Thomas Balvay Thomas Balvay Thomas Balvay (2 February 1888 – 15 July 1945) was a football referee in the 1920s and 1930s and one of four European referees who participated in the first FIFA World Cup in 1930 in Uruguay. He was the only match official from France at the tournament. He had been an international referee since 1922 and twice refereed the Coupe de France (in 1926 and 1928). He travelled to Uruguay on the SS "Conte Verde", which also took Jules Rimet and the French, Belgian, Romanian and Brazilian teams to the first World Cup; picking up the teams en
1930 Norwegian Football Cup 1930 Norwegian Football Cup The 1930 Norwegian Football Cup was the 29th season of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. The tournament was open for all members of NFF, except those from Northern Norway. The final was played at Brann Stadion in Bergen on 19 October 1930, and was contested by the last year's losing finalist Ørn and Drammens BK, who played their first and only final. Ørn, who played in their fifth consecutive final, won the final 4-2, and secured their third title in five years, and fourth title in total. Aalesund - Selbak 6-3 Brage - Ranheim 3-0