1938 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 3 explained

In the 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 3, the two teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner Poland qualified for the third FIFA World Cup held in France.^[1]

Matches

Poland vs Yugoslavia

width=33% valign=top	Poland	width=33% valign=top align=center	4 — 0 (final score after 90 minutes)	width=33% valign=top	Yugoslavia
valign=top	Manager: Józef Kałuża----Team: 01 - GK - Adolf Krzyk 02 - DF - Władysław Szczepaniak (capt.) 03 - DF - Antoni Gałecki 04 - MF - Wilhelm Góra 05 - MF - Erwin Nyc 06 - MF - Ewald Dytko 07 - FW - Bolesław Habowski 08 - FW - Leonard Piątek 09 - FW - Jerzy Wostal 10 - FW - Ernst Wilimowski 11 - FW - Gerard Wodarz ----Substitutes: none----Unused Substitutes: - GK - Edward Madejski - FW - Walerian Kisieliński - ? - Jerzy Kula - ? - Sylwester Nowakowski - ? - Jan Pająk----Scorers: 1-0 Leonard Piątek (3') 2-0 Leonard Piątek (4') 3-0 Jerzy Wostal (57') 4-0 Ernst Wilimowski (78')	valign=middle align=center	Half-time: 2-0 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1938 (Group 3) Date: Sunday 10 October 1937 Kick off: 12 noon Venue: Legia Stadium, Warsaw Attendance: 30000 Referee: Lucien Leclerq France Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes substitutes ?	valign=top	Manager: Svetozar Popović----Team: 01 - GK - Franjo Glaser 02 - DF - Bernard Hügl 03 - DF - Jozo Matošić 04 - MF - Gustav Lehner 05 - MF - Ivan Stevović 06 - MF - Mirko Kokotović 07 - FW - Ivan Medarić 08 - FW - Blagoje Marjanović 09 - FW - Svetislav Valjarević 10 - FW - Đorđe Vujadinović (capt.) 11 - FW - Branko Pleše ----Substitutes: none----Unused Substitutes: - ?----Scorers: -

Yugoslavia vs Poland

width=33% valign=top	Yugoslavia	width=33% valign=top align=center	1 — 0 (final score after 90 minutes)	width=33% valign=top	Poland
valign=top	Manager: Svetozar Popović----Team: 01 - GK - Franjo Glaser 02 - DF - Bernard Hügl 03 - DF - Ernest Dubac 04 - MF - Gustav Lehner 05 - MF - Ivan Jazbinšek 06 - MF - Bruno Knežević 07 - FW - August Šipoš 08 - FW - Blagoje Marjanović 09 - FW - August Lešnik 10 - FW - Vojin Božović 11 - FW - Mirko Kokotović ----Substitutes: none----Unused Substitutes: ?----Scorers: 1-0 Blagoje Marjanović (65')	valign=middle align=center	Half-time: 0-0 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1938 (Group 3) Date: Sunday 3 April 1938 Kick off: 4 p.m. Venue: BSK Stadion, Belgrade Attendance: 25000 Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina Italy Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes substitutes ?	valign=top	Manager: Józef Kałuża----Team: 01 - GK - Edward Madejski 02 - DF - Władysław Szczepaniak (capt.) 03 - DF - Antoni Gałecki 04 - MF - Wilhelm Góra 05 - MF - Erwin Nyc 06 - MF - Ewald Dytko 07 - FW - Ryszard Piec 08 - FW - Leonard Piątek 09 - FW - Jerzy Wostal 10 - FW - Ernst Wilimowski 11 - FW - Gerard Wodarz ----Substitutes: none----Unused Substitutes: - GK - Władysław Pawłowski - DF - Erwin Michalski - FW - Fryderyk Scherfke - ? - Sylwester Nowakowski----Scorers: -

Poland qualified on goal difference.

Team stats

Head coach: Józef Kałuża

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
		October 18, 1914	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Dąb Katowice
		June 4, 1906	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	ŁKS Łódź
		January 18, 1916	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Cracovia
		September 13, 1914	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	Wisła Kraków
		March 1, 1907	0	0	0	0	0	B	-	Polonia Warsaw
		December 25, 1907	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	Brygada Częstochowa
			0	0	0	0	0	B	-
		August 11, 1914	1	0	90	0	0	B	bgcolor=red	90	no club
		September 28, 1910	0	0	0	0	0	B	-	Pogoń Lwów
		June 27, 1912	0	0	0	0	0	-	B	Naprzód Lipiny
		December 26, 1913	0	0	0	0	0	B	B
		May 24, 1914	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Polonia Warsaw
		May 12, 1906	0	0	0	0	0	B	-
		August 19, 1915	0	0	0	0	0	-	B	Cracovia
		October 13, 1913	2	2	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	AKS Chorzów
		August 17, 1913	1	0	90	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	Naprzód Lipiny
		September 7, 1909	0	0	0	0	0	-	B	Warta Poznań
		May 19, 1910	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Polonia Warsaw
		June 23, 1916	2	1	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Ruch Chorzów
		August 10, 1913	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Ruch Chorzów
		January 6, 1914	2	1	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	AKS Chorzów

Head coach: Svetozar Popović

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
		January 1, 1913	1	0	90	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	Beogradski SK
		February 15, 1914	1	0	90	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	Beogradski SK
		January 13, 1913	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Građanski Zagreb
		March 27, 1908	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Građanski Zagreb
		August 9, 1914	1	0	90	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	Građanski Zagreb
		March 12, 1915	1	0	90	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	Beogradski SK
		April 15, 1913	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Građanski Zagreb
		February 17, 1913	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Beogradski SK
		July 16, 1914	1	0	90	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	Građanski Zagreb
		September 3, 1907	2	1	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Beogradski SK
		January 27, 1913	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	Hajduk Split
		November 11, 1912	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	HAŠK Zagreb
		January 12, 1915	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	Građanski Zagreb
		January 24, 1914	1	0	90	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	Građanski Zagreb
		September 6, 1910	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	Beogradski SK
		July 9, 1911	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	Beogradski SK
		November 29, 1909	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	Beogradski SK

External links

• FIFA World Cup Official Site - 1938 World Cup Qualification

Notes and References

1. Web site: Stokkermans . Karel . Jarreta . Sergio Henrique . World Cup 1938 Qualifying . . 22 May 2014 . 7 December 2019.