chile Santiago |
South American Championship Final Venue 1942 |
Succeeded by Estadio Nacional de Chile Santiago |
| Preceded by Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo Guayaquil |
Copa América Final Venue 1995 |
Succeeded by Estadio Hernando Siles La Paz |
