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9 unusual facts about 1934 FIFA World Cup


1936 National Challenge Cup

Both teams eventually made their way to the Western Final, Heidelberg led by the lone scorer for the USA at the 1934 World Cup Aldo Donelli.

FC Rouen

Delfour made 41 appearances with the national team from 1929–1938 and participated in three FIFA World Cups 1930, 1934 and 1938.

Gerrit Keizer

He also played for the Dutch national side twice, his debut coming in a 1934 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Belgium, a 4-2 win that saw them reach the finals; Keizer did not make the squad for that tournament, however.

Guillermo Gorostiza

He represented the nation at the 1934 FIFA World Cup, playing in the 3–1 win against Brazil and the 1–1 against Italy; he missed the replay against the latter, in a 0–1 loss.

José Iraragorri

He also played 7 games for the Spain national football team, scoring one goal (two goals according to the official FIFA report) in the 1934 FIFA World Cup match against Brazil.

Leandro Arpinati

Arpinati held several positions in the Italian sport world, such as the President of Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) and of the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (Italian football federation): he led the reformation of the Serie A championship on national level, and organized the 1934 FIFA World Cup.

Leonardo Cilaurren

Cilaurren earned 14 caps for the Spanish national side between 1931 and 1935, and participated at the 1934 FIFA World Cup.

Luis de la Fuente

De La Fuente played for the Mexican national team that lost in qualifiers for the 1934 FIFA World Cup of Italy.

Paul Oßwald

After a break from 1933 until 1935 – Oßwald assisted Reichstrainer Otto Nerz at the 1934 FIFA World Cup in Italy, and managed FSV Mainz 05 and the Gauauswahl Südwest (South Western XI).


Carlo Ceresoli

With the Italian national team he played the only qualifying match of the 1934 FIFA World Cup against Greece and the famous Battle of Highbury in which he saved a penalty from Eric Brook.

Cliff Bastin

Highlights of his England career included the famous "Battle of Highbury", where England defeated 1934 World Cup winners Italy 3-2, and a notorious match against Germany in Berlin in 1938, when the England team was ordered to give the Nazi salute before the match.

Defensores de Belgrano

In 1934 two players of the club, Ernesto Belis and Luis Izett went on to play for the Argentina national team in the 1934 FIFA World Cup held in Italy that year.

Edmund Conen

With four goals in the 1934 FIFA World Cup in Italy, Conen had been the joint second top scorer with Angelo Schiavio of Italy, behind Oldřich Nejedlý of Czechoslovakia who has 6 goals.

Ernesto Belis

Ernesto Antonio Belis (born February 1, 1909, date of death unknown) was an Argentinian football defender who played for Argentina in the 1934 FIFA World Cup.

Football in Argentina

The 1934 FIFA World Cup Italian national team championship side featured Oriundo in the squad composed of Argentine born players such as Raimundo Orsi, Enrique Guaita, and Luis Monti who also played for Argentina in the 1930 FIFA World Cup.


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