I. First Round: June 4th, 5th and 9th,
1938
-The
World Cup opener between Germany and Switzerland took place on Saturday June 4th,
1938. All the First Round matches took place on Sunday, June 5th, 1938.
The
Replays took place on Thursday, June 9th, 1938.
-French
sports newspaper ‘L’Auto’ selected the following players as outstanding players
for this round:
Goalkeeper: Aldo Olivieri (Italy), Frantisek Planicka
(Czechoslovakia), Benito Carvajeles (Cuba)
Right back: Władysław Szczepaniak (Poland);
Left back: Antoni Gałecki (Poland), Bertus Caldenhove
(Holland), Manuel Chorens (Cuba);
Right half: Wilhelm Antoni Góra
(Poland), Josef Kostalek
(Czechsolovakia), Jean Bastien (France), Joaquim Arias
(Cuba);
Center Half: Auguste Jordan (France);
Left half: Raoul Diagne (France)
Right wing: Peracio (Brazil), Alfred Aston (France);
Inside forward: Romeu (Brazil), Bernard Voorhoof
(Belgium);
Striker: Leonidas (Brazil), Knut Brynildsen
(Norway), Silvio Piola (Italy);
Striker: Oldrich Nejedly (Czechsolovakia), Raymond Braine
(Belgium), Geza Toldi (Hungary);
Left wing: Ernest Willimowski (Poland), Arne Brustad
(Norway).
Germany 1-Switzerland 1
-Germany
took on Switzerland on Saturday, June 4th, 1938, at Paris’ Parc des
Princes
Stadium at 17:00 PM.
-The sides had met one another months before in a friendly on
February 6th, 1938 at Köln
(1-1) tie.
-This World Cup opener was initially to
be held at Strasbourg for Geographical reasons, but was switched to Paris
because larger capacity stadium was required.
-Germany Manager Sepp Herberger made
modifications to his preferred ‘Breslau-Elf’ squad by incorporating Austrian
players.
Rudolf Raftl replaced Hans Jakob as
goalkeeper.
Willibald
Schmaus took Reinhold Munzenberg’s spot.
Hans Pesser was in the squad for the injured Adolf
Urban.
Hans Mock also came in the side replacing Ludwig
Goldbrunner.
Herberger also discarded his Captain Fritz Szepan
for Wilhelm Hahnemann.
In all the side contained five Austrians to maintain
the 6 to 5 ratio. In Szepan’s absence, the Austrian Mock captained the side.
Herberger employed a WM system.
-Switzerland’s Eugene Walaschek would
receive his Swiss Ctizenship almost two weeks later on June 17th,
1938. The Germans had protested his presence, but FIFA had given him a special
authorization to play.
His
father was Russian and mother Swiss and had already been living in Geneva.
-The 1930 World Cup Final Referee, the Belgian John
Langenus, refereed the Match.
-The Swiss preparations were hampered by the fact
that Grashoppers and Zurich had played as much as 6-7 matches going into the
World Cup.
-The President of France, Albert Lebrun, gave the initial
kick off of the World Cup.
-The
Paris crowd was shocked to see the Germans’ Nazis salute prior to the kick-off
and naturally the Swiss had the home support.
The
protests continued and Bottles, eggs and tomatoes were thrown from the stands.
-Switzerland
Captain Severino Minelli won the coin toss and chose to play his team facing
away from the sun.
- Josef Gauchel gave Germany
the lead in the 29th minute,
from Pesser’s cross. Pesser had been sent through on the left side by
Kitzinger.
- Andre Abegglen headed in the equalizer for the
Swiss in the 43rd minute from a cross by Lauro Amado (in some
sources Walaschek) that was missed by Raftl.
-Germany’s
Hans Pesser was sent off in Overtime in the 96th minute. He was sent
off for kicking Severino Minelli in the knee.
-The
result was tied at the end of regulation, so that match went into extra-time.
The
score remained unchanged after extra-time, therefore a replay was necessitated
that was scheduled for June 9th.
-The
match was followed live by the majority of the Nation on Swiss Radio.
-The
Takeaway from this match was Germany had perhaps been overestimated.
The
Germans had been named as one of the favorites but their performance reminded
them of the road ahead. The Swiss were capable adversaries and many reminded
how they had defeated England just prior to the World Cup. This had been a
physical and tough match.
The Germans still struggled after incorporating the
Austrians that many felt were forced to do because of political considerations
and there was a clear lack of understanding within the new teammates.
The
Nazi salute and the public’s reaction was an indication of the things to come.
According to "Paris-Soir",
"The Germans have played better Football, they have
even wanted to play some games, but they were able to win, but the Germans
deserved to win. ":
"The unity between the attack that is going on in
the old East German school and the defense with the style of the former German
team has not yet been established. The German team was missing from a real
strategist who could have been capable to build the game and start attacks.”
"Most of the crimes were inflicted by the Swiss, who
played with an exaggerated zeal and zeal, and they had the effect of gaining
control by means of the cessation of their opponents Was very lenient, and he
did not give at least one team for the German team. "
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Photo
From: Deutschlands Fussball Landerspiele, Eine Dokumentation von 1908-1989
(Team
Captains, June 4, 1938, World Cup, Germany 1-Switzerland 1)
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From: Coupe Du Monde 1938-La Coupe du Monde Oubliee, Author Victor Sinet
(Team
formations, June 4, 1938, World Cup, Germany 1-Switzerland 1)
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From: IFFHS, Schweiz,Suisse, Svizzera (1905-1940)
(Both
squads with the Germans making the Nazi salute, June 4, 1938, World Cup,
Germany 1-Switzerland 1)
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Photo
From: Coupe Du Monde 1938-La Coupe du Monde Oubliee, Author Victor Sinet
(June
4, 1938, World Cup, Germany 1-Switzerland 1)
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From: IFFHS, Schweiz,Suisse, Svizzera (1905-1940)
(June
4, 1938, World Cup, Germany 1-Switzerland 1)
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From: III Fussballweltmeisterschaft 1938 Frankreich, Author Robert Franta
(June
4, 1938, World Cup, Germany 1-Switzerland 1)
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From: Le Petit Parisien, 5 June 1938
(Germans
celebrating after scoring, June 4, 1938, World Cup, Germany 1-Switzerland 1)
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From: Schulze-Marmeling D. - Die Geschichte der Fussball-Weltmeisterschaft
(The Germans resting before overtime, June 4,
1938, World Cup, Germany 1-Switzerland 1) |
Brazil 6-Poland 5
-Brazil
took on Poland, on Sunday, June 5th, 1938, at Strasbourg’s ‘La
Meinau’ Stadium
at 17:00 PM. (17:30 PM in another source)
-The two sides had never met one another before in
International play.
This was Poland’s first ever match in the World Cup
and their first ever match vs. South American opposition.
-Poland would face Brazil in its next World Cup in
1974 as well (In addition to the 1978 and 1986 Editions).
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Photo
From: Bialo Czerwoni 1921-2001, Author Andrzej Gowarzewski
(Team captains, June 5, 1938, World Cup, Brazil
6-Poland 5) |
-It has been said that in the audience that day was
the mother of Guy Roux, future French Manager of Auxerre. She was pregnant with
him that day. Guy Roux was born a few months later on October 18, 1938 at
Colmar.
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Photo
From: Panini, France 1986/87
(Guy
Roux)
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-This match was originally planned to be held at
Toulouse but was later switched to Strasbourg.
-Poland had only arrived in France on June 3rd.
They had been in a 36-hour train ride from Warsaw.
-Leonardo
Gagliano Netto (1911-1974), of Radio Cruzeiro do Sul, made the first
transmission to Brazil of a World Cup match by Radio.
-Poland
played in white uniforms. Brazil, by force of a lottery, had to enter the
field with pale blue shirts and blue-flag shorts. It was the only time that the
Brazil National Team entered the field without a badge in the chest.
-Brazil took to the field with six debutants.
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Photo
From: Seleccao Brasileira -90 Anos 1914-2004, Authors Antonio Carlos Napoleao,
Roberto Assaf
(June
5, 1938, World Cup, Brazil 6-Poland 5)
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-It had been raining the day before and the field was
heavy.
-Leonidas
scored first in the 18th minute after a pass from Hercules.
In
the 23rd minute, Domingos da Guia fouled Wodarz in the box and
Scherfke tied the match through a penalty kick. (Note: in another source it is
stated that Machado committed the foul).
Romeu
scored for Brazil just two minutes later and just before halftime Peracio gave
Brazil a (3-1) lead after a cross from Lopez.
In
the second half, rain started pouring and Ernest Willimowski and Poland came to
life in the second half. He scored two goals in the 53rd and 59th
minutes to tie up the match.
Peracio
gave Brazil the lead one more time in the 71st minute.
Ernest
Willimowski tied the match up for Poland just before the end. The match went
into extra-time.
The
rain stopped and sun came out in the extra time.
Just
three minutes into extra-time, Leonidas grabbed his second goal.
In
the 104th minute, Leonidas scored his third and Brazil’s sixth.
Ernest
Willimowski scored once more for Poland just before the end but that was not
enough and Brazil were victorious (6-5)
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Photo
From: Placar Especial 2006
(June 5, 1938, World Cup, Brazil 6-Poland 5) |
-It was reported that when Leonidas scored in the 93rd
minute, it was without his right boot, which had broken at the seam. The boot had gone out of his
foot when he kicked, and in the next play he scored.
By
regulation this goal should not have stood, the Referee Ivan Eklind had not
noticed because of the muddy conditions.
The following week, in a Parisian Football magazine it was
written that Ivan Eklind after noticing Leonidas was playing with one shoe
only, had proceeded correctly to ask Leonidas to leave the Field and wear a new
one.
In other sources, it is said that Leonidas threw both his
boots of the field and wanted to play barefoot before being told otherwise.
The Folha de Manha newspaper from São Paulo was more
precise, reporting that Leonidas had dropped his boot "just after the
fifth Brazilian goal."
And CBD officials also announced in the locker room that
the bonus would be paid in double.
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Photo
From: L'Auto, Issue 13682, June 6, 1938
(Leonidas,
June 5, 1938, World Cup, Brazil 6-Poland 5)
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-Ernest
Willimowski became the first ever player to score four goals in a match in the
World Cup finals as well as the first one to score four goals in a match in a
losing effort.
-For
decades, it was reported that Leonidas had scored four goals in this match just
like Willimowski, however, this has since been revised and he is credited with
three goals. (Peracio’s goal in the 71st minute had been credited to
Leonidas)
Due
to this, Leonidas was for decades thought to be the first ever player to score
four goals in a Group phase match (beating Willimowski by minutes).
-In a show of sportsmanship, Poland sent Brazil a good
luck telegram before their next match.
-The Takeaway from this match was that Brazil were a
force to be reckoned with at the International stage after disappointing in the
previous two.
Their attack was impressive with Leonidas ‘the Black
Diamond’ as its star.
Adhemar
Pimenta would be criticized for his lack of tactical knowledge. He was still
using the Pyramid formation (2-3-5) that left the defense vulnerable.
In the "Kicker" , the Brazilians were described
as: "Glam-playing players, acrobats, but no tacticians."
French
sports newspaper ‘L’Auto’ as outstanding players for this round the following
players from this match:
Brazil:
Peracio, Romeu, Leonidas
Poland:
Władysław
Szczepaniak, Antoni Gałecki, Wilhelm Antoni Góra, Ernest
Willimowski
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Photo
From: History of the World Cup, Author Michael Archer
(June
5, 1938, World Cup, Brazil 6-Poland 5)
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Cuba 3-Romania 3
-Cuba and Romania faced one another, on Sunday, June 5th,
1938, at Toulouse’s Stade Chapou at 17:00 PM.
-Both
teams had qualified to the World Cup via walkovers.
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Photo
From: Coupe Du Monde 1938-La Coupe du Monde Oubliee, Author Victor Sinet
(Team
captains, June 5, 1938, World Cup, Cuba 3-Romania 3)
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-Romania took the lead in the 35th minute
through Silviu
Bindea.
Cuba
tied the match just before halftime through Hector Socorro from a pass by Jose Magriñá.
In
the 69th minute, Jose Magriñá gave Cuba the lead (2-1)
Iuliu
Baratki tied the match in the 88th minute.
The
match had to go to extra-time. Hector Socorro scored Cuba’s third in the 103rd minute. Just
two minutes later, Stefan Dobay tied the match for Romania.
The
match ended as a (3-3) tie and a replay was needed, scheduled for Thursday,
June 9th, 1938.
-The Takeaway from this match was the Romanians were
more experienced and tactically superior. The Cubans, on the other hand, were
faster and had an excellent goalkeeper in Benito Carvajeles.
Benito
Carvajeles was the star of this match.
The
next day, the French newspapers felt that Romania had narrowly escaped
elimination, but predicted that the scare would certainly cause the Romanians
to face the playoff in a more serious manner.
The
French sports newspaper ‘L’Auto’ selected three Cubans as outstanding players
for this round: Benito Carvajeles, Manuel
Chorens and Joaquim Arias.
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Photo
From: L'Auto, Issue 13682, June 6, 1938
(June
5, 1938, World Cup, Cuba 3-Romania 3)
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Czechoslovakia 3-Holland 0
-Czechoslovakia
faced Holland, on Sunday, June 5th, 1938, at Le Havre’s ‘Stade de
la Cevée Verte’ Stadium at 17:00 PM.
(18:00 PM in another source)
-Puck van Heel won the coin toss and decided to play with the sun
in the back.
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Photo
From: L'Auto, Issue 13681, June 5, 1938
(Team
formations, June 5, 1938, World Cup, Czechoslovakia 3-Holland 0)
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-The
match was scoreless after 90 minutes and had to o to extra-time.
Holland’s
Freek van der Veen had sprained his
ankle and had to leave the field when extra-time resumed. Czechoslovakia had a
one-man advantage in the extra-time.
Just
three minutes into the overtime, Czechoslovakia took the lead through Josef Kostalek after an error by van Male.
In the 111th minute, 1934 top goalscorer
Oldrich Nejedly scored Czechoslovakia’s second goal.
Just before the end in the 118th minute, Josef Zeman scored
Czechoslovakia’s third.
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Photo
From: Il Calcio Illustrato, Giugno 1950, Supplemento Al. No 24
(Team
Captains, June 5, 1938, World Cup, Czechoslovakia 3-Holland 0)
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-The takeaway from this match was that Holland played better in
the first half-hour. Kick Smit and Freek van der Veen were carrying injuries
and their selection was criticized.
With one less man (van der Veen left the field) and Smit
ineffectual, the Dutch were overpowered by Czechoslovakia in overtime.
The scoreline did not reflect the fact that Czechoslovakia and
Holland were even for most of the encounter.
French
sports newspaper ‘L’Auto’ as outstanding players for this round the following
players from this match:
Czechoslovakia: Frantisek Planicka, Josef
Kostalek, and Oldrich Nejedly
Holland: Bertus Caldenhove
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Photo
From: L’Equipe-La Coupe Du Monde, Volume 1, 1930-1970
(Czechoslovakia
and Holland squad, June 5, 1938, World Cup, Czechoslovakia 3-Holland 0)
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From: III Fussballweltmeisterschaft 1938 Frankreich, Author Robert Franta
(June
5, 1938, World Cup, Czechoslovakia 3-Holland 0)
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From: Paris Soir, 7 June 1938
(June
5, 1938, World Cup, Czechoslovakia 3-Holland 0)
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France 3-Belgium 1
- The
hosts France and Belgium faced one another, on Sunday, June 5th,
1938, at Paris’ ‘Stade de Colombes’ Stadium at 17:00 PM.
-The sides had met one another months before on January 30th,
1938 at Paris. France had won (5-3).
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Photo
From: L'Auto, Issue 13681, June 5, 1938
(Team formations, June 5, 1938, World Cup,
France 3-Belgium 1) |
-Emile Veinante opened the scoring for France after just 35
seconds. Badjou had parried Nicolas’s shot and Veinante scored from the
rebound.
Veinante lost his wristband in the action and was seen looking for
it.
France continued attacking for the next 10 minutes.
Jean Nicolas doubled the lead in the 11th minute after
a pass from Delfour.
Hendrik Isemborghs pulled a goal back for Belgium in
the 19th minute, taking advantage of an error by Cazenave.
Jean Nicolas scored his second and France’s third in the 69th
minute. Aston had evaded Seys and crossed for Nicolas to score.
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Photo
From: III Fussballweltmeisterschaft 1938 Frankreich, Author Robert Franta
(both
squads, June 5, 1938, World Cup, France 3-Belgium 1)
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Photo
From: L'Equipe Magazine, Issue 837, April 25, 1998
(Team
entering field, June 5, 1938, World Cup, France 3-Belgium 1)
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-For the end of the first half and the first twenty minutes of the
second half, Belgium took control and came close to tying the match.
-This was one of the only two matches (the other being
Hungary-Dutch East Indies) from the first round that did not go into over-time.
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Photo
From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire
(Team
Captains, June 5, 1938, World Cup, France 3-Belgium 1)
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-Belgium’s Charley Van Den Wouwer had forgotten his identity card. He
was taken to a police station in Paris, to verify his identity.
-On the following day, Mario Zatelli and Ben Bouala
(France’s two Marseille players), who had not played in the match, had broken
curfew and arrived late in the morning back to the camp. They had spent the
night at ‘Chez Odette’, a cabaret in Paris. They were directly taken to see
Victor Mestre, who fined each 2,000 Francs.
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Photo
From: Coupe Du Monde 1938-La Coupe du Monde Oubliee, Author Victor Sinet
(June
5, 1938, World Cup, France 3-Belgium 1)
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-The
takeaway from this match was that France had won without much difficulty.
However, the consensus was that there were still not an excellent side and
would struggle against better opposition.
According
to Gabriel Hanot, in the first half Veinante had been ‘transcendent’, while in
the second half, Aston had been ‘merveilleuse’.
French
sports newspaper ‘L’Auto’ as outstanding players for this round the following
players from this match:
France: Jean Bastien, Auguste Jordan, Raoul Diagne, and
Alfred Aston
Belgium: Bernard
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From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire
(June
5, 1938, World Cup, France 3-Belgium 1)
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