1938 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 explained

In the 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2, the two teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner Norway qualified for the third FIFA World Cup held in France.

Matches

Norway vs Ireland

width=33% valign=top	Norway	width=33% valign=top align=center	3 — 2 (final score after 90 minutes)	width=33% valign=top	Ireland
valign=top	Manager: Asbjørn Halvorsen----Team: 01 - GK - Tom Blohm 02 - DF - Rolf Johannessen 03 - DF - Rolf Holmberg 04 - MF - Frithjof Ulleberg 05 - MF - Nils Eriksen (capt.) 06 - MF - Rolf Holmberg 08 - FW - Reidar Kvammen 10 - FW - Magnar Isaksen 07 - FW - Odd Frantzen 09 - FW - Alf Martinsen 11 - FW - Arne Brustad ----Substitutes: none----Unused Substitutes: - GK - Anker Kihle----Scorers: 1-0 Reidar Kvammen (30') 2-2 Reidar Kvammen (64') 3-2 Alf Martinsen (78')	valign=middle align=center	Half-time: 1-1 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1938 (Group 2) Date: Sunday 10 October 1937 Kick off: ? Venue: Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo Attendance: 28000 Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes substitutes ?	valign=top	Manager: Joe Wickham----Team: 01 - GK - George McKenzie 02 - DF - Joe Williams 03 - DF - Mick Hoy 04 - MF - Joe O'Reilly 05 - MF - Charlie Turner (capt.) 06 - MF - Owen Kinsella 07 - FW - Tommy Donnelly 08 - FW - Joey Donnelly 09 - FW - Jimmy Dunne 10 - FW - Billy Jordan 11 - FW - Matty Geoghegan ----Substitutes: none----Unused Substitutes: ?----Scorers: 1-1 Matty Geoghegan (36') 1-2 Jimmy Dunne (49')

NOTE: Rolf Holmberg missed a penalty (Alf Martinsen was fouled) at the end of the first half.

Ireland vs Norway

width=33% valign=top	Ireland	width=33% valign=top align=center	3 — 3 (final score after 90 minutes)	width=33% valign=top	Norway
valign=top	Manager: Joe Wickham----Team: 01 - GK - George McKenzie 02 - DF - Willie O'Neill 03 - DF - Bill Gorman 04 - MF - Joe O'Reilly 05 - MF - Charlie Turner (capt.) 06 - MF - Tom Arrigan 07 - FW - Kevin O'Flanagan 08 - FW - Harry Duggan 09 - FW - Jimmy Dunne 10 - FW - Johnny Carey 11 - FW - Tommy Foy ----Substitutes: none----Unused Substitutes: ?----Scorers: 1-0 Jimmy Dunne (10') 2-3 Kevin O'Flanagan (62') 3-3 Harry Duggan (89')	valign=middle align=center	Half-time: 1-2 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1938 (Group 2) Date: Sunday 11 November 1937 Kick off: ? Venue: Dalymount Park, Dublin Attendance: 27000 Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes substitutes ?	valign=top	Manager: Asbjørn Halvorsen----Team: 01 - GK - Sverre Nordby 02 - DF - Rolf Johannessen 03 - DF - Øivind Holmsen 04 - MF - Kristian Henriksen 05 - MF - Nils Eriksen (capt.) 06 - MF - Rolf Holmberg 08 - FW - Reidar Kvammen 10 - FW - Odd Frantzen 07 - FW - Kjell Eeg 09 - FW - Alf Martinsen 11 - FW - Jørgen Hval ----Substitutes: none----Unused Substitutes: - GK - Anker Kihle - MF - Oddmund Andersen - FW - Torkild Andersen----Scorers: 1-1 Reidar Kvammen (26') 1-2 Reidar Kvammen (33') 1-3 Alf Martinsen (49')

Norway qualified.

Team stats

Head coach: Asbjørn Halvorsen

width=7%	Pos.	width=26%	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%		width=25%	Club
		December 21, 1915	0	0	0	0	0	-	B	Mjøndalen IF
		July 20, 1916	0	0	0	0	0	-	B	Moss FK
		June 29, 1920	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	Hugin FK
		April 14, 1912	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	SFK Lyn
		September 24, 1910	1	0	90	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	Djerv Bergen
		March 5, 1911	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Odd Grenland
		January 20, 1913	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	SK Hardy
		March 3, 1911	1	0	90	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	Frigg Oslo FK
		August 24, 1914	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Odd Grenland
		April 28, 1912	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	SFK Lyn
		February 8, 1911	1	0	90	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	Mjøndalen IF
		October 13, 1910	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	SFK Lyn
		March 15, 1910	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Fredrikstad FK
		April 19, 1917	0	0	0	0	0	B	B	Storm
		July 23, 1914	2	4	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Viking FK
		December 29, 1911	2	2	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Lillestrøm SK
		March 13, 1910	1	0	90	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	Mjøndalen IF
		September 10, 1911	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	SFK Lyn

Head coach: Joe Wickham

width=7%	Pos.	width=26%	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=25%	Club
			1	0	90	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	Waterford United
		February 23, 1919	1	0	90	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	/2^[1] Manchester United
			1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	Dundalk F.C.
			1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	Drumcondra F.C.
		June 8, 1903	1	1	90	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	/3 Newport County
		September 3, 1905	2	2	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Shamrock Rovers
			1	0	90	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	Shamrock Rovers
			1	1	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	St James's Gate F.C.
		July 13, 1911	1	0	90	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	/2 Bury F.C.
			1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	Dundalk F.C.
			1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	Bohemian F.C.
			1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	Shamrock Rovers
			2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	/3 Southend United
		June 10, 1919	1	1	90	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	Bohemian F.C.
			1	0	90	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	Dundalk F.C.
			2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	St James's Gate F.C.
			2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	/3 Southend United
			1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	Shamrock Rovers

1. The number indicates the league the team played in that year.

External links

• FIFA official page
• RSSSF - 1938 World Cup Qualification
• Allworldcup