) The building on the site of Estadio Pocitos | |
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| Location | Montevideo, Uruguay |
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| Coordinates | 34°54′18″S 56°9′22″W / 34.90500°S 56.15611°W |
| Capacity | 1,000 |
| Field size | 109 x 75 m |
| Surface | grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | November 6, 1921 |
| Demolished | 1940 |
| Tenants | |
| Peñarol (1921–1933) | |
Estadio Pocitos was a multi-use stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay. This stadium was mainly used for football matches of the owner club Peñarol from 1921 to 1933. It was demolished later in the 1930s because Peñarol started to play in the Estadio Centenario as its home field, and additionally due to the increasing urbanisation of Montevideo. The first FIFA World Cup goal was scored in this stadium by the French player Laurent. The game was France against Mexico and was one of the two games that opened the World Cup, the other being held at the same time in Parque Central.
This stadium was one of the first soccer stadiums to include elliptical stands, taken from the model of the ancient Greek theatre. It has been said that the Estadio Centenario was planned to be a "giant version" of this stadium. This stadium is included in a German book of the 40 most influential stadiums in history.
The 1930 FIFA World Cup
During the 1930 FIFA World Cup, the stadium hosted two group matches:
Group A match
.svg.png){kind=small} France | 4–1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Mexico |
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| Lucien Laurent 19' Marcel Langiller 40' André Maschinot 43', 87' | Juan Carreño Sandoval 70' |
Group C match
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External links
| Preceded by - | FIFA World Cup Opening Match Venue 1930 | Succeeded by All venues used for the 1934 FIFA World Cup, matches on the first day were all played at the same time |