*Incredible Lot* Never Seen Official FIFA World Cup 1930 Uruguay Postcard that illustrates the Opening Ceremony of the World Cup with USA Delegation and Centenary Stadium Tribune *Officialy Stamped in 1932*

This POSTCARD illustrates some of the delegations including Team USA and others in the opening ceremony and incredible photo of the fans and stadium tribune!

It was stamped in 1932 by Uruguay Post Office traveling to Argentina-

Hosts Uruguay was in a group with Peru and Romania. The opening match in this group saw the first player expulsion from the competition when Plácido Galindo of Peru was sent off against Romania. The Romanians made their man advantage pay; their 3–1 win included two late goals and the fastest goal of the tournament; Adalbert De?u opened the scoring after just 50 seconds.This match had the smallest crowd of any in World Cup history. The official attendance was 2,459, but the actual figure is generally accepted to be around 300.


Due to construction delays at Estadio Centenario, Uruguay's first match was not played until five days into the tournament. The first to be held at the Centenario, it was preceded by a ceremony in honour of the Uruguayan centenary celebrations. 

he Uruguayan team spent the four weeks preceding the match in a training camp, at which strict discipline was exercised. Goalkeeper Andrés Mazali was dropped from the squad for breaking a curfew to visit his wife.[41] One hundred years from the day of the creation of Uruguay's first constitution, the hosts won a tight match against Peru.[42] The result was viewed as a poor performance by the Uruguayan press.[43] performance of the Peruvian goalkeeper Jorge Pardon drew particular praise from neutral observers.[41] Uruguay subsequently defeated Romania with ease, scoring four first-half goals to win 4–0.

Post Card Size: Long 14cm x 9cm