World Loving Cup Stories-Part Three (The Tertiary Basis Loving Cup 1938)-Part M

Post World Cup as well as General

-The Final Ranking: 1-Italy, 2-Hungary, 3-Brazil, 4-Sweden, 5-Czechoslovakia, 6-Switzerland, 7-Cuba, 8-France, 9-Romania, 10-Germany, 11-Poland, 12-Norway, 13-Belgium, 14-Holland, 15-Dutch East Indies.

-There were 84 goals inwards eighteen Matches. This was an average of 4.67 goals per game.

Photo From: L'Auto, Issue 13688, June 12, 1938

(A cartoon well-nigh the World Cup)

 -From June 4^th to 19^th, 374, 937 spectators were inwards attendance for eighteen matches. This was an average of 21,000 per match. The gate receipts totaled 5,866,089 Francs.

In around other source, the full seat out was estimated equally 365,000 supporters, equivalent to 72% of the maximum capacity of the stadiums.

Outside of the Capital, inwards the provinces, at that spot were to a greater extent than than 180,000 inwards attendance, which was an average of 15,000 per fit as well as 2,500,000 Francs.

Marseille as well as Bordeaux had to a greater extent than than 50,000 spectators.

The largest audiences were for France-Italy as well as Italy-Hungary match-ups.

The smallest audience was for Cuba-Rumania (6,707 spectators, exclusively 30% of the capacity of stadium).

The World Bank's fiscal contribution covered all expenses as well as gave a profits to the organizers.

The Organization was deemed successful merely similar the previous World Cups.

Most major geographical areas of French Republic were included inwards organizing the matches.

Bordeaux as well as Marseille had unveiled novel stadiums for the occasion.

Note: One source, states a full attendance of 483,000 (average of 26, 833 per match) (this seems somewhat high…..)

Photo From: Azzurri, Storia della Nazionale di calcio tre volte campioni del Mondo, 1910-1983

(Press passes)

-France would move World Cup hosts again, sixty years afterward inwards 1998. They would win their kickoff World Cup then.

They faced Italy inwards the quarterfinals of the 1998 World Cup equally they did inwards 1938.

-At the time, Henri Delaunay had made this prophetic statement: “We are lucky to convey had the adventure to organize the World Cup this year. Next twelvemonth it would convey been for sure equally good late”

-World XI per FIFA Jury after the 1938 World Cup:

Frantisek Planicka (Czechoslovakia);

Domingos Da Guia (Brazil), Pietro Rava (Italy), Zézé Procópio (Brazil)

Michele Andreolo (Italy), Ugo Locatelli (Italy), Arne Nyberg (Sweden)

Giuseppe Meazza (Italy), Leonidas (Brazil), Gyorgy Sarosi (Hungary), Pal Titkos (Hungary)

The alternative of Brazilian defender Zézé Procópio was questioned equally he had been sent off inwards the tearing fit vs. Czechoslovakia.

-The World Cup XI per ‘Don Balon’, Issue 348, June 1982

Frantisek Planicka (Czechsolovakia),

Domingos Da Guia (Brazil), Pietro Rava (Italy)

Pietro Serantoni (Italy), Michele Andreolo (Italy), Ugo Locatelli (Italy)

Giuseppe Meazza (Italy), Gyorgy Sarosi (Hungary)

Amedeo Biavati (Italy), Leonidas (Brazil), Pal Titkos (Hungary)

-World Cup XI per

“III Fussballweltmeisterschaft 1938 Frankreich, Author Robert Franta”

First Team:

Aldo Olivieri (Italy)

Severino Minelli (Switzerland), Pietro Rava (Italy);

Andreas Kupfer (Germany), physician Gyorgy Sarosi (Hungary), Vlastimil Kopecky (Czechoslovakia);

Silvio Piola (Italy), Ernest Willimowski (Poland),

Willi Hahnemann (Germany), Leonidas (Brazil), Arne Brustad (Norway)

"B" Team:

Frantisek Planicka (Czechoslovakia);

Paul Janes (Germany), Machado (Brazil);

Antal Szalay (Hungary), Michele Andreolo (Italy), Gyula Lázár (Hungary);

Alfred Aston (France), Gyula Zsengeller (Hungary),
Romeu (Brazil),Tim (Brazil), Luigi Colaussi (Italy)

Other goalkeepers mentioned:  Raftl (Germany), Walter (Brazil), Huber (Switzerland) as well as Szabo (Hungary).

Photo From: La Historia de los Mundiales (En Primera Persona) - 2014

(Team of Tournament per La Historia de los Mundiales (En Primera Persona))

-Many Nations introduce inwards 1938 would non qualify to the World Cup for decades to come.

Romania’s side past times side World Cup Finals would live inwards 1970, piece Poland’s would live inwards 1974.

Norway would convey to human face fifty-fifty longer until 1994.

-On September 1, 1939, Germany’s invasion of Poland started World War II.

The World Cups of 1942 as well as 1946 were cancelled equally the World was engulfed inwards War.

Incidentally, FRG were inwards line of piece of occupation to host the 1942 World Cup.

In addition, Hungarian Officials were thinking of a conception to co-host the 1946 edition along amongst Republic of Austria as well as Czechoslovakia.

-The Italian FIFA Vice-President physician Ottorino Barassi (October 5, 1898-November 24, 1971) kept the World Cup hidden nether his bed, inwards monastic tell to protect it from the Nazis.

-The exclusively players registered amongst unusual clubs were the Hungarian Vilmos Kohut (Olympique de Marseille / France) as well as Switzerland’s Alessandro Frigerio  (Le Havre Athletic Club / France).

Both were registered amongst French clubs.

Photo From: IFFHS, Schweiz,Suisse, Svizzera (1905-1940)

(Alesandro Frigerio)

-Italy’s Amedeo Biavati (April 4, 1915-April 22, 1979) was credited for starting a novel method of dribbling.

It was the famous "double step" or “step over”.

Photo From: Il Libro Azzurro del Calcio Italiano, Authors Pericle Pratelli, Pasquale Scardillo, 1974

(Amedoe Biavati)

-Italy’s Silvio Piola (September 29, 1913-October 4, 1996) would live regarded equally i of the greatest strikers inwards Italian Football History. He would live the most prolific Italian scorer of all time. He would overstep Meazza's full inwards 1951, a twelvemonth earlier he retired.

During the Second World War, he was visiting his household unit of measurement inwards Vercelli, (in the North), at a fourth dimension when the province was separate into two; the North nether Allied command as well as the South nether High German control. Piola was stranded as well as he couldn't provide to the South to lineup for Lazio. During this time, a Roman paper erroneously ran the headline ‘Piola killed after bombing' as well as at that spot were fifty-fifty reports of mourning ceremonies taking house inwards the working capital missive of the alphabet for him. He returned to Rome weeks afterward unharmed.

Photo From: L'Auto, Issue 13684, June 8, 1938

(A cartoon of Silvio Piola)

Photo From: Paris Soir, eighteen June 1938

(Silvio Piola signing autographs inwards Paris)

-In 1983, Silvio Piola would recount around of the events of the World Cup.

He felt their mental describe was a to a greater extent than determining element than whatsoever technical attributes, equally the squad was expertly forged equally a unit of measurement past times Pozzo.

The squad was fearless inwards facing whatsoever challenger according to Piola.

After the fit vs. Norway, Pozzo had been uneasy as well as restless well-nigh sure press criticisms. There were well-nigh 5 Italian journalists next the team.

Pozzo would non allow interviews amongst players nor allow the players to read equally to non impact their performances.

They lived inwards a bubble isolated amongst around French constabulary officers stationed inwards front end of their hotel of Saint-Germain en Laye inwards Paris.

Piola also praised Brazil’s Domingos Da Guia as well as the Hungarian Captain Gyorgy Sarosi.

He was touched how after the concluding whistle Sarosi forthwith congratulated the Italian grouping equally a sign of Sportsmanship.

Photo From: Paris Soir, 21 June 1938

(A cartoon of Silvio Piola after the World Cup win)

-From Italy’s 1938 squad, back-up goalkeeper Guido Masetti  (November 22, 1907-November 26, 1993) was the in conclusion surviving Italian instrumentalist to convey witnessed Italy host the World Cup i time to a greater extent than inwards 1990. Masetti passed away inwards 1993.

-Italy defender Alfredo Foni (November 20, 1911-January 28, 1985) would create out the Italian National Team (1954 to 1958). He would neglect inwards qualifying the National Team for the 1958 World Cup.

He would also create out the Swiss National Team (1964-1967).

Photo From: Il Libro Azzurro del Calcio Italiano, Authors Pericle Pratelli, Pasquale Scardillo, 1974

(Alfredo Foni)

-A Stadium was built inwards Verona inwards 1990 inwards award of Aldo Olivieri (October 2, 1910- Apr 5, 2001).

‘Stadio Aldo Olivieri is used past times Verona’s Feminine squad.

Olivieri was the penultimate survivor of the Italian squad starters.

Photo From: La Grande Storia del Calcio Italiano,  L'apoteosi di Parigi, Issue 8, Apr 1965

(Aldo Olivieri)

-Italians Pietro Rava, Alfredo Foni, Sergio Bertoni as well as Ugo Locatelli are the exclusively 4 Italian players to convey won the World Cup as well as the Olympics Title.

-Italy’s Bruno Chizzo (April 19, 1916-August 1969) was Italy’s youngest instrumentalist inwards the squad. He did non play a game throughout the tournament.

Aldo Donati (September 29, 1910-November 3, 1984) was also a World Cup champion, though he never played for Italy.

-Pietro Serantoni (December 11, 1906-October 6, 1964), at 3I years old, was the oldest of Italy’s starters. He was the kickoff of the 1938 World Cup winners to overstep away (1964).

Photo From: La Grande Storia del Calcio Italiano,  L'apoteosi di Parigi, Issue 8, Apr 1965

(Pietro Serantoni)

-The Italian Oriundi, the Uruguay-born Michele Andreolo’s kickoff holler was truly Miguel Angel.

It is written that died “forgotten as well as inwards misery” inwards 1981.

-The 24-hour interval after the victory, Vittorio Pozzo was asked at the ‘Gare de Lyon’ Train station at Paris (upon divergence dorsum to Rome), “what would he create now?”.

His reply was that he would “rest close his woman parent as well as son, as well as uncovering wisdom as well as innocence..”

After his coaching career, Pozzo would instruct dorsum to write for ‘La Stampa’.

Turin declined to holler the stadium built peculiarly for the 1990 World Cup after him (it would live named Stadio Delle Alpi). It was believed because Pozzo’s ikon had been somewhat tarnished inwards the succeeding Generations equally a puppet of Mussolini.

-For decades, inwards diverse sources Brazil’s Leonidas was credited equally existence the top goalscorer amongst 8 goals. This manifestly took agree inwards the 1940s.

Leonidas was credited amongst having scored 4 goals against Poland.

Leonidas himself had e'er maintained that he had scored iii goals inwards that match.

In the most electrical current as well as upward to engagement records, Leonidas is credited equally existence the top goalscorer amongst vii goals as well as non 8.

Photo From: Le Miroir Des Sports, Issue 1007, June 14, 1938

(A cartoon well-nigh the World Cup)

Photo From: Histoire de la Coupe Du Monde, 1930-1982, Author Eric Lahmy, Illustrations past times Robert Bressy

(Cartoon instance of the World Cup)

Photo From: Histoire de la Coupe Du Monde, 1930-1982, Author Eric Lahmy, Illustrations past times Robert Bressy

(Cartoon instance of the World Cup)

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