It was also the only one to be played entirely in one city, with all matches in the capital Montevideo.
Just 13 countries entered, including only four from Europe, with powerhouses like Italy, Germany and Hungary choosing not to make the journey.
Of the European nations who did travel, Yugoslavia gave the best showing, but despite taking an early lead in their semi final against the host nation, they went on to lose 6-1.
Argentina won the other semi final by the same scoreline against USA, taking them into the first ever World Cup final on July 30th 1930.
Uruguay had been favourites to win the tournament right from the start, but found themselves 2-1 down at half time in the final, before recovering to win 4-2 and become the first recipients of the Jules Rimet Trophy.
