1934 FIFA World Cup
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1934 FIFA World Cup Campionato Mondiale di Calcio |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Italy |
Dates | May 27 – June 10 |
Teams | 16 (from 4 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 8 (in 8 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Italy (1st title) |
Second place | Czechoslovakia |
Third place | Germany |
Fourth place | Austria |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 17 |
Goals scored | 70 (4.12 per match) |
Attendance | 358,000 (21,059 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Oldřich Nejedlý (5 goals) |
The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second World Cup staged, and was hosted in Italy from May 27 to June 10. Italy was chosen as hosts by FIFA in October 1932. It was the first World Cup for which teams would have to qualify in order to take part. 32 nations entered the competition, and after qualification, 16 teams participated in the finals tournament. Italy became the second World Cup champions, beating Czechoslovakia in the final, 2-1.
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[edit] Qualification
This World Cup was unique in that the reigning World Cup holders Uruguay declined an invitation to participate as a mark of defiance against the European snub from the previous World Cup in 1930, becoming the only holders not to compete in the following tournament. Another somewhat unique fact is that the hosts, Italy, had to qualify. Since 1938, the hosts have been given an automatic spot in the tournament. The next host to compete in World Cup qualifiers will be South Africa in 2010; although they are assured of a World Cup place as the hosts, they must compete because the African confederation is using its 2010 World Cup qualifiers as the qualifying for the 2010 African Cup of Nations.
Only ten of the 32 entrants, and four of the 16 qualified teams (Brazil, Argentina, United States and Egypt, the first African team to qualify to a World Cup final), were from outside Europe. The last spot in the finals was contested between the United States and Mexico only three days before the start of the tournament in a one-off match in Rome, which the United States won.
[edit] Summary
The tournament was held in knockout format. Eight European teams—Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland—advanced to the quarterfinals.
In the quarterfinals, the first replayed match in the World Cup history took place, after Italy and Spain drew 1-1 after extra time. Italy won the replay 1-0, and then went on to beat Austria in the semifinals by the same score. Meanwhile, Czechoslovakia secured their place in the final by beating Germany 3-1.
The Stadium of the National Fascist Party was the venue for the final. With 70 minutes played, the Czechoslovakians were ahead 1-0. The Italians managed to score before the final whistle, and then added another goal in extra time to be crowned World Cup Winners.
Italian leader Benito Mussolini used the hosting of the World Cup to promote nationalism and his National Fascist Party. There was also controversy regarding refereeing decisions perceived to be in Italy's favour, such as during its win over Spain in the quarter-final (the Swiss referee Rene Mercet was subsequently banned by the Swiss FA on account of his partiality toward the host nation) and the final victory over Czechoslovakia, refereed by Sweden Ivan Eklind. [1]
[edit] Venues
Eight cities hosted the tournament:
- Bologna, Stadio Littoriale
- Florence, Stadio Giovanni Berta
- Genoa, Stadio Luigi Ferraris
- Milan, Stadio San Siro
- Naples, Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli
- Rome, Stadio Nazionale PNF
- Trieste, Stadio Littorio
- Turin, Stadio Benito Mussolini
[edit] Squads
For a list of all squads that appeared in the final tournament, see 1934 FIFA World Cup squads.
[edit] Results
First Round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
27 May - Rome | ||||||||||||||
Italy | 7 | |||||||||||||
31 May – Florence (replayed 1 June) |
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USA | 1 | |||||||||||||
Italy | 1 (1) | |||||||||||||
27 May - Genoa | ||||||||||||||
Spain | 1 (0) | |||||||||||||
Spain | 3 | |||||||||||||
3 June - Milan | ||||||||||||||
Brazil | 1 | |||||||||||||
Italy | 1 | |||||||||||||
27 May - Naples | ||||||||||||||
Austria | 0 | |||||||||||||
Hungary | 4 | |||||||||||||
31 May - Bologna | ||||||||||||||
Egypt | 2 | |||||||||||||
Hungary | 1 | |||||||||||||
27 May - Turin | ||||||||||||||
Austria | 2 | |||||||||||||
Austria (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||||||
10 June – Rome | ||||||||||||||
France | 2 | |||||||||||||
Italy (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||
27 May - Trieste | ||||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | 1 | |||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | 2 | |||||||||||||
31 May - Turin | ||||||||||||||
Romania | 1 | |||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | 3 | |||||||||||||
27 May - Milan | ||||||||||||||
Switzerland | 2 | |||||||||||||
Netherlands | 2 | |||||||||||||
3 June – Rome | ||||||||||||||
Switzerland | 3 | |||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | 3 | |||||||||||||
27 May - Bologna | ||||||||||||||
Germany | 1 | Third place | ||||||||||||
Argentina | 2 | |||||||||||||
31 May - Milan | 7 June - Naples | |||||||||||||
Sweden | 3 | |||||||||||||
Sweden | 1 | Austria | 2 | |||||||||||
27 May - Florence | ||||||||||||||
Germany | 2 | Germany | 3 | |||||||||||
Germany | 5 | |||||||||||||
Belgium | 2 | |||||||||||||
[edit] First round
1934-05-27 16:30 |
Germany | 5 – 2 | Belgium | Stadio Giovanni Berta, Florence Attendance: ~8,000 Referee: Francesco Mattea (Italy) |
Kobierski 25' Siffling 49' Conen 66' 70' 87' |
(Report) | Voorhoof 29' 43' |
1934-05-27 16:30 |
Argentina | 2 – 3 | Sweden | Stadio Littorale, Bologna Attendance: ~15,000 Referee: Eugen Braun (Austria) |
Belis 4' Galateo 48'[2] |
(Report) | Jonasson 9' 67' Kroon 79' |
1934-05-27 16:30 |
Netherlands | 2 – 3 | Switzerland | Stadio San Siro, Milan Attendance: ~40,000 Referee: Ivan Eklind (Sweden) |
Smit 19' Vente 84' |
(Report) | Kielholz 7' 43'[3] Abegglen 69' |
1934-05-27 16:30 |
Czechoslovakia | 2 – 1 | Romania | Stadio Littorio, Trieste Attendance: ~8,000 Referee: Jean Langenus (Belgium) |
Puč 50' Nejedlý 67' |
(Report) | Dobay 11' |
1934-05-27 16:30 |
Austria | 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) | France | Stadio Benito Mussolini, Turin Attendance: ~20,000 Referee: Johannes van Moorsel (Netherlands) |
Sindelar 44' Schall 93' Bican 109' |
(Report) | Nicolas 18' Verriest 116' (pen.)[4] |
1934-05-27 16:30 |
Hungary | 4 – 2 | Egypt | Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli, Naples Attendance: ~12,000 Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina (Italy) |
Teleki 11' Toldi 27'[5] 61' Vincze 53' |
(Report) | Fawzi 31'[6] 39' |
1934-05-27 16:30 |
Brazil | 1 – 3 | Spain | Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa Attendance: ~25,000 Referee: Alfred Birlem (Germany) |
Leônidas 55' | (Report) | Iraragorri 18' (pen.) 25'[7] Lángara 29' |
1934-05-27 16:30 |
Italy | 7 – 1 | USA | Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome Attendance: ~13,000 Referee: Rene Mercet (Switzerland) |
Schiavio 18' 29' 64' Orsi 20' 69' Ferrari 63' Meazza 90'[8] |
(Report) | Donelli 57' |
[edit] Quarter-finals
1934-05-31 16:30 |
Germany | 2 – 1 | Sweden | Stadio San Siro, Milan Attendance: ~15000 Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina (Italy) |
Hohmann 60' 63' | (Report) | Dunker 82' |
1934-05-31 16:30 |
Switzerland | 2 – 3 | Czechoslovakia | Stadio Benito Mussolini, Turin Attendance: ~12000 Referee: Alois Beranek (Austria) |
Kielholz 18' Jaeggi 78' |
(Report) | Svoboda 24' Sobotka 49' Nejedlý 82' |
1934-05-31 16:30 |
Austria | 2 – 1 | Hungary | Stadio Littoriale, Bologna Attendance: ~25000 Referee: Francesco Mattea (Italy) |
Horvath 8' Zischek 51' |
(Report) | Sárosi 60' (pen.) |
1934-05-31 16:30 |
Spain | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Italy | Stadio Giovanni Berta, Florence Attendance: ~35000 Referee: Louis Baert (Belgium) |
Regueiro 30' | (Report) | Ferrari 44' |
Replay:
1934-06-01 16:30 |
Spain | 0 – 1 | Italy | Stadio Giovanni Berta, Florence Attendance: ~45000 Referee: Rene Mercet (Switzerland) |
(Report) | Meazza 11' |
[edit] Semi-finals
1934-06-03 16:30 |
Germany | 1 – 3 | Czechoslovakia | Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome Attendance: ~10000 Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina (Italy) |
Noack 62'[9] | (Report) | Nejedlý 19'[10] 71'[11] 80'[12] |
1934-06-03 16:30 |
Austria | 0 – 1 | Italy | Stadio San Siro, Milan Attendance: ~60000 Referee: Ivan Eklind (Sweden) |
(Report) | Guaita 19' |
[edit] Third place match
1934-06-07 17:30 |
Germany | 3 – 2 | Austria | Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli, Naples Attendance: ~8000 Referee: Albino Carraro (Italy) |
Lehner 1'[13] 42' Conen 27'[14] |
(Report) | Horvath 28'[15] Sesta 54'[16] |
[edit] Final
1934-06-10 17:00 |
Czechoslovakia | 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Italy | Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome Attendance: ~45000 Referee: Ivan Eklind (Sweden) |
Puč 76'[17] | (Report) | Orsi 81' Schiavio 95' |
[edit] Winner
1934 FIFA World Cup Winners |
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Italy First title |
[edit] Scorers
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[edit] Footnotes
- ^ World Cup ITALY 1934 - Anecdotes Goal.com
- ^ RSSSF credits this goal as occurring in the 46th minute.
- ^ RSSSF credits this goal as occurring in the 29th minute.
- ^ RSSSF credits this penalty as occurring in the 118th minute.
- ^ RSSSF credits this goal as occurring in the 31st minute.
- ^ RSSSF credits this goal as occurring in the 35th minute.
- ^ RSSSF credits this goal to Isidro Lángara.
- ^ RSSSF credits this goal as occurring in the 89th minute.
- ^ RSSSF credits this goal as occurring in the 59th minute.
- ^ RSSSF credits this goal as occurring in the 21st minute.
- ^ FIFA initially credits this goal to Rudolf Krčil, but changed it to Nejedlý in 2006 [1]. RSSSF credits this goal as occurring in the 69th minute.
- ^ RSSSF credits this goal as occurring in the 81st minute.
- ^ RSSSF credits this goal as occurring in the 4th minute
- ^ RSSSF credits this goal as occurring in the 29th minute.
- ^ RSSSF credits this goal as occurring in the 30th minute.
- ^ RSSSF credits this goal as occurring in the 55th minute.
- ^ RSSSF credits this goal as occurring in the 71st minute.
[edit] External links
- FIFA page for Italy 1934
- Details at RSSSF; note that they often disagree with FIFA on goal scorers and times
- History of the World Cup-1934
Uruguay 1930 | Italy 1934 | France 1938 | Brazil 1950 | Switzerland 1954 | Sweden 1958 | Chile 1962 | England 1966 | Mexico 1970 | West Germany 1974 | Argentina 1978 | Spain 1982 | Mexico 1986 | Italy 1990 | United States 1994 | France 1998 | Korea/Japan 2002 | Germany 2006 | South Africa 2010 | Brazil 2014 | 2018 |
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