SEASON
1934 FIFA World Cup
Overview
The 1934 FIFA World Cup was staged in Italy from 27 May to 10 June. Sixteen teams played a straight knockout tournament. Hosts Italy defeated Czechoslovakia 2-1 after extra time in the final in Rome, while Germany beat Austria for third place.
Key facts
- Host
- Italy
- Champion
- Italy
- Runner-up
- Czechoslovakia
- Third place
- Germany
- Fourth place
- Austria
- Format
- Straight knockout; drawn Italy-Spain quarter-final replayed the following day
- Top scorer
- Oldřich Nejedlý - 5 goals
- Matches
- 17
- Goals
- 70
- Current season
- 1934
- Teams
- 16
Records
ChampionValue: Italy
FinalValue: Italy 2-1 Czechoslovakia after extra time
Top scorerValue: Oldřich Nejedlý (Czechoslovakia) - 5 goals
Tournament goalsValue: 70 in 17 matches
Format noteValue: No group stage; straight knockout
Unique matchValue: Italy-Spain quarter-final replayed after a 1-1 draw
Matches
Italy 7-1 United StatesDate: 1934-05-27 · Stage: Round of 16 · Home Team: Italy · Away Team: United States
Czechoslovakia 2-1 RomaniaDate: 1934-05-27 · Stage: Round of 16 · Home Team: Czechoslovakia · Away Team: Romania
Germany 5-2 BelgiumDate: 1934-05-27 · Stage: Round of 16 · Home Team: Germany · Away Team: Belgium
Austria 3-2 FranceDate: 1934-05-27 · Stage: Round of 16 · Home Team: Austria · Away Team: France
Spain 3-1 BrazilDate: 1934-05-27 · Stage: Round of 16 · Home Team: Spain · Away Team: Brazil
Switzerland 3-2 NetherlandsDate: 1934-05-27 · Stage: Round of 16 · Home Team: Switzerland · Away Team: Netherlands
Sweden 3-2 ArgentinaDate: 1934-05-27 · Stage: Round of 16 · Home Team: Sweden · Away Team: Argentina
Hungary 4-2 EgyptDate: 1934-05-27 · Stage: Round of 16 · Home Team: Hungary · Away Team: Egypt
Germany 2-1 SwedenDate: 1934-05-31 · Stage: Quarter-final · Home Team: Germany · Away Team: Sweden
Austria 2-1 HungaryDate: 1934-05-31 · Stage: Quarter-final · Home Team: Austria · Away Team: Hungary
Italy 1-1 SpainDate: 1934-05-31 · Stage: Quarter-final · Home Team: Italy · Away Team: Spain
Italy 1-0 SpainDate: 1934-06-01 · Stage: Quarter-final replay · Home Team: Italy · Away Team: Spain
Czechoslovakia 3-2 SwitzerlandDate: 1934-05-31 · Stage: Quarter-final · Home Team: Czechoslovakia · Away Team: Switzerland
Italy 1-0 AustriaDate: 1934-06-03 · Stage: Semi-final · Home Team: Italy · Away Team: Austria
Czechoslovakia 3-1 GermanyDate: 1934-06-03 · Stage: Semi-final · Home Team: Czechoslovakia · Away Team: Germany
Germany 3-2 AustriaDate: 1934-06-07 · Stage: Third-place match · Home Team: Germany · Away Team: Austria
Italy 2-1 CzechoslovakiaDate: 1934-06-10 · Stage: Final · Home Team: Italy · Away Team: Czechoslovakia
Top scorers
Oldřich NejedlýTeam: Czechoslovakia · Goals: 5
Edmund ConenTeam: Germany · Goals: 4
Angelo SchiavioTeam: Italy · Goals: 4
Raimundo OrsiTeam: Italy · Goals: 3
Leopold KielholzTeam: Switzerland · Goals: 3
Johann HorvathTeam: Austria · Goals: 2
Bernard VoorhoofTeam: Belgium · Goals: 2
Antonín PučTeam: Czechoslovakia · Goals: 2
Abdelrahman FawziTeam: Egypt · Goals: 2
Isidro LángaraTeam: Spain · Goals: 2
Karl HohmannTeam: Germany · Goals: 2
Ernst LehnerTeam: Germany · Goals: 2
Géza ToldiTeam: Hungary · Goals: 2
Giovanni FerrariTeam: Italy · Goals: 2
Giuseppe MeazzaTeam: Italy · Goals: 2
Sven JonassonTeam: Sweden · Goals: 2
Teams
ItalyManager: Vittorio Pozzo · Finish: Champion
CzechoslovakiaManager: Karel Petrů · Finish: Runner-up
GermanyManager: Otto Nerz · Finish: Third place
AustriaManager: Hugo Meisl · Finish: Fourth place
SpainManager: Amadeo García de Salazar · Finish: Quarter-final
SwitzerlandManager: Heinrich Müller · Finish: Quarter-final
SwedenManager: József Nagy · Finish: Quarter-final
HungaryManager: Ödön Nádas · Finish: Quarter-final
United StatesManager: David Gould / Elmer Schroeder · Finish: Round of 16
RomaniaManager: Costel Rădulescu / Josef Uridil · Finish: Round of 16
BelgiumManager: Hector Goetinck · Finish: Round of 16
FranceManager: George Kimpton · Finish: Round of 16
BrazilManager: Luiz Vinhaes · Finish: Round of 16
NetherlandsManager: Bob Glendenning · Finish: Round of 16
ArgentinaManager: Filippo Pascucci · Finish: Round of 16
EgyptManager: James McRea · Finish: Round of 16
Venues
Stadio Nazionale del PNFCity: Rome · Country: Italy
Stadio LittorioCity: Trieste · Country: Italy
Stadio Giovanni BertaCity: Florence · Country: Italy
Stadio Benito MussoliniCity: Turin · Country: Italy
Stadio MarassiCity: Genoa · Country: Italy
San SiroCity: Milan · Country: Italy
Stadio LittorialeCity: Bologna · Country: Italy
Stadio Giorgio AscarelliCity: Naples · Country: Italy
Sources
FIFARole: competition history and final placings
RSSSFRole: detailed results, scorers, venues and coaching records