Sunday 18 October 2015

La Stampa's (Italy) coverage of the 1930 World Cup

While the vast majority of the European press took little interest in the first World Cup, publishing just a few lines on the events taking place in Uruguay, there were exceptions. Turin based daily journal La Stampa, regularly kept its readers informed. It didn't send a correspondent but relied on cablegram dispatches, listing the Buenos Aries based Agencia Americana (A.A.) in some of its reports.

13 July 1930 - France v Mexico (Group 1) / United States v Belgium (Group 4).

14 July 1930, p.5

14 July 1930 - Romania v Peru (Group 3) / Yugoslavia v Brazil (Group 2)

15 July 1930, p.5

15 July 1930 - Argentina v France (Group 1)

16 July 1930, p.5

16 July 1930 - Chile v Mexico (Group 1)

17 July 1930, p.5


17 July 1930 - Yugoslavia v Bolivia (Group 2) / United States v Paraguay (Group 4)


18 July 1930, p.7

18 July 1930 - Uruguay v Peru (Group 3) / Opening of the Centenario Stadium (Centenary day celebrations)

19 July 1930, p.2


19 July 1930 - Chile v France (Group 1) / Argentina v Mexico (Group 1)

20 July 1930, p.7

20 July 1930 - Brazil v Bolivia (Group 2) / Paraguay v Belgium (Group 4)

21 July 1930, p.5

21 July 1930 - Uruguay v Romania (Group 3)

22 July 1930, p.5

22 July 1930 - Argentina v Chile (Group 1)

23 July 1930, p.7


26 July 1930 - Argentina v United States (Semi-final)

27 July 1930, p.5

27 July 1930 - Uruguay v Yugoslavia (Semi-final)

28 July 1930, p.5

30 July 1930 - Uruguay v Argentina (Final)

31 July 1930, p.5

 The aftermath in Buenos Aires.
1 August 1930, p.5

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