World Loving Cup Stories-Part Iii (The 3Rd Globe Loving Cup 1938)-Part K
July 06, 2019
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III. Semifinals: June 16th, 1938
Italy 2-Brazil 1
-Italy as well as Brazil faced 1 another, on Thursday, June 16th, 1938, at Antibes’ ‘Stade du Fort Carré’ at 18:00 PM.
-This was the begin fourth dimension that Italia faced a South American Nation inward the World Cup.
-Italy named an unchanged squad from the French Republic jibe every bit Pozzo had settled on his strongest squad.
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Photo From: III Fussballweltmeisterschaft 1938 Frankreich, Author Robert Franta (Team captains, June 16, 1938, World Cup, Italia 2-Brazil 1) |
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Photo From: Coupe Du Monde 1938-La Coupe du Monde Oubliee, Author Victor Sinet (Both teams, June 16, 1938, World Cup, Italia 2-Brazil 1) |
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Photo From: Azzurri, Storia della Nazionale di calcio tre volte campioni del Mondo, 1910-1983 (Italy squad, June 16, 1938, World Cup, Italia 2-Brazil 1) |
-Adhemar Pimenta had considered using Niginho, but Jose Maria Castello Branco, the caput of the delegation, vetoed Niginho’s alternative to avoid whatever irregularities and chose non to direct chances playing him.
‘Leonídio Fantoni’, Niginho’ had played for Lazio inward Italy. He broke his contract as well as fled dorsum dwelling describe of piece of occupation solid next Italy’s invasion of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia inward 1935.
The Italian Federation had non released the actor from his contract as well as was thence ineligible.
Italy had informed FIFA of Niginho’s suspect eligibility.
Brazil were informed of FIFA’s determination upon their arrival inward France. Niginho needed a written authority from Lazio to live released from his contract.
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Photo From: Placar Especial 2006 (June 16, 1938, World Cup, Italia 2-Brazil 1) |
-The narrative had been that Adhemar Pinto had rested Leonidas as well as Tim to possess got them rested for the Final, every bit a demo of overconfidence.
The argue was because he had boasted that “We are keeping them for the Final”.
Pimenta had also said “Italy is but 1 pace inward our road to triumph”.
Peracio as well as Romeu would deputize for the pair.
However, it has since came to lite that Leonidas was injured from the Czechoslovakia replay.
In fact Leonidas as well as Tim had been worn out from their efforts vs. Czechoslovakia.
However, Leonidas was slightly injured from the Czechoslovakia jibe as well as that was the argue he was rested. He was forced to play inward the replay due to Niginho’s dubious position.
Leonidas wrote to the Carioca magazine Sport Ilustrado, “I played this game because Niginho is non inward a regular situation. But I was unhappy, I got wound as well as I tin non play”
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Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, Issue 988 (Number 12),March 23-29, 1994 (June 16, 1938, World Cup, Italia 2-Brazil 1) |
-In Sao Paulo, to a greater extent than than 1,000 people went to the Patriarch Square to psyche to the game on the Record radio speakers.
-Italy Manager Vittorio Pozzo had learned that Brazilians had requisitioned the solely plane from Marseille to Paris for the next hateful solar daytime later the match. Pozzo approached the Brazilian delegation at ‘La Ciotat’ at Côte d'Azur and asked them to give the tickets to the Italians inward illustration they won.
The Brazilians responded that they were confident of reaching the Final. They offered a house on the plane for Pozzo to acquire sentinel the Final along with them.
Pozzo used this incident to spur as well as motivate his squad on.
Afterwards, Brazilians refused to sell the tickets to the Italians as well as the Italians were forced to acquire dorsum to Paris past times train.
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Photo From: L’Equipe-La Coupe Du Monde, Volume 1, 1930-1970 (June 16, 1938, World Cup, Italia 2-Brazil 1) |
-Gino Colaussi gave Italia the Pb inward the 51st infinitesimal from a run past times past Piola.
Giusepe Meazza doubled Italy’s Pb from the punishment spot inward the 60th minute. The punishment boot had been awarded later Domingos Da Guia had fouled Piola inward the box, though the ball was out of play as well as out of bounds.
In many interviews inward the next years Domingos never denied having kicked Piola, but ever insisted that the ball was out of bounds. This was the tertiary punishment boot that Domingos had given away inward the World Cup.
In full general Piola had provoked Domingos throughout the jibe as well as the boot was inward retaliation.
* Repetitions from a previous entry inward the weblog relevant to 1938:
During the 1938 World Cup Semi-Final betwixt Italia as well as Brazil (won 2-1 past times Italy), Italian Captain Giuseppe Meazza had his shorts’ elastic ripped past times a Brazilian defender.
Therefore, he took his punishment boot patch asset his shorts upward with 1 hand.
While celebrating, his teammates made a circle some him so that he could alter shorts.
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Photo From: Azzurri, Storia della Nazionale di calcio tre volte campioni del Mondo, 1910-1983 (Cartoon showing Giuseppe Meazza scoring from the punishment spot patch asset his shorts up, June 16, 1938, World Cup, Italia 2-Brazil 1) |
-Romeu scored a consolation goal for Brazil inward the 87th minute.
-The Brazilian Announcer Gagliano Neto felt the punishment had taken place. This would Pb some to interrogation his patriotism as well as he would have the derogatory nickname of "Itagliano Nato".
-During the World Cup, it was forbidden for a charabanc to hollo orders to his players on the field. While he was existence monitored past times ii commissioners from FIFA, Vittorio Pozzo would give instructions inward Piedmontese dialect to his assistant Luigi Burlando, who would so relay the messages to the players on the field.
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Photo From: Azzurri, Storia della Nazionale di calcio tre volte campioni del Mondo, 1910-1983 (Cartoon showing Vittorio Pozzo communicating with his Assistant Luigi Burlando, June 16, 1938, World Cup, Italia 2-Brazil 1) |
-The takeaway from this jibe was Italia were all the same the best squad inward the World Cup as well as the lawsuit bore that out.
There was some disceptation for the punishment boot decision.
It is possible that the referee made a fault when interpreting the International Board's rules of June 28, 1934, that read: "If the ball is out of the field of play as well as a actor kicks some other one of the players, it shall non live considered a foul, but the offender shall live sent off". There was no expulsion, but the punishment boot was awarded.
The next hateful solar daytime it was reported that Brazil were thinking nearly leaving the World Cup due to the controversial punishment boot decision.
Brazil had fifty-fifty filed a formal electrical load later the jibe as well as were hoping for the ‘cancellation’ of the jibe but FIFA waved away the complaint.
Brazilians accepted to play the tertiary house match.
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Photo From: Il Calcio Illustrato, Giugno 1950, Supplemento Al. No 24 (June 16, 1938, World Cup, Italia 2-Brazil 1) |
Hungary 5-Sweden 1
-Sweden as well as Republic of Hungary faced 1 another, on Sunday, Thursday, June 16th, at Paris’ ‘Parc de Princes’ at 18:00 PM.
-Swedish captain Tore Keller had declared: "Today is the 80th birthday of our King Gustav V, nosotros desire to live a birthday introduce for him to win.".
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Photo From: L'Auto, Issue 13692, June 16, 1938 (Team Formation, June 16, 1938, World Cup, Republic of Hungary 5-Sweden 1) |
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Photo From: Coupe Du Monde 1938-La Coupe du Monde Oubliee, Author Victor Sinet (Team captains, June 16, 1938, World Cup, Republic of Hungary 5-Sweden 1) |
- For Hungary, Vincze as well as Kohut were spared for the final.
-Sweden took the Pb later but 35 seconds through Arne Nyberg.
Hungary tied the jibe inward the 18th infinitesimal through an ain goal past times Sven Jacobsson pressured past times Toldi. (It has also been credited to Gyula Zsengeller inward many sources).
Pal Titkos gave Republic of Hungary the Pb inward the 26th minute.
Gyula Zsengeller scored Hungary’s tertiary inward the 38th minute.
Gyorgy Sarosi scored Hungary’s quaternary inward the 61st minute.
Gyula Zsengeller rounded out the scoring inward the 177th minute,
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Photo From: L'Auto, Issue 13693, June 17, 1938 (Diagram of Hungary’s tertiary goal, June 16, 1938, World Cup, Republic of Hungary 5-Sweden 1) |
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Photo From: III Fussballweltmeisterschaft 1938 Frankreich, Author Robert Franta (June 16, 1938, World Cup, Republic of Hungary 5-Sweden 1) |
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Photo From: år med Svensk Fotboll 1904-84, Author Glanell Thomas red (Sweden squad, June 16, 1938, World Cup, Republic of Hungary 5-Sweden 1) |
-The Takeaway from this jibe was that the Hungarians were besides potent for the Swedes.
They totally outplayed the Swedes later falling behind so chop-chop as well as could possess got scored to a greater extent than goals.
Many would interrogation Sweden’s tardily passage upward to that point. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 walkover inward the begin Round (Austria forfeit), followed past times Republic of Cuba inward the quarterfinals.
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Photo From: Il Calcio Illustrato, Giugno 1950, Supplemento Al. No 24 (June 16, 1938, World Cup, Republic of Hungary 5-Sweden 1) |
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Photo From: Mondial, New Series, Hors Serie 14, 1982, La Glorieuse Epopee De la Coupe Du Monde (June 16, 1938, World Cup, Republic of Hungary 5-Sweden 1) |
IV. Third Place: June 19th, 1938
Brazil 4-Sweden 2
- Brazil as well as Sweden faced 1 another, on Sunday, June 19th, 1938, at Bordeaux’s ‘Parc de Lescure’ at 17:00 PM.
-For Brazil, Batatais started inward goal instead of Walter.
Leonidas was also dorsum inward the squad as well as promoted every bit Captain inward Martim’s absence.
-Sweden took the Pb inward the 18th infinitesimal through Sven Jonasson.
Sweden doubled the Pb inward the 38th infinitesimal through Arne Nyberg.
Romeu pulled a goal dorsum fro Brazil but earlier halftime inward the 43rd minute.
Leonidas scored for Brazil inward the 63rd infinitesimal to necktie the match.
Leonidas gave Brazil the Pb inward the 73rd minute.
Peracio scored Brazil’s quaternary inward the 80th minute.
-The takeaway from this jibe was that Brazil were on the World stage.
Once 1 time again Sweden were unable to concord onto an early on Pb as well as capitulated.
This was the begin fourth dimension that Brazil had finished on the podium inward the World Cup.
It paved the agency for time to come success.
Leonidas ended upward every bit top goalscorer.
On the supply at Brazil, thousands of fans awaited them at their landing. Politicians wanted to live posing for photographs amongst players similar Leonidas, elected the most pop Brazilian actor inward a competition conducted past times the Magnolia Cigarette. |
Photo From: L’Equipe-La Coupe Du Monde, Volume 1, 1930-1970 (June 19, 1938, World Cup, Brazil 4-Sweden 2) |