1938 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 2/Group 3/Group 5)

Main article: 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification

Group 2

The two teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner Norway qualified for the third FIFA World Cup held in France.

Matches

Norway vs Ireland

Norway	3 — 2 (final score after 90 minutes)	Ireland
Manager: Asbjørn Halvorsen Team: 01 - GK - Tom Blohm 02 - DF - Rolf Johannessen 03 - DF - Rolf Holmberg 04 - MF - Frithjof Ulleberg 05 - MF - Nils Eriksen (capt.) 06 - MF - Rolf Holmberg 08 - FW - Reidar Kvammen 10 - FW - Magnar Isaksen 07 - FW - Odd Frantzen 09 - FW - Alf Martinsen 11 - FW - Arne Brustad Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes: - GK - Anker Kihle Scorers: 1-0 Reidar Kvammen (30') 2-2 Reidar Kvammen (64') 3-2 Alf Martinsen (78')	Half-time: 1-1 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1938 (Group 2) Date: Sunday 10 October 1937 Kick off: ? Venue: Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo Attendance: 28000 Referee: Peco Bauwens GER Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes substitutes ?	Manager: Joe Wickham Team: 01 - GK - George McKenzie 02 - DF - Joe Williams 03 - DF - Mick Hoy 04 - MF - Joe O'Reilly 05 - MF - Charlie Turner (capt.) 06 - MF - Owen Kinsella 07 - FW - Tommy Donnelly 08 - FW - Joey Donnelly 09 - FW - Jimmy Dunne 10 - FW - Billy Jordan 11 - FW - Matty Geoghegan Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes: ? Scorers: 1-1 Matty Geoghegan (36') 1-2 Jimmy Dunne (49')

NOTE: Rolf Holmberg missed a penalty (Alf Martinsen was fouled) at the end of the first half.

Ireland vs Norway

Ireland	3 — 3 (final score after 90 minutes)	Norway
Manager: Joe Wickham Team: 01 - GK - George McKenzie 02 - DF - Willie O'Neill 03 - DF - Bill Gorman 04 - MF - Joe O'Reilly 05 - MF - Charlie Turner (capt.) 06 - MF - Tom Arrigan 07 - FW - Kevin O'Flanagan 08 - FW - Harry Duggan 09 - FW - Jimmy Dunne 10 - FW - Johnny Carey 11 - FW - Tommy Foy Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes: ? Scorers: 1-0 Jimmy Dunne (10') 2-3 Kevin O'Flanagan (62') 3-3 Harry Duggan (89')	Half-time: 1-2 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1938 (Group 2) Date: Sunday 11 November 1937 Kick off: ? Venue: Dalymount Park, Dublin Attendance: 27000 Referee: Thomas Gibbs ENG Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes substitutes ?	Manager: Asbjørn Halvorsen Team: 01 - GK - Sverre Nordby 02 - DF - Rolf Johannessen 03 - DF - Øivind Holmsen 04 - MF - Kristian Henriksen 05 - MF - Nils Eriksen (capt.) 06 - MF - Rolf Holmberg 08 - FW - Reidar Kvammen 10 - FW - Odd Frantzen 07 - FW - Kjell Eeg 09 - FW - Alf Martinsen 11 - FW - Jørgen Hval Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes: - GK - Anker Kihle - MF - Oddmund Andersen - FW - Torkild Andersen Scorers: 1-1 Reidar Kvammen (26') 1-2 Reidar Kvammen (33') 1-3 Alf Martinsen (49')

Norway qualified.

Team stats

Norway

Head coach: Asbjørn Halvorsen

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played			Club
MF	Oddmund Andersen	December 21, 1915	0	0	0	-	B	Mjøndalen IF
FW	Torkild Andersen	July 20, 1916	0	0	0	-	B	Moss FK
GK	Tom Blohm	June 29, 1920	1	0	90	90	-	Hugin FK
FW	Arne Brustad	April 14, 1912	1	0	90	90	-	SFK Lyn
FW	Kjell Eeg	September 24, 1910	1	0	90	-	90	Djerv Bergen
MF	Nils Eriksen	March 5, 1911	2	0	180	90	90	Odd Grenland
FW	Odd Frantzen	January 20, 1913	2	0	180	90	90	SK Hardy
MF	Kristian Henriksen	March 3, 1911	1	0	90	-	90	Frigg Oslo FK
MF	Rolf Holmberg	August 24, 1914	2	0	180	90	90	Odd Grenland
DF	Øivind Holmsen	April 28, 1912	2	0	180	90	90	SFK Lyn
FW	Jørgen Hval	February 8, 1911	1	0	90	-	90	Mjøndalen IF
FW	Magnar Isaksen	October 13, 1910	1	0	90	90	-	SFK Lyn
DF	Rolf Johannessen	March 15, 1910	2	0	180	90	90	Fredrikstad FK
GK	Anker Kihle	April 19, 1917	0	0	0	B	B	Storm
FW	Reidar Kvammen	July 23, 1914	2	4	180	90	90	Viking FK
FW	Alf Martinsen	December 29, 1911	2	2	180	90	90	Lillestrøm SK
GK	Sverre Nordby	March 13, 1910	1	0	90	-	90	Mjøndalen IF
MF	Frithjof Ulleberg	September 10, 1911	1	0	90	90	-	SFK Lyn

Ireland

Head coach: Joe Wickham

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played			Club
MF	Tom Arrigan		1	0	90	-	90	Waterford United
FW	Johnny Carey	February 23, 1919	1	0	90	-	90	/2^[1] Manchester United
FW	Joey Donnelly		1	0	90	90	-	Dundalk F.C.
FW	Tommy Donnelly		1	0	90	90	-	Drumcondra F.C.
FW	Harry Duggan	June 8, 1903	1	1	90	-	90	/3^[1] Newport County
FW	Jimmy Dunne	September 3, 1905	2	2	180	90	90	Shamrock Rovers
FW	Tommy Foy		1	0	90	-	90	Shamrock Rovers
FW	Matty Geoghegan		1	1	90	90	-	St James's Gate F.C.
DF	Bill Gorman	July 13, 1911	1	0	90	-	90	/2^[1] Bury F.C.
DF	Mick Hoy		1	0	90	90	-	Dundalk F.C.
FW	Billy Jordan		1	0	90	90	-	Bohemian F.C.
FW	Owen Kinsella		1	0	90	90	-	Shamrock Rovers
GK	George McKenzie		2	0	180	90	90	/3^[1] Southend United
FW	Kevin O'Flanagan	June 10, 1919	1	1	90	-	90	Bohemian F.C.
DF	Willie O'Neill		1	0	90	-	90	Dundalk F.C.
MF	Joe O'Reilly		2	0	180	90	90	St James's Gate F.C.
MF	Charlie Turner		2	0	180	90	90	/3^[1] Southend United
DF	Joe Williams		1	0	90	90	-	Shamrock Rovers

1 2 3 4 5 The number indicates the league the team played in that year.

Group 3

The two teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner Poland qualified for the third FIFA World Cup held in France.

Matches

Poland vs Yugoslavia

Poland	4 — 0 (final score after 90 minutes)	Yugoslavia
Manager: Józef Kałuża Team: 01 - GK - Adolf Krzyk 02 - DF - Władysław Szczepaniak (capt.) 03 - DF - Antoni Gałecki 04 - MF - Wilhelm Góra 05 - MF - Erwin Nyc 06 - MF - Ewald Dytko 07 - FW - Bolesław Habowski 08 - FW - Leonard Piątek 09 - FW - Jerzy Wostal 10 - FW - Ernest Wilimowski 11 - FW - Gerard Wodarz Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes: - GK - Edward Madejski - FW - Walerian Kisieliński - ? - Jerzy Kula - ? - Sylwester Nowakowski - ? - Jan Pająk Scorers: 1-0 Leonard Piątek (3') 2-0 Leonard Piątek (4') 3-0 Jerzy Wostal (57') 4-0 Ernest Wilimowski (78')	Half-time: 2-0 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1938 (Group 3) Date: Sunday 10 October 1937 Kick off: 12 noon Venue: Legia Stadium, Warsaw Attendance: 30000 Referee: Lucien Leclerq FRA Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes substitutes ?	Manager: Svetozar Popović Team: 01 - GK - Franjo Glaser 02 - DF - Bernard Hügl 03 - DF - Jozo Matošić 04 - MF - Gustav Lehner 05 - MF - Ivan Stevović 06 - MF - Mirko Kokotović 07 - FW - Ivan Medarić 08 - FW - Blagoje Marjanović 09 - FW - Svetislav Valjarević 10 - FW - Đorđe Vujadinović (capt.) 11 - FW - Branko Pleše Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes: - ? Scorers: -

Yugoslavia vs Poland

Yugoslavia	1 — 0 (final score after 90 minutes)	Poland
Manager: Svetozar Popović Team: 01 - GK - Franjo Glaser 02 - DF - Bernard Hügl 03 - DF - Ernest Dubac 04 - MF - Gustav Lehner 05 - MF - Ivan Jazbinšek 06 - MF - Bruno Knežević 07 - FW - August Šipoš 08 - FW - Blagoje Marjanović 09 - FW - August Lešnik 10 - FW - Vojin Božović 11 - FW - Mirko Kokotović Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes: ? Scorers: 1-0 Blagoje Marjanović (65')	Half-time: 0-0 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1938 (Group 3) Date: Sunday 3 April 1938 Kick off: 4 p.m. Venue: BSK Stadion, Belgrade Attendance: 25000 Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina ITA Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes substitutes ?	Manager: Józef Kałuża Team: 01 - GK - Edward Madejski 02 - DF - Władysław Szczepaniak (capt.) 03 - DF - Antoni Gałecki 04 - MF - Wilhelm Góra 05 - MF - Erwin Nyc 06 - MF - Ewald Dytko 07 - FW - Ryszard Piec 08 - FW - Leonard Piątek 09 - FW - Jerzy Wostal 10 - FW - Ernest Wilimowski 11 - FW - Gerard Wodarz Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes: - GK - Władysław Pawłowski - DF - Erwin Michalski - FW - Fryderyk Scherfke - ? - Sylwester Nowakowski Scorers: -

Poland qualified on goal difference.

Team stats

Poland

Head coach: Józef Kałuża

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played			Club
MF	Ewald Dytko	October 18, 1914	2	0	180	90	90	Dąb Katowice
DF	Antoni Gałecki	June 4, 1906	2	0	180	90	90	ŁKS Łódź
MF	Wilhelm Góra	January 18, 1916	2	0	180	90	90	Cracovia
FW	Bolesław Habowski	September 13, 1914	1	0	90	90	-	Wisła Kraków
FW	Walerian Kisieliński	March 1, 1907	0	0	0	B	-	Polonia Warsaw
GK	Adolf Krzyk	December 25, 1907	1	0	90	90	-	Brygada Częstochowa
	Jerzy Kula		0	0	0	B	-
GK	Edward Madejski	August 11, 1914	1	0	90	B	90	no club
FW	Michał Matyas	September 28, 1910	0	0	0	B	-	Pogoń Lwów
DF	Erwin Michalski	June 27, 1912	0	0	0	-	B	Naprzód Lipiny
	Sylwester Nowakowski	December 26, 1913	0	0	0	B	B
MF	Erwin Nyc	May 24, 1914	2	0	180	90	90	Polonia Warsaw
	Jan Pajak	May 12, 1906	0	0	0	B	-
GK	Władysław Pawłowski	August 19, 1915	0	0	0	-	B	Cracovia
FW	Leonard Piątek	October 13, 1913	2	2	180	90	90	AKS Chorzów
FW	Ryszard Piec	August 17, 1913	1	0	90	-	90	Naprzód Lipiny
FW	Fryderyk Scherfke	September 7, 1909	0	0	0	-	B	Warta Poznań
DF	Władysław Szczepaniak	May 19, 1910	2	0	180	90	90	Polonia Warsaw
FW	Ernest Wilimowski	June 23, 1916	2	1	180	90	90	Ruch Chorzów
FW	Gerard Wodarz	August 10, 1913	2	0	180	90	90	Ruch Chorzów
FW	Jerzy Wostal	January 6, 1914	2	1	180	90	90	AKS Chorzów

Yugoslavia

Head coach: Svetozar Popović

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played			Club
FW	Vojin Božović	January 1, 1913	1	0	90	-	90	Beogradski SK
DF	Ernest Dubac	February 15, 1914	1	0	90	-	90	Beogradski SK
GK	Franjo Glaser	January 13, 1913	2	0	180	90	90	Građanski Zagreb
DF	Bernard Hügl	March 27, 1908	2	0	180	90	90	Građanski Zagreb
MF	Ivan Jazbinšek	August 9, 1914	1	0	90	-	90	Građanski Zagreb
MF	Bruno Knežević	March 12, 1915	1	0	90	-	90	Beogradski SK
FW	Mirko Kokotović	April 15, 1913	2	0	180	90	90	Građanski Zagreb
MF	Gustav Lehner	February 17, 1913	2	0	180	90	90	Beogradski SK
FW	August Lešnik	July 16, 1914	1	0	90	-	90	Građanski Zagreb
FW	Blagoje Marjanović	September 3, 1907	2	1	180	90	90	Beogradski SK
DF	Jozo Matošić	January 27, 1913	1	0	90	90	-	Hajduk Split
FW	Ivan Medarić	November 11, 1912	1	0	90	90	-	HAŠK Zagreb
FW	Branko Pleše	January 12, 1915	1	0	90	90	-	Građanski Zagreb
FW	August Šipoš	January 24, 1914	1	0	90	-	90	Građanski Zagreb
MF	Ivan Stevović	September 6, 1910	1	0	90	90	-	Beogradski SK
FW	Svetislav Valjarević	July 9, 1911	1	0	90	90	-	Beogradski SK
FW	Đorđe Vujadinović	November 29, 1909	1	0	90	90	-	Beogradski SK

Group 5

The two teams in this group played against each once on neutral ground. The winner Switzerland qualified for the third FIFA World Cup held in France.

Match

Switzerland vs Portugal

Switzerland	2 — 1 (final score after 90 minutes)	Portugal
Manager: Karl Rappan Team: 01 - GK - Willy Huber 02 - DF - Severino Minelli (capt.) 03 - DF - Adolf Stelzer 04 - MF - Hermann Springer 05 - MF - Sirio Vernati 06 - MF - Ernst Lörtscher 07 - FW - Alfred Bickel 11 - FW - Lauro Amadò 10 - FW - Leopold Kielholz 08 - FW - André Abegglen 09 - FW - Georges Aeby Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes: ? Scorers: 1-0 Georges Aeby (24') 2-0 Lauro Amadò (29')	Half-time: 0-0 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1938 (Group 5) Date: Sunday 1 May 1938 Kick off: ? Venue: Arena Civica, Milan ITA Attendance: 20000 Referee: Francesco Mattea ITA Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes extra-time ? substitutes ?	Manager: Cândido de Oliveira Team: 01 - GK - João Azevedo 02 - DF - José Simões 03 - DF - Gustavo Teixeira (capt.) 04 - MF - Mariano Amaro 05 - MF - Francisco Albino 06 - MF - Carlos Pereira 07 - FW - Adolfo Mourão 08 - FW - Manuel Soeiro 09 - FW - Fernando Peyroteo 10 - FW - Pinga 11 - FW - João Cruz Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes: ? Scorers: 2-1 Fernando Peyroteo (73', pen.)

NOTE: João Cruz missed a penalty after 55 minutes.

Switzerland qualified.

Team stats

Switzerland

Head coach: Karl Rappan

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played		Club
FW	André Abegglen	March 7, 1909	1	0	90	90	Servette FC
FW	Georges Aeby	September 10, 1913	1	1	90	90	Servette FC
FW	Lauro Amadò	March 15, 1912	1	1	90	90	FC Lugano
FW	Alfred Bickel	May 12, 1918	1	0	90	90	Grasshopper Club Zürich
GK	Willy Huber	December 17, 1913	1	0	90	90	Grasshopper Club Zürich
FW	Leopold Kielholz	June 9, 1911	1	0	90	90	FC St. Gallen
MF	Ernst Lörtscher	March 15, 1913	1	0	90	90	Servette FC
DF	Severino Minelli	September 6, 1909	1	0	90	90	Grasshopper Club Zürich
MF	Hermann Springer	December 4, 1908	1	0	90	90	Grasshopper Club Zürich
DF	Adolf Stelzer	September 1, 1908	1	0	90	90	Lausanne Sports
MF	Sirio Vernati	May 12, 1907	1	0	90	90	Grasshopper Club Zürich

Portugal

Head coach: Cândido de Oliveira

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played		Club
MF	Francisco Albino	November 2, 1912	1	0	90	90	S.L. Benfica
MF	Mariano Amaro	August 7, 1914	1	0	90	90	C.F. Os Belenenses
GK	João Azevedo	July 10, 1915	1	0	90	90	Sporting Clube de Portugal
FW	João Cruz	October 31, 1915	1	0	90	90	Sporting Clube de Portugal
FW	Adolfo Mourão	June 29, 1912	1	0	90	90	Sporting Clube de Portugal
MF	Carlos Pereira	September 3, 1910	1	0	90	90	F.C. Porto
FW	Fernando Peyroteo	March 10, 1918	1	1	90	90	Sporting Clube de Portugal
FW	Pinga	September 30, 1909	1	0	90	90	F.C. Porto
DF	José Simões	June 15, 1913	1	0	90	90	C.F. Os Belenenses
FW	Manuel Soeiro	March 17, 1909	1	0	90	90	Sporting Clube de Portugal
DF	Gustavo Teixeira	December 26, 1908	1	0	90	90	S.L. Benfica

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