This is a record of Cuba's results at the FIFA World Cup. The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.
The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 48 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup final is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage (PDF), FIFA.com. Retrieved on June 6, 2007.
Cuba has appeared in the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup on one occasion, in 1938.
Record at the FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup recordYearRoundPosition* 1930 Not a FIFA member 1934 Did not qualify 1938 Quarter-finals 8th 3 1 1 1 5 12 1950 Did not qualify 1954 Entry not accepted 1958 Did not enter 1962 1966 Did not qualify 1970 Entry not accepted 1974 Did not enter 1978 Did not qualify 1982 1986 Did not enter 1990 Did not qualify 1994 Withdrew 1998 Did not qualify 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 2030 To be determined 2034Total Quarter-finals 1/22 3 1 1 1 5 12 *Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out
By match
World CupRoundOpponentScoreResultVenueCuba scorers1938Round of 163–3 DToulouseH. Socorro (2), J. Magriñá2–1WToulouseH. Socorro, T. FernándezQuarter-finals0–8LAntibes
Cuba at 1938 FIFA World Cup Head coach: José Tapia
First round
First round replay
Quarter-final
Player records Most appearances Eight players were fielded in all three matches in 1938, making them record World Cup players for Cuba.
RankPlayerMatches1Joaquín Arias3Jacinto Barquín3Pedro Berges3Manuel Chorens3Tomás Fernández3José Rodríguez3Héctor Socorro3Juan Tuñas3
Goalscorers On 5 June 1938, Héctor Socorro made history by scoring Cuba's first-ever FIFA World Cup goal, coming in the 44th minute of their opening match against Romania in Toulouse.
Player Goals 1938 Héctor Socorro 2 2 Tomás Fernández 1 1 Juan Tuñas 1 1 Carlos Oliveira 1 1 Total 5 5
See also Cuba at the CONCACAF Gold Cup North, Central American and Caribbean nations at the FIFA World Cup
References
External links Cuba at FIFA
Head-to-head record OpponentWin %Total