World Cup 1934
🏟️ Italy
🏆 Champion
ItalyThe 1934 World Cup was held in Italy, which served as both host and champion. The Italian national team won its first title by beating Czechoslovakia 2–1 after extra time in the final in Rome. Sixteen teams competed in a straight knockout tournament. It was the second FIFA World Cup and the first staged in Europe, in 1934.
Teams
16
Matches
17
Top scorer
O. Nejedlý (5)
Final venue
Stadio Nazionale PNF, Roma
Semi-finals
Italia1–0Austria
Checoslovaquia3–1Alemania
Third place
Alemania3–2Austria
The final
Italia2–1 (a.e.t.)Checoslovaquia
Venues (8)
Participating teams (16)
AustriaBélgicaChecoslovaquiaFranciaAlemaniaHungríaItaliaPaíses BajosRumaníaEspañaSueciaSuizaArgentinaBrasilEstados UnidosEgipto
Top scorers
1NejedlýCzechoslovakia5
2ConenGermany4
3SchiavioItaly4
4KielholzSwitzerland3
5OrsiItaly3
6FawziEgypt2
7FerrariItaly2
8HohmannGermany2
9HorvathAustria2
10IraragorriSpain2
All matches (17)
Sweden3-2ArgentinaGroup stagevenue
Austria1-1FranceGroup stagevenue
Germany5-2BelgiumGroup stagevenue
Spain3-1BrazilGroup stagevenue
Hungary4-2EgyptGroup stagevenue
Switzerland3-2NetherlandsGroup stagevenue
Italy7-1United StatesGroup stagevenue
Czechoslovakia2-1RomaniaGroup stagevenue
Czechoslovakia3-2SwitzerlandQuarter-finalsvenue
Germany2-1SwedenQuarter-finalsvenue
Italy1-1SpainQuarter-finalsvenue
Austria2-1HungaryQuarter-finalsvenue
Italy1-0SpainQuarter-finalsvenue
Italy1-0AustriaSemi-finalsvenue
Czechoslovakia3-1GermanySemi-finalsvenue
Germany3-2AustriaThird placevenue
Italy1-1CzechoslovakiaFinalvenue