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The match was Uruguay's first appearance in the South American Championship (now Copa América), ending in a 4-0 victory over Chile in Buenos Aires.

In the aftermath, Chile lodged a protest, claiming that Black Uruguayan players Isabelino Gradín and Juan Delgado were "illegal African players" and therefore ineligible to represent Uruguay. CONMEBOL swiftly rejected the complaint.

The incident is remembered as one of international football's earliest racial controversies and an early example of Black players representing a national team at the highest level of international competition.

The match was Uruguay's first appearance in the South American Championship (now Copa América), ending in a 4-0 victory over Chile in Buenos Aires.

In the aftermath, Chile lodged a protest, claiming that Black Uruguayan players Isabelino Gradín and Juan Delgado were "illegal African players" and therefore ineligible to represent Uruguay. CONMEBOL swiftly rejected the complaint.

The incident is remembered as one of international football's earliest racial controversies and an early example of Black players representing a national team at the highest level of international competition.

So this was the reigning World Cup winners vs. the reigning Olympic champions, in a rain soaked classic in Switzerland that's still considered one of the most emotional semifinals of all-time.

Trailing 2-0 with 15 minutes left, Uruguay scored twice through Juan Hohberg in the 75th and 86th minutes to force extra time.

Hohberg reportedly collapsed from heart failure after his equaliser and had to be revived. Not only that, but he played the entirety of extra-time. Hungary eventually won 4-2, but the semifinal became known as the original "Match of the Century" and remains one of the most dramatic games in World Cup history.

Footage of all six goals is linked below:
https://x.com/UruguayFootENG/status/2072032423169474812

The US is in prime position to climb this table.

It's a huge moment to join this list.

No paywall this time. I've uploaded the images directly. Top 5 according to the Washington Post:

1. Uruguay (Home)
2. Spain (Away)
3. Germany (Home)
4. South Africa (Away)
5. Curaçao (Away)

The rest are uploaded in the images section.

Source (Paywall): https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/interactive/2026/06/16/11-best-world-cup-2026-kits/

Although Pelé never touched the ball, his move around Mazurkiewicz in the semifinal has been replayed for generations and remains one of football's greatest near-goals. The story became even better afterward. For years, Mazurkiewicz jokingly reminded Pelé that, despite everything, he had still managed to stop him from scoring.

I mean similar to Destroy All Monsters or even Final Wars? Both of those films felt like celebrations of their respective eras and brought together a huge cast of kaiju. I wonder if Legendary might eventually do something similar, not necessarily because the series is ending, but simply as a way to cap off this chapter of Godzilla with one massive event film.

Over the last few years, I've been collecting photographs, articles and historical documents related to Uruguayan football and recently put them together into a bilingual website in English and Spanish.

The site covers World Cups, Copa América tournaments, qualifiers and other international competitions, with archives spanning more than a century.

Hopefully some fellow football history enthusiasts will enjoy exploring it.

www.uruguayfootballhistory.com

Does anyone hold this soundtrack in high regard? I honestly think David Wise's soundtrack for DKC 2 might still be one of the greatest video game score ever composed, even decades later. It's unbelievable what he managed to accomplish on the Super Nintendo.

And, honestly, I don't think it's just nostalgia, as I've gotten really good feedback from people of all ages.

I still think the Osaka battle in Godzilla vs Biollante is one the most impressive sequences of the entire Heisei era. The rematch with Super X2 has stunning miniatures and I love how involved the human side is, with soldiers firing rockets inside the buildings. The sets are even better than in Godzilla '85, and the whole battle is beautifully lit at night, with the orange fire framing everyhting.

Does anyone else feel Biollante was the peak of that era in that regard?

Hace 98 años, las dos grandes selecciones del Río de la Plata se enfrentaron en la final olímpica de desempate disputada en Ámsterdam. El interés por el partido fue enorme, con alrededor de 250.000 solicitudes de entradas procedentes de toda Europa.

Con un gol decisivo de Héctor Scarone, Uruguay se impuso por 2-1, en un encuentro que confirmó el dominio sudamericano y que contribuyó directamente a que la primera Copa del Mundo se disputara en Montevideo en 1930.

Hace 98 años, Uruguay derrotó 2-1 a Argentina en la final olímpica de desempate disputada en Ámsterdam. El interés por el partido fue enorme, con alrededor de 250.000 solicitudes de entradas procedentes de toda Europa.

Con un gol decisivo de Héctor Scarone, la Celeste retuvo el título mundial conquistado en París cuatro años antes, en uno de los momentos más importantes de la historia del fútbol sudamericano y un antecedente directo para que Uruguay fuera elegido como sede de la primera Copa del Mundo de 1930.

98 years ago today, Uruguay beat Argentina 2-1 in the replayed Olympic final in Amsterdam. Interest in the match was so great that newspapers reported around 250,000 ticket requests from across Europe. Héctor Scarone scored the winner as La Celeste retained the world title won in Paris four years earlier, in what became one of the defining moments in South American football history and helped pave the way for Uruguay to host the inaugural World Cup in 1930.

Hace 98 años, Uruguay derrotó 2-1 a Argentina en la final olímpica de desempate disputada en Ámsterdam. El interés por el partido fue enorme, con alrededor de 250.000 solicitudes de entradas procedentes de toda Europa.

Con un gol decisivo de Héctor Scarone, la Celeste retuvo el título mundial conquistado en París cuatro años antes, en uno de los momentos más importantes de la historia del fútbol sudamericano y un antecedente directo para que Uruguay fuera elegido como sede de la primera Copa del Mundo de 1930.