FIFA World Cup, 1934 - qualifying

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Group Stage

11 Jun 1933 - Sweden 6-2 Estonia
29 Jun 1933 - Lithuania 0-2 Sweden
Group 1PWDLGFGAGDPts
Sweden22008264
Lithuania100102-20
Estonia100126-40

Estonia v Lithuania was not played as neither team could qualify

11 Mar 1934 - Spain 9-0 Portugal
18 Mar 1934 - Portugal 1-2 Spain
Group 2PWDLGFGAGDPts
Spain2200111104
Portugal2002111-100

Spain qualified 11-1 on aggregate

25 Mar 1934 - Italy 4-0 Greece
Group 3PWDLGFGAGDPts
Italy11004042
Greece100104-40

Italy qualified as Greece withdrew after the first match

25 Mar 1934 - Bulgaria 1-4 Hungary
25 Apr 1934 - Austria 6-1 Bulgaria
29 Apr 1934 - Hungary 4-1 Bulgaria
Group 4PWDLGFGAGDPts
Hungary22008264
Austria11006152
Bulgaria3003314-110

Bulgaria withdrew after Hungary and Austria had qualified

15 Oct 1933 - Poland 1-2 Czechoslovakia
Group 5PWDLGFGAGDPts
Czechoslovakia11002112
Poland100112-10

Poland withdrew after the frist match

07 May 1933 - Switzerland 4-1 Yugoslavia
24 Sep 1933 - Yugoslavia 2-2 Switzerland
29 Oct 1933 - Switzerland 2-2 Romania
29 Apr 1934 - Romania 2-1 Yugoslavia
Group 6PWDLGFGAGDPts
Switzerland31208534
Romania21104313
Yugoslavia301248-41

Switzerland and Romania qualified

25 Feb 1934 - Republic of Ireland 4-4 Belgium
08 Apr 1934 - Netherlands 5-2 Republic of Ireland
29 Apr 1934 - Belgium 2-4 Netherlands
Group 7PWDLGFGAGDPts
Netherlands22009454
Belgium201168-21
Republic of Ireland201169-31

Netherlands and Belgium qualified (Belgium finishing above Irish Free State on goal average)

11 Mar 1934 - Luxembourg 1-9 Germany
15 Apr 1934 - Luxembourg 1-6 France
Group 8PWDLGFGAGDPts
Germany11009182
France11006152
Luxembourg2002215-130

Germany and France qualified without the need to play one another

Group 9PWDLGFGAGDPts
0000

Peru withdrew so Brazil qualified automatically

Group 10PWDLGFGAGDPts
0000

Chile withdrew so Argentina qualified automatically

28 Jan 1934 - Haiti 1-3 Cuba
01 Feb 1934 - Haiti 1-1 Cuba
04 Feb 1934 - Haiti 0-6 Cuba
Group 11- R1PWDLGFGAGDPts
Cuba321010285
Haiti3012210-81

Cuba advanced to the second round 10-2 on aggregate

04 Mar 1934 - Cuba 2-3 Mexico
11 Mar 1934 - Mexico 5-0 Cuba
18 Mar 1934 - Cuba 1-4 Mexico
Group 11- R2PWDLGFGAGDPts
Mexico330012396
Cuba3003312-90

Mexico advanced to the third round 12-3 on aggregate

24 May 1934 - USA 4-2 Mexico
Group 11-FPWDLGFGAGDPts
USA11004222
Mexico100124-20

Group 11 final round. United States qualified.

16 Mar 1934 - Egypt 7-1 Palestine
06 Apr 1934 - Palestine 1-4 Egypt
Group 12PWDLGFGAGDPts
Egypt220011294
Palestine2002211-90

Egypt qualified