1934 FIFA World Cup Final

The 1934 FIFA World Cup Final was the final match of the 1934 FIFA World Cup. It was played between Italy and Czechoslovakia. It was played on 10 June 1934 at the Stadio Nazionale PNF in Rome, Italy.

1934 FIFA World Cup Final
Event1934 FIFA World Cup
After extra time
Date10 June 1934
VenueStadio Nazionale PNF, Rome
RefereeIvan Eklind (Sweden)
Attendance55,000
1930
1938

The last surviving player from that final was Czechoslovak goalkeeper František Plánička who died on 20 July 1996 at the age of 92.[1]

Route to the final

Italy Round Czechoslovakia
Opponent Result Final tournament Opponent Result
  United States 7–1 Preliminary round   Romania 2–1
  Spain 1–1 (1–0) Quarter-finals   Switzerland 3–2
  Austria 1–0 Semifinals   Germany 3–1

Match

Details

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10 June 1934
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Italy   2–1
(a.e.t.)
  Czechoslovakia Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Ivan Eklind (Sweden)
Orsi   81'
Schiavio   95'
Report Puč   71'

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Italy
 
 
 
 
 
Czechoslovakia
GK Gianpiero Combi (c)
RB Eraldo Monzeglio
LB Luigi Allemandi
RH Attilio Ferraris
CH Luis Monti
LH Luigi Bertolini
OR Enrique Guaita
IR Giuseppe Meazza
IL Giovanni Ferrari
OL Raimundo Orsi
CF Angelo Schiavio
Manager:
Vittorio Pozzo
 
GK František Plánička (c)
RB Josef Čtyřoký
LB Ladislav Ženíšek
RH Rudolf Krčil
CH Štefan Čambal
LH Josef Košťálek
OR Antonín Puč
IR Oldřich Nejedlý
IL František Svoboda
OL František Junek
CF Jiří Sobotka
Manager:
Karel Petrů

Assistant referees:
Louis Baert (Belgium)
Mihály Ivanicsics (Hungary) <section end=Lineups />

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Replay if scores still level.
  • No substitutions permitted.

References

  1. "František Plánička: Slávny brankár chytal aj so zlomeným lakt'om!". Život (in slovenčina). 30 May 2009. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.

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