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Francisco Varallo,age of 100.last surviving player from the first World Cup in 1930,+

Posted: 3 Sep 2010 11:23PM GMT
Classification: Death
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Francisco Varallo,
Francisco Varallo,
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -
Former Argentina footballer
Francisco Varallo, the last surviving player from the first World Cup in 1930, died on Monday at the age of 100. His death in La Plata, Argentina, was confirmed by Argentine club
Varallo played in the final between Uruguay and Argentina in Montevideo, Uruguay - a match that Argentina famously lost 4-2.
He won national titles with Gimnasia in 1929 and with Boca in 1931, 1934 and 1935. He retired as a player in 1940 and worked as a coach with Boca's lower-division teams and coached Gimnasia in 1957-59.
Varallo started all three group games in the 1930 World Cup: a 1-0 victory over France, a 6-3 win against Mexico and 3-1 defeat of Chile. However, he missed the semifinal - a 6-1 victory over the United States - after picking up an injury in the Chile game.
He told FIFA he was doubtful for the final against Uruguay.
"I was a young lad of 20 years of age and I was ready to take on the world," Varallo told FIFA. "I tested the injury on the morning of the final and I felt fine so I decided to play. It was a risk because there were no substitutions back then. But it was worth it. I wasn't going to miss that game for anything in the world."

Argentina led 2-1 at halftime. After that, Varallo said the Argentines were soundly beaten.


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