Four Weeks in Montevideo: The Story of World Cup 1930 Book

THE STORY OF THE 1930 WORLD CUP. Hosted by Uruguay, the tournament has gone down in history for being the first and most unique World Cup. Only 13 nations entered. The coach of Chile arrived with a criminal record. Jules Rimet, the Fifa president, travelled across the Atlantic by boat - with the World Cup trophy hidden in his briefcase. Also joining him on the journey were the teams of France, Romania and Belgium. The United States were the revelation of the tournament, reaching the semi-finals and fostering friendship with their wit and endearingly unsophisticated playing style. But by the end, the final was between the best two teams in the tournament: Uruguay and Argentina. And that was when Luisito Monti, the Argentina centre half, endured the death threats that would change the course of the match. THE FULL STORY OF EVERY MATCH, EVERY PLAYER, EVERY DELEGATE, EVERY ANECDOTE . . . right up to when John Langenus, the referee, blew the final whistle to end the tournament, ran out of the stadium with security guards, and on to the boat bound for Rio de Janeiro. As an encore, the book also tells the shocking story of why two stars of the tournament were executed.Read More