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1934 FIFA World Cup qualification

The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the first World Cup for which teams had to qualify, after the finalists in the inaugural 1930 World Cup had participated by invitation from FIFA. With 32 teams having entered the 1934 competition, FIFA organized qualification rounds to select 16 teams for the finals.[1] Even Italy, the host of the World Cup, had to earn its spot, the only time this has been the case.[1][a] The previous champion Uruguay refused to defend its title because many European nations had declined to take part in the 1930 World Cup, held in Uruguay.[1][2]

1934 FIFA World Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates11 June 1933 – 24 May 1934
Teams29
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored141 (5.42 per match)
Top scorer(s)Spain Isidro Lángara
Cuba Mario López
Mexico Dionisio Mejía
(7 goals each)
1938 →

Of the 32 teams which entered,

  • Chile, Peru and Turkey all withdrew before qualifying began.[1]
  • Brazil and Argentina qualified without playing any matches owing to the withdrawal of their opponents.
  • The other 27 teams played at least one qualifying match.
  • Greece, Bulgaria and Poland withdrew partway through the planned schedule of qualifying matches.

The first match, between Sweden and Estonia, took place in Stockholm on 11 June 1933, with Swedish player Knut Kroon scoring the first goal.[b] The last match was played in Rome only three days before the start of the tournament, as late entrant United States beat Mexico to become the final team to qualify.

Format edit

The 32 teams were divided into 12 groups, based on geographical considerations, as follows:

  • Groups 1 to 8 – Europe: 12 places, contested by 21 teams.
  • Groups 9, 10 and 11 – Americas: 3 places, contested by 8 teams.
  • Group 12 – Africa and Asia: 1 place, contested by 3 teams (including Turkey).

The 12 groups had different rules, as follows:

  • Group 1 had 3 teams. The teams played against each other once. The group winner would qualify.
  • Groups 2, 3 and 5 had 2 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.
  • Group 4 had 3 teams. The teams played against each other twice. The group winner and runner-up would qualify.
  • Groups 6, 7 and 8 had 3 teams each. The teams played against each other once. The group winners and runners-up would qualify.
  • Groups 9 and 10 had 2 teams each. The group winners would qualify.
  • Group 11 had 4 teams. There would be three rounds of play:
    • First Round: Haiti played against Cuba thrice. The winner would advance to the Second Round.
    • Second Round: Mexico played against the winner of the First Round thrice at home. The winner would advance to the Final Round.
    • Final Round: USA played against the winner of the Second Round in a single match on neutral ground. The winner would qualify.
  • Group 12 had 3 teams. After Turkey withdrew before the matches began, the remaining 2 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify.

Key:

  • Teams highlighted in green qualified for the finals.
  • Teams highlighted in orange qualified for the next phase of their group.

Groups edit

Group 1 edit

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGAvPts
1  Sweden2200824.004
2  Estonia1001260.330
3  Lithuania1001020.000
Sweden  6–2  Estonia
Kroon 7'
L. Bunke 10'
Ericsson 13', 70'
T. Bunke 43'
Andersson 79' (pen)		ReportKass 47'
Kuremaa 61'
Attendance: 8,123
Lithuania  0–2  Sweden
ReportHansson 55', 65'
Attendance: 6,000

Estonia v Lithuania was not played since neither team could qualify with a win.[3]

Sweden qualified.

Group 2 edit

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGAvPts
1  Spain220011111.04
2  Portugal20021110.090
Spain  9–0  Portugal
González 3'
Lángara 13', 14' (pen.), 46', 71', 85'
Regueiro 65', 70'
Ventolrà 68'		Report
Attendance: 50,000
Portugal  1–2  Spain
Silva 10'ReportLángara 12', 25'
Attendance: 35,000

11–1 on aggregate; Spain qualified.

Group 3 edit

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGAvPts
1  Italy1100404.002
2  Greece1001040.000
Italy  4–0  Greece
Guarisi 40'
Meazza 44', 71'
Ferrari 69'		Report
Attendance: 20,000

Italy qualified, as Greece declined to play the second match.[1][2]

Group 4 edit

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGAvPts
1  Hungary2200824.004
2  Austria1100616.002
3  Bulgaria30033140.210
Bulgaria  1–4  Hungary
Baikushev 27'ReportSárosi 29'
Szabó 61' (pen.)
Toldi 88'
Markos 89'
Attendance: 10,000
Austria  6–1  Bulgaria
Horvath 19', 22', 33'
Zischek 59'
Viertl 62'
Sindelar 67'		ReportLozanov 66'
Attendance: 25,000
Hungary  4–1  Bulgaria
Szabó 9', 58'
Solti 60', 73'		ReportTodorov 61'
Attendance: 10,000

Bulgaria withdrew, and the remaining matches were not played since Hungary and Austria were already assured of the top two spots.[1]

Hungary and Austria qualified.

Group 5 edit

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGAvPts
1  Czechoslovakia2200414.004
2  Poland2002140.250
Poland  1–2  Czechoslovakia
Martyna 52' (pen)ReportSilný 33'
Pelcner 77'
Attendance: 16,000
Czechoslovakia  2–0
awarded[c]		  Poland

Czechoslovakia qualified.[4]

Group 6 edit

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGAvPts
1  Romania2110431.333
2   Switzerland2020441.002
3  Yugoslavia2011340.751
Yugoslavia  2–2   Switzerland
Kragić 50'
Marjanović 61'		ReportFrigerio 76'
Jäggi 80'
Attendance: 17,000
Switzerland  2–2[d]  Romania
Hufschmid 75'
Hochstrasser 80' (pen.)		ReportSepi 18'
Dobay 67'
Attendance: 15,000
Romania  2–1  Yugoslavia
Schwartz 38'
Dobay 74'		ReportKragić 71'
Attendance: 20,000

Romania and Switzerland qualified.

Group 7 edit

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGAvPts
1  Netherlands2200942.254
2  Belgium2011680.751
3  Irish Free State2011690.671
Irish Free State  4–4  Belgium
Moore 27', 48', 56', 75'ReportCapelle 15'
S. Vanden Eynde 30'
F. Vanden Eynde 47', 60'
Attendance: 28,000
Netherlands  5–2  Irish Free State
Smit 41', 85'
Bakhuys 67', 78'
Vente 83'		ReportSquires 44'
Moore 57'
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Otto Ohlsson (Sweden)
Belgium  2–4  Netherlands
Grimmonprez 51'
Voorhoof 71'		ReportSmit 60'
Bakhuys 62', 84'
Vente 64'
Attendance: 33,000

Netherlands and Belgium qualified (Belgium finished above the Irish Free State on goal average).[1]

Group 8 edit

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGAvPts
1  Germany1100919.002
2  France1100616.002
3  Luxembourg20022150.130
Luxembourg  1–9  Germany
Mengel 27'Report
Report		Rasselnberg 2', 35', 57', 89'
Wigold 12'
Albrecht 24'
Hohmann 30', 52', 53'
Attendance: 16,000
Luxembourg  1–6  France
Speicher 47'ReportAston 3'
Nicolas 26', 67', 85', 89' (pen.)
Liberati 80'
Attendance: 18,000

Germany v France was not played since both teams were already assured of the top two spots.[3]

Germany and France qualified.

Group 9 edit

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGAvPts
1  Brazil
2  PeruWithdrew

Peru withdrew, so Brazil qualified automatically.[1]

Group 10 edit

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGAvPts
1  Argentina
2  ChileWithdrew

Chile withdrew, so Argentina qualified automatically.[1]

Group 11 edit

First round edit

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGAvPts
1  Cuba32101025.005
2  Haiti30122100.201
Haiti  1–3  Cuba
St. Fort 85' (pen.)ReportLópez 20' (pen.)
H. Socorro 61'
Martínez 64'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: John Williams (United States)
Haiti  1–1  Cuba
St. Fort 25' (pen.)ReportLópez 85'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: John Williams (United States)
Haiti  0–6  Cuba
ReportH. Socorro 5'
López 18', 86'
F. Socorro 37'
Ferrer 62'
Soto 78'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: John Williams (United States)

10–2 on aggregate; Cuba advanced to the Second Round.

Second round edit

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGAvPts
1  Mexico33001234.006
2  Cuba30033120.250
Mexico  3–2  Cuba
Mejía 12', 14', 16'ReportLópez 40', 63'
Attendance: 20,000
Mexico  5–0  Cuba
Sota 24'
Mejía 31', 40', 79'
Rosas 72'		Report
Attendance: 22,000
Mexico  4–1  Cuba
Alonso 32', 75'
Ruvalcaba 41'
Marcos 55'		ReportLópez 15'
Attendance: 10,000

12–3 on aggregate; Mexico advanced to the Final Round.

Final round edit

The match to decide whether the United States or Mexico would qualify was played only three days before the start of the final tournament, as the United States submitted their entry too late. Thus, the match was played in Italy, so that the winner would effectively stay in the country for the tournament.[1]

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGAvPts
1  United States1100422.002
2  Mexico1001240.500
United States  4–2  Mexico
Donelli 28', 32', 74', 87'ReportAlonso 25'
Mejía 75'
Attendance: 12,000

United States qualified.

Group 12 edit

The Palestine football team consisted exclusively of Jewish and British players.[8]

FIFA states, in reference to the 1930s Palestine Mandate team, that the 'Palestine team' that participated in previous competitions in the 1930s was actually the forerunner of today's Israel team, and as such bears no relation to the modern-day Palestine national team.[9] However, the region currently known as Palestine is considered one of the first Asian teams to compete in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[10]

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGAvPts
1  Egypt22001125.504
2  Palestine, British Mandate20022110.180
—  Turkeywithdrew
Egypt  7–1  Palestine, British Mandate
El-Tetsh 11', 35', 51'
Taha 21', 79'
Latif 43', 87'		Report
Report		Nudelmann 61'
British Army Ground, Cairo, Egypt
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Stanley Wells (England)
Palestine, British Mandate  1–4  Egypt
Sukenik 54'Report
Report		Latif 2'
El-Tetsh 7', 22'
Fawzi 35'
Attendance: 5,000 / 8,000

11–2 on aggregate; Egypt qualified.

Qualified teams edit

Only six of the teams qualifying for the final competition – Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, France, Romania, and the USA – had already attended the World Cup in 1930.[1]

1934 FIFA World Cup qualification participants
Qualifying countries
TeamFinals AppearanceStreakLast Appearance
 Argentina2nd21930
 Austria1st1–
 Belgium2nd21930
 Brazil2nd21930
 Czechoslovakia1st1–
 Egypt1st1–
 France2nd21930
 Germany1st1–
 Hungary1st1–
 Italy1st1–
 Netherlands1st1–
 Romania2nd21930
 Spain1st1–
 Sweden1st1–
  Switzerland1st1–
 United States2nd21930

Goalscorers edit

7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Footnotes edit

  1. ^ 2010 host South Africa and 2022 host Qatar also participated in the respective World Cup qualification because those tournaments doubled as continental qualifiers, but those teams were guaranteed spots in the World Cups and were only vying for places in the continental finals.
  2. ^ Some sources report it as an own goal by Estonian goalkeeper Evald Tipner instead.
  3. ^ Poland were unable to travel to Prague for the second match as the Polish government denied the team visas for political reasons.[4] The match was awarded as 2–0 to Czechoslovakia.[5]
  4. ^ FIFA reports a 2–2 draw.[5] According to some sources FIFA later awarded the match as 2–0 to Switzerland as a result of Romania having fielded ineligible player Iuliu Baratky.[6][7]

References edit

External links edit

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