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TheOlympicFootballTournamentbecamemorethanjustaneasternhemispherecompetitionwhenaSouthAmericansidemadeamemorabledebutthe
marvellouslytalentedandskilfulUruguay.
Internationalfootballwouldneverbethesame,fortheverybestofreasons.Uruguay,anunknownquantityinternationally,quicklyturnedintothesensationofthe
tournament,rollingoverYugoslaviaintheirfirstgame,70,asthealwaysdangerousPedroCeaandPedroPetroneconnectedfortwogoalsapiece.
LegendarymidfielderJoseLeandroAndrade,thefirstplayernicknamedtheBlackPearl(theincomparablePelewasthesecond),mastermindedtheattack.He
usedhissuperiorplaymakingskillstopropeltheUruguayansintothefinalagainstSwitzerlandwithvictoriesovertheUnitedStates,30(behindtwogoalsfrom
PetroneandonefromScarone),France,51,andtheNetherlandsinthesemifinals,21.Gettingtherewashalfthefun.
Afterlosinginthesemifinals,theNetherlandsprotestedtherulingofapenaltykickthatturnedouttobethewinninggoal.TheDutchlostthatround,butthen
UruguayprotestedagainsttheOlympicCommittee'sselectionofaDutchrefereeforthefinal.ToappeasetheSouthAmericans,thecommitteepulledthenameof
afinalrefereeoutofahatandpickedoutaFrenchman,MarcelSlawick.
Intheothersemifinal,SwitzerlandturnedbackSweden,21,withtwogoalsbyMaxAbegglen,butwasalmostknockedoutofthecompetitionoveralackof
finances.TheSwisstrainticketwasvalidonlytendaysandtheirmoneyhadrunout.Anappealbyanewspaper,'Sport',broughtintheneededfunds.Butthe
moneycouldnotbuyhappinessoratitle,asthefabulousUruguayanstooka10halftimeleadandrolledtoa30triumphandthegoldmedalinfrontof40,522
fansintheColombesStadium,whileanother10,000wereturnedaway.PetronescoredinthefirsthalfandCeaandAngelRomanointhefinal45minutes.Sweden
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neededareplayoftheirthirdplacematchtoearnthebronzemedal.Afterplayingtoa11drawwiththeDutch,theSwedesrecordeda31triumph,builtonSven
Rydell'stwogoals.

QuickFacts
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Teams:22
When:25May1924to09June1924
Final:09June1924
Matches:24

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GoalsScored:96(average4.0permatch)
Attendance:249956(average10414)
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