1938 FIFA World Cup qualification

A total of 37 teams entered the 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. This was the first time that there was a lower number than the previous World Cup.

Group 1[edit | edit source]

Main article: 1937 WEFF Championship

Group A[edit | edit source]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
Switzerland	3	3	0	0	7	2	3.50	6
Italy	3	1	1	1	4	2	2.00	3
Irish Free State	3	0	2	1	3	5	0.60	2
Belgium	3	0	1	2	1	5	0.20	1

Group B[edit | edit source]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
Netherlands	3	2	0	1	8	5	1.60	4
Portugal	3	1	1	1	4	3	1.33	3
France	3	1	1	1	6	5	1.20	3
Luxembourg	3	1	0	2	1	8	0.12	2

Group 2[edit | edit source]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
Hungary	3	3	0	0	6	1	6.00	6
Austria	3	1	1	1	2	1	2.00	3
Norway	3	1	1	1	3	2	1.50	3
Germany	3	0	0	3	0	7	0.00	0

March 6, 1937

Hungary	2-1	Norway

Budapest

March 7, 1937

Germany	0-2	Austria

Hamburg

March 13, 1937

Austria	0-1	Hungary

Vienna

March 14, 1937

Norway	2-0	Germany

Kristiana

March 20, 1937

Germany	0-3	Hungary

Munich

March 21, 1937

Norway	0-0	Austria

Oslo

Group 3[edit | edit source]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
Yugoslavia	2	1	1	0	4	2	2.00	3
Romania	2	1	1	0	3	2	1.50	3
Poland	2	0	0	2	2	5	0.40	0

April 10, 1937

Poland	1-2	Romania
		Ştefan Dobay 75'

Krakow

April 17, 1937

Romania	1-1	Yugoslavia

Bucharest

April 24, 1937

Yugoslavia	3-1	Poland
Blagoje Marjanović 89'

Zagreb

Group 4[edit | edit source]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
Bulgaria	2	1	1	0	5	2	2.50	3
Czechoslovakia	2	1	1	0	6	3	2.00	3
Greece	2	0	0	2	1	7	0.14	0

April 10, 1937

Bulgaria	3-0	Greece

Sofia

April 16, 1937

Greece	1-4	Czechoslovakia

Athens

April 23, 1937

Czechoslovakia	2-2	Bulgaria
Puč 64' Kopecký 85'

Prague

Group 5[edit | edit source]

Group 5.1[edit | edit source]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
Denmark	2	1	1	0	5	1	5.00	3
Sweden	2	1	1	0	3	2	1.50	3
Estonia	2	0	0	2	1	6	0.16	0

June 12, 1937

Denmark	4-0	Estonia

Copenhagen

June 19, 1937

Estonia	1-2	Sweden

Tallinn

June 26, 1937

Sweden	1-1	Denmark
Bunke 32'		Sørensen 78'

Slottsskogsvallen, Gothenburg

Group 5.2[edit | edit source]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
Latvia	2	1	1	0	2	1	2.00	3
Lithuania	2	1	0	1	3	3	1.00	2
Finland	2	0	1	1	2	3	0.66	1

June 12, 1937

Latvia	1-1	Lithuania

Riga

June 19, 1937

Lithuania	2-2	Finland

Kaunas

June 26, 1937

Finland	0-1	Latvia

Helsinki

Group 6[edit | edit source]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
Dutch East Indies	1	1	0	0	2	1	2.00	2
Palestine, British Mandate	1	0	0	1	1	2	0.50	0
Japan	Withdrew
Philippines	Withdrew
China	Withdrew

August 17, 1937

Dutch East Indies	2-1	Palestine, British Mandate

Jakarta

Group 7[edit | edit source]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
United States	1	1	0	0	5	0	5.00	2
Cuba	1	0	0	1	0	5	0.00	0
Mexico	Withdrew

November 20, 1937

United States	5-0	Cuba

Los Angeles

Group 8[edit | edit source]

Group 8.1[edit | edit source]

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
Chile	2	2	0	4	1	4.00	4
Uruguay	2	1	1	2	3	0.66	2
Peru	2	0	2	1	4	0.25	0

October 9, 1937

Peru	1-2	Chile

Lima

October 16, 1937

Chile	2-0	Uruguay

Santiago

October 23, 1937

Uruguay	2-1	Peru

Montevideo

Group 8.2[edit | edit source]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
Brazil	1	1	0	0	3	1	3.00	2
Paraguay	1	0	0	1	1	3	0.33	0
Bolivia	Withdrew

October 23, 1937

Brazil	3-1	Paraguay

Rio de Janeiro

Playoffs[edit | edit source]

January 8, 1938

Uruguay	1-0	Paraguay

Montevideo

January 9, 1938

Romania	3-2 (a.e.t.)	Czechoslovakia
Prassler 113'		Nejedlý 74'

Bucharest

Qualified teams[edit | edit source]

FIFA World Cup qualification 1938

Team	Appearance	Consecutive	Last
Argentina	6th	3rd	1934
Brazil	4th	4th	1934
Bulgaria	2nd	2nd	1934
Chile	2nd	1st	1934
Denmark	3rd	1st	1914
Dutch East Indies	1st	1st	–
Hungary	5th	1st	1926
Italy	6th	6th	1934
Latvia	1st	1st	–
Netherlands	8th	8th	1934
Portugal	1st	1st	–
Romania	1st	1st	–
Switzerland	6th	1st	1930
United States	3rd	1st	1930
Uruguay	5th	4th	1934
Yugoslavia	5th	5th	1934

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