1938 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 1)

Main article: 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification
See also: 1938 FIFA World Cup

The four teams in this group would play against each other once. The group winner and runner-up would qualify for the third FIFA World Cup held in France.

Contents

Group 1

Final table Home Away
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1.  Germany 3 3 0 0 11 1 6 X 5:0 4:1 2:0 2 2 0 0 9 1 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 2
2.  Sweden 3 2 0 1 11 7 4 0:5 X 7:2 4:0 2 2 0 0 11 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 5 0
3.  Estonia 3 1 0 2 4 11 2 1:4 2:7 X 1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 4 11 2
4.  Finland 3 0 0 3 0 7 0 0:2 0:4 0:1 X 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 0

Matches

Sweden vs Finland

Sweden 4 — 0
(final score after 90 minutes)		 Finland
Manager: Carl Linde

Team:
01 - GK - Gustav Sjöberg
02 - DF - Valter Lundgren
03 - DF - Olle Källgren
04 - MF - Kurt Svanström
05 - MF - Gunnar Löfgren
06 - MF - Ernst Andersson (capt.)
07 - FW - Gustaf Josefsson
08 - FW - Erik Persson
09 - FW - Olle Zetherlund
10 - FW - Lennart Bunke
11 - FW - Axel Nilsson

Substitutes:

none

Scorers:
1-0 Lennart Bunke (60')
2-0 Erik Persson (65')
3-0 Kurt Svanström (70')
4-0 Lennart Bunke (81')

Half-time:
0-0

Competition:
World Cup qualifier 1938
(Group 1)

Date:
Wednesday
16 June 1937

Kick off:
?

Venue:
Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm

Attendance:
19554

Referee:
Kolbjørn Dæhlen  NOR

Assistants:
?

Match rules:
90 minutes
No substitutes

 Manager: Ferdinand Fabra

Team:
01 - GK - Paavo Salminen
02 - DF - Frans Karjagin
03 - DF - Ragnar Lindbäck
04 - MF - Eino Lahti
05 - MF - Kaarlo Oksanen (capt.)
06 - MF - Eino Kilpi
07 - FW - Lauri Taipale
08 - FW - Kurt Weckström
09 - FW - Aatos Lehtonen
10 - FW - Sulo Salo
11 - FW - Yrjö Kylmälä

Substitutes:

none

Scorers:
-

Sweden vs Estonia

Sweden 7 — 2
(final score after 90 minutes)		 Estonia
Manager: Carl Linde

Team:
01 - GK - Gustav Sjöberg
02 - DF - Valter Lundgren
03 - DF - Olle Källgren
04 - MF - Erik Almgren
05 - MF - Gunnar Löfgren
06 - MF - Kurt Svanström
07 - FW - Gustaf Josefsson
08 - FW - Sven Jonasson
09 - FW - Bertil Ericsson
10 - FW - Lennart Bunke (capt.)
11 - FW - Gustav Wetterström

Substitutes:

none

Scorers:
1-2 Gustaf Josefsson (7')
2-2 Lennart Bunke (40')
3-2 Gustaf Josefsson (41')
4-2 Sven Jonasson (49', pen.)
5-2 Gustav Wetterström (73')
6-2 Gustav Wetterström (77')
7-2 Gustav Wetterström (84')

Half-time:
3-2

Competition:
World Cup qualifier 1938
(Group 1)

Date:
Sunday
20 June 1937

Kick off:
?

Venue:
Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm

Attendance:
18270

Referee:
Otto Remke  DEN

Assistants:
?

Match rules:
90 minutes
No substitutes

 Manager: Bernhard Rein

Team:
01 - GK - Evald Tipner (capt.)
02 - DF - Voldemar Peterson
03 - DF - Valter Neeris
04 - MF - Karl-Rudolf Sillak
05 - MF - Egon Parbo
06 - MF - Helmuth Räästas
07 - FW - Georg Siimenson
08 - FW - Heinrich Uukkivi
09 - FW - Richard Kuremaa
10 - FW - Julius Kaljo
11 - FW - Leonhard Kass

Substitutes:

none

Scorers:
0-1 Georg Siimenson (2')
0-2 Heinrich Uukkivi (3')

Finland vs Germany

Finland 0 — 2
(final score after 90 minutes)		 Germany
Manager: Ferdinand Fabra

Team:
01 - GK - Viljo Halme
02 - DF - Frans Karjagin
03 - DF - Ragnar Lindbäck
04 - MF - Eino Lahti
05 - MF - Kaarlo Oksanen (capt.)
06 - MF - Eino Kilpi
07 - FW - Lauri Taipale
08 - FW - Kurt Weckström
09 - FW - Pentti Larvo
10 - FW - Ernst Grönlund
11 - FW - Nuutti Lintamo

Substitutes:

none

Scorers:
-

Half-time:
0-1

Competition:
World Cup qualifier 1938
(Group 1)

Date:
Tuesday
29 June 1937

Kick off:
?

Venue:
Pallokenttä, Helsinki

Attendance:
6619

Referee:
Otto Remke  DEN

Assistants:
?

Match rules:
90 minutes
No substitutes

 Manager: Sepp Herberger

Team:
01 - GK - Hans Jakob
02 - DF - Paul Janes
03 - DF - Reinhold Münzenberg
04 - MF - Andreas Kupfer
05 - MF - Ludwig Goldbrunner
06 - MF - Albin Kitzinger
07 - FW - Ernst Lehner
08 - FW - Rudolf Gellesch
09 - FW - Otto Siffling
10 - FW - Fritz Szepan (capt.)
11 - FW - Adolf Urban

Substitutes:

none

Scorers:
0-1 Ernst Lehner (6')
0-2 Adolf Urban (60')

Finland vs Estonia

Finland 0 — 1
(final score after 90 minutes)		 Estonia
Manager: Ferdinand Fabra

Team:
01 - GK - Viljo Halme
02 - DF - Frans Karjagin
03 - DF - Kaarlo Oksanen
04 - MF - William Kanerva
05 - MF - Jarl Malmgren (capt.)
06 - MF - Eino Lahti
07 - FW - Paavo Virtanen
08 - FW - Kurt Weckström
09 - FW - Aatos Lehtonen
10 - FW - Sulo Salo
11 - FW - Holger Salin

Substitutes:

none

Scorers:
-

Half-time:
0-0

Competition:
World Cup qualifier 1938
(Group 1)

Date:
Thursday
19 August 1937

Kick off:
?

Venue:
Urheilupuisto, Turku

Attendance:
4797

Referee:
Ivan Eklind  SWE

Assistants:
?

Match rules:
90 minutes
No substitutes

 Manager: Bernhard Rein

Team:
01 - GK - Evald Tipner (capt.)
02 - DF - Elmar Tepp
03 - DF - Valter Neeris
04 - MF - Karl-Rudolf Sillak
05 - MF - Egon Parbo
06 - MF - Juho Matsalu
07 - FW - Georg Siimenson
08 - FW - Julius Kaljo
09 - FW - Richard Kuremaa
10 - FW - Ralf Veidemann
11 - FW - Heinrich Uukkivi

Substitutes:

none

Scorers:
0-1 Richard Kuremaa (56')

Germany vs Estonia

Germany 4 — 1
(final score after 90 minutes)		 Estonia
Manager: Sepp Herberger

Team:
01 - GK - Hans Jakob
02 - DF - Paul Janes
03 - DF - Reinhold Münzenberg
04 - MF - Walter Rose
05 - MF - Ludwig Goldbrunner
06 - MF - Erwin Schädler
07 - FW - Ernst Lehner
08 - FW - Josef Gauchel
09 - FW - Hans Berndt
10 - FW - Fritz Szepan (capt.)
11 - FW - Wilhelm Simetsreiter

Substitutes:

none

Scorers:
1-1 Ernst Lehner (50')
2-1 Josef Gauchel (53')
3-1 Ernst Lehner (65')
4-1 Josef Gauchel (86')

Half-time:
0-1

Competition:
World Cup qualifier 1938
(Group 1)

Date:
Sunday
29 August 1937

Kick off:
?

Venue:
Horst Wessel-Stadium, Königsberg

Attendance:
15000

Referee:
Bruno Pfitzner  TCH

Assistants:
?

Match rules:
90 minutes
No substitutes

 Manager: Bernhard Rein

Team:
01 - GK - Evald Tipner (capt.)
02 - DF - Elmar Tepp
03 - DF - Valter Neeris
06 - MF - Karl-Rudolf Sillak
04 - MF - Ferdinand Murr
05 - MF - Egon Parbo
07 - FW - Georg Siimenson
10 - FW - Julius Kaljo
09 - FW - Richard Kuremaa
11 - FW - Ralf Veidemann
08 - FW - Heinrich Uukkivi

Substitutes:

none

Scorers:
0-1 Georg Siimenson (32')

Germany vs Sweden

Germany 5 — 0
(final score after 90 minutes)		 Sweden
Manager: Sepp Herberger

Team:
01 - GK - Hans Jakob
02 - DF - Paul Janes
03 - DF - Reinhold Münzenberg
04 - MF - Andreas Kupfer
05 - MF - Ludwig Goldbrunner
06 - MF - Rudolf Gellesch
07 - FW - Ernst Lehner
08 - FW - Helmut Schön
09 - FW - Otto Siffling
10 - FW - Fritz Szepan (capt.)
11 - FW - Adolf Urban

Substitutes:

none

Scorers:
1-0 Otto Siffling (2')
2-0 Fritz Szepan (8')
3-0 Helmut Schön (48')
4-0 Otto Siffling (57')
5-0 Helmut Schön (63')

Half-time:
2-0

Competition:
World Cup qualifier 1938
(Group 1)

Date:
Sunday
21 November 1937

Kick off:
?

Venue:
Altonaer Stadion, Hamburg

Attendance:
55000

Referee:
Bruno Pfitzner  TCH

Assistants:
?

Match rules:
90 minutes
No substitutes

 Manager: Carl Linde

Team:
01 - GK - Sven Bergqvist
02 - DF - Ivar Eriksson
03 - DF - Karl Johansson
04 - MF - Lars Flodin
05 - MF - Sven Nilsson (capt.)
06 - MF - Karl-Erik Grahn
07 - FW - Malte Mårtensson
08 - FW - Lennart Carlsson
09 - FW - Arne Nyberg
10 - FW - Gunnar Bergström
11 - FW - Åke Andersson

Substitutes:

none

Scorers:
-

Team stats

 Germany

Head coach: Sepp Herberger

Pos. Player DoB Games
played		 Goals Minutes
played		 Sub off Sub on Club
FW Hans Berndt Oct 30, 1913 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - Tennis Borussia Berlin
FW Josef Gauchel Sep 11, 1916 1 2 90 0 0 - 90 - TuS Neuendorf
MF Rudolf Gellesch May 1, 1914 2 0 180 0 0 90 - 90 FC Schalke 04
MF Ludwig Goldbrunner Mar 5, 1908 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 Bayern Munich
GK Hans Jakob Jun 16, 1908 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 SSV Jahn Regensburg
DF Paul Janes Mar 11, 1912 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 Fortuna Düsseldorf
MF Albin Kitzinger Feb 2, 1912 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - 1. FC Schweinfurt 05
MF Andreas Kupfer May 7, 1914 2 0 180 0 0 90 - 90 1. FC Schweinfurt 05
FW Ernst Lehner Nov 7, 1912 3 3 270 0 0 90 90 90 Schwaben Augsburg
DF Reinhold Münzenberg Jan 25, 1909 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 Alemannia Aachen
MF Walter Rose Nov 5, 1912 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - SpVgg Leipzig
MF Erwin Schädler Apr 8, 1917 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - Ulmer FV 1894
FW Helmut Schön Sep 15, 1915 1 2 90 0 0 - - 90 Dresdner SC
FW Otto Siffling Aug 3, 1912 2 2 180 0 0 90 - 90 SV Waldhof Mannheim
FW Wilhelm Simetsreiter Mar 16, 1915 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - Bayern Munich
FW Fritz Szepan Sep 2, 1907 3 1 270 0 0 90 90 90 FC Schalke 04
FW Adolf Urban Jan 9, 1914 2 1 270 0 0 90 - 90 FC Schalke 04

 Sweden

Head coach: Carl Linde

Pos. Player DoB Games
played		 Goals Minutes
played		 Sub off Sub on Club
MF Erik Almgren Jan 28, 1908 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - AIK Fotboll
FW Åke Andersson Apr 22, 1917 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 GAIS
MF Ernst Andersson Mar 26, 1909 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - IFK Göteborg
GK Sven Bergqvist Aug 20, 1914 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 Hammarby IF
FW Gunnar Bergström 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 IK Brage
FW Lennart Bunke 2 3 180 0 0 90 90 - Hälsingborgs IF
FW Lennart Carlsson 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 IFK Eskilstuna
FW Bertil Ericsson Nov 6, 1908 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - Sandvikens IF
DF Ivar Eriksson 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 Sandvikens IF
MF Lars Flodin 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 Hälsingborgs IF
MF Karl-Erik Grahn Nov 5, 1914 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 IF Elfsborg
DF Karl Johansson 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 IK Sleipner
FW Sven Jonasson Jul 9, 1909 1 1 90 0 0 - 90 - IF Elfsborg
FW Gustaf Josefsson Feb 16, 1916 2 2 180 0 0 90 90 - AIK Fotboll
DF Olle Källgren Sep 7, 1907 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - Sandvikens IF
MF Gunnar Löfgren 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - IFK Göteborg
DF Valter Lundgren Nov 10, 1917 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - AIK Fotboll
FW Malte Mårtensson 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 Hälsingborgs IF
FW Axel Nilsson Nov 12, 1911 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - AIK Fotboll
MF Sven Nilsson Jun 15, 1909 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 Malmö FF
FW Arne Nyberg Jun 20, 1913 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 IFK Göteborg
FW Erik Persson Nov 19, 1909 1 1 90 0 0 90 - - AIK Fotboll
GK Gustav Sjöberg Mar 23, 1913 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - AIK Fotboll
MF Kurt Svanström Mar 24, 1915 2 1 180 0 0 90 90 - Örgryte IS
FW Gustav Wetterström Oct 15, 1911 1 3 90 0 0 - 90 - IK Sleipner
FW Olle Zetherlund Aug 24, 1911 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - AIK Fotboll

 Estonia

Head coach: Bernhard Rein

Pos. Player DoB Games
played		 Goals Minutes
played		 Sub off Sub on Club
FW Julius Kaljo 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90
FW Leonhard Kass 1911 1 0 90 0 0 90 - -
FW Richard Kuremaa Jan 12, 1912 3 1 270 0 0 90 90 90 Olümpia Tartu
MF Juho Matsalu 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - Estonia Tallinn
MF Ferdinand Murr 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 Puhkekodu Tallinn
DF Valter Neeris 1915 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 SK Tallinna Sport
MF Egon Parbo 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 Estonia Tallinn
DF Voldemar Peterson 1 0 90 0 0 90 - -
MF Helmuth Räästas 1 0 90 0 0 90 - -
FW Georg Siimenson Apr 14, 1912 3 2 270 0 0 90 90 90 SK Tallinna Sport
MF Karl-Rudolf Sillak 1906 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90
DF Elmar Tepp 2 0 180 0 0 - 90 90 Puhkekodu Tallinn
GK Evald Tipner Mar 3, 1906 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 SK Tallinna Sport
FW Heinrich Uukkivi 1913 3 1 270 0 0 90 90 90
FW Ralf Veidemann 2 0 180 0 0 - 90 90 Kalev Tallinn

 Finland

Head coach: Ferdinand Fabra

Pos. Player DoB Games
played		 Goals Minutes
played		 Sub off Sub on Club
FW Ernst Grönlund Dec 18, 1902 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - Helsingfors IFK
GK Viljo Halme Jan 24, 1907 2 0 180 0 0 - 90 90
MF William Kanerva Nov 26, 1902 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 Helsingin Palloseura
DF Frans Karjagin Jun 12, 1909 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 Helsingfors IFK
MF Eino Kilpi Oct 23,1910 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 -
FW Yrjö Kylmälä Sep 20, 1911 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - Helsingin Toverit
FW [[[Larvo]]] Dec 22, 1907 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - Helsingin Palloseura
MF Eino Lahti May 18, 1915 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 Vaasan Palloseura
FW Aatos Lehtonen Feb 15, 1914 2 0 180 0 0 90 - 90 Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi
DF Ragnar Lindbäck Nov 13, 1906 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - Helsingfors IFK
FW Nuutti Lintamo Dec 22, 1909 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - Vaasan Palloseura
MF Jarl Malmgren Sep 12, 1908 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 Helsingfors IFK
MF Kaarlo Oksanen Jan 11, 1909 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 Helsingin Palloseura
FW Holger Salin Sep 18, 1911 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 Helsingfors IFK
GK Paavo Salminen Nov 19, 1911 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - Helsingin Toverit
FW Sulo Salo 2 0 180 0 0 90 - 90
FW Lauri Taipale 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 -
FW Paavo Virtanen 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 Helsingin Palloseura
FW Kurt Weckström Dec 4, 1911 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi