1934 FIFA World Cup Final
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The 1934 FIFA World Cup Final was the deciding match of the 1934 FIFA World Cup
. It was contested by Italy
and Czechoslovakia
. Italy won the game 2-1.
The final was held in the Stadio Nazionale PNF
in Rome
. Czechoslovakia took the lead with 15 minutes remaining through Puč
. They held the lead for only 5 minutes though as Italy drew level through striker Orsi
. There were no more goals in normal time so the match was forced to go into extra time. With just 5 minutes played in extra time, Italy took the lead with a goal from Schiavio
and they held on to record their first World Cup title.
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CZECHOSLOVAKIA:
GK
František Plánička
(c)
RB
Josef Čtyřoký
LB
Ladislav Ženíšek
RH
Rudolf Krčil
CH
Štefan Čambal
LH
Josef Košťálek
OR
Antonín Puč
IR
Oldřich Nejedlý
IL
František Svoboda
OL
František Junek
CF
Jiří Sobotka
Manager:
Karel Petrů
1934 FIFA World Cup
The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Italy from 27 May to 10 June 1934....
. It was contested by Italy
Italy national football team
The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...
and Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia national football team
The Czechoslovakia national football team was the national association football team of Czechoslovakia from 1922 to 1993. At the dissolution of Czechoslovakia at the end of 1992, the team was participating in UEFA qualifying Group 4 for the 1994 World Cup; it completed this campaign under the name...
. Italy won the game 2-1.
The final was held in the Stadio Nazionale PNF
Stadio Nazionale PNF
The Stadio Nazionale del PNF was a multi-purpose stadium in Rome, Italy. It was built in 1927 and held 50,000 people. It hosted three of the 17 matches of the 1934 FIFA World Cup, including the final between hosts Italy and Czechoslovakia on 10 June 1934.Clubs S.S. Lazio and A.S...
in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
. Czechoslovakia took the lead with 15 minutes remaining through Puč
Antonín Puc
Antonín Puč was a former Czech football player, the all-time leading scorer for the Czechoslovak national team....
. They held the lead for only 5 minutes though as Italy drew level through striker Orsi
Raimundo Orsi
Raimundo Bibiani "Mumo" Orsi was an Italian Argentine footballer who won the 1934 FIFA World Cup with Italy and the silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands.-Club:...
. There were no more goals in normal time so the match was forced to go into extra time. With just 5 minutes played in extra time, Italy took the lead with a goal from Schiavio
Angelo Schiavio
Angelo Schiavio was an Italian football player. Schiavio spent his entire career with Bologna FC, the club of the city where he was born and died...
and they held on to record their first World Cup title.
Match details
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| GK | Gianpiero Combi (c) | ||
| RB | Eraldo Monzeglio Eraldo Monzeglio Eraldo Monzeglio was an Italian football defender.Monzeglio was born in Vignale Monferrato, in the province of Alessandria .... |
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| LB | Luigi Allemandi Luigi Allemandi Luigi Allemandi was an Italian footballer who played as a defender.Born in San Damiano Macra, province of Cuneo, he debuted in 1921 with A.C. Legnano. Later, he played with Juventus F.C., F.C. Internazionale Milano, A.S. Roma, S.S.C. Venezia and S.S. Lazio. He was a member of the Italian national... |
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| RH | Attilio Ferraris Attilio Ferraris Attilio Ferraris was an Italian football midfielder.He played 10 seasons in the Serie A for A.S. Roma, S.S. Lazio and A.S. Bari... |
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| CH | Luis Monti Luis Monti Luis Felipe Monti was an Italian Argentine footballer who played as a midfielder. Monti has the distinction of having played in two FIFA World Cup final matches with two different national teams. He played the first of these finals with his native Argentina in 1930, which he lost to Uruguay; and... |
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| LH | Luigi Bertolini Luigi Bertolini Luigi Bertolini was an Italian football midfielder.-Biography:Born in Busalla, province of Genoa, he played in the 1920s for Savona, Alessandria and Juventus. He played 135 matches for Juventus, scoring five goals, helping the team to win four Serie A tournaments... |
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| OR | Enrique Guaita Enrique Guaita Enrique Guaita commonly known as "Enrico Guaita" was an Italian Argentine footballer who played for both Argentina and Italy... |
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| IR | Giuseppe Meazza Giuseppe Meazza Giuseppe "Peppino" Meazza , also known as il Balilla, was an Italian footballer playing mainly for Internazionale in the 1930s, scoring 242 goals in 365 games for the club. He led Italy to win two World Cups: in 1934 and in 1938, winning the Golden Ball Award in 1934. He is widely considered the... |
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| IL | Giovanni Ferrari Giovanni Ferrari Giovanni Ferrari was an Italian football player. He played 125 times for Juventus F.C and scored 35 goals for the club... |
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| OL | Raimundo Orsi Raimundo Orsi Raimundo Bibiani "Mumo" Orsi was an Italian Argentine footballer who won the 1934 FIFA World Cup with Italy and the silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands.-Club:... |
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| CF | Angelo Schiavio Angelo Schiavio Angelo Schiavio was an Italian football player. Schiavio spent his entire career with Bologna FC, the club of the city where he was born and died... |
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| Vittorio Pozzo Vittorio Pozzo Vittorio Pozzo 21 December 1968) was an Italian football coach who was most famous for leading the Italian national team to victory in the 1934 FIFA World Cup and 1938 FIFA World Cups; managed the side that won the 1930 and 1935 editions of the Central European International Cup, as well as the... |
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CZECHOSLOVAKIA:
František Plánicka
František Plánička was a Czech football goalkeeper and one of the most honoured players in the history of Czechoslovakian football. He played the majority of his career for Slavia Prague, during which time the club won the Czech league eight times and the Mitropa Cup once...
(c)
Josef Ctyroký
Josef Čtyřoký was a Czech football player.Čtyřoký played for SK Slavia Praha , SK Kladno and AC Sparta Prague ....
Ladislav Ženíšek
Ladislav Ženíšek was a Czech football defender and later a football manager. He played 22 matches for Czechoslovakia.He was a participant in the 1934 FIFA World Cup, where Czechoslovakia won the silver medal....
Rudolf Krcil
Rudolf Krčil was a former Czech football player and later manager.He played for several clubs, including Teplitzer FK and SK Slavia Praha....
Štefan Cambal
Štefan Čambal was a Slovak football player and later a football manager. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 22 matches. He was born in Pozsony and died in Prague....
Josef Koštálek
Josef Košťálek was a Czech footballer.He played for Sparta Prague and the Czechoslovakia national football team, for whom he played 43 matches, scoring two goals, and appeared in the 1934 and 1938 World Cups. In 1938, he scored in extra time against the Netherlands to put Czechoslovakia into the...
Antonín Puc
Antonín Puč was a former Czech football player, the all-time leading scorer for the Czechoslovak national team....
Oldrich Nejedlý
Oldřich Nejedlý was a Czech footballer, who spent his entire career at Sparta Prague as an inside-forward. He is also a former member of the Czechoslovakian national team.-Club career:...
František Svoboda
František Svoboda was a Czech football player.He played club football mostly for SK Slavia Praha and in 1935 became the top goalscorer of the Czechoslovak First League....
František Junek
František Junek was a Czech football player who played for SK Slavia Praha and the Czechoslovakia national team. He was capped 32 times for Czechoslovakia, scoring seven goals, and was a participant at the 1934 FIFA World Cup, where he played all four matches.- References :...
Jirí Sobotka
Jiří Sobotka , aka Georges Sobotka, is a former Czechoslovak footballer, who played internationally for Czechoslovakia , and participated at the 1934 FIFA World Cup when Czechoslovakia came in second....
Karel PetrůKarel Petrů
Karel Petrů was the coach of the Czechoslovakia national football team when they finished second in the 1934 FIFA World Cup....
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