Soccer World Cup 1934 / Czechoslovakia

This article covers the Czechoslovak national soccer team at the 1934 World Cup .

qualification

Czechoslovakia had to play against Poland in the World Cup qualification . The first leg on October 15, 1933 in Warsaw , the Czechoslovaks won after goals by Josef Silný and František Pelcner in the interim equalization by Henryk Martyna with a penalty with 2-1. The second leg was scheduled for April 15, 1934 in Prague , but the Poles withdrew for political reasons, which meant that Czechoslovakia qualified for the finals.

Poland	-	Czechoslovakia	1: 2
Czechoslovakia	-	Poland	not carried out

Czechoslovak contingent

Number / name		Association at the time	birthday	International matches
goalkeeper
	Ehrenfried Patzel	Teplitzer FK	12/02/1914
	František Plánička	Slavia Prague	07/02/1904
Defense
	Jaroslav Burgr	Sparta Prague	03/07/1906
	Josef Čtyřoký	Sparta Prague	09/30/1906
	Ladislav Ženíšek	Slavia Prague	03/07/1904
midfield
	Jaroslav Bouček	Sparta Prague	11/13/1912
	Štefan Čambal	Slavia Prague	12/17/1908
	Josef Košťálek	Sparta Prague	08/31/1909
	Rudolf Krčil	Slavia Prague	06/05/1906
	Antonín Vodička	Slavia Prague	03/01/1907
attack
	František Junek	Slavia Prague	January 17, 1907
	Géza Kalocsay	Sparta Prague	05/30/1913
	Vlastimil Kopecký	Slavia Prague	10/14/1912
	Oldřich Nejedlý	Sparta Prague	December 25, 1909
	Antonín Puč	Slavia Prague	05/16/1907
	Josef Silný	SC Nîmes	01/23/1902
	Jiří Sobotka	Slavia Prague	07/06/1911
	František Svoboda	Slavia Prague	08/05/1906
Trainer
	Karel Petrů		11/24/1891

On call: Adolf Šimperský (Slavia Prague, midfield), Erich Srbek (Sparta Prague, midfield) and František Šterc ( SK Židenice , attack).

Czechoslovak team matches

Round of 16

9,000

Stadio Littorio ( Trieste )

Czechoslovakia

Romania

John Langenus ( Belgium )

2: 1 (0: 1)

0: 1 Dobay (11th) 1: 1 Puč (50th) 2: 1 Nejedlý (67th)

Romania took the lead through Dobay in the 11th minute of the game. In the second half, Czechoslovakia played with the wind and came to an early level through Puč. In the 67th minute, Nejedlý withdrew from 25 meters and scored the winning goal for the favored Czechoslovaks.

Quarter finals

12,000

Stadio Municipale "Benito Mussolini" ( Turin )

Czechoslovakia

Switzerland

Alois Beranek ( Austria )

3: 2 (1: 1)

0: 1 Kielholz (18th) 1: 1 Svoboda (24th) 2: 1 Svoboda (49th) 2: 2 Jäggi (78th) 3: 2 Nejedlý (82nd)

Kielholz put Switzerland in the lead in the 18th minute, but Czechoslovakia responded quickly through Svoboda. In the second half of the game Svoboda scored the second goal early, but Jäggi equalized in the 78th minute. As in the round of 16, it was Nejedlý who scored the Czechoslovakian winner.

Semifinals

15,000

Stadio Nazionale del Partito Nazionale Fascista ( Rome )

Czechoslovakia

German Empire

Rinaldo Barlassina ( Italy )

3: 1 (1: 0)

1-0 Nejedlý (21st) 1: 1 Noack (62nd) 2: 1 Nejedlý (69th) 3: 1 Nejedlý (80th)

Nejedlý, who scored three goals in this game, defeated the Germans almost single-handedly. Even the interim equalization by Noack could not change the superiority of the Czechoslovaks.

final

50,000

Stadio Nazionale del Partito Nazionale Fascista ( Rome )

Italy

Czechoslovakia

Ivan Eklind ( Sweden )

2: 1 a.d. (1: 1, 0: 0)

0: 1 Puč (76th) 1: 1 Orsi (81st) 2: 1 Schiavio (95th)

The Italians also benefited from the referee's performance in the final. The Swedish referee Ivan Eklind - who had already "distinguished himself" in the semi-final match between Austria and Italy - was indulgent in the second half to the sometimes over-tough game of the Italians and refrained from being sent off. Nevertheless, the Czechoslovaks managed to take the opening goal through Puč in the middle of the second half. Orsi equalized in the 81st minute. Italy retained the upper hand in extra time and won the 1934 World Cup.