Francisco "Pancho" Varallo (born February 5, 1910 in La Plata, Argentina) was a football player for Argentina and is the last survivor of the first World Cup Final, which took place in Montevideo, Uruguay on July 30, 1930. February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... La Plata is the capital city of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Football World Cup (official name: FIFA World Cup) is the most important competition in international football (soccer). ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... July 30 is the 211th day (212th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 154 days remaining. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

Early in his career, Varallo was given the name Cañoncito (Little Cannon). Although not technically gifted, Varallo had an exceptional shooting ability.

At the age of eighteen, Varallo had a trial with Estudiantes of the city La Plata, but, despite scoring eleven goals in three games for the club, the directors of 12 de Octubre, where Varallo was playing, all supported their crosstown rivals Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata and so he joined them, rather than Estudiantes. He played for Gimnasia between 1928 and 1930, making his debut in a Third Division game and scoring all nine goals in 9-1 victory. A week alter, he was playing in the First Division. He won the Amateur League Championship with them in 1929. Estudiantes de La Plata is a sports club in La Plata, Buenos Aires province, Argentina, with a history of achievement in professional football. ... La Plata is the capital city of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... 12 de Octubre is a football (soccer) club from Itaugua, Paraguay; founded in 1914. ... Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata is a sports club in La Plata, Buenos Aires province, Argentina, mostly known for its successful basketball team of the 1970s and 1980s and for its professional football team. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

After the 1930 World Cup, he was bought by Boca Juniors and he played for them between 1931 and 1939, becoming the club's top goal-scorer of all time, with 181 goals in just 209 matches in his eight years at the club. He also won the Professional League with Boca in 1931, 1934 and 1935 as well as coming second in that tournament in 1933 (when he was the league's top goalscorer with thirty four goals). Qualifying countries The first Football World Cup was staged in 1930. ... Club Atlético Boca Juniors is the one of the most popular Argentine sports clubs, best known for its football team. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Varallo was also an integral part of the Argentina team that won the South American Championship in 1937, as he scored three goals at the tournament, including both goals in a 2-1 win over Chile. In 1938, he was only able to play one game because of a bad knee injury and, although he played more frequently the next year, he retired in 1940, aged 30. The fourteenth edition of the South American Championship (currently named Copa América) was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from December 27, 1936 to February 1, 1937. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ...

Despite considerable success in his career, it is his place as a runner-up in that inaugural World Cup more than seventy years ago for which he is most famous. He has become even more well-known since he has outlived all twenty one other players from that Final. In 1994, Varallo was awarded with the FIFA Order of Merit for contributions to football, the first one ever to be handled. The FIFA Order of Merit is the highest honour awarded by FIFA. The award is presented at the annual FIFA congress. ...

External links

• FIFA.com: The Sole Survivor
• Francisco Varallo in Boca Juniors (Spanish)