<P> After 12 minutes , Pablo Dorado put the hosts into the lead , before Argentine winger Carlos Peucelle equalised 8 minutes later , beating goalkeeper Enrique Ballestrero with a powerful shot . In the 37th minute , tournament top scorer Guillermo Stábile gave Argentina a 2 -- 1 lead going into the break . Uruguay leveled the score 12 minutes into the second half via a goal from Pedro Cea , before Santos Iriarte restored the lead for the hosts in the 68th minute . With a minute left , Héctor Castro put Uruguay up 4 -- 2 , sealing the victory for Uruguay in the inaugural World Cup . </P>
<P> After 12 minutes , Pablo Dorado put the hosts into the lead , before Argentine winger Carlos Peucelle equalised 8 minutes later , beating goalkeeper Enrique Ballestrero with a powerful shot . In the 37th minute , tournament top scorer Guillermo Stábile gave Argentina a 2 -- 1 lead going into the break . Uruguay leveled the score 12 minutes into the second half via a goal from Pedro Cea , before Santos Iriarte restored the lead for the hosts in the 68th minute . With a minute left , Héctor Castro put Uruguay up 4 -- 2 , sealing the victory for Uruguay in the inaugural World Cup . </P>
who scored the first ever world cup final goal in 1930
who scored the first ever world cup final goal in 1930
Pablo Dorado
Pablo Dorado