1930 FIFA World Cup Group 1
[5][6] France had been reluctant to enter but had been persuaded by FIFA president Jules Rimet, a Frenchman, to participate, although coach Gaston Barreau and leading player Manuel Anatol both refused to travel.
Linesmen: Henri Christophe (Belgium) Almeida Rêgo (Brazil) Unusually, France played their next match 48 hours later, this time meeting Argentina in their opponent's first game.
The French players immediately accosted the referee but it took several minutes for order to be restored as mounted police tried to clear celebrating Uruguyan and Argentine fans from the pitch and Roberto Cherro received treatment after fainting.
[16] Carlos Vidal gave Chile an early advantage, scoring a low shot into the bottom corner of the net from 12 yards after only four minutes following a headed layoff by Eberardo Villalobos.
The Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional noted that the Mexicans had surprised the Chilean side prompting manager György Orth to reorganise his team and berate his forwards.
[17] Early in the second half, Chile extended their lead when Mexican defender Manuel Rosas became the first player to score an own goal in the World Cup when he inadvertently headed the ball into his own net.
Linesmen: Martin Aphesteguy (Uruguay) John Langenus (Belgium) This was the first ever meeting between the two sides,[19] and served as the first part of a doubleheader at the recently completed Estadio Centenario, the centrepiece stadium for the competition which had been delayed due to construction issues.
[20] Chile started the stronger of the two sides, forcing several saves from Thépot in the French goal, and were awarded a penalty in the first half, the first in World Cup history.
France's best chance of the half came from an error by Chilean defender Guillermo Riveros but his goalkeeper Roberto Cortés managed to recover the ball from the oncoming attackers to end the danger.
Linesmen: Domingo Lombardi (Uruguay) Almeida Rêgo (Brazil) This was the first ever meeting between the two sides and served as the second part of the double header after the France against Chile match played earlier in the day.
[20][21] With captain Manuel Ferreira having returned home to sit a law exam, Guillermo Stábile was selected in attack for Argentina to make his international debut.
[20] Some sources have stated that Paternoster, disagreeing with the decision to award a penalty and in the spirit of fair play, deliberately hit the ball weakly to Bonfiglio.
While the referee, also conceding his decision to award the penalty was incorrect, deliberately extended his stride to measure the distance for the spot kick, leaving Paternoster four yards further away than required.
[22] Mexico pulled a goal back shortly before half-time; Manuel Rosas became the first person to score a penalty at a World Cup when he converted his effort.
[20] Mexico were awarded a second penalty in the 72nd minute, Rosas' initial effort was saved by Ángel Bossio, deputising as captain in Ferreira's absence, in the Argentine goal but he always able to convert the rebound.
Linesmen: Gualberto Alonso (Uruguay) Costel Rădulescu (Romania) This was the 18th meeting between the two sides in international competition, with Chile having never beaten Argentina in their previous fixtures.
The brawl quickly spread to the rest of the teams, with Langenus noting "All at once, every Argentinian player seemed to throw themselves upon the nearest Chilean and engage in 11 separate boxing matches".
Linesmen: Henri Christophe (Belgium) Ulises Saucedo (Bolivia) Argentina's three victories saw them finish top of Group 1 with six points, advancing them to the semi-finals.
