World Loving Cup Stories-Part Three (The 3Rd Basis Loving Cup 1938)-Part A
July 13, 2019
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-FIFA’s French President Jules Rimet was the driving forcefulness for French Republic becoming the 1938 World Cup hosts.
Initially at that spot were some doubts inside FIFA’s hierarchy whether French Republic was capable of hosting the event.
FIFA wanted Rimet to guarantee the same successful weather equally the previous hosts Uruguay as well as Italy.
He seemed hesitant as well as suggested to co-host along with Kingdom of Belgium as well as Holland. FIFA members refused this idea.
However, later he received guarantees that the attendance of Stade Colombes would move increased to 65,000, Rimet guaranteed France’s commitment to host.
Jules Rimet had wanted to quest maintain the World Cup inwards French Republic to follow the World Fair at Paris of 1937.
The ‘International Exposition of Art as well as Technology inwards Modern Life’ was to move held from May 25th, 1937 to Nov 25th, 1937.
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Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 55, August 1993 (Official World Cup poster) |
Rimet believed having the 2 events inwards unopen proximity would have total upwardly the stadiums.
In some sources it is alleged that Rimet was pushing for the World Cup to move held inwards 1937 to accomplish this goal.
The consensus alongside the FIFA members appeared to move that equally a token of appreciation for Rimet’s service, they should endorse his proposal.
On August thirteen (or 15), 1936, during the Berlin Olympics, FIFA members gathered at the Kroll Opera to have upwardly one's heed the venue for the adjacent World Cup. Although FIFA had 51 affiliated members, exclusively 23 members voted.
The French Delegation plead its representative past times reminding all of the efforts of Henri Delaunay as well as Jules Rimet for the growth of the game.
Rimet as well as Delaunay were at the meeting, which may quest maintain contributed to the ultimate choice.
France received nineteen votes, Argentine Republic received iii as well as FRG got one.
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Photo From: Coupe Du Monde 1938-La Coupe du Monde Oubliee, Author Victor Sinet (Jules Rimet with other FIFA members during the 1936 FIFA Congress inwards Berlin) |
France became the minute European hosts later Italy inwards 1934 as well as 3rd overall.
The Argentine Republic delegation left the Congress inwards protest.
Argentina had lobbied for the hosting rights as well as advanced the persuasion that the tournament should move hosted alternatively inwards Europe as well as South America.
After their asking was rejected, the Argentineans pressured the other Nations inwards the Americas to boycott the World Cup.
Uruguay were already snubbing the World Cup inwards Europe equally they had inwards 1934 equally protestation for the refusals of the many European Nations during the 1930 Edition at Montevideo.
Even though the alternating venue place was non written downward it was assumed to move the case. Argentine Republic had withdrawn their candidacy inwards 1930 as well as supported Uruguay with the belief that the adjacent World Cup inwards 1938 would move inwards South America as well as Argentina.
Brazil would move the exclusively South American Nation to participate.
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Photo From: Azzurri, Storia della Nazionale di calcio tre volte campioni del Mondo, 1910-1983 (Art Cover past times Joe Bridge) |
-England as well as the other British Nations were nonetheless boycotting FIFA as well as did non participate inwards the qualifiers.
The British Nations were nonetheless out of FIFA as well as would lady friend out on all the World Cups of the 1930s.
-On Dec 18th, 1936, a commission was develop headed past times Rene Chevalier along with Henri Delaunay, MD Ivo Schricker (General Secretary of FFA), the Italian Ottorino Barassi as well as Frenchman J. Caudron.
On March 14th, 1937 at Paris, FIFA’s executive commission listened to the recommendations of this commission inwards setting upwardly the Qualification Groups as well as the Preliminary matches.
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Photo From: Coupe Du Monde 1938-La Coupe du Monde Oubliee, Author Victor Sinet (The Organization commission for the 1938 World Cup inwards France) |
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Photo From: Mondial, New Series, Hors Serie 14, 1982, La Glorieuse Epopee De la Coupe Du Monde (The Organization commission for the 1938 World Cup inwards France) |
An Organization commission was also develop that included Hungary’s Maurice Fischer, Holland’s Dirk Lotsy equally good equally MD Schricker as well as Henri Delaunay.
One of the decisions made was concerning the Final match. It was agreed that if later a replay the correspond was nonetheless tied the 2 teams would move considered co-winners as well as each squad would handgrip onto the World Cup for 2 years each.
Ten other sub-committees were also formed that twenty-four hours for the other administrative issues concerning the World Cup.
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Photo From: III Fussballweltmeisterschaft 1938 Frankreich, Author Robert Franta (Sketch illustration of FIFA members) |
-Since the concluding World Cup, the political climate of Europe had worsened as well as the continent was on the brink of what many believed would move an inevitable War.
Italy was nonetheless nether Fascist Dictator Benito Mussolini.
At the fourth dimension of 1934, Hitler’s Nazi Regime had taken over only the twelvemonth before, but past times straight off their intents were becoming clearer as well as many believed War as well as conflict was only or as well as so the corner.
-Spain had been inwards the midst of a Civil War as well as did non participate internationally as well as thus did non play inwards the qualifiers.
-The 1936 Olympics inwards Berlin had been marred with Political overtones, equally the Nazis had used the lawsuit to advance their propaganda.
-Initially 33 Nations (36-37 inwards some sources) wanted to compete to take. Some withdrew for diverse reasons as well as it was left to 24 Nations (26-27-28 Nations inwards other sources) to compete for the remaining fourteen spots.
France equally hosts as well as Italy equally defending Champions had automatically qualified.
The deadline for entries was Feb 15th, 1937. The Qualification depict was made on March 14th, 1937 inwards Paris.
The actual FIFA membership at this fourth dimension was 51.
-This would move the outset World Cup, where the defending Champion was guaranteed to participate inwards the next Tournament. This tradition would stay inwards house until the 2006 World Cup qualifiers (Brazil equally 2002 World Cup Champions participated inwards the Qualifiers, equally did all Champions onwards).
Likewise, from this World Cup onwards the host Nation was also guaranteed an automatic spot.
Italy inwards 1934 would move the exclusively fourth dimension when the host Nation would quest maintain to qualify on the field.
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Photo From: L'Auto, Issue 13681, June 5, 1938 (Map of Stade Colombes with its surroundings) |
-Austria was annexed past times Hitler’s FRG on March 12, 1938 (Anschluss). Republic of Austria would withdraw from the World Cup as well as equally a result, 15 teams took purpose inwards the World Cup instead of sixteen.
England had been invited to supercede Republic of Austria but refused.
-The qualified Nations were equally follows:
Europe: France (Host Nation), Italy (Defending Champions), Germany, Sweden, Norway, Poland, Romania, Switzerland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Netherlands, as well as Belgium.
Note: Republic of Austria had qualified, but were withdrawn later the ‘Anschluss’.
South America: Brazil
North/Central America: Cuba
Asia: Dutch East Indies
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Photo From: Coupe Du Monde 1938-La Coupe du Monde Oubliee, Author Victor Sinet (FIFA Congress June 3, 1938) |