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The 32 teams were divided into 12 groups, based on geographical considerations, as follows:
  • Groups 1 to 8 - Europe : ''12 places'', contested by 21 teams.

  • Groups 9 and 10 - South America : ''2 places'', contested by 4 teams.

  • Group 11 - North , Central America and Caribbean : ''1 place'', contested by 4 teams.

  • Group 12 - Africa and Asia : ''1 place'', contested by 3 teams (including Turkey).


Listed below are the dates and results of the qualification rounds.


GROUPS

The 12 groups had different rules, as follows:
  • Group 1 had 3 teams. The teams would play against each other once. The group winner would qualify.

  • Groups 2, 3 and 5 had 2 teams each. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.

  • Group 4 had 3 teams. The teams would play against each other twice. The group winner and runner-up would qualify.

  • Groups 6, 7 and 8 had 3 teams each. The teams would play against each other once. The group winners and runners-up would qualify.

  • Groups 9 and 10 had 2 teams each. The group winners would qualify.

  • Group 11 had 4 teams. There would be three rounds of play:

  • --- First Round: Haiti would play against Cuba in three matches at home. The winner would advance to the Second Round.

  • --- Second Round: Mexico would play against the winner of the First Round in three matches at home. The winner would advance to the Final Round.

  • --- Final Round: USA would play against the winner of the Second Round in a single match on neutral ground. The winner would qualify. (This match was played in Italy only three days before the start of the final tournament.)

  • Group 12 had 3 teams. After Turkey withdrew before the matches began, the remaining 2 teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify.



Group 1

June 11 , 1933 , Stockholm , Sweden - 6 - 2

June 29 , 1933 , Kaunas , Lithuania - 0 - 2

Estonia vs Lithuania was not played, since neither team could qualify with a win.

Sweden qualified.


Group 2

March 11 , 1934 , Madrid , Spain - 9 - 0

March 18 , 1934 , Lisbon , Portugal - 1 - 2

Spain qualified.


Group 3

March 25 , 1934 , Milan , Italy - 4 - 0

Greece withdrew, and the return leg was not played.

Italy qualified.


Group 4

March 25 , 1934 , Sofia , Bulgaria - 1 - 4

April 25 , 1934 , Vienna , Austria - 6 - 1

April 28 , 1934 , Budapest , Hungary - 4 - 1

Bulgaria withdrew, and the remaining matches were not played since Hungary and Austria were already assured of the top two spots.

Hungary and '''Austria''' qualified.


Group 5

October 15 , 1933 , Warsaw , Poland - 1 - 2

April 15 , 1934 , Prague , Czechoslovakia - 2 - 0
:FIFA awarded Czechoslovakia a 2-0 win because Poland withdrew after the first match.

Czechoslovakia qualified.


Group 6

September 24 , 1933 , Belgrade , Yugoslavia - 2 - 2

October 29 , 1933 , Bern , Switzerland - 2 - 0
:The match ended 2-2, but FIFA awarded Switzerland a 2-0 win because Romania had fielded an ineligible player.

April 29 , 1934 , Bucharest , Romania - 2 - 1

Switzerland and '''Romania''' qualified.


Group 7

February 25 , 1934 , Dublin , Irish Free State - 4 - 4

April 8 , 1934 , Amsterdam , Netherlands - 5 - 2

April 29 , 1934 , Antwerp , Belgium - 2 - 4

Netherlands and '''Belgium''' qualified.


Group 8

March 11 , 1934 , Luxembourg , Luxembourg - 1 - 9

April 13 , 1934 , Luxembourg , Luxembourg - 1 - 6

Germany vs France was not played, since both teams were already assured of the top two spots.

Germany and '''France''' qualified.


Group 9

Peru withdrew, so Brazil qualified automatically.


Group 10

Chile withdrew, so Argentina qualified automatically.


Group 11


First round

January 28 , 1934 , Port Au Prince , Haiti - 1 - 3

February 1 , 1934 , Port Au Prince , Haiti - 1 - 1

February 4 , 1934 , Port Au Prince , Haiti - 0 - 6

''Cuba'' advanced to the Second Round.


Second round

March 4 , 1934 , Mexico City , Mexico - 3 - 2

March 11 , 1934 , Mexico City , Mexico - 5 - 0

March 18 , 1934 , Mexico City , Mexico - 4 - 1

''Mexico'' advanced to the Final Round.


Final round

May 24 , 1934 , Rome , Italy - 4 - 2

USA qualified.


Group 12

Turkey withdrew.

March 16 , 1934 , Cairo , Egypt - 7 - 1

April 6 , 1934 , Tel Aviv , Palestine - 1 - 4

Egypt qualified.


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