Football World Cup 1938 / Cuba
This article covers the Cuban national soccer team at the 1938 World Cup .
qualification
With all other teams (United States, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, El Salvador and Dutch Guyana) withdrawing, Cuba was automatically qualified.
Cuban contingent
Surname | Club at the beginning of the World Cup | birthday |
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goalkeeper | ||
Juan Ayra |
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1911 |
Benito Carvajales |
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1913 |
Defense | ||
Jacinto Barquín |
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09/03/1915 |
Manuel Chorens |
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01/22/1916 |
midfield | ||
Joaquín Arias |
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11/12/1914 |
Pedro Berges |
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1906 |
Arturo Galceran |
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José Antonio Rodríguez |
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attack | ||
Juan Alonzo |
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1911 |
Tomás Fernández |
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1915 |
Pedro Ferrer |
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1908 |
José Magriñá |
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12/14/1917 |
Hector Socorro |
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06/26/1912 |
Mario Sosa |
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1910 |
Carlos Oliveira |
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Juan Tuñas |
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02/01/1917 |
Trainer | ||
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Cuban team games
Round of 16
6,000 | Stade Chapou ( Toulouse ) |
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Scarpi ( Italy ) | 3: 3 n.V. (2: 2, 1: 1) | 0: 1 Bindea (38.) 1: 1 Socorro (41.) 2: 1 Fernández (61.) 2: 2 Baratky (88.) 2: 3 Bindea (93.) 3: 3 Tuñas (101.) |
Replay game:
5,000 | Stade Chapou ( Toulouse ) |
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Birlem ( Germany ) | 2: 1 (0: 1) | 0: 1 Dobay (28th) 1: 1 Socorro (51st) 2: 1 Oliveira (53rd) |
The 3: 3 and 2: 1 of Cuba against Romania was little expected.
Quarter finals
6,000 | Stade du Fort Carré ( Antibes ) |
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Krist ( Czechoslovakia ) | 8: 0 (4: 0) | 1: 0 Andersson (9th) 2: 0 Wetterström (22nd) 3: 0 Wetterström (37th) 4: 0 Wetterström (44th) 5: 0 Keller (80th) 6: 0 Andersson (81st) 7: 0 Nyberg (84th) 8-0 Andersson (89th) |
Sweden was clearly superior to the Cuban team.