Football At VIII Summer Olympics

The victorious Uruguay Olympics team complete a lap of honour after beating Switzerland 3-0 in the final of the men's football tournament of the 1924 Summer Olympics, held at the Stade Olympique de Colombes in Paris, France, 9th June 1924. The Uruguay starting XI comprised Uruguayan footballer Pedro Cea (1900-1970), Uruguayan footballer Jose Vidal (1896-1974), Uruguayan footballer Angel Romano (1893-1972), Uruguayan footballer Hector Scarone (1898-1967), Uruguayan footballer Jose Nasazzi (1901-1968), Uruguayan footballer Andres Mazali (1902-1975), Uruguayan footballer Antonio Urdinaran (1898-1961), Uruguayan footballer Alfredo Ghierra (1891-1973), Uruguayan footballer Pedro Petrone (1905-1964), Uruguayan footballer Jose Leandro Andrade (1901-1957), and Uruguayan footballer Humberto Tomasina (1898-1981). (Photo by Bob Thomas/Popperfoto/Getty Images)