1938 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 1 explained

See main article: 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification.

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.

Group 1

Final table							Home	Away
Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts							Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.		3	3	0	0	11	1	6		X	5:0	4:1	2:0		2	2	0	0	9	1	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	2
2.		3	2	0	1	11	7	4		0:5	X	7:2	4:0		2	2	0	0	11	2	4	1	0	0	1	0	5	0
3.		3	1	0	2	4	11	2		1:4	2:7	X	1:0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	2	4	11	2
4.		3	0	0	3	0	7	0		0:2	0:4	0:1	X		2	0	0	2	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	0

Matches

Sweden vs Finland

width=33% valign=top	Sweden	width=33% valign=top align=center	4 — 0 (final score after 90 minutes)	width=33% valign=top	Finland
valign=top	Manager: 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 Bunke	valign=middle align=center	Half-time: 0–0 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1938 (Group 1) Date: Wednesday 16 June 1937 Kick off: ? Venue: Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm Attendance: 19554 Referee: Kolbjørn Dæhlen Norway Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes No substitutes	valign=top	Manager: 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

width=33% valign=top	Sweden	width=33% valign=top align=center	7 — 2 (final score after 90 minutes)	width=33% valign=top	Estonia
valign=top	Manager: 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 Wetterström	valign=middle align=center	Half-time: 3–2 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1938 (Group 1) Date: Sunday 20 June 1937 Kick off: ? Venue: Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm Attendance: 18270 Referee: Otto Remke Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes No substitutes	valign=top	Manager: 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

width=33% valign=top	Finland	width=33% valign=top align=center	0 — 2 (final score after 90 minutes)	width=33% valign=top	Germany
valign=top	Manager: 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: —	valign=middle align=center	Half-time: 0–1 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1938 (Group 1) Date: Tuesday 29 June 1937 Kick off: ? Venue: Pallokenttä, Helsinki Attendance: 6619 Referee: Otto Remke Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes No substitutes	valign=top	Manager: 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

width=33% valign=top	Finland	width=33% valign=top align=center	0 — 1 (final score after 90 minutes)	width=33% valign=top	Estonia
valign=top	Manager: 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: —	valign=middle align=center	Half-time: 0–0 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1938 (Group 1) Date: Thursday 19 August 1937 Kick off: ? Venue: Urheilupuisto, Turku Attendance: 4797 Referee: Ivan Eklind Sweden Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes No substitutes	valign=top	Manager: 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

width=33% valign=top	Germany	width=33% valign=top align=center	4 — 1 (final score after 90 minutes)	width=33% valign=top	Estonia
valign=top	Manager: 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 Gauchel	valign=middle align=center	Half-time: 0–1 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1938 (Group 1) Date: Sunday 29 August 1937 Kick off: ? Venue: Horst Wessel-Stadium, Königsberg Attendance: 15000 Referee: Bruno Pfützner Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes No substitutes	valign=top	Manager: 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

width=33% valign=top	Germany	width=33% valign=top align=center	5 — 0 (final score after 90 minutes)	width=33% valign=top	Sweden
valign=top	Manager: 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 Schön	valign=middle align=center	Half-time: 2–0 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1938 (Group 1) Date: Sunday 21 November 1937 Kick off: ? Venue: Altonaer Stadion, Hamburg Attendance: 55000 Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes No substitutes	valign=top	Manager: 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

width=7%	Pos.	width=20%	Player	width=12%	DoB	width=6%	Games played	width=6%	Goals	width=4%	Minutes played	width=4%	Sub off	width=4%	Sub on	width=4%		width=4% bgcolor=yellow		width=4% bgcolor=yellow		width=21%	Club
		Oct 30, 1913	1	0	90	0	0	—	bgcolor=red	90	—	Tennis Borussia Berlin
		Sep 11, 1916	1	2	90	0	0	—	bgcolor=red	90	—	TuS Neuendorf
		May 1, 1914	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	—	bgcolor=red	90	FC Schalke 04
		Mar 5, 1908	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Bayern Munich
		Jun 16, 1908	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	SSV Jahn Regensburg
		Mar 11, 1912	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Fortuna Düsseldorf
		Feb 2, 1912	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	—	—	1. FC Schweinfurt 05
		May 7, 1914	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	—	bgcolor=red	90	1. FC Schweinfurt 05
		Nov 7, 1912	3	3	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Schwaben Augsburg
		Jan 25, 1909	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Alemannia Aachen
		Nov 5, 1912	1	0	90	0	0	—	bgcolor=red	90	—	SpVgg Leipzig
		Apr 8, 1917	1	0	90	0	0	—	bgcolor=red	90	—	Ulmer FV 1894
		Sep 15, 1915	1	2	90	0	0	—	—	bgcolor=red	90	Dresdner SC
		Aug 3, 1912	2	2	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	—	bgcolor=red	90	SV Waldhof Mannheim
		Mar 16, 1915	1	0	90	0	0	—	bgcolor=red	90	—	Bayern Munich
		Sep 2, 1907	3	1	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	FC Schalke 04
		Jan 9, 1914	2	1	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	—	bgcolor=red	90	FC Schalke 04

Head coach: Carl Linde

width=7%	Pos.	width=20%	Player	width=12%	DoB	width=6%	Games played	width=6%	Goals	width=4%	Minutes played	width=4%	Sub off	width=4%	Sub on	width=4% bgcolor=yellow		width=4% bgcolor=yellow		width=4%		width=21%	Club
		Jan 28, 1908	1	0	90	0	0	—	bgcolor=red	90	—	AIK Fotboll
		Apr 22, 1917	1	0	90	0	0	—	—	bgcolor=red	90	GAIS
		Mar 26, 1909	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	—	—	IFK Göteborg
		Aug 20, 1914	1	0	90	0	0	—	—	bgcolor=red	90	Hammarby IF
			1	0	90	0	0	—	—	bgcolor=red	90	IK Brage
			2	3	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	—	Hälsingborgs IF
		Jul 9,1918	1	0	90	0	0	—	—	bgcolor=red	90	IFK Eskilstuna
		Nov 6, 1908	1	0	90	0	0	—	bgcolor=red	90	—	Sandvikens IF
			1	0	90	0	0	—	—	bgcolor=red	90	Sandvikens IF
			1	0	90	0	0	—	—	bgcolor=red	90	Hälsingborgs IF
		Nov 5, 1914	1	0	90	0	0	—	—	bgcolor=red	90	IF Elfsborg
			1	0	90	0	0	—	—	bgcolor=red	90	IK Sleipner
		Jul 9, 1909	1	1	90	0	0	—	bgcolor=red	90	—	IF Elfsborg
		Feb 16, 1916	2	2	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	—	AIK Fotboll
		Sep 7, 1907	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	—	Sandvikens IF
			2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	—	IFK Göteborg
		Nov 10, 1917	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	—	AIK Fotboll
			1	0	90	0	0	—	—	bgcolor=red	90	Hälsingborgs IF
		Nov 12, 1911	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	—	—	AIK Fotboll
		Jun 15, 1909	1	0	90	0	0	—	—	bgcolor=red	90	Malmö FF
		Jun 20, 1913	1	0	90	0	0	—	—	bgcolor=red	90	IFK Göteborg
		Nov 19, 1909	1	1	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	—	—	AIK Fotboll
		Mar 23, 1913	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	—	AIK Fotboll
		Mar 24, 1915	2	1	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	—	Örgryte IS
		Oct 15, 1911	1	3	90	0	0	—	bgcolor=red	90	—	IK Sleipner
		Aug 24, 1911	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	—	—	AIK Fotboll

Head coach: Bernhard Rein

width=7%	Pos.	width=20%	Player	width=12%	DoB	width=6%	Games played	width=6%	Goals	width=4%	Minutes played	width=4%	Sub off	width=4%	Sub on	width=4%		width=4%		width=4%		width=21%	Club
		Jan 4,1910	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90
		Oct 30, 1911	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	—	—
		Jan 12, 1912	3	1	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Olümpia Tartu
			1	0	90	0	0	—	bgcolor=red	90	—	Estonia Tallinn
			1	0	90	0	0	—	—	bgcolor=red	90	Puhkekodu Tallinn
		1915	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	SK Tallinna Sport
			3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Estonia Tallinn
			1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	—	—
			1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	—	—
		Apr 14, 1912	3	2	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	SK Tallinna Sport
		1906	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90
			2	0	180	0	0	—	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Puhkekodu Tallinn
		Mar 3, 1906	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	SK Tallinna Sport
		1913	3	1	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90
			2	0	180	0	0	—	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Kalev Tallinn

Head coach: Ferdinand Fabra

width=7%	Pos.	width=20%	Player	width=12%	DoB	width=6%	Games played	width=6%	Goals	width=4%	Minutes played	width=4%	Sub off	width=4%	Sub on	width=4%		width=4% bgcolor=yellow		width=4% bgcolor=yellow		width=21%	Club
		Dec 18, 1902	1	0	90	0	0	—	bgcolor=red	90	—	Helsingfors IFK
		Jan 24, 1907	2	0	180	0	0	—	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90
		Nov 26, 1902	1	0	90	0	0	—	—	bgcolor=red	90	Helsingin Palloseura
		Jun 12, 1909	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Helsingfors IFK
		Oct 23, 1910	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=blue	90	—
		Sep 20, 1911	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	—	—	Toverit Helsinki
		Dec 22, 1907	1	0	90	0	0	—	bgcolor=red	90	—	Helsingin Palloseura
		May 18, 1915	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Vaasan Palloseura
		Feb 15, 1914	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	—	bgcolor=red	90	Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi
		Nov 13, 1906	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	—	Helsingfors IFK
		Dec 22, 1909	1	0	90	0	0	—	bgcolor=red	90	—	Vaasan Palloseura
		Sep 12, 1908	1	0	90	0	0	—	—	bgcolor=red	90	Helsingfors IFK
		Jan 11, 1909	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Helsingin Palloseura
		Sep 18, 1911	1	0	90	0	0	—	—	bgcolor=red	90	Helsingfors IFK
		Nov 19, 1911	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	—	—	Toverit Helsinki
		Nov 16, 1909	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	—	bgcolor=red	90
		Sep 11,1911	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	—
		Nov 3, 1915	1	0	90	0	0	—	—	bgcolor=red	90	Helsingin Palloseura
		Dec 4, 1911	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi

External links

• 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification at RSSSF.com