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FACT BOOK
Use these interesting facts and figures from around the world
and the world of soccer to help inspire your soccer season.
1934ITALY
1st World Cup Host In Europe
The 2nd World Cup used a different format than the Inaugural championship
in Uruguay. This world cup saw a 16 team straight knockout format.
The USA was the last team to qualify beating Mexico in Rome just three
days before the tournament started.
This World Cup was the only time in history that the trophy was not defended
by the previous champions. Uruguay who won in 1930 chose not to send a
team to Europe.
Argentina refused to bring a full strength squad as they feared losing players
to teams in the Italian league.
Matches that ended in a tie were replayed the next day. Spain and Italy
drew 1-1 in the first quarter final match, in the replay held the following day
only four Spanish players and seven Italian players were fit to play.
The final between Italy and Czechoslovakia was the only occasion that two
goalkeepers captained their side in the final.
Italy beat Czechoslovakia 2-1 in extra time after the score was tied 1-1 after
90 minutes.
Interesting Facts
The 1st High School driving course was introduced in February 1934 in
State College PA. The legal driving age in Italy is 18, in Brazil it is also 18
and in the USA it is 16 years old.
One of the world’s top selling toys is Lego. Played with by children all across
the world, Lego, as a company was started in 1934.
The Disney character Donald Duck was introduced to the world on June 9th
1934, the day before the 1934 Final between Italy and Czechoslovakia.
Today’s elite teams and players rely on the best medical information to keep
players on the field and not in the injury room. X-Ray’s play a vital part of in
the diagnosis of the injury. The first full body X-Ray was performed in Rochester New York in 1934.
Soccer was introduced to Italians in the late 1800s by the British, but it was
not until the 1930s under Mussolini that the sport took off on an international
level.
Giorgio Armani, born a day after the 1934 final (July 11, 1934) is an Italian
fashion designer. His love for the game of soccer has seen him design suits
for the English National team twice as well as outfitting many famous soccer
players around the world.
1934 Italian Soccer Facts;
Team Colors: Royal Blue Shirt, Royal Shorts, Royal Socks
World Cup Appearances: Have played in 17 of the 19 World Cups. They did
not enter the inaugural 1930 world cup and failed to qualify in 1958.
World Cup Winners: Second most World Cup wins with 4 behind only Brazil
1934, 1938, 1982, 2006
Runners Up: 1970 lost to Brazil 4-1
1994 lost to Brazil in penalties 3-2 after it being 0-0 after full time
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Semi-finalists: 1990 got third place as the host nation
1978 lost to Brazil 2-1
European Champions: 1968
Olympic Champions: 1936
Most Capped Player: Gianluigi Buffon - 140
Top Scorer: Luigi Riva – 35
Famous Players: Pablo Maldini – One of Italy’s greatest ever defenders (126 caps)
Dino Zoff – Goalkeeper and captain of the 1982 world cup winning team
(112 caps)
Roberto Baggio – 60 caps 27 goals
Top Italian League: Serie A
Top Club Teams in Italy: AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus
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1934 WORLD CUP RESULTS
Preliminary Round
Spain
Hungary
Switzerland
Italy
Czechoslovakia
Sweden
Austria
Germany
3-1
4-2
3-2
7-1
2-1
3-2
3-2
5-2
Quarter-finals
Austria
Italy
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Italy
Italy
Czechoslovakia
Italy
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2-1
1-1
2-1
3-2
1-0
Semi-finals
1-0
3-1
Final
2-1
Brazil
Egypt
Netherlands
USA
Romania
Argentina
France
Belgium
Hungary
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Spain
Austria
Germany
Czechoslovakia