Cuba at the FIFA World Cup - wikipedia Cuba at the FIFA World Cup This is a record of Cuba 's results at the FIFA World Cup. The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men 's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association ( FIFA ), the sport 's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II. The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase ( officially called the World Cup Finals ). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation ( or nations ) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final. Cuba has appeared in the Quarter - Finals of the FIFA World Cup on one occasion in 1938. Contents 1 Record at the FIFA World Cup 1.1 By Match 1.2 Record by Opponent 2 Cuba at 1938 FIFA World Cup 2.1 First Round 2.2 First Round Replay 2.3 Quarter - Final 3 Record Players 4 Top Goalscorers 5 References 6 External links Record at the FIFA World Cup Year Round Position GP D * GF GA 1930 Did not enter 1934 Did not qualify 1938 Quarter - finals 8th 5 12 1950 Did not qualify 1954 Entry not accepted 1958 Did not enter 1962 1966 Did not qualify 1970 Entry not accepted Did not enter 1978 Did not qualify 1982 1986 Did not enter Did not qualify Withdrew 1998 Did not qualify 2002 2006 2014 2018 2022 To be determined 2026 Total 1 / 21 - 5 12 * Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks By Match World Cup Round Opponent Score Result Venue Scorers 1938 Round of 16 Romania 3 -- 3 ( a.e.t. ) Toulouse H. Socorro ( 2 ), J. Magriñá Romania 2 -- 1 Toulouse H. Socorro, T. Fernández Quarter - finals Sweden 0 -- 8 Antibes & -- Record by Opponent FIFA World Cup matches ( by team ) Opponent Wins Draws Losses Total Goals Scored Goals Conceded Romania 0 5 Sweden 0 0 0 8 Cuba at 1938 FIFA World Cup Head coach : José Tapia No. Pos. Player Date of birth ( age ) Caps Club - 4FW Juan Alonzo 1911 Fortuna Havana - 3MF Joaquín Arias ( 1914 - 11 - 12 ) 12 November 1914 ( aged 23 ) Juventud Asturiana - 1GK Juan Ayra ( 1911 - 06 - 23 ) 23 June 1911 ( aged 26 ) CD Centro Gallego - 2DF Jacinto Barquín ( 1915 - 09 - 03 ) 3 September 1915 ( aged 22 ) CD Puentes Grandes - 3MF Pedro Berges 1906 Iberia Havana - 1GK Benito Carvajales 1913 Juventud Asturiana - 2DF Manuel Chorens ( 1916 - 01 - 22 ) 22 January 1916 ( aged 22 ) CD Centro Gallego - 4FW Tomás Fernández 1915 CD Centro Gallego - 4FW Pedro Ferrer 1908 Iberia Havana - 3MF Arturo Garcelan Juventud Asturiana - 4FW José Magriñá ( 1917 - 12 - 14 ) 14 December 1917 ( aged 20 ) CD Centro Gallego * 4FW Carlos Oliveira Hispano America - 3MF José Antonio Rodríguez CD Centro Gallego - 4FW Héctor Socorro ( 1912 - 06 - 26 ) 26 June 1912 ( aged 25 ) CD Puentes Grandes - 4FW Mario Sosa 1910 Iberia Havana - 4FW Juan Tuñas ( 1917 - 02 - 01 ) 1 February 1917 ( aged 21 ) Juventud Asturiana First Round 5 June 1938 17 : 00 ( WEST ) Cuba 3 -- 3 ( a.e.t. ) Romania Socorro 44 ' Fernández 87 ' Tuñas 117 ' Report Bindea 35 ' Baratky 88 ' Dobay 105 ' Stade Chapou, Toulouse Attendance : 7,000 Referee : Giuseppe Scarpi ( Italy ) First Round Replay 9 June 1938 18 : 00 ( WEST ) Cuba 2 -- 1 Romania Socorro 51 ' Oliveira 57 ' Report Dobay 35 ' Stade Chapou, Toulouse Attendance : 8,000 Referee : Alfred Birlem ( Germany ) Quarter - Final 12 June 1938 17 : 00 ( WEST ) Sweden 8 -- 0 Cuba Keller 9 ', 80 ', 81 ' Wetterström 32 ', 37 ', 44 ' Nyberg 84 ' H. Andersson 90 ' Report Stade du Fort Carré, Antibes Attendance : 6,846 Referee : Augustin Krist ( Czechoslovakia ) Record players Eight players have been fielded in all three matches in 1938, making them record World Cup players for their country. No. Name Matches Joaquín Arias Jacinto Barquín Pedro Berges Manuel Chorens Tomás Fernández José Rodríguez Héctor Socorro Juan Tuñas Top Goalscorers No. Name Goals Héctor Socorro Tomás Fernández Carlos Oliveira Juan Tuñas References Jump up ^ 2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage Archived June 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. ( PDF ), FIFA.com. Retrieved on June 6, 2007. Jump up ^ `` World Cup History 1938 World Cup ''. BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 October 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition ( by year ) '' ( PDF ). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 13 December 2011. Jump up ^ RSSSF credits the goal in the 9th minute to Harry Andersson Jump up ^ RSSSF credits goal in the 80th minute as coming in the 60th minute. Jump up ^ RSSSF credits goal in the 81st minute to Harry Andersson in the 61st minute. Jump up ^ RSSSF credits the goal in the 32nd minute as coming in the 22nd minute. Jump up ^ RSSSF credits this goal as coming in the 89th minute. 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Question: when did cuba play in the world cup
Answer: 1938