The
1934 FIFA World Cup
The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams. It took place in Italy from 27 May to 10 June 1934.
The 1934 World Cup was the first in w ...
was an international
football
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tournament that was held in Italy from 27 May to 10 June 1934. Below are the squads registered by the 16 national teams involved in the tournament.
Brazil and Czechoslovakia were the only teams to have players from foreign clubs.
Rosters include reserves, alternates, and pre-selected players that may have participated in qualifiers and/or pre-tournament friendlies but not in the finals themselves.
Argentina
Head coach:
Felipe Pascucci
Austria
Head coach:
Hugo Meisl
Hugo Meisl (16 November 1881 – 17 February 1937), brother of the journalist Willy Meisl, was the multi-lingual football coach of the famous Austrian ' Wunderteam' of the early 1930s, as well as a referee.
Background
Meisl was born to a Jewish ...
Although registered to the official list, Raftl, Janda, Stroh, Kaburek, Walzhofer and Hassmann remained on standby in Austria.
Belgium
Head coach:
Hector Goetinck
Although registered to the official list, Bourgeois, Simons, Van Ingelgem, Lamoot, Ledent, Putmans, Versyp and Brichaut remained on standby in Belgium.
Brazil
Head coach:
Luiz Vinhaes
Luiz Augusto Vinhaes (10 December 1896 – 3 April 1960) was a Brazilian football player and manager. At the 1934 FIFA World Cup
The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football champ ...
Although registered to the official list, Pamplona and Domingos remained on standby in Brazil.
Czechoslovakia
Head coach:
Karel Petrů
Although registered to the official list Daučík, Srbek, Šterc and Šimperský remained on standby in Czechoslovakia.
Egypt
Head coach:
James McCrae
Although registered to the official list, Bakhati, El-Soury and Youssef remained on standby in Egypt.
France
Head coach:
George Kimpton
Although registered to the official list, Défossé, Vandooren, Beaucourt, Delmer, Korb, Laurent and Courtois remained on standby in France.
Germany
Head coach:
Otto Nerz
Otto Nerz (21 October 1892 – 18 April 1949) was a German footballer player and manager and the first head coach of the Germany national team between 1923 and 1936.
Nerz was born in Hechingen, Province of Hohenzollern, son of a rope shopkeep ...
Although registered to the official list, Buchloh, Münzenberg, Albrecht, Dienert and Streb remained on standby in Germany.
Hungary
Head coach:
Ödön Nádas
Italy
Head coach:
Vittorio Pozzo
Vittorio Pozzo (; 2 March 1886 – 21 December 1968) was an Italian football player, manager and journalist.
The creator of the ''Metodo'' tactical formation, Pozzo is regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time, and is the only manag ...
Netherlands
Head coach:
Bob Glendenning
Robert Glendenning (6 June 1888 – 19 November 1940) was an English professional footballer, who played as a wing half for several English clubs prior to and just after the First World War. He later went on to coach in the Netherlands, includi ...
Although registered to the official list, Vrauwdeunt and Paauwe remained on standby in the Netherlands.
Romania
Head coach:
Josef Uridil
Josef Uridil (nicknamed ''Pepi, der Tank'') (24 December 1895 – 20 May 1962), was an Austrian footballer and coach.
Biography
Pepi Uridil, third son of the taylor Kajetan Uridil, was born on Christmas Eve 1895 in the Vienna suburb of Ottakri ...
and
Costel Rădulescu
The
Romanian Football Federation
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had nominated Zoltán Beke in case Bindea did not recover in time from injury, but this contravened FIFA regulations and so Beke, who travelled with the team to Italy, was not eligible to play.
Although registered to the official list, Konrard, Bürger, Juhász, Weichelt, Baratky, Klimek and Schwartz remained on standby in Romania.
Spain
Head coach:
Amadeo García
Amadeo García de Salazar y Luco (31 March 1887 – 18 June 1947) was a Spanish football manager. He was the manager of the Spain national football team from 1934 to 1936, and coached the team during the 1934 FIFA World Cup
The 1934 FIFA ...
Although registered to the official list, Hilario and Sabater remained on standby in Spain.
Sweden
Although registered to the official list, Hult, Jansson, Bunke, Holmberg and Lundhal remained on standby in Sweden.
Switzerland
Head coach:
Heinrich Müller Heinrich Müller may refer to:
* Heinrich Müller (cyclist) (born 1926), Swiss cyclist
* Heinrich Müller (footballer, born 1888) (1888–1957), Swiss football player and manager
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Although registered to the official list, Huber, Gobet, Loichot and Hochsträsser remained on standby in Switzerland.
United States
Head coach:
David Gould
David L. Gould (January 9, 1873 – January 25, 1939) was a Scottish American soccer player, coach and referee. He coached the U.S. national team at the 1934 FIFA World Cup and is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. He was born in ...
References
External links
1934 FIFA World Cup squadsat Weltfussball.de
{{DEFAULTSORT:1934 Fifa World Cup Squads
Squads
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FIFA World Cup squads