World Loving Cup Stories-Part Iii (The 3Rd Footing Loving Cup 1938)-Part E
July 10, 2019
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III. Italy
- Italy Manager Vittorio Pozzo (March 12, 1886-December 21, 1968) was withal inwards accuse every bit he had been inwards 1934.
He took accuse of the National Team for the commencement fourth dimension for the 1912 Olympics.
He returned every bit caput coach inwards 1929. He would remain every bit Commissario Tecnico until 1948.
The only survivors from Italy’s 1934 World Cup winning squad were Giuseppe Meazza (now promoted every bit Captain), Giovanni Ferrari, Eraldo Monzeglio in addition to substitute goalkeeper Guido Masetti.
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Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, Issue 988 (Number 12),March 23-29, 1994 (Silvio Piola in addition to Vittorio Pozzo) |
-In 1934, The Italians had drafted Oriundis (an Oriundo inwards item refers to South Americans alongside Castilian or Italian ancestry), such every bit Argentinean-born stars such every bit Luisito Monti (Juventus), Raimundo Orsi (Juventus), Attilio Demaria (Ambrosiana-Inter) in addition to Enrique Guaita (AS Roma).
For this 1938 Edition, the solely Orundi was Uruguayan-born Michele Andreolo who filled Luisito Monti’s role.
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Photo From: La Grande Storia del Calcio Italiano, L'apoteosi di Parigi, Issue 8, Apr 1965 (Michele Andreolo) |
-In 1936 Olympics inwards Berlin, Italy had been triumphant. Pozzo called upwards Alfredo Foni, Pietro Rava, Sergio Bertoni, in addition to Ugo Locatelli to the total squad.
-Before leaving for France, the squad trained initially inwards the Alps, inwards a higher house Stresa, on Lake Maggiore (just similar inwards 1934) inwards May. This stage was to ‘detoxify’ the players in addition to included rest, relaxation
Afterwards, they went to Cueno (in Piedmont) for the terminal stage of preparation. This was where the existent physical in addition to tactical preparation was accomplished.
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Photo From: Calcio Illustrato, number 22, June 1, 1938 (Italy players) |
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Photo From: Il Calcio Illustrato, Giugno 1950, Supplemento Al. No 24 (Italians training) |
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Photo From: Azzurri, Storia della Nazionale di calcio tre volte campioni del Mondo, 1910-1983 (Italians at the Port of Marseille) |
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Photo From: La Grande Storia del Calcio Italiano, L'apoteosi di Parigi, Issue 8, Apr 1965 (Italy squad inwards training) |
-Italy concluded its preparation alongside friendlies on 2 consecutive Sundays, against Kingdom of Belgium (May 15th at Milan) in addition to vs. Yugoslavia May 22nd (at Genoa).
On May 15th, Kingdom of Belgium were defeated (6-1). Preceding the match, the B-squad (with Foni inwards command) defeated Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (4-0).
On May 22nd , Yugoslavia were defeated (4-0) alongside merely about of the missing elements from the Kingdom of Belgium match, such every bit Foni in addition to Colaussi.
The B-Team defeated a South High German alternative XI (5-2).
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Photo From: Calcio Illustrato, number 22, June 1, 1938 (Foni in addition to Rava inwards training) |
Italy’s Preparatory matches/ Friendlies ahead of the World Cup:
Date: May 15, 1938
Venue: Milano -Stadio Comunale, San Siro
Attendance: 25, 000
Referee: Peter J. (Peco) Bauwens (Germany)
Italy 6-Belgium 1 (Giuseppe Meazza 17 pen, Michele Andreolo 28, Piero Pasinati 58, Silvio Piola 71, 80, 84 / Jean Capelle 2)
Italy: Aldo Olivieri (Lucchese) , Eraldo Monzeglio (Roma), Pietro Rava (Juventus), Pietro Serantoni (Roma) , Michele Andreolo (Bologna),
Ugo Locatelli (Ambrosiana -Inter), Piero Pasinati (Triestina), Giuseppe Meazza (captain) (Ambrosiana -Inter), Silvio Piola (Lazio), Giovanni Ferrari (Ambrosiana -Inter), Pietro Ferraris II (Ambrosiana -Inter)
Coach: Vittorio Pozzo
May 22, 1938
Venue: Genova -Stadio Comunale ‘Luigi Ferraris’
Attendance: 25, 000
Referee: Alfred Birlem (Germany)
Italy 4-Yugoslavia 0 (Luigi Colaussi 6, Silvio Piola 12, Giuseppe Meazza 62 pen, Giovanni Ferrari 84)
Italy: Carlo Ceresoli (Bologna), Alfredo Foni (Juventus), Pietro Rava (Juventus), Mario Perazzolo (Genova 1893), Michele Andreolo (Bologna), Ugo Locatelli (Ambrosiana -Inter), Piero Pasinati (Triestina), Giuseppe Meazza (captain) (Ambrosiana -Inter), Silvio Piola (Lazio), Giovanni Ferrari (Ambrosiana -Inter), Luigi ‘Gino’ Colaussi (Triestina)
Coach: Vittorio Pozzo
IV. Brazil
In 1937, after almost iv years of might struggle, the Brazilian Confederation of Sports, chaired past times Luiz Martha, returned to convey accuse of football game inwards the country, recognizing the professional person regime in addition to absorbing the thence dissident Brazilian Federation of football. The president of the FBF, Jose Maria Castello Branco, became the confederation's manager in addition to was named responsible for the Selection of the World Cup Team.
In March of 1938, National squad Manager Adhemar Pimenta selected a grouping for the initial preparation sessions. Six players ended upwards beingness removed after medical evaluations.
Pimenta angered Flamengo fans for non calling upwards Waldemar de Britto, ane of the Brazilian stars of the 1934 World Cup inwards Italy. The Botafogo fans complained the absence of Carvalho Leite.
Many Companies, every bit good every bit ‘Banco produce Brasil’ participated inwards financing Brazil’s World Cup expedition.
It was reported that a dentist Alceu Batista offered gratuitous service to the players.
The majority of the funds were obtained through the thousands of stamps sold, with a raffle for a span of tickets to accompany Brazil to the World Cup.
The commencement issue of 100,000 stamps was sold in a matter of days.
Each postage was sold for 500 Reis, which resulted inwards collection for the expenses of the National Team inwards France. When buying a postage the fan became a "patriotic investor" in addition to could hold upwards considered - every bit the promotion crusade proclaimed "part of the delegation".
Brazil manager Adhemar Pimenta received no political clit per unit of measurement area from the diverse Confederations, but many observers commented that he was tactically unaware, particularly of the pop WM Formation.
Adhemar Pimenta formed two teams to select his best squad. The ‘blue team’ included Batatais; Domingos da Guia, Machado; Zeze Procopio, Martim Silveira in addition to Afonsinho; Lopes, Romeu Pellicciari, Leonidas da Silva, Peracio in addition to Hercules. The other team, the ‘White team’ included Walter; Jau, Nariz; Britto, Brandao in addition to Argemiro; Roberto, Luizinho, Niginho in addition to Patesko.
Pimenta would never disclose which every bit the principal squad to maintain the players on edge, but it was assumed that whatever squad that featured Domingos Da Guia in addition to Leonidas was the principal team.
After 12 days of preparation inwards Rio, Pimenta proposed that the 28 selected players should spent 2 weeks inwards the Aguas de Caxambu, inwards Minas Gerais, for a preparation catamenia of thirty days. CBD accepted this request.
As presently every bit they had got off the autobus inwards the small-scale mining town, the players were greeted past times a band of music in addition to had to brain to long speeches past times the Mayor, Fabio Vieira Marques, in addition to other local authorities. The delegation was thence invited to see the tourist attractions in addition to encounter in addition to greet local politicians, etc.
Thus, the lite preparation programmed for that commencement 24-hour interval had to hold upwards canceled due to lack of time.
Some journalists who accompanied the preparation commented that dependent area was non the potent indicate of that group.
The Gloria in addition to Lopes hotels, which hosted the National Team, were also casinos (gambling was a legal inwards Brazil inwards 1938), which distracted the players.
On Apr 5th, the caput of Delegation, Castello Branco published the imposing ‘Ten Commandments of the Players of the Brazilian Seleção’. The 10th commandment said: "No chemical constituent tin sack speak over the ordained measure established past times the CBD." And the 9th laid the same thing inwards relation to the bonuses for loving cup wins. The work was the CBD's offered salary was less than most players earned alongside their clubs.
The players wrote dorsum to the Confederation asking the following:
1) Daily 25,000 Reis, which should hold upwards paid from the 24-hour interval of setting canvas until the 24-hour interval of return.
2) 1.5 Million Reis per player.
3) Ordered monthly minimum of 1.5 Million Reis.
4) Bonuses of 500,000 Reis per win in addition to 250,000 Reis per tie.
All the players signed the petition for reward in addition to prizes, which seemed fair. Castello Branco publicly criticized the claim, fifty-fifty earlier talking to the players. Botafogo's President, Sergio Darcy, visibly outraged, ordered his players to withdraw the signatures of the document.
Leonidas da Silva in addition to Domingos da Guia, Brazil's 2 highest paid players at the time, were inwards Bahia playing friendly matches for Flamengo. On Apr 5th, when they returned to Rio de Janeiro, from where they would become to Caxambu, both heard the news. And they decided to remain inwards the metropolis until the fiscal province of affairs was resolved. Although they had never said this inwards public, it was clear that without whatever agreement, they would non fifty-fifty become to Caxambu in addition to France.
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Photo From: III Fussballweltmeisterschaft 1938 Frankreich, Author Robert Franta (Leonidas at Flamengo) |
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Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, Issue 988 (Number 12),March 23-29, 1994 (Domingos Da Guia) |
After a week, everything finally settled peacefully. The CBD stated that its fiscal subdivision would ‘think long in addition to difficult close it’ in addition to that the players would get got their total salaries paid past times the confederation spell they were playing for the National Team. The bonuses were laid at 800 francs per victory in addition to 400 per tie, to a greater extent than or less the equivalent of what the players had requested. On Apr 10th, Leonidas in addition to Domingos accepted the proposal in addition to joined the National Team for the commencement fourth dimension to develop inwards Caxambu.
The only incident during the preparation catamenia at Aguas Minas was a dislocation inwards the clavicle suffered past times goalkeeper Walter of Flamengo on Apr 18th. Walter returned to Rio de Janeiro to consult a specialist in addition to many believed he would hold upwards cut. But 12 days later, upon boarding to Europe, Walter arrived in addition to was given a build clean nib of wellness to travel. On the supply from Minas Gerais to Rio, Ademar Pimenta announced the availability of half dozen players (Dominguinhos, Thadeu, Cerni, Marreta, Placido in addition to Caxambu).
Pimenta also made merely about innovations during the training: he would mix in addition to check 2 defenses, a "light" in addition to merely about other "weight", in addition to did the same thing alongside the strikers. Every 24-hour interval he mixed upwards defenders in addition to attackers. When the preparation inwards Caxambu ended, journalists in addition to leaders were absolutely confused. In his in conclusion interview earlier leaving Brazil Ademar Pimenta was questioned past times a Rio magazine: "The assault that would get got been inwards French Republic volition hold upwards lite or heavy? he responded: "Either ane or another, or a mixture of the two."
After the preparation period, the Brazilian delegation embarked aboard the transatlantic ‘Arlanza’, headed for France, on Apr 30th, 1938.
There were stops at Salvador in addition to Recife earlier crossing the Atlantic.
There was a stopover inwards Dakar earlier setting anchor at Marseille on May 15th.
During the xv days of travel, Pimenta would brand his commencement mistake. Officers in addition to press professionals kept giving their sentiment on who should play in addition to who should function out the team. Pimenta selected Brazil’s squad alongside the intention to delight in addition to satisfy everyone.
Brazil had twenty total days to create for its commencement match. From Marseille, the squad traveled past times develop to Paris in addition to stayed at the ‘Saint Germain’ in addition to ‘Henri IV’ Hotels.
Two days afterwards they traveled past times develop to their preparation campsite at Niederbronn inwards Alsace.
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In merely about other source, Brazil’s journeying in addition to dates are every bit follows:
Brazil arrived in France on May 20th, 1938, 15 days earlier their commencement match. They sailed on April 30th, from the Guanabara Bay, on board the ‘Arlanza’. (In a unlike source, it is stated that they left from Rio de Janeiro aboard a Polish Ship called ‘Koscisusko’ in addition to that they arrived at Cherbourg on May 16th in addition to went via Paris to Niederbonn).
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Photo From: L’Equipe-La Coupe Du Monde, Volume 1, 1930-1970 (Brazil players upon arrival at France) |
-Brazil’s in conclusion check prior to playing Poland for their commencement check inwards the World Cup on June 5th, 1938, had been inwards the Copa America Final on Feb 1st, 1937 at Buenos Aires (Argentina 2-Brazil 0). This was a stretch of xvi months that the National Team had been out of action.
-Since Brazil did non get got an Official Team Doctor. Brazil defender Nariz (February 8, 1912-September 19, 1984) would human activity inwards that capacity every bit he was a physician himself.
Nariz had personally fix inwards Botafogo, the medical postal service for a squad. Until then, injured players were straight taken to hospitals, which made their recovery slower.
-Brazil squad had non taken a masseur alongside them. The Argentinean thespian Carlos Volante would fill upwards that usage when the squad arrived inwards France.
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Photo From: Coupe Du Monde 1938-La Coupe du Monde Oubliee, Author Victor Sinet (Brazil squad) |