1938 FIFA World Cup qualification
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Group 2
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1.20 | 3 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.83 | 1 |
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Norway qualified.
Group 3
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4.00 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.25 | 2 |
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Poland finished above Yugoslavia on goal average, and thus qualified.
Group 5
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
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| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.00 | 2 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 |
Switzerland qualified.
First round
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.00 | 4 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.25 | 0 |
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Greece qualified for the final round.
Final round
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 11.0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0.09 | 0 |
Hungary qualified.
Group 7
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7.00 | 3 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0.14 | 1 |
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Czechoslovakia qualified.
First round
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3.00 | 4 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0.33 | 0 |
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Latvia qualified for the final round.
Final round
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.00 | 2 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 |
Austria qualified, but was later incorporated by Germany during the Anschluss
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offered the place to , who had opted not to enter the competition, but they declined the offer; FIFA decided not to allow anyone else to qualify, leaving the World Cup one team short.
Group 9
| Pos. | Team | ||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5.00 | 3 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1.33 | 3 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.29 | 0 |
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Netherlands and Belgium qualified.
Group 11
Colombia, Costa Rica, Dutch Guiana, El Salvador, Mexico, and the United States all withdrew, so Cuba qualified automatically.Qualified teams
| Team | Finals Appearance | Streak | Last Appearance |
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| 3rd | 3 | 1934 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.... |
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| 3rd | 3 | 1934 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.... |
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| 2nd | 2 | 1934 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.... |
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| (h) | 3rd | 3 | 1934 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.... |
| 2nd | 2 | 1934 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.... |
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| 2nd | 2 | 1934 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.... |
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| (c) | 2nd | 2 | 1934 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.... |
| 2nd | 2 | 1934 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.... |
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| 3rd | 3 | 1934 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.... |
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| 2nd | 2 | 1934 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.... |
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| 2nd | 2 | 1934 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.... |
withdrew after qualifying.
- (h) - qualified automatically as hosts
- (c) - qualified automatically as defending champions