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 big football (soccer) tournament. It happened in Italy during 1934. Italy won the championship by beating Czechoslovakia in the final match. This was only the second time the World Cup had ever been held!
Contents
Teams That Played
Sixteen teams from different parts of the world came to play in the 1934 World Cup. This was the first time teams had to qualify to play in the tournament.
From Africa
From 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
From North and Central America
From South America
Tournament Matches
The tournament started with a knockout format. This means if a team lost, they were out! There were no group stages like in later World Cups.
| 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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The Final Match
The big final game was played in Rome on June 10, 1934. Italy played against Czechoslovakia. The game was very close and went into extra time. Italy scored the winning goal and became the champions!
Images for kids
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Qualifying countries and their results
See also
In Spanish: Copa Mundial de Fútbol de 1934 para niños
