Group 4 of the 1930 FIFA World Cup began on 13 July 1930 and concluded on 20 July 1930. United States won the group, and advanced to the semi-finals. Paraguay and Belgium failed to advance.
The United States started out by defeating Belgium 3–0 in the joint-opening World Cup match. They then beat Paraguay by the same score with the first ever World Cup hat-trick. The final match decided second place in which Paraguay won 1–0.
Standings
Matches
United States vs Belgium
GK Jimmy DouglasDF Alexander WoodDF George MoorhouseHB Jimmy GallagherHB Raphael TraceyHB Andy AuldFW Jim BrownFW Billy GonsalvesFW Bert PatenaudeFW Tom Florie (c)FW Bart McGheeManager: Robert Millar
GK Arnold BadjouDF Theodore NouwensDF Nic HoydonckxHB Pierre Braine (c)HB August HellemansHB Jean De ClercqFW Louis VersypFW Bernard VoorhoofFW Ferdinand AdamsFW Jacques MoeschalFW Jan DiddensManager:Hector Goetinck
Linesmen: Francisco Mateucci (Uruguay) Alberto Warnken (Chile)
United States vs Paraguay
GK Jimmy DouglasDF Alexander WoodDF George MoorhouseHB Jimmy GallagherHB Raphael TraceyHB Andy AuldFW Jim BrownFW Billy GonsalvesFW Bert PatenaudeFW Tom Florie (c)FW Bart McGheeManager:Robert Millar
GK Modesto DenisDF José MiraccaDF Quiterio OlmedoHB Romildo EtcheverryHB Eusebio DíazHB Francisco AguirreFW Lino NessiFW Diógenes DomínguezFW Aurelio GonzálezFW Delfín Benítez CáceresFW Luis Vargas Peña (c)Manager: José Durand Laguna
Linesmen: Martin Aphesteguy (Uruguay) Anibal Tejada (Uruguay)
Paraguay vs Belgium
GK Pedro BenítezDF Salvador FloresDF Quiterio OlmedoHB Santiago BenítezHB Eusebio DíazHB Tranquilino GarceteFW Aurelio GonzálezFW Delfín Benítez CáceresFW Gerardo RomeroFW Lino NessiFW Luis Vargas Peña (c)Manager: José Durand Laguna
GK Arnold BadjouDF Henri De DekenDF Nic HoydonckxDF Theodore NouwensHB Pierre Braine (c)HB August HellemansFW Ferdinand AdamsFW Gérard DelbekeFW Jan DiddensFW Jacques MoeschalFW Louis VersypManager: Hector Goetinck
Linesmen: José Macías (Argentina) Domingo Lombardi (Uruguay)
See also Belgium at the FIFA World Cup Paraguay at the FIFA World Cup United States at the FIFA World Cup
Notes
References
Match reports