1938 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 2/Group 3/Group 5)

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

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Group 2

The two teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner Norway qualified for the third FIFA World Cup held in France.

Matches

Norway vs Ireland

Norway 3 — 2
(final score after 90 minutes)		 Ireland
Manager: Asbjørn Halvorsen

Team:
01 - GK - Tom Blohm
02 - DF - Rolf Johannessen
03 - DF - Rolf Holmberg
04 - MF - Frithjof Ulleberg
05 - MF - Nils Eriksen (capt.)
06 - MF - Rolf Holmberg
08 - FW - Reidar Kvammen
10 - FW - Magnar Isaksen
07 - FW - Odd Frantzen
09 - FW - Alf Martinsen
11 - FW - Arne Brustad

Substitutes:

none

Unused Substitutes:
- GK - Anker Kihle

Scorers:
1-0 Reidar Kvammen (30')
2-2 Reidar Kvammen (64')
3-2 Alf Martinsen (78')

Half-time:
1-1

Competition:
World Cup qualifier 1938
(Group 2)

Date:
Sunday
10 October 1937

Kick off:
?

Venue:
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance:
28000

Referee:
Peco Bauwens  GER

Assistants:
?

Match rules:
90 minutes
substitutes ?

 Manager: Joe Wickham

Team:
01 - GK - George McKenzie
02 - DF - Joe Williams
03 - DF - Mick Hoy
04 - MF - Joe O'Reilly
05 - MF - Charlie Turner (capt.)
06 - MF - Owen Kinsella
07 - FW - Tommy Donnelly
08 - FW - Joey Donnelly
09 - FW - Jimmy Dunne
10 - FW - Billy Jordan
11 - FW - Matty Geoghegan

Substitutes:

none

Unused Substitutes:
 ?

Scorers:
1-1 Matty Geoghegan (36')
1-2 Jimmy Dunne (49')

NOTE: Rolf Holmberg missed a penalty (Alf Martinsen was fouled) at the end of the first half.

Ireland vs Norway

Ireland 3 — 3
(final score after 90 minutes)		 Norway
Manager: Joe Wickham

Team:
01 - GK - George McKenzie
02 - DF - Willie O'Neill
03 - DF - Bill Gorman
04 - MF - Joe O'Reilly
05 - MF - Charlie Turner (capt.)
06 - MF - Tom Arrigan
07 - FW - Kevin O'Flanagan
08 - FW - Harry Duggan
09 - FW - Jimmy Dunne
10 - FW - Johnny Carey
11 - FW - Tommy Foy

Substitutes:

none

Unused Substitutes:
 ?

Scorers:
1-0 Jimmy Dunne (10')
2-3 Kevin O'Flanagan (62')
3-3 Harry Duggan (89')

Half-time:
1-2

Competition:
World Cup qualifier 1938
(Group 2)

Date:
Sunday
11 November 1937

Kick off:
?

Venue:
Dalymount Park, Dublin

Attendance:
27000

Referee:
Thomas Gibbs  ENG

Assistants:
?

Match rules:
90 minutes
substitutes ?

 Manager: Asbjørn Halvorsen

Team:
01 - GK - Sverre Nordby
02 - DF - Rolf Johannessen
03 - DF - Øivind Holmsen
04 - MF - Kristian Henriksen
05 - MF - Nils Eriksen (capt.)
06 - MF - Rolf Holmberg
08 - FW - Reidar Kvammen
10 - FW - Odd Frantzen
07 - FW - Kjell Eeg
09 - FW - Alf Martinsen
11 - FW - Jørgen Hval

Substitutes:

none

Unused Substitutes:
- GK - Anker Kihle
- MF - Oddmund Andersen
- FW - Torkild Andersen

Scorers:
1-1 Reidar Kvammen (26')
1-2 Reidar Kvammen (33')
1-3 Alf Martinsen (49')

Norway qualified.

Team stats

 Norway

Head coach: Asbjørn Halvorsen

Pos. Player DoB Games
played		 Goals Minutes
played		 Sub off Sub on Club
MF Oddmund Andersen December 21, 1915 0 0 0 0 0 - B Mjøndalen IF
FW Torkild Andersen July 20, 1916 0 0 0 0 0 - B Moss FK
GK Tom Blohm June 29, 1920 1 0 90 0 0 90 - Hugin FK
FW Arne Brustad April 14, 1912 1 0 90 0 0 90 - FC Lyn Oslo
FW Kjell Eeg September 24, 1910 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 Djerv Bergen
MF Nils Eriksen March 5, 1911 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 Odd Grenland
FW Odd Frantzen January 20, 1913 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 SK Hardy
MF Kristian Henriksen March 3, 1911 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 Frigg Oslo FK
MF Rolf Holmberg August 24, 1914 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 Odd Grenland
DF Øivind Holmsen April 28, 1912 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 FC Lyn Oslo
FW Jørgen Hval February 8, 1911 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 Mjøndalen IF
FW Magnar Isaksen October 13, 1910 1 0 90 0 0 90 - FC Lyn Oslo
DF Rolf Johannessen March 15, 1910 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 Fredrikstad FK
GK Anker Kihle April 19, 1917 0 0 0 0 0 B B Storm FK
FW Reidar Kvammen July 23, 1914 2 4 180 0 0 90 90 Viking FK
FW Alf Martinsen December 29, 1911 2 2 180 0 0 90 90 Lillestrøm SK
GK Sverre Nordby March 13, 1910 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 Mjøndalen IF
MF Frithjof Ulleberg September 10, 1911 1 0 90 0 0 90 - FC Lyn Oslo

 Ireland

Head coach: Joe Wickham

Pos. Player DoB Games
played		 Goals Minutes
played		 Sub off Sub on Club
MF Tom Arrigan 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 Waterford United
FW Johnny Carey February 23, 1919 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 /2[1] Manchester United
FW Joey Donnelly 1 0 90 0 0 90 - Dundalk F.C.
FW Tommy Donnelly 1 0 90 0 0 90 - Drumcondra F.C.
FW Harry Duggan June 8, 1903 1 1 90 0 0 - 90 /3[1] Newport County
FW Jimmy Dunne September 3, 1905 2 2 180 0 0 90 90 Shamrock Rovers
FW Tommy Foy 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 Shamrock Rovers
FW Matty Geoghegan 1 1 90 0 0 90 - St James's Gate F.C.
DF Bill Gorman July 13, 1911 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 /2[1] Bury F.C.
DF Mick Hoy 1 0 90 0 0 90 - Dundalk F.C.
FW Billy Jordan 1 0 90 0 0 90 - Bohemian F.C.
FW Owen Kinsella 1 0 90 0 0 90 - Shamrock Rovers
GK George McKenzie 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 /3[1] Southend United
FW Kevin O'Flanagan June 10, 1919 1 1 90 0 0 - 90 Bohemian F.C.
DF Willie O'Neill 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 Dundalk F.C.
MF Joe O'Reilly 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 St James's Gate F.C.
MF Charlie Turner 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 /3[1] Southend United
DF Joe Williams 1 0 90 0 0 90 - Shamrock Rovers
  1. ^ a b c d e The number indicates the league the team played in that year.

Group 3

The two teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner Poland qualified for the third FIFA World Cup held in France.

Matches

Poland vs Yugoslavia

Poland 4 — 0
(final score after 90 minutes)		 Yugoslavia
Manager: Józef Kałuża

Team:
01 - GK - Adolf Krzyk
02 - DF - Władysław Szczepaniak (capt.)
03 - DF - Antoni Gałecki
04 - MF - Wilhelm Góra
05 - MF - Erwin Nyc
06 - MF - Ewald Dytko
07 - FW - Bolesław Habowski
08 - FW - Leonard Piątek
09 - FW - Jerzy Wostal
10 - FW - Ernest Wilimowski
11 - FW - Gerard Wodarz

Substitutes:

none

Unused Substitutes:
- GK - Edward Madejski
- FW - Walerian Kisieliński
- ? - Jerzy Kula
- ? - Sylwester Nowakowski
- ? - Jan Pająk

Scorers:
1-0 Leonard Piątek (3')
2-0 Leonard Piątek (4')
3-0 Jerzy Wostal (57')
4-0 Ernest Wilimowski (78')

Half-time:
2-0

Competition:
World Cup qualifier 1938
(Group 3)

Date:
Sunday
10 October 1937

Kick off:
12 noon

Venue:
Legia Stadium, Warsaw

Attendance:
30000

Referee:
Lucien Leclerq  FRA

Assistants:
?

Match rules:
90 minutes
substitutes ?

 Manager: Svetozar Popović

Team:
01 - GK - Franjo Glaser
02 - DF - Bernard Hügl
03 - DF - Jozo Matošić
04 - MF - Gustav Lehner
05 - MF - Ivan Stevović
06 - MF - Mirko Kokotović
07 - FW - Ivan Medarić
08 - FW - Blagoje Marjanović
09 - FW - Svetislav Valjarević
10 - FW - Đorđe Vujadinović (capt.)
11 - FW - Branko Pleše

Substitutes:

none

Unused Substitutes:
- ?

Scorers:
-

Yugoslavia vs Poland

Yugoslavia 1 — 0
(final score after 90 minutes)		 Poland
Manager: Svetozar Popović

Team:
01 - GK - Franjo Glaser
02 - DF - Bernard Hügl
03 - DF - Ernest Dubac
04 - MF - Gustav Lehner
05 - MF - Ivan Jazbinšek
06 - MF - Bruno Knežević
07 - FW - August Šipoš
08 - FW - Blagoje Marjanović
09 - FW - August Lešnik
10 - FW - Vojin Božović
11 - FW - Mirko Kokotović

Substitutes:

none

Unused Substitutes:
?

Scorers:
1-0 Blagoje Marjanović (65')

Half-time:
0-0

Competition:
World Cup qualifier 1938
(Group 3)

Date:
Sunday
3 April 1938

Kick off:
4 p.m.

Venue:
BSK Stadion, Belgrade

Attendance:
25000

Referee:
Rinaldo Barlassina  ITA

Assistants:
?

Match rules:
90 minutes
substitutes ?

 Manager: Józef Kałuża

Team:
01 - GK - Edward Madejski
02 - DF - Władysław Szczepaniak (capt.)
03 - DF - Antoni Gałecki
04 - MF - Wilhelm Góra
05 - MF - Erwin Nyc
06 - MF - Ewald Dytko
07 - FW - Ryszard Piec
08 - FW - Leonard Piątek
09 - FW - Jerzy Wostal
10 - FW - Ernest Wilimowski
11 - FW - Gerard Wodarz

Substitutes:

none

Unused Substitutes:
- GK - Władysław Pawłowski
- DF - Erwin Michalski
- FW - Fryderyk Scherfke
- ? - Sylwester Nowakowski

Scorers:
-

Poland qualified on goal difference.

Team stats

 Poland

Head coach: Józef Kałuża

Pos. Player DoB Games
played		 Goals Minutes
played		 Sub off Sub on Club
MF Ewald Dytko October 18, 1914 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 Dąb Katowice
DF Antoni Gałecki June 4, 1906 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 ŁKS Łódź
MF Wilhelm Góra January 18, 1916 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 Cracovia
FW Bolesław Habowski September 13, 1914 1 0 90 0 0 90 - Wisła Kraków
FW Walerian Kisieliński March 1, 1907 0 0 0 0 0 B - Polonia Warsaw
GK Adolf Krzyk December 25, 1907 1 0 90 0 0 90 - Brygada Częstochowa
Jerzy Kula 0 0 0 0 0 B -
GK Edward Madejski August 11, 1914 1 0 90 0 0 B 90 no club
FW Michał Matyas September 28, 1910 0 0 0 0 0 B - Pogoń Lwów
DF Erwin Michalski June 27, 1912 0 0 0 0 0 - B Naprzód Lipiny
Sylwester Nowakowski December 26, 1913 0 0 0 0 0 B B
MF Erwin Nyc May 24, 1914 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 Polonia Warsaw
Jan Pajak May 12, 1906 0 0 0 0 0 B -
GK Władysław Pawłowski August 19, 1915 0 0 0 0 0 - B Cracovia
FW Leonard Piątek October 13, 1913 2 2 180 0 0 90 90 AKS Chorzów
FW Ryszard Piec August 17, 1913 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 Naprzód Lipiny
FW Fryderyk Scherfke September 7, 1909 0 0 0 0 0 - B Warta Poznań
DF Władysław Szczepaniak May 19, 1910 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 Polonia Warsaw
FW Ernest Wilimowski June 23, 1916 2 1 180 0 0 90 90 Ruch Chorzów
FW Gerard Wodarz August 10, 1913 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 Ruch Chorzów
FW Jerzy Wostal January 6,1914 2 1 180 0 0 90 90 AKS Chorzów

 Yugoslavia

Head coach: Svetozar Popović

Pos. Player DoB Games
played		 Goals Minutes
played		 Sub off Sub on Club
FW Vojin Božović January 1, 1913 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 Beogradski SK
DF Ernest Dubac February 15, 1914 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 Beogradski SK
GK Franjo Glaser January 13, 1913 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 Građanski Zagreb
DF Bernard Hügl March 27, 1908 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 Građanski Zagreb
MF Ivan Jazbinšek August 9, 1914 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 Građanski Zagreb
MF Bruno Knežević March 12, 1915 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 Beogradski SK
FW Mirko Kokotović April 15, 1913 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 Građanski Zagreb
MF Gustav Lehner February 17, 1913 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 Beogradski SK
FW August Lešnik July 16, 1914 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 Građanski Zagreb
FW Blagoje Marjanović September 3, 1907 2 1 180 0 0 90 90 Beogradski SK
DF Jozo Matošić January 27, 1913 1 0 90 0 0 90 - Hajduk Split
FW Ivan Medarić November 11, 1912 1 0 90 0 0 90 - HAŠK Zagreb
FW Branko Pleše January 12, 1915 1 0 90 0 0 90 - Građanski Zagreb
FW August Šipoš January 24, 1914 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 Građanski Zagreb
MF Ivan Stevović September 6, 1910 1 0 90 0 0 90 - Beogradski SK
FW Svetislav Valjarević July 9, 1911 1 0 90 0 0 90 - Beogradski SK
FW Đorđe Vujadinović November 29, 1909 1 0 90 0 0 90 - Beogradski SK

Group 5

The two teams in this group played against each once on neutral ground. The winner Switzerland qualified for the third FIFA World Cup held in France.

Match

Switzerland vs Portugal

Switzerland 2 — 1
(final score after 90 minutes)		 Portugal
Manager: Karl Rappan

Team:
01 - GK - Willy Huber
02 - DF - Severino Minelli (capt.)
03 - DF - Adolf Stelzer
04 - MF - Hermann Springer
05 - MF - Sirio Vernati
06 - MF - Ernst Lörtscher
07 - FW - Alfred Bickel
11 - FW - Lauro Amadò
10 - FW - Leopold Kielholz
08 - FW - André Abegglen
09 - FW - Georges Aeby

Substitutes:

none

Unused Substitutes:
?

Scorers:
1-0 Georges Aeby (24')
2-0 Lauro Amadò (29')

Half-time:
0-0

Competition:
World Cup qualifier 1938
(Group 5)

Date:
Sunday
1 May 1938

Kick off:
?

Venue:
Arena Civica, Milan  ITA

Attendance:
20000

Referee:
Francesco Mattea  ITA

Assistants:
?

Match rules:
90 minutes
extra-time ?
substitutes ?

 Manager: Cândido de Oliveira

Team:
01 - GK - João Azevedo
02 - DF - José Simões
03 - DF - Gustavo Teixeira (capt.)
04 - MF - Mariano Amaro
05 - MF - Francisco Albino
06 - MF - Carlos Pereira
07 - FW - Adolfo Mourão
08 - FW - Manuel Soeiro
09 - FW - Fernando Peyroteo
10 - FW - Pinga
11 - FW - João Cruz

Substitutes:

none

Unused Substitutes:
?

Scorers:
2-1 Fernando Peyroteo (73', pen.)

NOTE: João Cruz missed a penalty after 55 minutes.

Switzerland qualified.

Team stats

 Switzerland

Head coach: Karl Rappan

Pos. Player DoB Games
played		 Goals Minutes
played		 Sub off Sub on Club
FW André Abegglen March 7, 1909 1 0 90 0 0 90 Servette FC
FW Georges Aeby September 10, 1913 1 1 90 0 0 90 Servette FC
FW Lauro Amadò March 15, 1912 1 1 90 0 0 90 FC Lugano
FW Alfred Bickel May 12, 1918 1 0 90 0 0 90 Grasshopper-Club Zürich
GK Willy Huber December 17, 1913 1 0 90 0 0 90 Grasshopper-Club Zürich
FW Leopold Kielholz June 9, 1911 1 0 90 0 0 90 FC St. Gallen
MF Ernst Lörtscher March 15, 1913 1 0 90 0 0 90 Servette FC
DF Severino Minelli September 6, 1909 1 0 90 0 0 90 Grasshopper-Club Zürich
MF Hermann Springer December 4, 1908 1 0 90 0 0 90 Grasshopper-Club Zürich
DF Adolf Stelzer September 1, 1908 1 0 90 0 0 90 Lausanne Sports
MF Sirio Vernati May 12, 1907 1 0 90 0 0 90 Grasshopper-Club Zürich

 Portugal

Head coach: Cândido de Oliveira

Pos. Player DoB Games
played		 Goals Minutes
played		 Sub off Sub on Club
MF Francisco Albino November 2, 1912 1 0 90 0 0 90 S.L. Benfica
MF Mariano Amaro August 7, 1914 1 0 90 0 0 90 C.F. Os Belenenses
GK João Azevedo July 10, 1915 1 0 90 0 0 90 Sporting Clube de Portugal
FW João Cruz October 31, 1915 1 0 90 0 0 90 Sporting Clube de Portugal
FW Adolfo Mourão June 29, 1912 1 0 90 0 0 90 Sporting Clube de Portugal
MF Carlos Pereira September 3, 1910 1 0 90 0 0 90 F.C. Porto
FW Fernando Peyroteo March 10, 1918 1 1 90 0 0 90 Sporting Clube de Portugal
FW Pinga September 30, 1909 1 0 90 0 0 90 F.C. Porto
DF José Simões June 15, 1913 1 0 90 0 0 90 C.F. Os Belenenses
FW Manuel Soeiro March 17, 1909 1 0 90 0 0 90 Sporting Clube de Portugal
DF Gustavo Teixeira December 26, 1908 1 0 90 0 0 90 S.L. Benfica

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