THE FIFA WORLD CUP FINAL 1934

1934 FIFA World Cup Winners

Italy
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The 1934 FIFA World Cup, or the World's

Cup as it was known then, was the second football World Cup staged, and hosted by Italy from 27 May to 10 June. Italy was chosen as hosts by FIFA at the Stockholm congress of October 1932. It was the first World Cup for which teams would have to Qualify in order to take part. 32 nations entered the competition, and after qualification, 16 teams participated in the finals tournament. Italy the second World Cup champions, beating Czechoslovakia in the final,2-1

In the quarter-finals, the first replayed match in World Cup history took place, after Italy and Spain drew 1-1 after extra time. The match was played in a highly aggressive manner. Rough play injured the Spanish goalkeeper Ricardozamora in the first match, leaving him unable to participate in the replay. Italy won the replay 1-0, their play so physical that at least three Spaniards had to depart the field with injuries. Italy then went on to beat Austria in the semifinals by the same score. Meanwhile, Czechoslovakia secured their place in the final by beating Germany 3-1.The Stadium of the national fascist party was the venue for the final. With 70 minutes played, the Czechoslovakians were ahead 1-0. The Italians managed to score before the final whistle, and then added another goal in extra time to be crowned World Cup Winners.
Eight European teams—Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland—advanced to the quarter-finals.