1934 FIFA World Cup facts for kids
| World's Cup Campionato Mondiale di Calcio |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Italy |
| Dates | 27 May – 10 June (15 days) |
| 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) |
| Best player |  Giuseppe Meazza |
The 1934 FIFA World Cup was a football (soccer) sporting event that was held in Italy in 1934. Italy won the trophy after beating Czechoslovakia in the final.
Contents
Participants
Africa
Europe
- Austria • Squad
Belgium • Squad- Czechoslovakia • Squad
France • Squad- Germany • Squad
Hungary • Squad- Italy • Squad
Netherlands • Squad
Romania • Squad
Spain • Squad
Sweden • Squad
Switzerland • Squad
North and Central America
South America
Results
| First Round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 27 May – Rome | ||||||||||||||
| Italy |
7 | |||||||||||||
| 31 May – Florence (replayed 1 June) |
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 United States |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Italy |
1 (1) | |||||||||||||
| 27 May – Genoa | ||||||||||||||
| Spain |
1 (0) | |||||||||||||
| Spain |
3 | |||||||||||||
| 3 June – Milan | ||||||||||||||
 Brazil |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Italy |
1 | |||||||||||||
| 27 May – Turin | ||||||||||||||
| Austria |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Austria (a.e.t.) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| 31 May – Bologna | ||||||||||||||
| France |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Austria |
2 | |||||||||||||
| 27 May – Naples | ||||||||||||||
| Hungary |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Hungary |
4 | |||||||||||||
| 10 June – Rome | ||||||||||||||
 Egypt |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Italy (a.e.t.) |
2 | |||||||||||||
| 27 May – Trieste | ||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia |
1
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| Czechoslovakia |
2 | |||||||||||||
| 31 May – Turin | ||||||||||||||
| Romania |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia |
3 | |||||||||||||
| 27 May – Milan | ||||||||||||||
| Switzerland |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Netherlands |
2 | |||||||||||||
| 3 June – Rome | ||||||||||||||
| Switzerland |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia |
3 | |||||||||||||
| 27 May – Florence | ||||||||||||||
| Germany |
1
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Third place | ||||||||||||
| Germany |
5 | |||||||||||||
| 31 May – Milan | 7 June – Naples | |||||||||||||
| Belgium |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Germany |
2 | Germany |
3 | |||||||||||
| 27 May – Bologna | ||||||||||||||
| Sweden |
1
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Austria |
2 | |||||||||||
| Sweden |
3 | |||||||||||||
 Argentina |
2
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Final
Italy won the championship.
Images for kids
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Qualifying countries and their results
See also
In Spanish: Copa Mundial de Fútbol de 1934 para niños
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