1938 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2
Group 2
The two teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner Norway qualified for the third FIFA World Cup held in France.
Matches
Norway vs Ireland
Norway | 3 — 2 (final score after 90 minutes) |
Ireland |
Manager: Asbjørn Halvorsen
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Half-time: Competition: Date: Kick off: Venue: Attendance: Referee: Assistants: Match rules: |
Manager: Joe Wickham
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NOTE: Rolf Holmberg missed a penalty (Alf Martinsen was fouled) at the end of the first half.
Ireland vs Norway
Ireland | 3 — 3 (final score after 90 minutes) |
Norway |
Manager: Joe Wickham
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Half-time: Competition: Date: Kick off: Venue: Attendance: Referee: Assistants: Match rules: |
Manager: Asbjørn Halvorsen
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Norway qualified.
Team stats
Norway
Head coach: Asbjørn Halvorsen
Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played |
Goals | Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on | Club | ||
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MF | Oddmund Andersen | December 21, 1915 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | B | Mjøndalen IF |
FW | Torkild Andersen | July 20, 1916 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | B | Moss FK |
GK | Tom Blohm | June 29, 1920 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | Hugin FK |
FW | Arne Brustad | April 14, 1912 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | SFK Lyn |
FW | Kjell Eeg | September 24, 1910 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | Djerv Bergen |
MF | Nils Eriksen | March 5, 1911 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | Odd Grenland |
FW | Odd Frantzen | January 20, 1913 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | SK Hardy |
MF | Kristian Henriksen | March 3, 1911 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | Frigg Oslo FK |
MF | Rolf Holmberg | August 24, 1914 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | Odd Grenland |
DF | Øivind Holmsen | April 28, 1912 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | SFK Lyn |
FW | Jørgen Hval | February 8, 1911 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | Mjøndalen IF |
FW | Magnar Isaksen | October 13, 1910 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | SFK Lyn |
DF | Rolf Johannessen | March 15, 1910 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | Fredrikstad FK |
GK | Anker Kihle | April 19, 1917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | B | B | Storm |
FW | Reidar Kvammen | July 23, 1914 | 2 | 4 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | Viking FK |
FW | Alf Martinsen | December 29, 1911 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | Lillestrøm SK |
GK | Sverre Nordby | March 13, 1910 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | Mjøndalen IF |
MF | Frithjof Ulleberg | September 10, 1911 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | SFK Lyn |
Ireland
Head coach: Joe Wickham
Group 3
The two teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner Poland qualified for the third FIFA World Cup held in France.
Matches
Poland vs Yugoslavia
Poland | 4 — 0 (final score after 90 minutes) |
Yugoslavia |
Manager: Józef Kałuża
Team:
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Half-time: Competition: Date: Kick off: Venue: Attendance: Referee: Assistants: Match rules: |
Manager: Svetozar Popović
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Yugoslavia vs Poland
Yugoslavia | 1 — 0 (final score after 90 minutes) |
Poland |
Manager: Svetozar Popović
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Half-time: Competition: Date: Kick off: Venue: Attendance: Referee: Assistants: Match rules: |
Manager: Józef Kałuża
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Poland qualified on goal difference.
Team stats
Poland
Head coach: Józef Kałuża
Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played |
Goals | Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on | Club | ||
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MF | Ewald Dytko | October 18, 1914 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | Dąb Katowice |
DF | Antoni Gałecki | June 4, 1906 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | ŁKS Łódź |
MF | Wilhelm Góra | January 18, 1916 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | Cracovia |
FW | Bolesław Habowski | September 13, 1914 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | Wisła Kraków |
FW | Walerian Kisieliński | March 1, 1907 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | B | - | Polonia Warsaw |
GK | Adolf Krzyk | December 25, 1907 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | Brygada Częstochowa |
Jerzy Kula | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | B | - | |||
GK | Edward Madejski | August 11, 1914 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | B | 90 | no club |
FW | Michał Matyas | September 28, 1910 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | B | - | Pogoń Lwów |
DF | Erwin Michalski | June 27, 1912 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | B | Naprzód Lipiny |
Sylwester Nowakowski | December 26, 1913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | B | B | ||
MF | Erwin Nyc | May 24, 1914 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | Polonia Warsaw |
Jan Pajak | May 12, 1906 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | B | - | ||
GK | Władysław Pawłowski | August 19, 1915 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | B | Cracovia |
FW | Leonard Piątek | October 13, 1913 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | AKS Chorzów |
FW | Ryszard Piec | August 17, 1913 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | Naprzód Lipiny |
FW | Fryderyk Scherfke | September 7, 1909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | B | Warta Poznań |
DF | Władysław Szczepaniak | May 19, 1910 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | Polonia Warsaw |
FW | Ernest Wilimowski | June 23, 1916 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | Ruch Chorzów |
FW | Gerard Wodarz | August 10, 1913 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | Ruch Chorzów |
FW | Jerzy Wostal | January 6, 1914 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | AKS Chorzów |
Yugoslavia
Head coach: Svetozar Popović
Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played |
Goals | Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on | Club | ||
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FW | Vojin Božović | January 1, 1913 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | Beogradski SK |
DF | Ernest Dubac | February 15, 1914 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | Beogradski SK |
GK | Franjo Glaser | January 13, 1913 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | Građanski Zagreb |
DF | Bernard Hügl | March 27, 1908 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | Građanski Zagreb |
MF | Ivan Jazbinšek | August 9, 1914 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | Građanski Zagreb |
MF | Bruno Knežević | March 12, 1915 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | Beogradski SK |
FW | Mirko Kokotović | April 15, 1913 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | Građanski Zagreb |
MF | Gustav Lehner | February 17, 1913 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | Beogradski SK |
FW | August Lešnik | July 16, 1914 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | Građanski Zagreb |
FW | Blagoje Marjanović | September 3, 1907 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | Beogradski SK |
DF | Jozo Matošić | January 27, 1913 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | Hajduk Split |
FW | Ivan Medarić | November 11, 1912 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | HAŠK Zagreb |
FW | Branko Pleše | January 12, 1915 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | Građanski Zagreb |
FW | August Šipoš | January 24, 1914 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | Građanski Zagreb |
MF | Ivan Stevović | September 6, 1910 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | Beogradski SK |
FW | Svetislav Valjarević | July 9, 1911 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | Beogradski SK |
FW | Đorđe Vujadinović | November 29, 1909 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | Beogradski SK |
Group 5
The two teams in this group played against each once on neutral ground. The winner Switzerland qualified for the third FIFA World Cup held in France.
Match
Switzerland vs Portugal
Switzerland | 2 — 1 (final score after 90 minutes) |
Portugal |
Manager: Karl Rappan
Team:
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Half-time: Competition: Date: Kick off: Venue: Attendance: Referee: Assistants: Match rules: |
Manager: Cândido de Oliveira
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NOTE: João Cruz missed a penalty after 55 minutes.
Switzerland qualified.
Team stats
Switzerland
Head coach: Karl Rappan
Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played |
Goals | Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on | Club | |
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FW | André Abegglen | March 7, 1909 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | Servette FC |
FW | Georges Aeby | September 10, 1913 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | Servette FC |
FW | Lauro Amadò | March 15, 1912 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | FC Lugano |
FW | Alfred Bickel | May 12, 1918 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | Grasshopper Club Zürich |
GK | Willy Huber | December 17, 1913 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | Grasshopper Club Zürich |
FW | Leopold Kielholz | June 9, 1911 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | FC St. Gallen |
MF | Ernst Lörtscher | March 15, 1913 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | Servette FC |
DF | Severino Minelli | September 6, 1909 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | Grasshopper Club Zürich |
MF | Hermann Springer | December 4, 1908 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | Grasshopper Club Zürich |
DF | Adolf Stelzer | September 1, 1908 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | Lausanne Sports |
MF | Sirio Vernati | May 12, 1907 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | Grasshopper Club Zürich |
Portugal
Head coach: Cândido de Oliveira
Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played |
Goals | Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on | Club | |
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MF | Francisco Albino | November 2, 1912 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | S.L. Benfica |
MF | Mariano Amaro | August 7, 1914 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | C.F. Os Belenenses |
GK | João Azevedo | July 10, 1915 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | Sporting Clube de Portugal |
FW | João Cruz | October 31, 1915 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | Sporting Clube de Portugal |
FW | Adolfo Mourão | June 29, 1912 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | Sporting Clube de Portugal |
MF | Carlos Pereira | September 3, 1910 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | F.C. Porto |
FW | Fernando Peyroteo | March 10, 1918 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | Sporting Clube de Portugal |
FW | Pinga | September 30, 1909 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | F.C. Porto |
DF | José Simões | June 15, 1913 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | C.F. Os Belenenses |
FW | Manuel Soeiro | March 17, 1909 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | Sporting Clube de Portugal |
DF | Gustavo Teixeira | December 26, 1908 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | S.L. Benfica |