1934 Football World Cup - Italy Campionato Mondiale di Calcio
Official poster
Teams	32 (final tournament: 16)
Host	Italy
Champions	Italy (1st title)
Matches played	17
Goals scored	70 (4.12 per match)
Attendance	395,000 (23,235 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Edmund Conen (GER) Oldřich Nejedlý (CZE)(1) Angelo Schiavio (ITA) all with 4 goals

The 1934 Football World Cup was hosted by Mussolini's Italy. FIFA decided to give the event in Zurich in September 1932 because Italy was the only candidate. It was the first football World Cup for which teams would have to qualify in order to take part. The number of participating nations this time doubled from the previous tournament, but only 10 of the 32 nations came from outside the continent of the host nation. Italy became the second World Cup champions, beating Czechoslovakia in the final, 2-1. 1934 Football World Cup poster This work is copyrighted. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Football World Cup (official name: FIFA World Cup) is the most important competition in international football (soccer). ... Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (Predappio near Forlì, July 29, 1883 – Giulino di Mezzegra near Como, April 28, 1945) led Italy from 1922 to 1943. ... Location within Switzerland   Zürich[?] (German pronunciation IPA: ; usually spelled Zurich in English) is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 366,145 in 2004; population of urban area: 1,091,732) and capital of the canton of Zürich. ... September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with 30 days. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Confederation of African Football (CAF) Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) The Current Laws of the Game (LOTG) The Rec. ...

Mussolini's influence is said to have extended to the choice of referees for Italy's matches. The Swedish referee who refereed the semi-final and final was said to have met with Mussolini before the matches, and disputed decisions were given in favour of Italy. Some referees ruled so much in Italy's favour that they were suspended by their home nations after the tournament. Many opinnions make the idea that this tournament was "politicalized" like 1936 Summer Olympics. A football (soccer) player is cautioned by a referee A referee is a person who has authority to make decisions about play in many sports. ... The Games of the XI Olympiad were held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. ...

This World Cup was unique in two ways. First, 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. Second, the hosts, Italy, had to qualify. The first Football World Cup was staged in 1930. ...

The preliminary round took the form of a knockout stage, which saw eight European teams: Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland advance.

The quarterfinals provided the first replay that the World Cup had seen when Italy and Spain drew 1-1 after extra time. Italy won the replay 1-0, and then went on to beat Austria by the same margin. Meanwhile Czechoslovakia secured their place in the final by beating Germany 3-1.

The Del Partiti stadium provided the venue for the final and with 70 minutes played, the Czechoslovakians were ahead 1-0. The Italians managed to pull level before the final whistle, and then added another goal in extra time to be crowned World Cup Winners.

Qualification

See Football World Cup 1934 (qualification). The 1934 World Cup was the first one where the teams had to qualify, since the 1930 World Cup had no qualification rounds (the participating teams were invited by FIFA). ...

First Round

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Quarterfinals

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Replay:

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Semifinals

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Third Place Match

June 7, Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli, Naples - Germany 3 - 2 Austria June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... Naples (Italian Napoli, Neapolitan Napule, from Greek Νέα Πόλις - Néa Pólis - meaning New City; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is the largest city in southern Italy and capital of Campania Region and the Province of Naples. ... germany_flag_1933_1 This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Fixed size, hues based on World Flag Database. ...

Final

June 10, Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome - Italy 2 - 1 (AET) Czechoslovakia June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... Stadio Nazionale PNF was a multi-use stadium in Rome, Italy. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Left-Wing Democrats) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,823,807 almost 4,000,000 1... Download high resolution version (2250x1500, 14 KB)Flag of the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 to 1946. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic. ...

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Ivan Eklind (Sweden)

Goals: Puč (TCH) 76', Orsi (ITA) 81', Schiavio (ITA) 95'.