1938 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 1

The four teams in this group would play against each other once. The group winner and runner-up would qualify for the 1938 FIFA World Cup held in France.

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Matches

Sweden vs Finland Sweden4 — 0(final score after 90 minutes) FinlandManager: Carl Linde

Team: 01 – GK – Gustav Sjöberg 02 – DF – Valter Lundgren 03 – DF – Olle Källgren 04 – MF – Kurt Svanström 05 – MF – Gunnar Löfgren 06 – MF – Ernst Andersson (capt.) 07 – FW – Gustaf Josefsson 08 – FW – Erik Persson 09 – FW – Olle Zetherlund 10 – FW – Lennart Bunke 11 – FW – Axel Nilsson

Substitutes:

none

Scorers: 1–0 Lennart Bunke 2–0 Erik Persson 3–0 Kurt Svanström 4–0 Lennart BunkeHalf-time:0–0

Competition:World Cup qualifier 1938 (Group 1)

Date:Wednesday16 June 1937

Kick off:?

Venue:Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm

Attendance: 19554

Referee:Kolbjørn Dæhlen

Assistants:?

Match rules:90 minutesNo substitutesManager: Ferdinand Fabra

Team: 01 – GK – Paavo Salminen 02 – DF – Frans Karjagin 03 – DF – Ragnar Lindbäck 04 – MF – Eino Lahti 05 – MF – Kaarlo Oksanen (capt.) 06 – MF – Eino Kilpi 07 – FW – Lauri Taipale 08 – FW – Kurt Weckström 09 – FW – Aatos Lehtonen 10 – FW – Sulo Salo 11 – FW – Yrjö Kylmälä

Substitutes:

none

Scorers: —

Sweden vs Estonia Sweden7 — 2(final score after 90 minutes) EstoniaManager: Carl Linde

Team: 01 – GK – Gustav Sjöberg 02 – DF – Valter Lundgren 03 – DF – Olle Källgren 04 – MF – Erik Almgren 05 – MF – Gunnar Löfgren 06 – MF – Kurt Svanström 07 – FW – Gustaf Josefsson 08 – FW – Sven Jonasson 09 – FW – Bertil Ericsson 10 – FW – Lennart Bunke (capt.) 11 – FW – Gustav Wetterström

Substitutes:

none

Scorers: 1–2 Gustaf Josefsson 2–2 Lennart Bunke 3–2 Gustaf Josefsson 4–2 Sven Jonasson (pen.) 5–2 Gustav Wetterström 6–2 Gustav Wetterström 7–2 Gustav WetterströmHalf-time:3–2

Competition:World Cup qualifier 1938 (Group 1)

Date:Sunday20 June 1937

Kick off:?

Venue:Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm

Attendance: 18270

Referee:Otto Remke

Assistants:?

Match rules:90 minutesNo substitutesManager: Bernhard Rein

Team: 01 – GK – Evald Tipner (capt.) 02 – DF – Voldemar Peterson 03 – DF – Valter Neeris 04 – MF – Karl-Rudolf Sillak 05 – MF – Egon Parbo 06 – MF – Helmuth Räästas 07 – FW – Georg Siimenson 08 – FW – Heinrich Uukkivi 09 – FW – Richard Kuremaa 10 – FW – Julius Kaljo 11 – FW – Leonhard Kass

Substitutes:

none

Scorers: 0–1 Georg Siimenson 0–2 Heinrich Uukkivi

Finland vs Germany Finland0 — 2(final score after 90 minutes) GermanyManager: Ferdinand Fabra

Team: 01 – GK – Viljo Halme 02 – DF – Frans Karjagin 03 – DF – Ragnar Lindbäck 04 – MF – Eino Lahti 05 – MF – Kaarlo Oksanen (capt.) 06 – MF – Eino Kilpi 07 – FW – Lauri Taipale 08 – FW – Kurt Weckström 09 – FW – Pentti Larvo 10 – FW – Ernst Grönlund 11 – FW – Nuutti Lintamo

Substitutes:

none

Scorers: —Half-time:0–1

Competition:World Cup qualifier 1938 (Group 1)

Date:Tuesday29 June 1937

Kick off:?

Venue:Pallokenttä, Helsinki

Attendance: 6619

Referee:Otto Remke

Assistants:?

Match rules:90 minutesNo substitutesManager: Sepp Herberger

Team: 01 – GK – Hans Jakob 02 – DF – Paul Janes 03 – DF – Reinhold Münzenberg 04 – MF – Andreas Kupfer 05 – MF – Ludwig Goldbrunner 06 – MF – Albin Kitzinger 07 – FW – Ernst Lehner 08 – FW – Rudolf Gellesch 09 – FW – Otto Siffling 10 – FW – Fritz Szepan (capt.) 11 – FW – Adolf Urban

Substitutes:

none

Scorers: 0–1 Ernst Lehner 0–2 Adolf Urban

Finland vs Estonia Finland0 — 1(final score after 90 minutes) EstoniaManager: Ferdinand Fabra

Team: 01 – GK – Viljo Halme 02 – DF – Frans Karjagin 03 – DF – Kaarlo Oksanen 04 – MF – William Kanerva 05 – MF – Jarl Malmgren (capt.) 06 – MF – Eino Lahti 07 – FW – Paavo Virtanen 08 – FW – Kurt Weckström 09 – FW – Aatos Lehtonen 10 – FW – Sulo Salo 11 – FW – Holger Salin

Substitutes:

none

Scorers: —Half-time:0–0

Competition:World Cup qualifier 1938 (Group 1)

Date:Thursday19 August 1937

Kick off:?

Venue:Urheilupuisto, Turku

Attendance: 4797

Referee:Ivan Eklind

Assistants:?

Match rules:90 minutesNo substitutesManager: Bernhard Rein

Team: 01 – GK – Evald Tipner (capt.) 02 – DF – Elmar Tepp 03 – DF – Valter Neeris 04 – MF – Karl–Rudolf Sillak 05 – MF – Egon Parbo 06 – MF – Juho Matsalu 07 – FW – Georg Siimenson 08 – FW – Julius Kaljo 09 – FW – Richard Kuremaa 10 – FW – Ralf Veidemann 11 – FW – Heinrich Uukkivi

Substitutes:

none

Scorers: 0–1 Richard Kuremaa

Germany vs Estonia Germany4 — 1(final score after 90 minutes) EstoniaManager: Sepp Herberger

Team: 01 – GK – Hans Jakob 02 – DF – Paul Janes 03 – DF – Reinhold Münzenberg 04 – MF – Walter Rose 05 – MF – Ludwig Goldbrunner 06 – MF – Erwin Schädler 07 – FW – Ernst Lehner 08 – FW – Josef Gauchel 09 – FW – Hans Berndt 10 – FW – Fritz Szepan (capt.) 11 – FW – Wilhelm Simetsreiter

Substitutes:

none

Scorers: 1–1 Ernst Lehner 2–1 Josef Gauchel 3–1 Ernst Lehner 4–1 Josef GauchelHalf-time:0–1

Competition:World Cup qualifier 1938 (Group 1)

Date:Sunday29 August 1937

Kick off:?

Venue:Horst Wessel-Stadium, Königsberg

Attendance: 15000

Referee:Bruno Pfützner

Assistants:?

Match rules:90 minutesNo substitutesManager: Bernhard Rein

Team: 01 – GK – Evald Tipner (capt.) 02 – DF – Elmar Tepp 03 – DF – Valter Neeris 06 – MF – Karl–Rudolf Sillak 04 – MF – Ferdinand Murr 05 – MF – Egon Parbo 07 – FW – Georg Siimenson 10 – FW – Julius Kaljo 09 – FW – Richard Kuremaa 11 – FW – Ralf Veidemann 08 – FW – Heinrich Uukkivi

Substitutes:

none

Scorers: 0–1 Georg Siimenson

Germany vs Sweden Germany5 — 0(final score after 90 minutes) SwedenManager: Sepp Herberger

Team: 01 – GK – Hans Jakob 02 – DF – Paul Janes 03 – DF – Reinhold Münzenberg 04 – MF – Andreas Kupfer 05 – MF – Ludwig Goldbrunner 06 – MF – Rudolf Gellesch 07 – FW – Ernst Lehner 08 – FW – Helmut Schön 09 – FW – Otto Siffling 10 – FW – Fritz Szepan (capt.) 11 – FW – Adolf Urban

Substitutes:

none

Scorers: 1–0 Otto Siffling 2–0 Fritz Szepan 3–0 Helmut Schön 4–0 Otto Siffling 5–0 Helmut SchönHalf-time:2–0

Competition:World Cup qualifier 1938 (Group 1)

Date:Sunday21 November 1937

Kick off:?

Venue:Altonaer Stadion, Hamburg

Attendance: 55000

Referee:Bruno Pfitzner

Assistants:?

Match rules:90 minutesNo substitutesManager: Carl Linde

Team: 01 – GK – Sven Bergqvist 02 – DF – Ivar Eriksson 03 – DF – Karl Johansson 04 – MF – Lars Flodin 05 – MF – Sven Nilsson (capt.) 06 – MF – Karl-Erik Grahn 07 – FW – Malte Mårtensson 08 – FW – Lennart Carlsson 09 – FW – Arne Nyberg 10 – FW – Gunnar Bergström 11 – FW – Åke Andersson

Substitutes:

none

Scorers: —

Team stats

Head coach: Sepp Herberger Pos.PlayerDoBGamesplayedGoalsMinutesplayedSub offSub onClub FW Hans Berndt Oct 30, 1913 1 0 90 0 0 — 90 — Tennis Borussia Berlin FW Josef Gauchel Sep 11, 1916 1 2 90 0 0 — 90 — TuS Neuendorf MF Rudolf Gellesch May 1, 1914 2 0 180 0 0 90 — 90 FC Schalke 04 MF Ludwig Goldbrunner Mar 5, 1908 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 Bayern Munich GK Hans Jakob Jun 16, 1908 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 SSV Jahn Regensburg DF Paul Janes Mar 11, 1912 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 Fortuna Düsseldorf MF Albin Kitzinger Feb 2, 1912 1 0 90 0 0 90 — — 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 MF Andreas Kupfer May 7, 1914 2 0 180 0 0 90 — 90 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 FW Ernst Lehner Nov 7, 1912 3 3 270 0 0 90 90 90 Schwaben Augsburg DF Reinhold Münzenberg Jan 25, 1909 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 Alemannia Aachen MF Walter Rose Nov 5, 1912 1 0 90 0 0 — 90 — SpVgg Leipzig MF Erwin Schädler Apr 8, 1917 1 0 90 0 0 — 90 — Ulmer FV 1894 FW Helmut Schön Sep 15, 1915 1 2 90 0 0 — — 90 Dresdner SC FW Otto Siffling Aug 3, 1912 2 2 180 0 0 90 — 90 SV Waldhof Mannheim FW Wilhelm Simetsreiter Mar 16, 1915 1 0 90 0 0 — 90 — Bayern Munich FW Fritz Szepan Sep 2, 1907 3 1 270 0 0 90 90 90 FC Schalke 04 FW Adolf Urban Jan 9, 1914 2 1 270 0 0 90 — 90 FC Schalke 04

Head coach: Carl Linde Pos.PlayerDoBGamesplayedGoalsMinutesplayedSub offSub onClub MF Erik Almgren Jan 28, 1908 1 0 90 0 0 — 90 — AIK Fotboll FW Åke Andersson Apr 22, 1917 1 0 90 0 0 — — 90 GAIS MF Ernst Andersson Mar 26, 1909 1 0 90 0 0 90 — — IFK Göteborg GK Sven Bergqvist Aug 20, 1914 1 0 90 0 0 — — 90 Hammarby IF FW Gunnar Bergström 1 0 90 0 0 — — 90 IK Brage FW Lennart Bunke 2 3 180 0 0 90 90 — Hälsingborgs IF FW Lennart Carlsson Jul 9, 1918 1 0 90 0 0 — — 90 IFK Eskilstuna FW Bertil Ericsson Nov 6, 1908 1 0 90 0 0 — 90 — Sandvikens IF DF Ivar Eriksson 1 0 90 0 0 — — 90 Sandvikens IF MF Lars Flodin 1 0 90 0 0 — — 90 Hälsingborgs IF MF Karl-Erik Grahn Nov 5, 1914 1 0 90 0 0 — — 90 IF Elfsborg DF Karl Johansson 1 0 90 0 0 — — 90 IK Sleipner FW Sven Jonasson Jul 9, 1909 1 1 90 0 0 — 90 — IF Elfsborg FW Gustaf Josefsson Feb 16, 1916 2 2 180 0 0 90 90 — AIK Fotboll DF Olle Källgren Sep 7, 1907 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 — Sandvikens IF MF Gunnar Löfgren 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 — IFK Göteborg DF Valter Lundgren Nov 10, 1917 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 — AIK Fotboll FW Malte Mårtensson 1 0 90 0 0 — — 90 Hälsingborgs IF FW Axel Nilsson Nov 12, 1911 1 0 90 0 0 90 — — AIK Fotboll MF Sven Nilsson Jun 15, 1909 1 0 90 0 0 — — 90 Malmö FF FW Arne Nyberg Jun 20, 1913 1 0 90 0 0 — — 90 IFK Göteborg FW Erik Persson Nov 19, 1909 1 1 90 0 0 90 — — AIK Fotboll GK Gustav Sjöberg Mar 23, 1913 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 — AIK Fotboll MF Kurt Svanström Mar 24, 1915 2 1 180 0 0 90 90 — Örgryte IS FW Gustav Wetterström Oct 15, 1911 1 3 90 0 0 — 90 — IK Sleipner FW Olle Zetherlund Aug 24, 1911 1 0 90 0 0 90 — — AIK Fotboll

Head coach: Bernhard Rein Pos.PlayerDoBGamesplayedGoalsMinutesplayedSub offSub onClub FW Julius Kaljo Jan 4, 1910 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 FW Leonhard Kass Oct 30, 1911 1 0 90 0 0 90 — — FW Richard Kuremaa Jan 12, 1912 3 1 270 0 0 90 90 90 Olümpia Tartu MF Juho Matsalu 1 0 90 0 0 — 90 — Estonia Tallinn MF Ferdinand Murr 1 0 90 0 0 — — 90 Puhkekodu Tallinn DF Valter Neeris 1915 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 SK Tallinna Sport MF Egon Parbo 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 Estonia Tallinn DF Voldemar Peterson 1 0 90 0 0 90 — — MF Helmuth Räästas 1 0 90 0 0 90 — — FW Georg Siimenson Apr 14, 1912 3 2 270 0 0 90 90 90 SK Tallinna Sport MF Karl-Rudolf Sillak 1906 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 DF Elmar Tepp 2 0 180 0 0 — 90 90 Puhkekodu Tallinn GK Evald Tipner Mar 3, 1906 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 SK Tallinna Sport FW Heinrich Uukkivi 1913 3 1 270 0 0 90 90 90 FW Ralf Veidemann 2 0 180 0 0 — 90 90 Kalev Tallinn

Head coach: Ferdinand Fabra Pos.PlayerDoBGamesplayedGoalsMinutesplayedSub offSub onClub FW Ernst Grönlund Dec 18, 1902 1 0 90 0 0 — 90 — Helsingfors IFK GK Viljo Halme Jan 24, 1907 2 0 180 0 0 — 90 90 MF William Kanerva Nov 26, 1902 1 0 90 0 0 — — 90 Helsingin Palloseura DF Frans Karjagin Jun 12, 1909 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 Helsingfors IFK MF Eino Kilpi Oct 23, 1910 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 — FW Yrjö Kylmälä Sep 20, 1911 1 0 90 0 0 90 — — Toverit Helsinki FW Pentti Larvo Dec 22, 1907 1 0 90 0 0 — 90 — Helsingin Palloseura MF Eino Lahti May 18, 1915 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 Vaasan Palloseura FW Aatos Lehtonen Feb 15, 1914 2 0 180 0 0 90 — 90 Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi DF Ragnar Lindbäck Nov 13, 1906 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 — Helsingfors IFK FW Nuutti Lintamo Dec 22, 1909 1 0 90 0 0 — 90 — Vaasan Palloseura MF Jarl Malmgren Sep 12, 1908 1 0 90 0 0 — — 90 Helsingfors IFK MF Kaarlo Oksanen Jan 11, 1909 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 Helsingin Palloseura FW Holger Salin Sep 18, 1911 1 0 90 0 0 — — 90 Helsingfors IFK GK Paavo Salminen Nov 19, 1911 1 0 90 0 0 90 — — Toverit Helsinki FW Sulo Salo Nov 16, 1909 2 0 180 0 0 90 — 90 FW Lauri Taipale Sep 11, 1911 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 — FW Paavo Virtanen Nov 3, 1915 1 0 90 0 0 — — 90 Helsingin Palloseura FW Kurt Weckström Dec 4, 1911 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi

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