Compendium to the 1938 World Cup-Part 2

1938 World Cup Qualifiers: (continued)

FIFA World Cup Qualifiers-Group 5 (European Zone)

May 1, 1938- (Milan, Italy, Switzerland 2-Portugal 1)

Date: May 1, 1938

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifiers- Group 5

Result: Switzerland 2-Portugal 1

Venue: Milano -Stadio Civico Arena, San Siro, Italy

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Francesco Mattea (Italy)

Goalscorers:

(Switzerland): Georges Aeby 23^rd, Lauro Amado 28^th

(Portugal): Peyroteo 73^rd pen

Lineups:

Switzerland:

Willy Huber (Grasshopper-Club Zürich)

Severino Minelli (Captain) (Grasshopper-Club Zürich)

Adolf Stelzer (Lausanne-Sports)

Hermann ‘Mandi’ Springer (Grasshopper-Club Zürich)

Sirio Vernati (Grasshopper-Club Zürich)

Ernest Lörtscher (Servette Football Club- Genève)

Alfred Bickel (Grasshopper-Club Zürich )

Lauro Amado (Football Club Lugano)

Leopold Kilholz (Football Club Young Fellows Zürich)

André ‘Trello’ Abegleen (Servette Football Club- Genève)

Georges Aeby (Servette Football Club- Genève)

Coach: Karl Rappan (Austria)

Portugal:

João Mendonça Azevedo  (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa)

José Ribeiro Simões Costa (Clube de Futebol ´Os Belenenses`-Lisboa)       

Gustavo Antunes Teixeira (Captain) (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)

Mariano Rodrigues Amaro (Clube de Futebol ´Os Belenenses`-Lisboa)

Francisco Alves Albino (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)      

Carlos de Jesus Pereira (Futebol Clube do Porto)

Adolfo Albino Mourão (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa)  

Manuel Soeiro Vasques  (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa)  

Fernando Baptista Seixas Peyroteo (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa)

Artur de Sousa ‘Pinga’ (Futebol Clube do Porto)

João Pedro da  Cruz  (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa)

Coach: Cândido de Oliveira

Note:

1- João Cruz missed a penalty kick in the second half for Portugal.

2-Portugal’s second penalty kick scored by Peyroteo was awarded after an involuntary handball by Adolf Stelzer.

3-In some sources Abegglen is credited with scoring the second goal.

Another source indicates Abegglen scored the Swiss second goal.

Switzerland’s second goal was deflected in by Mariano Amaro.

Photo From: III Fussballweltmeisterschaft 1938 Frankreich, Author Robert Franta

(May 1, 1938, World Cup Qualifier, Switzerland 2-Portugal 1)

Photo From: IFFHS, Schweiz,Suisse, Svizzera (1905-1940)

(May 1, 1938, World Cup Qualifier, Switzerland 2-Portugal 1)

Photo From: IFFHS, Schweiz,Suisse, Svizzera (1905-1940)

(Switzerland squad, May 1, 1938, World Cup Qualifier, Switzerland 2-Portugal 1)

FIFA World Cup Qualifiers-Group 6 (European Zone)

First Round

January 22, 1938- (Tel Aviv, Palestine 1-Greece 3)

February 20, 1938- (Athens, Greece 1-Palestine 0)

Note: Greece advanced to the next round.

Second Round

March 25, 1938- (Budapest, Hungary 11-Greece 1)

Note: Hungary qualified.

Date: January 22, 1938

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifiers- Group 6, First Round

Result: Palestine 1-Greece 3

Venue: Tel-Aviv, Maccabi Ground       

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Youssef Mohammed (Egypt)

Goalscorers:

(Palestine): Neufeld Peri 36^th   

(Greece): Kleanthis Vikelidis 15^th, 30^th, Antonis Migiakis 73^rd

Lineups:

Palestine:

Julius Klien    Hapoel Haifa F.C., Haifa

Avraham Beit-Halevi    Hapoel Haifa F.C., Haifa

Yosef Lieberman   Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C., Tel Aviv

Avner Protopopov  Hapoel Haifa F.C., Haifa    ( - 46 )

Yohanan Sukenik    Hapoel Haifa F.C., Haifa     ( + 46 )

Menahem Mirmovich   Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C., Tel Aviv

Mila Ginzburg    Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C., Tel Aviv

Shuka Brashedski   Hapoel Haifa F.C., Haifa

Peri Neufeld   Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C., Tel Aviv

Gaul Machlis (Captain) Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C., Tel Aviv

Avraham Nudelmann   Hapoel Haifa F.C., Haifa

Coach: Egon Pollak

Note: For Palestine’s lineup, special thanks to Mr. Blas Estupiñán Nuez and Sources: www.eu-football.info

Greece:

Spyros Sklavounos (Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos-Athinas)   

Georgios Gasparis (Gymnastikós Sillegós Apollon Athina-Smyrni)  

Georgios Papadopoulos (AEK (Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupolis)-Athina)  

Tasos Kritikos (Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos-Athinas)   

Antonis Kasimatis (Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Pirea-Pireas) (Spyros Kontoulis (AEK (Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupolis)-Athina) 46^th)

Kostas Gkikas (Gymnastikós Sillegós Apollon Athina-Smyrni)  

Antonis Migiakis (captain) (Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos-Athinas)   

Dimitris Baltasis (Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos-Athinas)   

Kleanthis Vikelidis (Gymnasticós Sillegós Aris- Thessaloniki)         

Kleanthis Maropoulos (AEK (Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupolis)-Athina)  

Theologis Symeonidis (Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Pirea-Pireas)   

Coach: Kostas Negrepontis

Note: In some sources, Greece’s second goal is credited to Dimitris Baltasis.

Date: February 20, 1938

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifiers- Group 6, First Round

Result: Greece 1-Palestine 0

Venue: Athens- Apostolos Nikolaidis (Leoforos Alexandras)(Panathinaikos)      

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Kika Popović (Yugoslavia)

Goalscorers:

(Greece): Kleanthis Vikelidis 88^th pen

(Palestine): None

Lineups:

Greece:

Spyros Sklavounos (Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos-Athinas)    (Nikos Sotiriadis (PAOK (Panthessalonikio Athlitiko Omilo Konstantinoupolis)- Thessaloniki) 15^th)

Georgios Gasparis (AEK (Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupolis)-Athina)  

Georgios Papadopoulos (AEK (Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupolis)-Athina)  

Tasos Kritikos (Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos-Athinas)   

Spyros Kontoulis (AEK (Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupolis)-Athina)  

Kostas Gkikas (Gymnastikós Sillegós Apollon Athina-Smyrni)  

Antonis Migiakis (captain) (Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos-Athinas)   

Spyros Depountis (Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Pirea-Pireas)   

Kleanthis Vikelidis (Gymnasticós Sillegós Aris- Thessaloniki)         

Kleanthis Maropoulos (AEK (Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupolis)-Athina)   

Vassilis Manetas (AEK (Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupolis)-Athina)  

Coach: Kostas Negrepontis

Palestine:

Israel Elsner   Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C., Tel Aviv

Avraham Beit-Halevi   Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C., Tel Aviv

Avraham Reznik (Captain) Hapoel Haifa F.C., Haifa

Menahem Mirmovich   Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C., Tel Aviv

Gdalyahu Fuchs Hapoel Haifa F.C., Haifa

Yosef Lieberman   Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C., Tel Aviv

Gaul Machlis   Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C., Tel Aviv

Yona Stern Hapoel Haifa F.C., Haifa

Peri Neufeld   Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C., Tel Aviv

Moshe Beit-Halevi   Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C., Tel Aviv

Natan Pentz   Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C., Tel Aviv

Coach: Egon Pollak

Note: For Palestine’s lineup, special thanks to Mr. Blas Estupiñán Nuez and Sources: www.eu-football.info

Date: March 25, 1938

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifiers- Group 6, Second Round

Result: Hungary 11-Greece 1

Venue: Budapest, Hungaria Ut 

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Denis Xifandu (Romania)

Goalscorers:

(Hungary): Gyula Zsengeller 14^th, 23^rd pen, 24^th, 81^st, 83^rd, Pal Titkos 17^th, 65^th, 

Jeno Vincze 26^th, Jozsef Nemes 36^th, 40^th,  51^st

(Greece): Lefteris Makris 89^th

Lineups:

Hungary:

Jozsef Hada (Ferencváros Futball Club- Budapest)     

Lajos Koranyi I (Ferencváros Futball Club- Budapest)     

Sandor Biró (Hungária Futball Club- Budapest)     

Gyula Lázár (Ferencváros Futball Club- Budapest)     

Gyorgy Szücs (Újpest Futball Club- Budapest)     

Istvan Balogh I (Újpest Futball Club- Budapest)     

Ferenc Sas (Hungária Futball Club- Budapest)     

Jeno Vincze (Újpest Futball Club- Budapest)     

Jozsef Nemes (Kispesti Futball Club- Budapest)     

Gyula Zsengeller (Újpest Futball Club- Budapest)     

Pal Titkos (Hungária Futball Club- Budapest)     

Coach: Dr. Karoly Dietz

Greece:

Spyros Sklavounos (Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos-Athinas)   

Nikos Tsaganias Kusulakis (AS (Athlitikos Syllogos) Iraklis- Thessaloniki)   

Georgios Papadopoulos (AEK (Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupolis)-Athina)  

Kimon Deligiannis (Gymnastikós Sillegós Apollon Athina-Smyrni)  

Spyros Kontoulis (AEK (Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupolis)-Athina)  

Kostas Gkikas (Gymnastikós Sillegós Apollon Athina-Smyrni)  

Antonis Migiakis (captain) (Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos-Athinas)   

Kleanthis Maropoulos (AEK (Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupolis)-Athina)  

Kleanthis Vikelidis (Gymnasticós Sillegós Aris- Thessaloniki)         

Lefteris Makris (G.A.O. (Gymnastikos Athlitikos Omilos) Ethnikos Asteras Kaisariani)

Kostas Christodoulou (AEK (Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupolis)-Athina)  

Coach: Buckett (England)

FIFA World Cup Qualifiers-Group 7 (European Zone)

November 7, 1937- (Sofia, Bulgaria 1-Czechoslovakia 1)

April 24, 1938- (Prague, Czechoslovakia 6-Bulgaria 0)

Note: Czechoslovakia qualified.

Date: November 7, 1937

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifiers- Group 7

Result: Bulgaria 1-Czechoslovakia 1

Venue: Sofia, Junak Stadion

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina (Italy) 

Goalscorers:

(Bulgaria): Georgi Pachedjiev 89^th pen

(Czechoslovakia): Jan Říha 44^th

Lineups:

Bulgaria:

Radi Maznikov (Sport Klub Levski Sofia)

Anastas Kovachev (Sport Klub Slavia Sofia)  

Georgi Balukchiev (AS (Athletic Slava) 1923 Sofia)

Liubomir Petrov (AS (Athletic Slava) 1923 Sofia)

Panaiot Stefanov (Sport Klub Slavia Sofia)

Borislav Gabrovski (AS (Athletic Slava) 1923 Sofia)

Nikola B. Nikolov (Fudbalski Klub-13 Sofia)

Liubomir Angelov (Captain) (AS (Athletic Slava) 1923 Sofia)

Krum Milev (Sport Klub Slavia Sofia)

Georgi Pachedjiev (Sport Klub Levski Sofia)

Borislav Kamenski (Fudbalski Klub-13 Sofia)

Coach: Stanislav Toms (Czechoslovakia)

Czechoslovakia:

Vojtěch Věchet (Athletic Club Sparta Praha)         

Jaroslav Burgr (Captain) (Athletic Club Sparta Praha)         

Josef Čtyřoký (Athletic Club Sparta Praha)         

Josef Košťálek (Athletic Club Sparta Praha)         

Jaroslav Bouček (Athletic Club Sparta Praha)         

Karel Kolsky (Athletic Club Sparta Praha)         

Jan Říha (Athletic Club Sparta Praha)         

František Kloz (Sportovní klub Kladno)

Jiří Sobotka (Sportovní klub Slavia Praha) 

Vlastimil Kopecký (Sportovní klub Slavia Praha) 

Oldřich Rulc (Sportovní klub Zidenice Brno)

Coach: Josef Tesař

Date: April 24, 1938

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifiers- Group 7

Result: Czechoslovakia 6-Bulgaria 0

Venue: Praha, AC Sparta Stadion

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Pal von Hertzka (Hungary) 

Goalscorers:

(Czechoslovakia): Ladislav Šimůnek 21^st,78^th, 89^th, Oldřich Nejedlý 52^nd, 77^th, Josef Ludl 72^nd

(Bulgaria): None

Lineups:

Czechoslovakia:

František Plánička (Captain) (Sportovní klub Slavia Praha) 

Jaroslav Burgr (Athletic Club Sparta Praha)                   

Ferdinand Daučík I (Sportovní klub Slavia Praha) 

Josef Košťálek (Athletic Club Sparta Praha)         

Vilem Kreuz (Teplický Fotbalový Klub)

Karel Kolsky (Athletic Club Sparta Praha)         

Jan Říha (Athletic Club Sparta Praha)         

Josef Ludl (Sportovní klub Viktoria Zizkov)    

Ladislav Šimůnek (Sportovní klub Slavia Praha) 

Oldřich Nejedlý (Athletic Club Sparta Praha)         

Ĺudovít Rado (DSV (Deutscher Fußballverband) Zatec)

Coach: Václav Meissner

Note: Ĺudovít Rado missed a penalty kick for Czechoslovakia.

Bulgaria:

Radi Maznikov (Sport Klub Levski Sofia)

Nikola Nikolov (Sport Klub Levski Sofia)

Georgi Balukchiev (AS (Athletic Slava) 1923 Sofia)

Borislav Gabrovski (Captain) (AS (Athletic Slava) 1923 Sofia)

Panaiot Stefanov (Sport Klub Slavia Sofia)

Liubomir Petrov (AS (Athletic Slava) 1923 Sofia)

Liubomir Angelov (AS (Athletic Slava) 1923 Sofia)

Mihail Lozanov (Sport Klub Levski Sofia)

Stefan Kalachev (Ticha Varna)

Georgi Pachedjiev (Sport Klub Levski Sofia)

Vuchko Iordanov (AS (Athletic Slava) 1923 Sofia)

Coach: Stanislav Toms (Czechoslovakia)

Photo From: se Lvickem na prsou-Authors O.Bartunek, J

(Czechoslovakia squad, April 24, 1938, World Cup Qualifier, Czechoslovakia 6-Bulgaria 0)

FIFA World Cup Qualifiers-Group 8 (European Zone)

First Round

July 29, 1937- (Riga, Latvia 4-Lithuania 2)

September 3, 1937- (Kaunas, Lithuania 1-Latvia 5)

Note: Latvia advanced to the next round.

Second Round

October 5, 1937- (Vienna, Austria 2-Latvia 1)

Note: Austria qualified.

Date: July 29, 1937

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifiers- Group 8, First Round

Result: Latvia 4-Lithuania 2

Venue: Riga-ASK Stadion

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Augustin Gustav Krist (Czechoslovakia)

Goalscorers:

(Latvia): Fricis Kaneps 19^th,52^nd,83^rd, Ilja Vestermans 50^th

(Lithuania): Juozas Gudelis 79^th, Jonas Paulionis 90^th

Lineups:

Latvia:

Janis Bebris (Rīgas Vilki)

Peteris Lauks (RFK (Rīgas futbola klubs) Riga)

Rudolfs Slavisens (RFK (Rīgas futbola klubs) Riga)

Sergejs Magers (RFK (Rīgas futbola klubs) Riga)

Eriks Petersons (RFK (Rīgas futbola klubs) Riga)

Janis Lidmanis (RFK (Rīgas futbola klubs) Riga)

Eriks Raisters (RFK (Rīgas futbola klubs) Riga)

Ilja Vestermans (Hakoah Riga)

Aleksandrs Vanags (ASK (Armijas Sporta Klubs) Riga)

Fricis Kaneps (RFK (Rīgas futbola klubs) Riga)

Vaclavs Bordusko (Rīgas Vilki)

Coach: Technical Commission

Lithuania:

Bronius Jankauskas (Kovas Kaunas)

Dizmondas Ilgunas (LFLS (Lietuvos fizinio lavinimosi sąjunga) Kaunas)

Vytautas Geleziunas (MSK (Maisto sporto klubas) Kaunas)

Antanas Vilimavicius (KSS Klaipeda (Klaipėdos įgulos ir krašto sporto sąjunga))

Romualdas Marcinkus (captain)  (LFLS (Lietuvos fizinio lavinimosi sąjunga) Kaunas)

Romualdas Nevinskas (Kovas Kaunas)

Jonas Normantas (KSS Klaipeda (Klaipėdos įgulos ir krašto sporto sąjunga))

Antanas Paulauskas (Kovas Kaunas)

Antanas Lingis (LFLS (Lietuvos fizinio lavinimosi sąjunga) Kaunas)

Jonas Paulionis (LGSF (Lietuvos gimnastikos ir sporto federacija) Kaunas)

Juozas Gudelis (Kovas Kaunas)

Coach: Karl Jiszda (Austria)

Photo From: IFFHS-Russia (1912-1920), Soviet Union (1923-1940),Polska (1921-1940), Lietuva (1923-1940)

(Lithuania squad, July 29, 1937, World Cup Qualifier, Latvia 4-Lithuania 2)

Date: September 3, 1937

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifiers- Group 8, First Round

Result: Lithuania 1-Latvia 5

Venue: Kaunas-Valstybinis Stadionas

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Hans Frankenstein (Austria)

Goalscorers:

(Lithuania): Jonas Paulionis 72^nd

(Latvia): Fricis Kaneps 4^th, 45^th pen, Vaclavs Bordusko 11^th, 30^th,  Ilja Vestermans 67^th

Lineups:

Lithuania:

Bronius Jankauskas (Kovas Kaunas) (Stasys Skalskis (LGSF (Lietuvos gimnastikos ir sporto federacija) Kaunas) 85^th)

Dizmondas Ilgunas (LFLS (Lietuvos fizinio lavinimosi sąjunga) Kaunas)

Juozas Kymontas (LFLS (Lietuvos fizinio lavinimosi sąjunga) Kaunas)

Ceslovas Sopys (MSK (Maisto sporto klubas) Kaunas)

Antanas Vilimavicius (KSS Klaipeda (Klaipėdos įgulos ir krašto sporto sąjunga))

Romualdas Nevinskas (Captain) (Kovas Kaunas)

Jonas Normantas (KSS Klaipeda (Klaipėdos įgulos ir krašto sporto sąjunga))

Kazys Abravicous (LFLS (Lietuvos fizinio lavinimosi sąjunga) Kaunas)

Zigmas Sabaliauskas (Kovas Kaunas)

Jonas Paulionis (LGSF (Lietuvos gimnastikos ir sporto federacija) Kaunas)

Juozas Gudelis (Kovas Kaunas)

Coach: Karl Jiszda (Austria)

Note: some sources show Skalskis’ minute of substitution as the 30^th minute. He may have played only five minutes before Jankauskas returned in goal.

Latvia:

Janis Bebris (Rīgas Vilki)

Peteris Lauks (RFK (Rīgas futbola klubs) Riga)

Rudolfs Slavisens (RFK (Rīgas futbola klubs) Riga)

Sergejs Magers (RFK (Rīgas futbola klubs) Riga)

Eriks Petersons (RFK (Rīgas futbola klubs) Riga)

Janis Lidmanis (RFK (Rīgas futbola klubs) Riga)

Eriks Raisters (RFK (Rīgas futbola klubs) Riga)

Ilja Vestermans (Hakoah Riga)

Fricis Kaneps (RFK (Rīgas futbola klubs) Riga)

Alfreds Verners (Rīgas Vilki) 

Vaclavs Bordusko (Rīgas Vilki)

Coach: Technical Commission

Date: October 5, 1937

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifiers- Group 8, Second Round

Result: Austria 2-Latvia 1

Venue: Wien (Vienna)-Praterstadion

Attendance: 11,000

Referee: Pál von Hertzka (Hungary)

Goalscorers:

(Austria): Camillo Jerusalem 15^th, Franz Binder 34^th

(Latvia): Ilja Vestermans 6^th

Lineups:

Austria:

Rudolf Zoehrer (Fußball Klub Austria Wien)
Karl Aandritz (Fußball Klub Austria Wien)
Karl Szestak ‘Sesta’ (Fußball Klub Austria Wien)
Franz Vavra (Wiener Sport-Club)
Josef Pekarek (Sport Club Wacker Wien)
Walter Nausch (Fußball Klub Austria Wien)
Karl Zischek (Sport Club Wacker Wien)  
Rudolf Geiter (Wiener Sport-Club)
Franz Binder (Sportklub Rapid Wien)
Camillo Jerusalem (Fußball Klub Austria Wien)
Johann Pesser (Sportklub Rapid Wien)

Coach: Heinrich Retschury

Latvia:

Janis Bebris (Rīgas Vilki)

Peteris Lauks (RFK (Rīgas futbola klubs) Riga)

Rudolfs Slavisens (RFK (Rīgas futbola klubs) Riga)

Eriks Petersons (RFK (Rīgas futbola klubs) Riga)

Janis Lidmanis (RFK (Rīgas futbola klubs) Riga)

Sergejs Magers (RFK (Rīgas futbola klubs) Riga)

Ilja Vestermans (Hakoah Riga)

Eriks Raisters (RFK (Rīgas futbola klubs) Riga)

Fricis Kaneps (RFK (Rīgas futbola klubs) Riga)

Janis Rozitis (VEF (Valsts elektrotehniskā fabrika) Riga)

Vaclavs Bordusko (Rīgas Vilki)

Coach: Technical Commission

         

Photo From: III Fussballweltmeisterschaft 1938 Frankreich, Author Robert Franta

(Austria squad, October 5, 1937, World Cup Qualifier, Austria 2-Latvia 1)

FIFA World Cup Qualifiers-Group 9 (European Zone)

November 28, 1937- (Rotterdam, Holland 4-Luxembourg 0)

March 13, 1938- (Luxembourg, Luxembourg 2-Belgium 3)

April 3, 1938- (Antwerp, Belgium 1-Holland 1)

Note: Belgium and Holland qualified.

Table		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Holland	2	1	1	0	5	1	4	3
2	Belgium	2	1	1	0	4	3	2	3
3	Luxembourg	2	0	0	2	2	7	-5	0

Date: November 28, 1937

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifiers- Group 9

Result: Holland 4-Luxembourg 0

Venue: Rotterdam-De Kuip-Feyenoord Stadion

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Karl Weingärtner (Germany)

Goalscorers:

(Holland): Kick Smit 29^th, Piet de Boer 68^th, 78^th, 82^nd

(Luxembourg): None

Lineups:

Holland:

Adriaan ‘Adri’ van Male (Rotterdamsche Voetbal en Atletik Vereniging Feijenoord-Rotterdam) 

Pieter ‘Piet’ Punt (DFC (Dordtsche Football Club)- Dordrecht)

Bernardus Johannes ‘Bertus’ Caldenhove (DWS (Door Wilskracht Sterk) –Amsterdam) 

Bastiaan Jacob ‘Bas’ Paauwe (Rotterdamsche Voetbal en Atletik Vereniging Feijenoord-Rotterdam)
Gerardus Petrus Adrianus ‘Gerard’ Kuppen (Rotterdamsche Voetbal en Atletik Vereniging Feijenoord-Rotterdam)

Gerardus Henricus ‘Puck’ van Heel (Captain) (Rotterdamsche Voetbal en Atletik Vereniging Feijenoord-Rotterdam) 

Frank Wels (GVV (Gorinchemse Voetbal Vereniging) Unitas-Gorinchem)

Henricus Josephus ‘Henk’ van Spaandonck (RV& AV (Rotterdamse athletiek en voetbal vereniging) Neptunus-Rotterdam)
Pieter Nicolaas ‘Piet’ de Boer (KFC (Kooger Football Club)- Koog aan de Zaan) 

Kick Smit (Football Club Haarlem)

Jacobus Frederikus Theodorus ‘Ko’ Bergman (Amsterdamse Sportvereniging Blauw-Wit-Amsterdam)

Coach: Bob Glendenning (England)

Other Substitutes:

Leonard Herman Gerrit ‘Leo’ Halle (Deventer Voetbalvereniging Go Ahead)   

Willem Gerardus ‘Wim’ Anderiesen sr. (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

Henri Herman ‘Han’ Engelsman (Quick 1888 Nijmegen)

L. van der Linden

Adrianus Johannes ‘Arie’ de Winter (Football Club Haarlem)

Luxembourg:

Jean-Pierre Hoscheid (Association Sportive La Jeunesse d´Esch-sur-Alzette)   

Joseph Witry (Cercle Sportif  Le Stade Dudelange)

Victor Majerus (captain) (Association Sportive La Jeunesse d´Esch-sur-Alzette)   

Joseph Fischer (The National Schifflange Football Club)  

Pierre Bommertz (Football Association Red Boys Differdange)

Francois Dumont (Union Sportive Luxemburg)

Nicolas Touba (Cercle Sportif Fola-Esch)          

Dominique Wantz (Football Association Red Boys Differdange)

Robert Geib  (Cercle Athlétique Spora Luxembourg)    

Camille Libar (Cercle Sportif  Le Stade Dudelange)

Gustave Kemp (Football Club Progrés Niedercorn)

Coach: Technical Commission

Other Substitutes:

Joseph Schmitt

Jean Schmit (Cercle Sportif Le Stade Dudelange)

Photo From: Het Nederlands Elftal, De Histoire van Oranje, 1905-1989

(Holland squad, November 28, 1937, World Cup Qualifier, Holland 4-Luxembourg 0)

 Date: March 13, 1938

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifiers- Group 9

Result: Luxembourg 2-Belgium 3

Venue: Letzebuerg (Luxembourg)-Stade Municipal de Luxembourg

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Georges Capdeville (France)

Goalscorers:

(Luxembourg): Camille Libar 4^th, Gustave Kemp 32^nd

(Belgium): Bernard Voorhoof 19^th, Raymond Braine 55^th, François De Vries 59^th

Lineups:

Luxembourg:

Jean-Pierre Hoscheid (Association Sportive La Jeunesse d´Esch-sur-Alzette)   

Pierre Mousel (Association Sportive La Jeunesse d´Esch-sur-Alzette)   

Victor Majerus (captain) (Association Sportive La Jeunesse d´Esch-sur-Alzette)   

Francois Dumont (Union Sportive Luxemburg)

Pierre Rosa (Association Sportive La Jeunesse d´Esch-sur-Alzette)   

Othon Hemmen (Union Sportive Luxemburg)

Oscar Stamet (Cercle Athlétique Spora Luxembourg)    

Camille Libar (Cercle Sportif  Le Stade Dudelange)

Leon Mart (Cercle Sportif Fola-Esch)          

Georges Gales (Association Sportive Remich)

Gustave Kemp (Football Club Progrés Niedercorn)

Coach: Technical Commission

Other Substitutes:

Joseph Schmitt

Mathias Becker  (Football Association Red Boys Differdange)

Ernest Mengel (Union Sportive Dudelange)

Eugene Kremer (Cercle Athlétique Spora Luxembourg)    

Belgium:

Arnold Badjou (Daring Club de Bruxelles Societe Royale) 

Robert Paverick (Royal Antwerp Football Club) 

Corneel Seys (Royal Beerschot Athletic Club-Antwerpen) 

Pierre Dalem (Royal Standard Club Liège)

Pierre Meuldermans (Royal Beerschot Athletic Club-Antwerpen           

Alfons De Winter (Royal Beerschot Athletic Club-Antwerpen) 

François De Vries (Royal Antwerp Football Club)

Bernard Voorhoof (Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring) 

Raymond Braine (Captain) (Royal Beerschot Athletic Club-Antwerpen) 

Hendrik Isemborghs (Royal Beerschot Athletic Club-Antwerpen) 

Stanley Vanden Eynde (Royal Beerschot Athletic Club-Antwerpen) 

Coach: John David ‘Jack’ Butler (England)

Photo From: 90 Joer Letzebuerger Footballfederatioun / 90 ans Federation Luxembourgeoise de Football

(March 13, 1938, World Cup Qualifier, Luxembourg 2-Belgium 3)

Photo From: 90 Joer Letzebuerger Footballfederatioun / 90 ans Federation Luxembourgeoise de Football

(Luxembourg squad, March 13, 1938, World Cup Qualifier, Luxembourg 2-Belgium 3)

Date: April 3, 1938

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifiers- Group 9

Result: Belgium 1-Holland 1

Venue: Antwerpen (Deurne, Bosuil Stadion

Attendance: 47,600

Referee: Arthur James Jewell (England)

Goalscorers:

(Belgium): Hendrik Isemborghs 53^rd

(Holland): Henk van Spaandonck 37^th

Lineups:

Belgium:

Arnold Badjou (Daring Club de Bruxelles Societe Royale) 

Robert Paverick (Royal Antwerp Football Club)

Jean Petit (Royal Standard Club Liège) 

John Van Alphen (Royal Beerschot Athletic Club-Antwerpen) 

Emile Stijnen (Royale Olympic Club Charleroi) 

Alfons De Winter (Royal Beerschot Athletic Club-Antwerpen) 

Charles Vanden Wouwer (Royal Beerschot Athletic Club-Antwerpen)  

Bernard Voorhoof (Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring)

Hendrik Isemborghs (Royal Beerschot Athletic Club-Antwerpen)            

Raymond Braine (Captain) (Royal Beerschot Athletic Club-Antwerpen)             

Fernand Buyle (Daring Club de Bruxelles Societe Royale) 

Coach: John David ‘Jack’ Butler (England)

Note: In another source Emile Stijnen was listed as Belgium’s captain.

Holland:

Adriaan ‘Adri’ van Male (Rotterdamsche Voetbal en Atletik Vereniging Feijenoord-Rotterdam) 

Bartholomeus Marius ‘Mauk’ Weber (ADO (Alles Door Oefening) Den Haag  -'s-Gravenhage) 

Bernardus Johannes ‘Bertus’ Caldenhove (DWS (Door Wilskracht Sterk) –Amsterdam) 

Bastiaan Jacob ‘Bas’ Paauwe (Rotterdamsche Voetbal en Atletik Vereniging Feijenoord-Rotterdam)
Willem Gerardus ‘Wim’ Anderiesen sr. (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

Gerardus Henricus ‘Puck’ van Heel (Captain) (Rotterdamsche Voetbal en Atletik Vereniging Feijenoord-Rotterdam) 

Frank Wels (GVV (Gorinchemse Voetbal Vereniging) Unitas-Gorinchem)

Henricus Josephus ‘Henk’ van Spaandonck (RV& AV (Rotterdamse athletiek en voetbal vereniging) Neptunus-Rotterdam)
Leendert Roedolf Johan ‘Leen’ Vente (Rotterdamsche Voetbal en Atletik Vereniging Feijenoord-Rotterdam)

Kick Smit (Football Club Haarlem)

Cornelis Lambertus ‘Kees’ Mijnders jr (DFC (Dordtsche Football Club)- Dordrecht)

Coach: Bob Glendenning (England)

Other Substitutes:

Nicolaas Johannes ‘Niek’ Michel (VSV (Velseroorder Sport Vereniging)-Velsen)

Gerard Kuppen (Rotterdamsche Voetbal en Atletik Vereniging Feijenoord-Rotterdam) 

Hendrikus Plenter (Be Quick 1887-Groningen)

Adrianus Johannes ‘Arie’ de Winter (Football Club Haarlem)

Klaas Ooms (DWB)

Photo From: Rode Duivels & Oranje Leeuwen., 100 jaar Derby der Lage Landen, Authors Ralf Willems, Matty Verkamman, 2001

(April 3, 1938, World Cup Qualifier, Belgium 1-Holland 1)

Photo From: IFFHS-Belgique-Belgie (1904-1940)

(April 3, 1938, World Cup Qualifier, Belgium 1-Holland 1)

Photo From: IFFHS-Belgique-Belgie (1904-1940)

(Belgium squad, April 3, 1938, World Cup Qualifier, Belgium 1-Holland 1)

Photo From: Het Nederlands Elftal, De Histoire van Oranje, 1905-1989

(Holland squad, April 3, 1938, World Cup Qualifier, Belgium 1-Holland 1)

 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers-Group 10 (South American Zone)

Brazil qualified on a walkover as Argentina withdrew

FIFA World Cup Qualifiers-Group 11 (North American Zone)

Cuba qualified on a walkover as series of teams withdrew.

Mexico, USA, Surinam (Dutch Guyana), Colombia, El Salvador and Costa Rica all withdrew, as did Argentina who were scheduled to play winners of this Group

FIFA World Cup Qualifiers-Group 12 (Asian Zone)

Dutch East Indies qualified on a walkover as Japan withdrew

List of qualified Nations:

Europe:

France (Host Nation), Italy (Defending Champions), Germany, Sweden, Norway, Poland, Romania, Switzerland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Netherlands, Belgium.

Note: Austria had qualified, but were withdrawn after the ‘Anschluss’.

South America:

Brazil

North/Central America:

Cuba

Asia:

Dutch East Indies