[3] Uruguay successfully "defended" its Olympic gold medal achievement 4–2, coming back from a 2–1 deficit at half-time.

Uruguay manager Alberto Suppici was 31 at the time, and still holds the record for being youngest coach of a FIFA World Cup winning team.

Jules Rimet, president of FIFA, presented Uruguay with the World Cup Trophy, later to be named after him.

[4][full citation needed] The last living player from the final was Argentine striker Francisco Varallo, who died on 30 August 2010 aged 100.

With a minute remaining, Héctor Castro put Uruguay up 4–2, sealing victory in the inaugural World Cup.