1934 FIFA World Cup
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| 1934 FIFA World Cup - Italy Campionato Mondiale di Calcio |
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 Official poster |
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| Teams | 16 (from 32 entrants) |
| Host | Italy |
| Champions |  Italy (1st title) |
| Matches played | 17 |
| Goals scored | 70 (average 4.118 per match) |
| Attendance | 358,000 (average 21,059 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Oldřich Nejedlý5 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.
Only ten of the 32 entrants, and four of the 16 qualified teams, 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 Swede Ivan Eklind. [1]
[edit] Venues
Eight cities hosted the tournament:
- Bologna, Stadio Littorale
- 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] Tournament bracket
| 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)finals | |||||||||||||
 Brazil |
1 | |||||||||||||
| 3 June - Milan | ||||||||||||||
| Spain |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Italy |
1 | |||||||||||||
| 27 May - Naples | ||||||||||||||
 Austria |
0 | |||||||||||||
 Hungary |
4 | |||||||||||||
| 31 May - Bologna | ||||||||||||||
 Egypt |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Hungary |
1 | |||||||||||||
| 27 May - Turin | ||||||||||||||
| Austria |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Austria (AET) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| 10 June – Rome | ||||||||||||||
 France |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Italy (AET) |
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
| May 27, 1934 16:30 |
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| Germany |
5–2 | Belgium |
Florence, Stadio Giovanni Berta Attendance: ~8000 Referee: Mattea (France) |
| Kobierski 25' Siffling 49' Conen 66', 70', 87' |
(Report) | Voorhoof 29', 43' |
| May 27, 1934 16:30 |
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| Argentina |
2–3 | Sweden |
Bologna, Stadio Littorale Attendance: ~15000 Referee: Braun (Austria) |
| Belis 4' Galateo 48'[2] |
(Report) | Jonasson 9', 67' Kroon 79' |
| May 27, 1934 16:30 |
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| Netherlands |
2–3 | Switzerland |
Milan, Stadio San Siro Attendance: ~40000 Referee: Eklind (Sweden) |
| Smit 19' Vente 84' |
(Report) | Kielholz 7', 43'[3] Abegglen 69' |
| May 27, 1934 16:30 |
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| Czechoslovakia |
2–1 | Romania |
Trieste, Stadio Littorio Attendance: ~8000 Referee: Jean Langenus (Belgium) |
| Puč 50' Nejedlý 67' |
(Report) | Dobay 11' |
| May 27, 1934 16:30 |
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| Austria |
3–2 (AET) |
France |
Turin, Stadio Benito Mussolini Attendance: ~20000 Referee: van Moorsel (Netherlands) |
| Sindelar 44' Schall 93' Bican 109' |
(Report) | Nicolas 18' Verriest 116' pen[4] |
| May 27, 1934 16:30 |
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| Hungary |
4–2 | Egypt |
Naples, Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli Attendance: ~12000 Referee: Barlassina (Italy) |
| Teleki 11' Toldi 27'[5], 61' Vincze 53' |
(Report) | Fawzi 31'[6], 39' |
| May 27, 1934 16:30 |
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| Brazil |
1–3 | Spain |
Genoa, Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: ~25000 Referee: Birlem (Germany) |
| Leônidas 55' | (Report) | Iraragorri 18' pen, 25'[7] Lángara 29' |
| May 27, 1934 16:30 |
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| Italy |
7–1 | USA |
Rome, Stadio Nazionale PNF Attendance: ~13000 Referee: Mercet (Switzerland) |
| Schiavio 18', 29', 64' Orsi 20', 69' Ferrari 63' Meazza 90'[8] |
(Report) | Donelli 57' |
[edit] Quarter-finals
| May 31, 1934 16:30 |
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| Germany |
2–1 | Sweden |
Milan, Stadio San Siro Attendance: ~15000 Referee: Barlassina (Italy) |
| Hohmann 60', 63' | (Report) | Dunker 82' |
| May 31, 1934 16:30 |
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| Switzerland |
2–3 | Czechoslovakia |
Turin, Stadio Benito Mussolini Attendance: ~12000 Referee: Beranek (Austria) |
| Kielholz 18' Jäggi 78' |
(Report) | Svoboda 24' Sobotka 49' Nejedlý 82' |
| May 31, 1934 16:30 |
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| Austria |
2–1 | Hungary |
Bologna, Stadio Littorale Attendance: ~25000 Referee: Mattea (France) |
| Horvath 8' Zischek 51' |
(Report) | Sárosi 60' pen |
| May 31, 1934 16:30 |
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| Spain |
1–1 (AET) |
Italy |
Florence, Stadio Giovanni Berta Attendance: ~35000 Referee: Baert (Belgium) |
| Regueiro 30' | (Report) | Ferrari 44' |
Replay:
| June 1, 1934 16:30 |
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| Spain |
0–1 | Italy |
Florence, Stadio Giovanni Berta Attendance: ~45000 Referee: Mercet (Switzerland) |
| (Report) | Meazza 11' |
[edit] Semi-finals
| June 3, 1934 16:30 |
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| Germany |
1–3 | Czechoslovakia |
Rome, Stadio Nazionale PNF Attendance: ~10000 Referee: Barlassina (Italy) |
| Noack 62'[9] | (Report) | Nejedlý 19'[10], 71'[11], 80'[12] |
| June 3, 1934 16:30 |
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| Austria |
0–1 | Italy |
Milan, Stadio San Siro Attendance: ~60000 Referee: Eklind (Sweden) |
| (Report) | Guaita 19' |
[edit] Third place match
| June 7, 1934 17:30 |
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| Germany |
3–2 | Austria |
Naples, Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli Attendance: ~8000 Referee: Carraro (Italy) |
| Lehner 1'[13], 42' Conen 27'[14] |
(Report) | Horvath 28'[15] Sesta 54'[16] |
[edit] Final
| June 10, 1934 17:00 |
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| Czechoslovakia |
1–2 (AET) |
Italy |
Rome, Stadio Nazionale PNF Attendance: ~45000 Referee: Eklind (Sweden) |
| Puč 76'[17] | (Report) | Orsi 81' Schiavio 95' |
[edit] Awards
| 1934 World Cup Winners |
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 Italy First title |
[edit] Scorers
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[edit] Trivia
- FIFA originally credited Czechoslovakia's Oldřich Nejedlý with scoring 4 goals, making him the joint top scorer with Germany's Edmund Conen and Italy's Angelo Schiavio. However, FIFA revised this in November 2006, giving him a fifth goal and the outright leading scorer title.[18]
[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.
- ^ American Bert Patenaude credited with first hat trick in FIFA World Cup™ history FIFA.com
[edit] External links
- FIFA page for Italy 1934
- Details at RSSSF; note that they often disagree with FIFA on goal scorers and times
