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The 1934 FIFA World Cup, or the World's Cup as it was known then, was the second football World Cup staged, and hosted by Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 from 27 May to 10 June. Italy was chosen as hosts
FIFA World Cup hosts

Early FIFA World Cups were given to countries at meetings of FIFA's congress. The choice of location was highly controversial, given the three week boat journey between South America and Europe, the two centres of strength in football at the time....
 by FIFA
FIFA

The F?d?ration Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by its acronym, FIFA , is the international sport governing body of association football....
 the Berlin
Berlin

Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....
 congress of October 1932. It was the first World Cup for which teams would have to qualify
FIFA World Cup qualification

FIFA World Cup qualification is the process a national football team goes through to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Finals, or, more commonly known as the FIFA World Cup....
 in order to take part. 32 nations entered the competition, and after qualification, 16 teams participated in the finals tournament.






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The 1934 FIFA World Cup, or the World's Cup as it was known then, was the second football World Cup staged, and hosted by Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 from 27 May to 10 June. Italy was chosen as hosts
FIFA World Cup hosts

Early FIFA World Cups were given to countries at meetings of FIFA's congress. The choice of location was highly controversial, given the three week boat journey between South America and Europe, the two centres of strength in football at the time....
 by FIFA
FIFA

The F?d?ration Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by its acronym, FIFA , is the international sport governing body of association football....
 the Berlin
Berlin

Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....
 congress of October 1932. It was the first World Cup for which teams would have to qualify
FIFA World Cup qualification

FIFA World Cup qualification is the process a national football team goes through to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Finals, or, more commonly known as the FIFA World Cup....
 in order to take part. 32 nations entered the competition, and after qualification, 16 teams participated in the finals tournament. Italy
Italy national football team

The Italian national football team is controlled by the Italian Football Federation and represents Italy in international Football competition....
 became the second World Cup champions, beating Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia national football team

The Czechoslovakia national football team was the national football team of Czechoslovakia, before the country was Dissolution of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia It was controlled by the Czechoslovak Football Association from 1922 to 1993....
 in the final, 2-1.

Qualification

1934 World Cup
This World Cup was unique in that the reigning World Cup holders Uruguay
Uruguay national football team

The Uruguay national football team is controlled by the Asociaci?n Uruguaya de F?tbol.Uruguay is one of the most successful national football teams in the world....
 declined an invitation to participate as a mark of defiance against the European snub from the previous World Cup in 1930
1930 FIFA World Cup

The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the first FIFA World Cup, the world championship for international association football teams. It was played in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July....
, becoming the only holders not to compete in the following tournament. There are also indications that Uruguay declined its participation because the major club teams were afraid that their major players might stay with teams in Europe.

Another unusual fact is that the hosts, Italy
Italy national football team

The Italian national football team is controlled by the Italian Football Federation and represents Italy in international Football competition....
, had to qualify. Since 1938
1938 FIFA World Cup

The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third staging of the World Cup, and was held in France from 4 June to 19 June. France was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1938 FIFA World Cup by FIFA in August 1936....
, the hosts have been given an automatic spot in the tournament. The next host to compete in World Cup qualifiers was South Africa
South Africa national football team

The South Africa national football team or Bafana Bafana , is the national team of South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football Association....
 in 2010
2010 FIFA World Cup

The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, an international tournament for Association football, that is scheduled to take place between 11 June and 11 July 2010 in South Africa....
; although they are assured of a World Cup place as the hosts, they had to compete because the African confederation
Confederation of African Football

The Conf?d?ration Africaine de Football , is the administrative and controlling body for African association football. It is almost always referred to by its acronym CAF ....
 is using its 2010 World Cup qualifiers
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

The Confederation of African Football section of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification sees teams competing for five berths in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa....
 as the qualifying for the 2010 African Cup of Nations
2010 African Cup of Nations

The 2010 African Cup of Nations will be the 27th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa . It will be hosted by Angola....
. (The South Africans were eliminated at the second round of the 2010 CAF qualifiers.)

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
United States men's national soccer team

The United States men's national soccer team is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. Though soccer has not traditionally had a high profile in American sporting life, since the 1970s the sport has steadily grown in popularity, and the men's national team has risen to become one of the strongest teams in CONCACAF, is ranked 20th...
 and Mexico
Mexico national football team

The Mexican national football team is controlled by the Federaci?n Mexicana de F?tbol and represents Mexico in international association football competition....
 only three days before the start of the tournament in a one-off match in Rome
Rome

Rome is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city, with 2,724,347 residents in an urban area of some ....
, which the United States won.

Summary

The tournament was held after cupsystem. Eight European teams—Austria
Austria national football team

The Austria national football team is the Football team that represents the country of Austria in international competition and is controlled by the Austrian Football Association ....
, Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia national football team

The Czechoslovakia national football team was the national football team of Czechoslovakia, before the country was Dissolution of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia It was controlled by the Czechoslovak Football Association from 1922 to 1993....
, Germany
Germany national football team

The German national football team is the association football team representing the country of Germany in international competition since 1908....
, Hungary
Hungary national football team

The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international Football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation. It has a rich and proud pedigree in the game and a rightful place in football annals as one of the first original footballing nations in continental Europe and an innovator in the sport in the 1950s....
, Italy
Italy national football team

The Italian national football team is controlled by the Italian Football Federation and represents Italy in international Football competition....
, Spain
Spain national football team

The Spanish National Football Team, commonly referred to as La Roja, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the . They are the current European Champions, having won the Euro 2008....
, Sweden
Sweden national football team

The Swedish national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association.History...
, and Switzerland
Switzerland national football team

The Swiss national football team is the national football team of Switzerland and is controlled by the Swiss Football Association.Its best performances in the Football World Cup have been reaching the quarter-finals three times, in Football World Cup 1934, Football World Cup 1938 and when the country hosted the event in Football World Cup...
—advanced to the quarter-finals.

In the quarter-finals, 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
Stadio Nazionale PNF

The Stadio Nazionale del National Fascist Party was a multi-use stadium in Rome, Italy. It was built in 1911 and held 50,000 people. It hosted three of the 17 matches of the 1934 FIFA World Cup, including the final between hosts Italy national football team and Czechoslovakia national football team on June 10, 1934....
 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.

Venues

Eight cities hosted the tournament:
  • Bologna
    Bologna

    Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, in the Po Valley , between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, exactly between the Reno River and the S?vena River....
    , Stadio Littoriale
    Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

    Stadio Renato Dall'Ara is a multi-use stadium in Bologna, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and the home of Bologna F.C....
  • Florence
    Florence

    Florence is the Capital city of the Italy Regions of Italy of Tuscany and of the provinces of Italy Province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany and has a population of 364,779 ....
    , Stadio Giovanni Berta
    Stadio Artemio Franchi (Florence)

    Stadio Artemio Franchi is a football stadium in Florence, Italy. It is currently the home of ACF Fiorentina.The stadium was built in 1931 and holds 47,282....
  • Genoa
    Genoa

    Genoa is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria. The city has a population of about 610,000 and the urban area has a population of about 900,000....
    , Stadio Luigi Ferraris
    Stadio Luigi Ferraris

    Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, also known as the Marassi from the name of the ward where is located, is a multi-use stadium in Genoa, Italy....
  • Milan
    Milan

    Milan is the second largest city of Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. It is the capital in the Province of Milan, as well as the Regions of Italy capital of Lombardy....
    , Stadio San Siro
  • Naples
    Naples

    Naples is a city in southern Italy, the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples. The city is known for its rich history, art, culture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,800 years old....
    , Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli
    Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli

    Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli, also known as Stadio Partenopeo, was a multi-use stadium in Naples, Italy. It was used mostly for football matches....
  • Rome
    Rome

    Rome is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city, with 2,724,347 residents in an urban area of some ....
    , Stadio Nazionale PNF
    Stadio Nazionale PNF

    The Stadio Nazionale del National Fascist Party was a multi-use stadium in Rome, Italy. It was built in 1911 and held 50,000 people. It hosted three of the 17 matches of the 1934 FIFA World Cup, including the final between hosts Italy national football team and Czechoslovakia national football team on June 10, 1934....
  • Trieste
    Trieste

    Trieste is a city and port in northeastern Italy very near to the Slovenian border, to the North, East, and South. Trieste is located at the head of the Gulf of Trieste on the Adriatic Sea....
    , Stadio Littorio
    Stadio Nereo Rocco

    Stadio Nereo Rocco is a football stadium in Trieste, Italy. It is currently the home of U.S. Triestina Calcio. The stadium holds 32,454....
  • Turin
    Turín

    Tur?n is a municipality in the Ahuachap?n Department Departments of El Salvador of El Salvador....
    , Stadio Benito Mussolini
    Stadio Grande Torino

    Stadio Olimpico di Torino is a multi-use stadium in Turin, Italy.It was constructed from September 1932 to 1933 for the FIFA World Cup 1934, the first World Cup held in Italy, and originally held 65,000 spectators....


Squads


Results


First round


Quarter-finals


Replay:

Semi-finals


Third place match


Final



Scorers

5 goals
  • Oldrich Nejedlý
    Oldrich Nejedlý

    Oldrich Nejedl? was a Czechs Football forward , who played just behind the main striker as an inside-forward. He played for Czechoslovakia national football team....
4 goals
  • Edmund Conen
    Edmund Conen

    Edmund Conen was a Germany football player. He was born in ?rzig, Germany.Conen played with 1. FC Saarbr?cken, Stuttgarter Kickers, FC Mulhouse, HSV Gro? Born and a couple of smaller clubs....
  • Angelo Schiavio
    Angelo Schiavio

    __FORCETOC__Angelo Schiavio was an Italian football player. Schiavio spent his entire career with Bologna FC, the club situated in the town where he was born and died....
3 goals
  • Raimundo Orsi
    Raimundo Orsi

    Raimundo Bibiani "Mumo" Orsi was a footballer, born in Argentina, who won the 1934 FIFA World Cup with Italy national football team and the silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, The Netherlands....
  • Leopold Kielholz
    Leopold Kielholz

    Leopold "Poldi" Kielholz was a Swiss footballer . He participated in the 1934 FIFA World Cup, scoring 3 goals, and also in the 1938 FIFA World Cup....
2 goals
  • Johann Horvath
    Johann Horvath

    Johann "Hans" Horvath was an Austrian football ....
  • Bernard Voorhoof
    Bernard Voorhoof

    Bernard Voorhoof was a Belgium Football , the Belgium national football team top scorer since 1940 with 30 goals in 61 matches. He was joined by Paul Van Himst in 1974 who needed 81 matches to score the same amount of goals....
  • Antonín Puc
    Antonín Puc

    Anton?n Puc was a former Czechoslovakia football player, the all-time leading scorer for the Czechoslovakia national football team.Puc's international career lasted from 1926 to 1938; in that time, he played 60 matches for Czechoslovakia, scoring 34 goals....
  • Abdel Fawzi
  • Karl Hohmann
    Karl Hohmann

    Karl Hohmann was a Germany football player.Between 1930 and 1937, he played 26 times and scored 20 goals for the Germany national football team....
  • Ernst Lehner
    Ernst Lehner

    Ernst Lehner was a Germany football . He was born in Augsburg and died in Aschaffenburg.He played for the Germany national football team in the 1934 FIFA World Cup and the 1938 FIFA World Cup....
  • Géza Toldi
    Géza Toldi

    G?za Toldi was a Hungary footballer. He played for Ferencv?rosi TC, and from 1934 to 1938 for the Hungary national football team, serving as captain in 1936....
  • Giovanni Ferrari
    Giovanni Ferrari

    Giovanni Ferrari was an Italy football player. He played 125 times for Internazionale Milano F.C. and scored 35 goals for the club. He also managed Inter from 1942 to 1943....
  • Giuseppe Meazza
    Giuseppe Meazza

    Giuseppe "Peppino" Meazza also known as il "Balilla", Peppin, and sometimes Pepp, was an Italian footballer playing mainly for Internazionale Milano F.C....
  • José Iraragorri
    José Iraragorri

    Jos? Iraragorri Ealo , sometimes nicknamed Chato, was a Spain football . He was born in Basauri. He played for Athletic Bilbao during the periods 1929-1936, 1946-1949....
  • Sven Jonasson
    Sven Jonasson

    Sven Jonasson was a Sweden football striker. He was born in Bor?s and died in Varberg.He played for IF Elfsborg and the Sweden national football team, for whom he appeared in the 1934 FIFA World Cup and 1938 FIFA World Cup World Cups....
1 goal
  • Ernesto Belis
  • Alberto Galateo
  • Josef Bican
    Josef Bican

    Josef "Pepi" Bican was a Czechoslovakia-Austrian football striker. It is estimated by respected footballing statistics page Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation that Bican scored around 800 goals in all competitive matches, not including friendly games....
  • Toni Schall
  • Karl Sesta
    Karl Sesta

    Karl Sesta was an Austrian football who represented both the Austria national football team and Germany national football team national sides....
  • Matthias Sindelar
    Matthias Sindelar

    Matthias Sindelar was an Austrian football .He played Striker for the celebrated Austria national football team of the early 1930s known as the Wunderteam, which he captain at the 1934 FIFA World Cup....
  • Karl Zischek
  • Leônidas
    Leônidas da Silva

    Le?nidas da Silva was a Brazil football player and Broadcasting of sports events. He played for Brazil national football team in two FIFA World Cup....
  • Jirí Sobotka
    Jirí Sobotka

    Jir? Sobotka , aka Georges Sobotka, is a former footballer from Czech Republic, who played internationally for Czechoslovakia national football team , and participated at the 1934 FIFA World Cup when Czechoslovakia came in second....
  • František Svoboda
    František Svoboda

    Franti?ek Svoboda was a Czech people football player.He played club football for SK Slavia Praha.He played 43 matches for the Czechoslovakia national football team, scoring 22 goals, and was a participant at the 1934 FIFA World Cup, where he played in three matches and scored a goal in the match against Switzerland national football team...
  • Jean Nicolas
    Jean Nicolas

    Jean Edouard Marie Nicolas was a French national football team soccer player.Born in Nanterre, Nicolas played club soccer for FC Rouen, and appeared in the 1934 FIFA World Cup and 1938 World Cup squads for France, and scored two goals in the 1938 tournament....
  • Georges Verriest
    Georges Verriest

    Georges Verriest was a France football . He played for RC Roubaix, and earned 14 caps for the France national football team, and scored a goal in the 1934 FIFA World Cup....
  • Stanislaus Kobierski
    Stanislaus Kobierski

    Stanislaus "Tau" Kobierski was a Germany football player.Between 1931 and 1941, he played 26 times and scored 9 goals for the Germany national football team....
  • Rudolf Noack
    Rudolf Noack

    Rudolf "Rudi" Noack was a Germany football player. He played in the 1934 FIFA World Cup, scoring one goal in the tournament against Czechoslovakia national football team in the semi-finals....
  • Otto Siffling
    Otto Siffling

    Otto Siffling was a Germany football . He was a player for the club SV Waldhof Mannheim. He also played for the Germany national football team, making 31 appearances and scoring 17 goals....
  • György Sárosi
    György Sárosi

    Gy?rgy S?rosi was a Magyars footballer.Sarosi was a versatile footballer, and he played in several positions for Ferencv?rosi Torna Club and Hungary national football team....
  • Pál Teleki
  • Jeno Vincze
    Jeno Vincze

    Jeno Vincze was a Hungary footballer and a legend of ?jpest FC, most famous for playing for the Hungary national football team in the Football World Cup 1938 Final....
  • Enrique Guaita
    Enrique Guaita

    Enrique Guaita commonly known as "Enrico Guaita" was a dual international footballer who played for Argentina national football team and Italy national football team....
  • Kick Smit
    Kick Smit

    Johannes Chrishostomos "Kick" Smit was a Netherlands football . He earned 29 caps and scored 26 goals for the Netherlands national football team, and played in the 1934 FIFA World Cup and 1938 FIFA World Cup World Cups....
1 goal (cont.)
  • Leen Vente
    Leen Vente

    Leendert Roelof Jan "Leen" Vente was a Netherlands football born in Rotterdam. He earned 21 caps and scored 19 goals for the Netherlands national football team, and played in the 1934 FIFA World Cup and 1938 FIFA World Cup World Cups....
  • Stefan Dobay
    Stefan Dobay

    Stefan Dobay , native name Istv?n Dobay, was a Hungarian people native Romania Football .He played for Ripensia Timisoara and the Romania national football team for whom he got 41 caps, scored 20 goals and he appeared at the 1934 FIFA World Cup and 1938 FIFA World Cup World Cups as a forward and scoring a goal in each tournament....
  • Isidro Lángara
    Isidro Lángara

    Isidro L?ngara Galarraga was a Spanish people Association football Forward . He played 12 times for Spain national football team, scoring 17 goals....
  • Luis Regueiro
    Luis Regueiro

    Luis Regueiro Pagola , sometimes nicknamed Corso, was a Spain football . He played for Real Madrid from 1931 to 1936, scoring 53 goals in 92 matches....
  • Gösta Dunker
  • Knut Kroon
    Knut Kroon

    Knut Kroon "Knutte" was a Sweden footballer. He played as a striker....
  • André Abegglen
    André Abegglen

    Andr? "Trello" Abegglen was a Switzerland football striker. He played for Grasshopper-Club Z?rich, the French club FC Sochaux-Montb?liard and the Switzerland national football team, for whom he appeared in two FIFA World Cup....
  • Willy Jäggi
  • Aldo Donelli
    Aldo Donelli

    Aldo "Buff" Teo Donelli was an American football and association football player. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.Donelli, who played college football at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, was a halfback and punter ....


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