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1934
Host: Italy
Champion: Italy |
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In its second edition, the World Cup had become a worldwide event.
Thirty-two of FIFA's 50 affiliated member nations took part in the qualification rounds, with 16 gaining berths to the
Finals.
In the semis, Italy defeated Austria's famed "Wunderteam", 1-0, and Czechoslovakia downed Germany, 3-1.
In the Finals in Rome, Laslo Puc gave the Czechs an early one goal lead but Raimondo Orsi scored with eight minutes left to send the match into overtime. Angelo Schiavo's goal nine minutes into overtime gave Italy and Europe its first World Cup title.
Czechoslovakia's Oldrich Nejedly was the tournament's leading scorer with five goals and Schiavo was second with four.
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