The
1934 FIFA World Cup
The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the 2nd edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international Association football, football championship for List of men's national association football teams, senior men's national teams. It took place in Kin ...
was an international
football
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tournament that was held in Italy from 27 May to 10 June 1934. Below are the squads the 16 national teams registered in the tournament.
Brazil and Czechoslovakia were the only teams that had players from foreign clubs.
Rosters include reserves, alternates, and pre-selected players who may have participated in qualifiers and/or pre-tournament friendlies but not in the finals themselves.
Argentina
Head coach:
Felipe Pascucci
Austria
Head coach:
Hugo Meisl
Hugo Meisl (16 November 1881 – 17 February 1937), brother of the journalist Willy Meisl, was the multi-lingual football coach of the famous Austrian ' Wunderteam' of the early 1930s, as well as a referee.
Background
Meisl was born to a Jewi ...
Although registered to the official list, Raftl, Janda, Stroh, Kaburek, Walzhofer and Hassmann remained on standby in Austria.
Belgium
Head coach:
Hector Goetinck
Although registered to the official list, Bourgeois, Simons, Van Ingelgem, Ledent, Pappaert, Putmans, Versyp and Brichaut remained on standby in Belgium.
Brazil
Head coach :
Luiz Vinhaes
Although registered to the official list, Domingos, Tunga, Bile and Pamplona remained on standby in Brazil.
*Notes
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Domingos da Guia
Domingos Antônio da Guia (born in Rio de Janeiro, November 19, 1912 – died in Rio, May 18, 2000) was a Brazilian footballer.
He played in four matches for Brazil in the 1938 FIFA World Cup finals. He is regarded as one of the best Brazilian ...
was not entered in the competition due to problems with the
Nacional (URU), who had already ceded
Patesko.The Uruguayan club demanded a compensation fee for
CBD which was considered outrageous.
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Benedicto (
Torino
Turin ( , ; ; , then ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is main ...
), who was not registered officially, was part of the delegation helping in the training activities (Benedicto, who disputed the
1930 FIFA World Cup
The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's national Association football, football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 to 30 July 1930. FIFA, ...
, in Italy).
Czechoslovakia
Head coach:
Karel Petrů
Although registered to the official list Daučík, Srbek, Šterc and Šimperský remained on standby in Czechoslovakia.
Egypt
Head coach:
James McCrae
Although registered to the official list, Bakhati, El-Soury and Youssef remained on standby in Egypt.
France
Head coach:
George Kimpton
Although registered to the official list, Défossé, Vandooren, Beaucourt, Delmer, Korb, Laurent and Courtois remained on standby in France.
Germany
Head coach:
Otto Nerz
Otto Nerz (21 October 1892 – 18 April 1949) was a German football player and manager and the first head coach of the Germany national team between 1923 and 1936.
Biography
Early life
Nerz was born in Hechingen, Province of Hohenzollern, ...
Although registered to the official list, Buchloh, Albrecht, Dienert and Streb remained on standby in Germany.
Hungary
Head coach:
Ödön Nádas
Ödön Nádas (12 September 1891 – 9 October 1951) was a Hungarian association football, football trainer, who coached Hungary national football team, Hungary in the 1934 FIFA World Cup. He was also the List of Hungary national football team ...
Italy
Head coach:
Vittorio Pozzo
Vittorio Pozzo (; 2 March 1886 – 21 December 1968) was an Italian association football, football player, manager (association football), manager and journalist.
The creator of the ''Formation (association football)#Metodo (2–3–2–3), Me ...
Netherlands
Head coach:
Bob Glendenning
Although registered to the official list, Vrauwdeunt and Paauwe remained on standby in the Netherlands.
Romania
Head coach:
Josef Uridil and
Costel Rădulescu
The
Romanian Football Federation
The Romanian Football Federation (; FRF) is the governing body of football in Romania. They are headquartered in the capital city of Bucharest and affiliated with FIFA and UEFA since 1923 and 1955 respectively. The Federation organizes the men's ...
had nominated Zoltán Beke in case Bindea did not recover in time from injury, but this contravened FIFA regulations and so Beke, who travelled with the team to Italy, was not eligible to play.
Although registered to the official list, Konrard, Bürger, Juhász, Weichelt, Baratky, Klimek and Schwartz remained on standby in Romania.
Spain
Head coach:
Amadeo García
Although registered to the official list, Hilario and Sabater remained on standby in Spain.
Sweden
Head coach:
József Nagy
Although registered to the official list, Hult, Jansson, Bunke, Holmberg and Lundhal remained on standby in Sweden.
Switzerland
Head coach:
Heinrich Müller
Although registered to the official list, Huber, Gobet, Loichot and Hochsträsser remained on standby in Switzerland.
United States
Head coach:
David Gould
Coaches representation by country
References
External links
1934 FIFA World Cup squadsat ''Weltfussball.de''
{{DEFAULTSORT:1934 Fifa World Cup Squads
Squads
FIFA World Cup squads