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The Estadio Gran Parque Central, popularly known as Parque Central, is the stadium of Club Nacional de Football. It is located in Montevideo, Uruguay, near Nacional headquarters (exactly between the streets Carlos Anaya, Jaime Cibils, General Urquiza and Comandante Braga), in the La Blanqueada neighbourhood. In this field, Nacional plays its home games. The first Football World Cup was staged in 1930. ...
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Club Nacional de Football is a traditional uruguayan football club from Montevideo, founded in May 14, 1899, (by the fusion of the Uruguay Athletic and Montevideo Football Club) that plays in the Uruguayan First Division. ...
Club Nacional de Football is a traditional uruguayan football club from Montevideo, founded in May 14, 1899, (by the fusion of the Uruguay Athletic and Montevideo Football Club) that plays in the Uruguayan First Division. ...
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This stadium was one of the venues of the 1930 FIFA World Cup, and it´s the ground in which the first match in the history of the FIFA World Cup was played (when in group D the United States defeated Belgium 3-0 on July 13th, 1930). This historical fact was remembered by FIFA in two opportunities: 1987 and 2005. [1]. The first Football World Cup was staged in 1930. ...
1990 copy of the World Cup Trophy awarded to West Germany. ...
The stadium has four main stands: Tribuna José María Delgado (North), Tribuna Atilio García (South), Talud Abdón Porte (West), Talud Héctor Scarone (East), named after famous Nacional players (like Atilio García, Abdón Porte and Héctor Scarone) and a chairman of the club (José María Delgado). Héctor Pedro Scarone (December 24, 1898 - April 4, 1967) is a former Uruguayan football (soccer) player, the all-time leading scorer for the Uruguayan national team. ...
History
The Estadio Gran Parque Central is one of the most important landmarks in the history of Uruguay, not only because of its relevance in sports, but also for its bonds with the richest history of uruguayans and their national, patriotic feelings.
Before the existence of Parque Central as a sports ground, in the exact same location (which used to be known as "Chacra de la Paraguaya"), Uruguay´s national hero José Artigas was named Jefe de los Orientales (leader of the uruguayan people) in 1811. José Gervasio Artigas (June 19, 1764 - September 23, 1850) was a national hero of Uruguay and is sometimes called the father of Uruguayan independence. // His life Artigas was born in Montevideo in the Spanish colony of Banda Oriental which later become the republic of Uruguay. ...
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This fact testifies the undeniable relationship between Nacional and the tradition of Uruguay.
The beginnings The Parque Central was opened for the practice of sports in 1900, and it was immediately given to Club Nacional de Football. From that year until now, the Estadio Gran Parque Central has witnessed several championships won by Nacional (the last one in 2005) and Uruguay national football team. First International Uruguay 2 - 3 Argentina (Montevideo, Uruguay; 16 May 1901) Largest win Uruguay 9 - 0 Bolivia (Lima, Peru; 9 November 1927) Worst defeat Uruguay 0 - 6 Argentina (Montevideo, Uruguay; 20 July 1902) World Cup Appearances 10 (First in 1930) Best result Winners, 1930 and 1950 Copa América Appearances...
Many parts of the stadium remain unchanged since 1900, like the old "Molino" located behind the Tribuna Atilio García stand, although the actual pitch is different from the one of the beginning of the past century.
Until 1930, the Parque Central was the main sports venue in Uruguay. It was only with the building of the Estadio Centenario that Nacional´s stadium was superated. Estadio Centenario in Montevideo was a host stadium of the 1930 World Cup. ...
The 1930 FIFA World Cup During the 1930 FIFA World Cup, the stadium hosted 6 group matches: The first Football World Cup was staged in 1930. ...
Group D match The first Football World Cup was staged in 1930. ...
Group B match July 13 is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ...
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The first Football World Cup was staged in 1930. ...
July 14, 1930
12:45 |
 Yugoslavia | 2–1 |
 Brazil | Montevideo, Parque Central
Attendance: ~20000
Referee: Tejada (Uruguay) | Aleksandar Tirnanić 21'
Ivan Beck 30' | | João Coelho Neto "Preguinho" 62' | Group A match July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ...
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First international Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia (Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920) Last International Netherlands 2 - 0 Yugoslavia (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 25 March 1992) Largest win Yugoslavia 10 - 1 India (Helsinki, Finland; 15 July 1952) Yugoslavia 9 - 0 Zaire (Gelsenkirchen, Germany; 18 June 1974) Worst defeat Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia (Antwerp, Belgium...
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The first Football World Cup was staged in 1930. ...
Group A match July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 169 days remaining. ...
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July 16, 1930
14:45 |
 Mexico | 0–3 |
 Chile | Montevideo, Parque Central
Attendance: ~7000
Referee: Christophe (Belgium) | | | | Carlos Vidal Lepe 3', 65'
Manuel Rosas Sánchez 52' (og) | Group B match July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ...
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July 17, 1930
12:45 | |
Yugoslavia | 4–0 |
 Bolivia | Montevideo, Parque Central
Attendance: ~20000
Referee: Matteucci (Uruguay) | Ivan Beck 60', 67'
Blagoje Marjanović 65'
Djordje Vujadinović 86' | | | Group D match July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ...
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First international Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia (Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920) Last International Netherlands 2 - 0 Yugoslavia (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 25 March 1992) Largest win Yugoslavia 10 - 1 India (Helsinki, Finland; 15 July 1952) Yugoslavia 9 - 0 Zaire (Gelsenkirchen, Germany; 18 June 1974) Worst defeat Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia (Antwerp, Belgium...
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The first Football World Cup was staged in 1930. ...
July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ...
1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...
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Bertram Patenaude (born November 4, 1909 in Fall River, Massachusetts; died November 4, 1974 in Fall River) is an American soccer player, the scorer of the first hat-trick in World Cup history. ...
Remodelations In 1944, the first remodelation of the Estadio Gran Parque Central was made, with improvements of the pitch and the four stands.
Thirty years later, the Parque Central was remodelated once again (due to a fire that destroyed part of the stadium), adding more seats in the main stand, Tribuna José María Delgado.
Present situation In 2005, with the efforts of Nacional fans and the selling of modern special seats in the Tribuna José María Delgado stand, the Estadio Gran Parque Central was remodelated for the last time. The aim of this remodelation was to reach football international standards, allowing Nacional to play home games in its own legendary stadium, for the Uruguayan Championship and the Libertadores Cup. The Copa Libertadores de América (Liberators of the Americas Cup) is an international football cup competition played annually by the top clubs of South America. ...
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