World's Cup[1] Campionato Mondiale di Calcio Italia 1934(Italian)
Official poster
Tournament details
Host country
Italy
Dates
27 May – 10 June
Teams
16 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)
8 (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
Champions
Italy (1st title)
Runners-up
Czechoslovakia
Third place
Germany
Fourth place
Austria
Tournament statistics
Matches played
17
Goals scored
70 (4.12 per match)
Attendance
363,000 (21,353 per match)
Top scorer(s)
Oldřich Nejedlý (5 goals)
← 1930
1938 →
International football competition
The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams. It took place in Italy from 27 May to 10 June 1934.
The 1934 World Cup was the first in which teams had to qualify to take part. Thirty-two nations entered the competition; 16 teams would qualify for the final tournament. Reigning champions Uruguay boycotted the tournament as only four European teams had accepted their invitation to the 1930 tournament.[2][3] Italy beat Czechoslovakia 2–1 to become the second World Cup champions and the first European winners.
The 1934 World Cup was marred by being a high-profile instance of a sporting event being used for overt political gain. In particular, Benito Mussolini was keen to use this World Cup as a means of promoting fascism.[4][3] Although some historians and sports journalists have made accusations of corruption and meddling by Mussolini to influence the competition to the benefit of Italy,[5][3] Italy has always claimed that it deserved victory in the competition and the successful national team, considered one of the best in the country's history, emerged victorious also in the Olympic football tournament of 1936 hosted by Germany and in the 1938 World Cup hosted by France.[5][3][6]
The Federale 102 ball, which was manufactured in Italy, was the match ball provided for the 1934 World Cup.[7]
^FIFA book of statutes, Roma 1934, prtd. Gebr. Fey & Kratz, Zürich, FIFA internal library no. C br. 18, 1955.
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Italy (1st title)
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Austria