1934 FIFA World Cup Final

1934 FIFA World Cup Final

Event	1934 FIFA World Cup
Italy Czechoslovakia 2 1
Date	10 June 1934
Venue	Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome
Referee	Ivan Eklind (Sweden)
Attendance	~45,000
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The 1934 FIFA World Cup Final was the deciding match of the 1934 FIFA World Cup. It was contested by Italy and Czechoslovakia. Italy won the game 2-1.

The final was held in the Stadio Nazionale PNF in Rome. Czechoslovakia took the lead with 15 minutes remaining through Puč. They held the lead for only 5 minutes though as Italy drew level through striker Orsi. There were no more goals in normal time so the match was forced to go into extra time. With just 5 minutes played in extra time, Italy took the lead with a goal from Schiavio and they held on to record their first World Cup title.

Match details

10 June 1934 17:00 CEST	Italy	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Czechoslovakia	Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Ivan Eklind (Sweden)
	Orsi  81' Schiavio  95'	Report	Puč  71'

Italy

Czechoslovakia

GK Gianpiero Combi (c) RB Eraldo Monzeglio LB Luigi Allemandi RH Attilio Ferraris CH Luis Monti LH Luigi Bertolini OR Enrique Guaita IR Giuseppe Meazza CF Angelo Schiavio IL Giovanni Ferrari OL Raimundo Orsi Manager: Vittorio Pozzo

GK František Plánička (c) RB Josef Čtyřoký LB Ladislav Ženíšek RH Rudolf Krčil CH Štefan Čambal LH Josef Košťálek OR Antonín Puč IR Oldřich Nejedlý CF Jiří Sobotka IL František Svoboda OL František Junek Manager: Karel Petrů

References

External links

• 1934 FIFA World Cup Final planetworldcup.com