Group 3 of the 1930 FIFA World Cup began on 14 July 1930 and concluded on 21 July 1930. Uruguay won the group, and advanced to the semi-finals. Romania and Peru failed to advance.

Romania scored early on in their first match against Peru. The score stayed at 1-0 until Peru found an equalizer in the 75th minute. Romania scored 2 late goals to win the match 3-1. Peru were eliminated 1 match later by hosts Uruguay after 1 goal from Hector Castro was enough to win the match. Uruguay dominated the first half of their game against Romania, scoring 4 goals which was enough to send them through to the knockouts.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Uruguay (H)	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5	4	Advance to the knockout stage
2	Romania	2	1	0	1	3	5	−2	2
3	Peru	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	0

Matches

Romania vs Peru

14 July 1930

14:50 UYT (UTC−03:30)

Romania	3–1	Peru
Deșu 1'[1] Stanciu 79'[1] Kovács 89'[1]	Report	De Souza 75'

Estadio Pocitos, Montevideo

Attendance: 2,549

Referee: Alberto Warnken (Chile)

Romania

Peru

GK Ion Lăpușneanu DF Rudolf Bürger DF Adalbert Steiner MF Alfred Eisenbeisser MF Emerich Vogl (c) MF László Raffinsky FW Miklós Kovács FW Adalbert Deșu FW Rudolf Wetzer FW Constantin Stanciu FW Ștefan Barbu Manager: Constantin Rădulescu

GK Juan Valdivieso DF Mario de las Casas DF Alberto Soria MF Plácido Galindo (c)  70' MF Domingo García MF Alberto Denegri FW Julio Lores FW Alejandro Villanueva FW José María Lavalle FW Demetrio Neyra FW Luis de Souza Manager: Francisco Bru

Linesmen: John Langenus (Belgium) Francisco Mateucci (Uruguay)

Uruguay vs Peru

18 July 1930

14:30 UYT (UTC−03:30)

Uruguay	1–0	Peru
Castro 65'	Report

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 57,735

Referee: John Langenus (Belgium)

Uruguay

Peru

GK Enrique Ballestrero DF Domingo Tejera DF José Nasazzi (c) MF José Leandro Andrade MF Lorenzo Fernández MF Álvaro Gestido FW Santos Urdinarán FW Héctor Castro FW Pedro Petrone FW Pedro Cea FW Santos Iriarte Manager: Alberto Suppici

GK Jorge Pardon DF Mario de las Casas DF Antonio Maquilón (c) MF Plácido Galindo MF Alberto Denegri MF Eduardo Astengo FW Julio Lores FW Alejandro Villanueva FW José María Lavalle FW Demetrio Neyra FW Luis de Souza Manager: Francisco Bru

Linesmen: Thomas Balvay (France) Henri Christophe (Belgium)

Uruguay vs Romania

21 July 1930

14:50 UYT (UTC−03:30)

Uruguay	4–0	Romania
Dorado 7' Scarone 26'[1] Anselmo 31' Cea 35'[1]	Report

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 70,022

Referee: Almeida Rêgo (Brazil)

Uruguay

Romania

GK Enrique Ballestrero DF Ernesto Mascheroni DF José Nasazzi (c) MF José Leandro Andrade MF Lorenzo Fernández MF Álvaro Gestido FW Pablo Dorado FW Héctor Scarone FW Peregrino Anselmo FW Pedro Cea FW Santos Iriarte Manager: Alberto Suppici

GK Ion Lăpușneanu DF Rudolf Bürger DF Iosif Czako MF Alfred Eisenbeisser MF Emerich Vogl (c) MF Corneliu Robe FW Miklós Kovács FW Adalbert Deșu FW Rudolf Wetzer FW László Raffinsky FW Ștefan Barbu Manager: Constantin Rădulescu

Linesmen: Alberto Warnken (Chile) Ulises Saucedo (Bolivia)

See also

• Romania at the FIFA World Cup
• Peru at the FIFA World Cup
• Uruguay at the FIFA World Cup

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} This is one of several goals for which the statistical details are disputed. The goalscorers and timings used here are those of FIFA, the official record. Some other sources, such as RSSSF, state a different scorer, timing, or both. See "World Cup 1930 finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 15 August 2010.