Football World Cup 1938 / Switzerland

This article covers the Swiss national football team at the 1938 World Cup .

qualification

Switzerland

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Portugal

2: 1

Contingent

Number / name		Association at the time	birthday	International matches
goalkeeper
	Erwin Ballabio	FC Grenchen	10/20/1918
	Renato Bizzozzero	Slavia Prague	1900
	Willy Huber	Grasshopper Club Zurich	December 17, 1913
Defense
	August Lehmann	Grasshopper Club Zurich	01/26/1909
	Severino Minelli	Grasshopper Club Zurich	09/06/1909
	Adolf Stelzer	FC Lausanne Sports	09/01/1908
midfield
	Albert Guinchard	Servette Geneva	11/10/1914
	Ernest Loertscher	Servette Geneva	03/15/1913
	Oscar Rauch	Grasshopper Club Zurich
	Hermann Springer	Grasshopper Club Zurich	December 4th, 1908
	Sirio Vernati	Grasshopper Club Zurich	05/12/1907
attack
	André Abegglen	FC Sochaux	03/07/1919
	Georges Aeby	Servette Geneva	09/10/1910
	Paul Aebi	Young Boys Bern	09/10/1910
	Lauro Amadò	FC Lugano	03/14/1912
	Alfred Bickel	Grasshopper Club Zurich	05/02/1918
	Alessandro Frigerio	Le Havre AC	11/15/1914
	Tullio Grassi	FC Lugano	02/05/1910
	Leopold Kielholz	SC Young Fellows Juventus	06/09/1911
	Eugen Rupf	Grasshopper Club Zurich
	Fritz Wagner	Grasshopper Club Zurich
	Eugène Walaschek	Servette Geneva	06/20/1916
Trainer
	Karl Rappan		09/26/1905

Games of the Swiss team

Round of 16

27,152 add.

Prince Park Stadium ( Paris )

German Empire

Switzerland

Langenus ( Belgium )

1: 1 n.V. (1: 1, 1: 1)

1: 0 Gauchel (29.) 1: 1 Abegglen (43.)

Replay

20,025 add.

Prince Park Stadium ( Paris )

German Empire

Switzerland

Eklind ( Sweden )

2: 4 (2: 1)

1: 0 Hahnemann (8th) 2: 0 Lörtscher (22nd) ET 2: 1 Walaschek (42nd) 2: 2 Bickel (64th) 2: 3 Abegglen (75th) 2: 4 Abegglen (78th)

Switzerland and Germany were to play the opening game in Strasbourg ( Meinaustadion capacity : 31,600). However, due to the large number of visitors, the organizers moved the meeting to the Prinzenparkstadion in Paris. In front of the almost 27,000 spectators there was not a nice, but an exciting confrontation. After the Swiss determined the game at the beginning, the German team surprisingly took the lead through Gauchel (29th). However, Abegglen III's equalization (43rd) just before the break was well deserved. The second half was determined alternately by the Germans and the Swiss, but remained just like the extra time without a hit. Although the Swiss lost their stamina in the extra time, the draw was okay after Germany left winger Pesser was sent off.

Five days later, both teams met for the playoff at the same place. Half one belonged to the Germans. Hahnemann (8th) scored the 1-0 and an own goal by Lörtscher (22nd) sealed the 2-0 lead of the favorites. But the connection gate through Walaschek (42nd) deeply unsettled Germany. After the change, only Switzerland played because the 'chemistry' within the Herberger team was simply not right. Bickel (64th) and twice the unstoppable Abegglen III (75th and 78th) completed the Swiss success.

Quarter finals

15,000 suppl.

Victor Boucquey Stadium ( Lille )

Switzerland

Hungary

Barlassina ( Italy )

0: 2 (0: 1)

0: 1 Sárosi (40.) 0: 2 Zsengellér (89.)

The Swiss had to bow to the Hungarians 0-2.