History of the World Cup

First World Cup goal scored by a player with an amputated hand

Hector Castro scored Uruguay's goal in the opening match of the 1930 World Cup. Archives

The records of the FIFA World Cup abound with many stories that are told before any World Cup, after it remained immortal in history, but the story of the Uruguay national team player, Hector Castro, in the twenties and thirties of the last century, has a special place among the stories of the World Cup since its first edition. In Uruguay 1930 until the World Cup Qatar 2022.

When Castro reached the age of 13, his right hand was amputated with an electric saw that he used to cut some wood, to lose it throughout his life, and he was called "Manco", meaning the owner of one hand.

Everyone thought that Castro's dream of playing football had vanished completely, but he defied this obstacle until he joined Club Nacional in Uruguay, and began working on developing his physical part to be equal to his colleagues, after which his star shone and his biggest dream was realized by joining the Uruguay national team in 1923. .

The "one-handed" opened the goals of the Uruguay national team in the World Cup throughout history, after scoring the first goal for his country in the first edition of the tournament (1930) and was against Peru, in the match that ended with a score of 1-0, to miss the next two matches against Romania ( 4-0), and Yugoslavia (the former) in the semi-finals (6-1).

In the final match, the result indicated that Uruguay advanced over Argentina (3-2), amid intense pressure from the "Tango" team for a tie, but "Manco" scored his country's fourth goal in the (89th) minute to settle matters and lead him to the coronation. The first edition of the World Cup, and proves his name and his story in the history of the game.

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