1938 World Cup Qualifiers
France
21 Teams | 22/22 Matches | 96 goals (Average: 4,36) | Finals | Other Editions
21 Teams
22/22 Matches
96 goals (Average: 4,36)
Finals
Other Editions
Teams Teams
Group 01
Pts
GD
GF
GA
MP
W
D
L
1st
1st Germany
6
GD: 10
GF: 11
GA: 1
MP: 3
W: 3
D: 0
L: 0
6
2nd
2nd Sweden
4
GD: 4
GF: 11
GA: 7
MP: 3
W: 2
D: 0
L: 1
4
3rd
3rd Estonia
2
GD: -7
GF: 4
GA: 11
MP: 3
W: 1
D: 0
L: 2
2
4th
4th Finland
0
GD: -7
GF: 0
GA: 7
MP: 3
W: 0
D: 0
L: 3
0
The top two teams qualify for World Cup.
Jun 16, 1937 - Stockholm
Sweden
4 : 0
Finland

Jun 20, 1937 - Stockholm
Sweden
7 : 2
Estonia

Jun 29, 1937 - Helsinki
Finland
0 : 2
Germany

Aug 19, 1937 - Turku
Finland
0 : 1
Estonia

Aug 29, 1937 - Kenigsberg
Germany
4 : 1
Estonia

Nov 21, 1937 - Hamburg
Germany
5 : 0
Sweden

Group 02
Pts
GD
GF
GA
MP
W
D
L
1st
1st Norway
3
GD: 1
GF: 6
GA: 5
MP: 2
W: 1
D: 1
L: 0
3
2nd
GD: -1
GF: 5
GA: 6
MP: 2
W: 0
D: 1
L: 1
1
The winner qualifies for World Cup.
Oct 10, 1937 - Oslo
Norway
3 : 2
Republic of Ireland

Nov 7, 1937 - Dublin
Republic of Ireland
3 : 3
Norway

Group 03
Pts
GD
GF
GA
MP
W
D
L
1st
1st Poland
2
GD: 3
GF: 4
GA: 1
MP: 2
W: 1
D: 0
L: 1
2
2nd
2
GD: -3
GF: 1
GA: 4
MP: 2
W: 1
D: 0
L: 1
2
The winner qualifies for World Cup.
Oct 10, 1937 - Warsaw
Poland
4 : 0
Yugoslavia

Apr 3, 1938 - Belgrade
Yugoslavia
1 : 0
Poland

Group 04
The winner qualifies for World Cup
Egypt and Romania should play on Dec 12, 1937, but the egyptian team objected to playing on this date since it was in the holy month of Ramadan. Therefore, Romania qualified after Egypt invited Austrian club side First Vienna to play the friendly match against the national team.
Group 05
Pts
GD
GF
GA
MP
W
D
L
1st
2
GD: 1
GF: 2
GA: 1
MP: 1
W: 1
D: 0
L: 0
2
2nd
2nd Portugal
0
GD: -1
GF: 1
GA: 2
MP: 1
W: 0
D: 0
L: 1
0
The winner qualifies for World Cup.
May 1, 1938 - Milan
Switzerland
2 : 1
Portugal

Group 06
The winner qualifies for World Cup
Jan 22, 1938 - Jaffa
Palestine
1 : 3
Greece

Feb 20, 1938 - Athens
Greece
1 : 0
Palestine

Mar 25, 1938 - Budapest
Hungary
11 : 1
Greece

Group 07
Pts
GD
GF
GA
MP
W
D
L
1st
GD: 6
GF: 7
GA: 1
MP: 2
W: 1
D: 1
L: 0
3
2nd
2nd Bulgaria
1
GD: -6
GF: 1
GA: 7
MP: 2
W: 0
D: 1
L: 1
1
The winner qualifies for World Cup.
Nov 7, 1937 - Sofia
Bulgaria
1 : 1
Czechoslovakia

Apr 24, 1938 - Prague
Czechoslovakia
6 : 0
Bulgaria

Group 08
The winner qualifies for World Cup
Jul 29, 1937 - Riga
Latvia
4 : 2
Lithuania

Sep 3, 1937 - Kaunas
Lithuania
1 : 5
Latvia

Oct 5, 1937 - Vienna
Austria
2 : 1
Latvia

Austria have qualified for World Cup, but on Mar 12, 1938 was incorporated by Germany. The place was offered to England, who declined. FIFA decided not to allow anyone else to qualify, leaving the World Cup one team short.
Group 09
Pts
GD
GF
GA
MP
W
D
L
1st
3
GD: 4
GF: 5
GA: 1
MP: 2
W: 1
D: 1
L: 0
3
2nd
2nd Belgium
3
GD: 1
GF: 4
GA: 3
MP: 2
W: 1
D: 1
L: 0
3
3rd
0
GD: -5
GF: 2
GA: 7
MP: 2
W: 0
D: 0
L: 2
0
The top two teams qualify for World Cup.
Nov 28, 1937 - Rotterdam
Netherlands
4 : 0
Luxembourg

Mar 13, 1938 - Luxembourg
Luxembourg
2 : 3
Belgium

Apr 3, 1938 - Antwerp
Belgium
1 : 1
Netherlands

Group 10
The winner qualifies for World Cup.
Argentina withdrew, so Brazil qualified automatically.
Group 11
The winner qualifies for World Cup.
Costa Rica, Dutch Guiana, El Salvador, Mexico, Colombia and the United States all withdrew, so Cuba qualified automatically for World Cup.
Group 12
The winner qualifies for World Cup.
Japan withdrew, so the Dutch East Indies qualified automatically.
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