Estadio Centenario

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Estadio Centenario

Location	Montevideo, Uruguay
Broke ground	21 July 1929
Built	1929-1930
Opened	18 July 1930
Owner	Municipal
Architect	Juan Antonio Scasso
Capacity	100,000 (previous) 65,000[1] (current)
Tenants
Uruguay national football team

Estadio Centenario is a stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay, used primarily for football. The stadium was built between 1929 and 1930 to host the 1930 FIFA World Cup, as well as to commemorate the centennial of Uruguay's first constitution. It is listed by FIFA as one of the football world's classic stadiums, along with the likes of Maracanã, Wembley Stadium, San Siro, and Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.^[2] While its current capacity is 65,000, it once had a capacity of 100,000.

The Uruguayan national team has always been a threat when playing in their home stadium, consistently beating top teams. Even the top ranked Brazil national football team has only managed 3 wins in 20 opportunities, although only one was an official match. 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.^[3]

[edit] 1930 FIFA World Cup

The stadium was built as the main host stadium for the 1930 World Cup. The stadium hosted every team in the competition in 10 matches, including both semi-finals and the final. Below is the list of the matches played at Centenario during the 1930 World Cup.

Group 3 match

18 July 1930 14:30	Uruguay	1 – 0	Peru	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: ~85,000 Referee: Langenus (Belgium)
	Castro  65'	(Report)

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Group 1 match

19 July 1930 12:50	Chile	1 – 0	France	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: ~50,000 Referee: Tejada (Uruguay)
	Subiabre  65'	(Report)

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Group 1 match

19 July 1930 15:00	Argentina	6 – 3	Mexico	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: ~50,000 Referee: Saucedo (Bolivia)
	Stábile  8'  45'  80' Zumelzú  12'  55' Varallo  53'	(Report)	M. Rosas  42' (pen.)  65' Gayón  75'

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Group 2 match

20 July 1930 13:00	Brazil	4 – 0	Bolivia	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: ~12,000 Referee: Balway (France)
	Moderato  37'  73' Preguinho  57'  83'	(Report)

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Group 4 match

20 July 1930 15:00	Paraguay	1 – 0	Belgium	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: ~12,000 Referee: Vallarino (Uruguay)
	Vargas Peña  40'	(Report)

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Group 3 match

21 July 1930 14:50	Uruguay	4 – 0	Romania	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: ~80,000 Referee: Rege (Brazil)
	Dorado  7' Scarone  26' Anselmo  31' Cea  35'	(Report)

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Group 1 match

22 July 1930 14:45	Argentina	3 – 1	Chile	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: ~35,000 Referee: Langenus (Belgium)
	Stábile  12'  39' M. Evaristo  81'	(Report)	Subiabre  15'

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Semi-final match

26 July 1930 14:45	Argentina	6 – 1	United States	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: ~60,000 Referee: Langenus (Belgium)
	Monti  20' Scopelli  56' Stábile  69'  87' Peucelle  80'  85'	(Report)	Brown  89'

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Semi-final match

27 July 1930 14:45	Uruguay	6 – 1	Yugoslavia	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: ~80,000 Referee: Rege (Brazil)
	Cea  18'  67'  72' Anselmo  20'  31' Iriarte  61'	(Report)	Sekulić  4'

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Final match

30 July 1930 15:30	Uruguay	4 – 2	Argentina	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: ~93,000 Referee: Langenus (Belgium)
	Dorado  12' Cea  57' Iriarte  68' Castro  89'	(Report)	Peucelle  20' Stábile  37'

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Coordinates: 34°53′40.38″S 56°9′10.08″W / 34.89455°S 56.1528°W / -34.89455; -56.1528

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