III WORLD
CUP
QUALIFYING STAGE
(From
16-06-1937 to 1-05-1938)
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ENTRANTS: 37 teams from 4
continents |
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| CONTINENTAL ZONES: 4 CONFEDERATIONS:
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EUROPE (24) / AFRICA (1) / NEAR EAST
(1): Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Estonia, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Irish Free State, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain*,
Sweden, Switzerland, Yugoslavia / Egypt / Palestine. |
| SOUTH AMERICA - CONMEBOL
(2): Argentina,
Brazil. |
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| NORTH & CENTRAL AMERICA (7): Colombia,
Costa Rica, Cuba, Dutch Guyana, El Salvador,
Mexico, USA. |
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ASIA (2): Dutch East Indies, Japan. |
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| *Spain’s entry was originally
accepted, but later refused due to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil
War, which made it unlikely that they would be able to play all their
games. |
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GROUP 1 - EUROPE |
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GROUP 2 - EUROPE |
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| 16-06-37 |
Sweden - Finland (Stockholm) |
4-0 (0-0) |
10-10-37 |
Norway - Irish Free State (Oslo) |
3-2 (2-1) |
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| 20-06-37 |
Sweden - Estonia (Stockholm) |
7-2 (3-2) |
7-11-37 |
Irish Free State - Norway (Dublin) |
3-3 (1-2) |
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| 29-06-37 |
Finland - Germany (Helsinki) |
0-2 (0-2) |
QUALIFIED: Norway. |
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| 19-08-37 |
Finland - Estonia (Turku) |
0-1 (0-0) |
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| 29-08-37 |
Germany - Estonia (Königsberg) |
4-1 (0-1) |
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| 21-11-37 |
Germany - Sweden (Hamburg) |
5-0 (2-0) |
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| QUALIFIED: Germany, Sweden. |
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GROUP 3 - EUROPE |
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GROUP 4 - EUROPE/AFRICA |
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| 10-10-37 |
Poland - Yugoslavia (Warszawa) |
4-0 (2-0) |
Egypt withdrew before the competition. |
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| 3-04-38 |
Yugoslavia - Poland (Beograd) |
1-0 (0-0) |
QUALIFIED: Romania. |
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| QUALIFIED: Poland. |
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GROUP 5 - EUROPE |
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GROUP 6 - EUROPE/NEAR EAST |
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| 1-05-38 |
Switzerland - Portugal (Milano [Italy]) |
2-1 (2-0) |
FIRST ROUND |
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| QUALIFIED: Switzerland. |
22-01-38 |
Palestine - Greece (Tel Aviv) |
1-3 (1-2) |
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20-02-38 |
Greece - Palestine (Athína) |
1-0 (0-0) |
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| SECOND ROUND |
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| 25-03-38 |
Hungary - Greece (Budapest) |
11-1 (7-1) |
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| Greece withdrew after the first leg. |
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| QUALIFIED: Hungary. |
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GROUP 7 - EUROPE |
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GROUP 8 - EUROPE |
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| 7-11-37 |
Bulgaria - Czechoslovakia (Sofija) |
1-1 (0-1) |
FIRST ROUND |
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| 24-04-38 |
Czechoslovakia - Bulgaria (Praha) |
6-0 (1-0) |
29-07-37 |
Latvia - Lithuania (Rīga) |
4-2 (2-0) |
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| QUALIFIED: Czechoslovakia. |
3-09-37 |
Lithuania - Latvia (Kaunas) |
1-5 (0-4) |
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SECOND ROUND |
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| 5-10-37 |
Austria - Latvia (Wien) |
2-1 (2-1) |
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| Latvia withdrew after the first leg. |
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| QUALIFIED: Austria. |
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GROUP 9 - EUROPE |
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GROUP 10 - SOUTH AMERICA |
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| 28-11-37 |
Netherlands - Luxembourg (Rotterdam) |
4-0 (1-0) |
Argentina withdrew before the competition. |
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| 13-03-38 |
Luxembourg - Belgium (Luxembourg) |
2-3 (2-1) |
QUALIFIED: Brazil. |
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| 3-04-38 |
Belgium - Netherlands (Antwerpen) |
1-1 (0-1) |
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| QUALIFIED: Netherlands, Belgium. |
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| GROUP 11 - NORTH/CENTRAL AMERICA |
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GROUP 12 - ASIA |
| Colombia, Costa Rica, Dutch Guyana, El Salvador, Mexico, and USA withdrew before the competition. |
Japan withdrew before the competition. |
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| QUALIFIED: Dutch East Indies. |
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| QUALIFIED: Cuba. |
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BYES: France (host), Italy (title holder).
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