The 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6 took place from January to March 1938. Hungary as the strongest team of this group was seeded. Greece and Mandatory Palestine would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. Hungary would play against the winner at home. The winner would qualify for the third
FIFA World Cup
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held in
France
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.
Matches
Mandatory Palestine vs Greece
Greece vs Mandatory Palestine
Hungary vs Greece
Team stats
Head coach:
Károly Dietz
Károly Dietz (21 July 1885 – 9 July 1969) was a Hungarian football player and manager who coached Hungary in the 1938 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Magyar AC and Műegyetemi AFC
Műegyetemi Atlétikai és Football Club (English: Techn ...
Head coach:
Kostas Negrepontis
Kostas Negrepontis ( el, Κώστας Νεγρεπόντης; 31 October 1897 – 19 February 1973) was a Greek footballer who played as a center forward in the 1920's and 1930's and a later manager. He was considered a great virtuoso of the bal ...
(first and second match);
Alan Buckett (third match)
Head coach:
Egon Pollak
Gustav "Egon" or "Erwin" Pollak ( he, אגון פולק, 12 November 1898 – 21 January 1981) was an Austrian-born footballer who played for the famed SC Hakoah Wien (a.k.a. Hakoah Vienna). He was also the first ever manager of the Israel nati ...
References
External links
FIFA official pageAllworldcup
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6
1937–38 in Mandatory Palestine football
1937–38 in Greek football
1937–38 in Hungarian football