Cuba at the FIFA World Cup

This is a record of Cuba's results at the FIFA World Cup. The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.

The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.[1]

Cuba has appeared in the Quarter-Finals of the FIFA World Cup on one occasion in 1938.[2]

Record at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
1930Did not enter
1934Did not qualify
1938Quarter-finals8th3111512
1950Did not qualify
1954Entry not accepted[3]
1958Did not enter
1962
1966Did not qualify
1970Entry not accepted[3]
1974Did not enter
1978Did not qualify
1982
1986Did not enter
1990Did not qualify
1994Withdrew
1998Did not qualify
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022To be determined
2026
TotalQuarter-finals1/213111512
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks

By Match
World Cup Round Opponent Score Result Venue Scorers
1938Round of 16 Romania3–3 (a.e.t.)DToulouseH. Socorro (2), J. Magriñá
 Romania2–1WToulouseH. Socorro, T. Fernández
Quarter-finals Sweden0–8LAntibes—

Record by Opponent
FIFA World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Wins Draws Losses Total Goals Scored Goals Conceded
 Romania110254
 Sweden001108

Cuba at 1938 FIFA World Cup

Head coach: José Tapia

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
- 4FW Juan Alonzo 1911 Fortuna Havana
- 3MF Joaquín Arias (1914-11-12)12 November 1914 (aged 23) Juventud Asturiana
- 1GK Juan Ayra (1911-06-23)23 June 1911 (aged 26) CD Centro Gallego
- 2DF Jacinto Barquín (1915-09-03)3 September 1915 (aged 22) CD Puentes Grandes
- 3MF Pedro Berges 1906 Iberia Havana
- 1GK Benito Carvajales 1913 Juventud Asturiana
- 2DF Manuel Chorens (1916-01-22)22 January 1916 (aged 22) CD Centro Gallego
- 4FW Tomás Fernández 1915 CD Centro Gallego
- 4FW Pedro Ferrer 1908 Iberia Havana
- 3MF Arturo Garcelan Juventud Asturiana
- 4FW José Magriñá (1917-12-14)14 December 1917 (aged 20) CD Centro Gallego
* 4FW Carlos Oliveira Hispano America
- 3MF José Antonio Rodríguez CD Centro Gallego
- 4FW Héctor Socorro (1912-06-26)26 June 1912 (aged 25) CD Puentes Grandes
- 4FW Mario Sosa 1910 Iberia Havana
- 4FW Juan Tuñas (1917-02-01)1 February 1917 (aged 21) Juventud Asturiana

First Round
Cuba 3 – 3 (a.e.t.) Romania
Socorro 44'
Fernández 87'
Tuñas  117'		 Report Bindea  35'
Baratky  88'
Dobay  105'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi (Italy)

First Round Replay
Cuba 2–1 Romania
Socorro  51'
Oliveira  57'		 Report Dobay  35'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Alfred Birlem (Germany)

Quarter-Final
Sweden 8–0 Cuba
Keller  9', 80', 81'[4][5][6]
Wetterström  32', 37', 44'[7]
Nyberg  84'
H. Andersson  90'[8]		 Report
Attendance: 6,846

Record players

Eight players have been fielded in all three matches in 1938, making them record World Cup players for their country.

No. Name Matches
1 Joaquín Arias3
Jacinto Barquín3
Pedro Berges3
Manuel Chorens3
Tomás Fernández3
José Rodríguez3
Héctor Socorro3
Juan Tuñas3

Top goalscorers
No. Name Goals
1Héctor Socorro2
2 Tomás Fernández1
Carlos Oliveira1
Juan Tuñas1

References
  1. 2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage Archived June 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (PDF), FIFA.com. Retrieved on June 6, 2007.
  2. "World Cup History 1938 World Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  3. "History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year)" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  4. RSSSF credits the goal in the 9th minute to Harry Andersson
  5. RSSSF credits goal in the 80th minute as coming in the 60th minute.
  6. RSSSF credits goal in the 81st minute to Harry Andersson in the 61st minute.
  7. RSSSF credits the goal in the 32nd minute as coming in the 22nd minute.
  8. RSSSF credits this goal as coming in the 89th minute.
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