History of the World Cup

A "substitute player" scores his first "hat-trick" in the World Cup

Stabile was also crowned the first scorer in the history of the World Cup with 8 goals.

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In 1930, Argentine coach Francesco Olazar chose Guillermo Stabile to be among the "Tango" bench in the first edition of the World Cup finals in Uruguay, but a coincidence led him to snatch the title of the first hat-trick in the history of the tournament, which later contributed to his coronation as the first Top scorer in the history of the World Cup.

The chapters of Stabili's novel began with his joining at the age of nine to Club Sportivo Mitan, where he played for five years during which he knew the secrets of the game, and then moving to Huracan Club, where it was the beginning of his real career, where he played until 1930, when he was chosen by Argentina coach Francisco Olazar, To be among the substitutes for the "Tango" participating in the World Cup in Uruguay.

And with the start of the first Argentine confrontations, the nervousness of striker Ticero in the opening match against Mexico prompted the coach to replace him, and to push Stabile, who did not hesitate to take advantage of the opportunity and show his high capabilities to score three goals. (6-3), in a first step that allowed Stabile to be present in the rest of the matches, and then snatch the title of top scorer in the tournament with eight goals.

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