1934 FIFA World Cup Final

The 1934 FIFA World Cup Final was the second edition of the football quadrennial tournament match contested by the men's national teams of FIFA to determine the 1934 FIFA World Cup champions: Italy and Czechoslovakia. It took place on 10 June 1934 at the Stadio Nazionale PNF in Rome, Italy.

1934 FIFA World Cup Final
The Stadio Nazionale PNF held the final
Event1934 FIFA World Cup
Italy Czechoslovakia
2 1
After extra time
Date10 June 1934
VenueStadio Nazionale PNF, Rome
RefereeIvan Eklind (Sweden)
Attendance55,000

Italy came back from a one goal deficit to win the match 2–1 despite temperatures approaching 40 °C (104 °F).[1]

The last surviving player from that final was Czechoslovakia goalkeeper František Plánička who died on 20 July 1996 at the age of 92.[2]

Background

Uruguay boycotted the 1934 edition due to the lack of European teams in the previous tournament and Argentina was eliminated in the first round of the tournament by Sweden,[3] assured that a previous team would not be defending their title.

This was the debut for each team in the FIFA World Cup.[4] This was the eleventh contest between the two teams, their immediate previous match being at the 1933–35 Central European International Cup held in Florence, Italy; Italy prevailed 2-0. This leveled the head to head in the World Cup match to three all with four draws.[5]

Route to the final
Italy Round Czechoslovakia
Opponent Result Final tournament Opponent Result
 United States 7–1 Preliminary round  Romania 2–1
 Spain 1–1 (1–0) Quarter-finals   Switzerland 3–2
 Austria 1–0 Semifinals  Germany 3–1

Match

Summary

Czechoslovakia took the lead with 19 minutes remaining through Antonín Puč. They held the lead for only 10 minutes as Italy drew level through striker Raimundo Orsi. Without any additional goals in regulation, the match was forced to go into the inaugural instance of a World Cup final extra time. With five minutes play, Italy took the lead with a goal from Angelo Schiavio; they held on for the victory.

Details
Italy 2–1 (a.e.t.) Czechoslovakia
Orsi  81'
Schiavio  95'		 Report Puč  71'
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Ivan Eklind (Sweden)

Italy
Czechoslovakia
GKGianpiero Combi (c)
RBEraldo Monzeglio
LBLuigi Allemandi
RHAttilio Ferraris
CHLuis Monti
LHLuigi Bertolini
OREnrique Guaita
IRGiuseppe Meazza
ILGiovanni Ferrari
OLRaimundo Orsi
CFAngelo Schiavio
Manager:
Vittorio Pozzo
GKFrantišek Plánička (c)
RBJosef Čtyřoký
LBLadislav Ženíšek
RHRudolf Krčil
CHŠtefan Čambal
LHJosef Košťálek
ORAntonín Puč
IROldřich Nejedlý
ILFrantišek Svoboda
OLFrantišek Junek
CFJiří Sobotka
Manager:
Karel Petrů

Assistant referees:
Louis Baert (Belgium)
Mihály Ivanicsics (Hungary)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Replay if scores still level.
  • No substitutions permitted.

References
  1. Kelly, Jon (25 February 2015). "What happened to the Qatar World Cup's cooling technology?". BBC. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  2. "František Plánička: Slávny brankár chytal aj so zlomeným lakt'om!". Život (in Slovak). 30 May 2009. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  3. Freddi 2006:20
  4. "FIFA World Cup: Milestones, facts & figures. Statistical Kit 7" (PDF). FIFA. 26 March 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2013.
  5. "Italy-Czech Republic/Czechoslovakia matches 1922-2013". 21 December 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2019.

Bibliography
  • Freddi, Cris (2006), Complete Book of the World Cup 2006, London: HarperCollins, ISBN 0-00-722916-X
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