This is a record of
Cuba
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's results at the
FIFA World Cup
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. The FIFA World Cup is an international
association football
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competition contested by the
men's national teams of the members of ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' (
FIFA
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), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in
1930
Events
January
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, except in 1942 and 1946, due to
World War II
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.
The tournament consists of two parts, the
qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the ''World Cup Finals''). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the
2006 tournament final.
[2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage](_blank)
(PDF), FIFA.com. Retrieved on June 6, 2007.
Cuba has appeared in the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup on one occasion, in
1938
Events
January
* January 1
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.
Record at the FIFA World Cup
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''*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out
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By match
Record by opponent
Cuba at 1938 FIFA World Cup
Head coach:
José Tapia
First round
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First round replay
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Quarter-final
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Record players
Eight players were fielded in all three matches in 1938, making them record World Cup players for Cuba.
Top goalscorers
See also
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Cuba at the CONCACAF Gold Cup
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References
External links
Cuba at FIFA
{{Countries at the FIFA World Cup
Countries at the FIFA World Cup
World Cup
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