# 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 7

In the 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 7, the two teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would qualify for the third FIFA World Cup held in France.

## Matches
### Bulgaria vs Czechoslovakia

| Bulgaria | 1 — 1 (final score after 90 minutes) | Czechoslovakia |
| Manager: Stanislav Toms Team: 01 - GK - Radoslav Maznikov 02 - DF - Anastas Kovachev 03 - DF - Georgi Balkchiev 04 - MF - Ljubomir Petrov 05 - MF - Panayot Stefanov 06 - MF - Borislav Gabrovski 07 - FW - Nikola Nikolov 08 - FW - Ljubomir Angelov (capt.) 09 - FW - Krum Milev 10 - FW - Georgi Pachedzhiev 11 - FW - Borislav Kamenski Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes:  ? Scorers: 1-1 Georgi Pachedzhiev (89', pen.) | Half-time: 0-1 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1938 (Group 6) Date: Sunday 7 November 1937 Kick off: ? Venue: Junak Stadium, Sofia Attendance: 15000 Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina ITA Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes substitutes ? | Manager: Josef Tesař Team: 01 - GK - Vojtěch Věchet 02 - DF - Jaroslav Burgr (capt.) 03 - DF - Josef Čtyřoký 04 - MF - Josef Košťálek 05 - MF - Jaroslav Bouček 06 - MF - Karel Kolský 07 - FW - Jan Říha 08 - FW - František Kloz 09 - FW - Jiří Sobotka 10 - FW - Vlastimil Kopecký 11 - FW - Oldřich Rulc Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes:  ? Scorers: 0-1 Jan Říha (44') |

### Czechoslovakia vs Bulgaria

| Czechoslovakia | 6 — 0 (final score after 90 minutes) | Bulgaria |
| Manager: Václav Meissner Team: 01 - GK - František Plánička (capt.) 02 - DF - Jaroslav Burgr 03 - DF - Ferdinand Daučík 04 - MF - Josef Košťálek 05 - MF - Arnošt Kreuz 06 - MF - Karel Kolský 07 - FW - Jan Říha 08 - FW - Josef Ludl 09 - FW - Ladislav Šimůnek 10 - FW - Oldřich Nejedlý 11 - FW - Ľudovít Rado Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes:  ? Scorers: 1-0 Ladislav Šimůnek (21') 2-0 Oldřich Nejedlý (57') 3-0 Josef Ludl (73') 4-0 Oldřich Nejedlý (77') 5-0 Ladislav Šimůnek (79') 6-0 Ladislav Šimůnek (89') | Half-time: 1-0 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1938 (Group 6) Date: Sunday 24 April 1938 Kick off: ? Venue: Sparta Stadion, Prague Attendance: 28000 Referee: Pál von Herczka HUN Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes substitutes ? | Manager: Stanislav Toms Team: 01 - GK - Konstantin Maznikov 02 - DF - Nikola Nikolov 03 - DF - Georgi Balkchiev 04 - MF - Ljubomir Petrov 05 - MF - Panayot Stefanov 06 - MF - Borislav Gabrovski (capt.) 07 - FW - Ljubomir Angelov 08 - FW - Mihail Lozanov 09 - FW - Stefan Kalchev 10 - FW - Georgi Pachedzhiev 11 - FW - Vuchko Yordanov Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes:  ? Scorers: - |
NOTE: Ľudovít Rado missed a penalty.

## Team stats
### Czechoslovakia

Head coach: Josef Tesař (first match), Václav Meissner (second match)
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played | Goals | Minutes played | Sub off | Sub on | | | Club |
| MF | Jaroslav Bouček | November 13, 1912 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | Sparta Prague |
| DF | Jaroslav Burgr | March 7, 1906 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | Sparta Prague |
| DF | Josef Čtyřoký | September 30, 1906 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | Sparta Prague |
| DF | Ferdinand Daučík | May 30, 1910 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | SK Slavia Prague |
| FW | František Kloz | May 19, 1905 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | SK Kladno |
| MF | Karel Kolský | September 21, 1914 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | Sparta Prague |
| FW | Vlastimil Kopecký | October 14, 1912 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | SK Slavia Prague |
| MF | Josef Košťálek | August 31, 1909 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | Sparta Prague |
| MF | Arnošt Kreuz | March 14, 1910 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | SK Pardubice |
| FW | Josef Ludl | June 3, 1916 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | FK Viktoria Žižkov |
| FW | Oldřich Nejedlý | December 25, 1909 | 1 | 2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | Sparta Prague |
| GK | František Plánička | June 2, 1904 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | SK Slavia Prague |
| FW | Ľudovít Rado | July 27, 1914 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | |
| FW | Jan Říha | November 11, 1915 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | Sparta Prague |
| FW | Oldřich Rulc | March 28, 1911 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | SK Židenice |
| FW | Ladislav Šimůnek | October 4, 1916 | 1 | 3 | 900 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | SK Slavia Prague |
| FW | Jiří Sobotka | June 6, 1911 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | SK Slavia Prague |
| GK | Vojtěch Věchet | June 2, 1904 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | |

### Bulgaria

Head coach: Stanislav Toms
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played | Goals | Minutes played | Sub off | Sub on | | | Club |
| FW | Ljubomir Angelov | October 4, 1912 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | AS 23 Sofia |
| DF | Georgi Balkchiev | | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | AS 23 Sofia |
| MF | Borislav Gabrovski | January 30, 1910 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | PFC Levski Sofia |
| FW | Stefan Kalchev | 1915 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | Ticha Varna |
| FW | Borislav Kamenski | | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | FK 13 |
| DF | Anastas Kovachev | 1911 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | PFC Slavia Sofia |
| FW | Mihail Lozanov | | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | |
| GK | Konstantin Maznikov | 1904 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | PFC Levski Sofia |
| FW | Krum Milev | June 11, 1915 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | PFC Slavia Sofia |
| FW | Nikola Nikolov | January 25, 1908 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | PFC Levski Sofia |
| FW | Georgi Pachedzhiev | March 1, 1916 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | AS 23 Sofia |
| MF | Liubomir Petrov | | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | |
| MF | Panayot Stefanov | | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | PFC Slavia Sofia |
| FW | Vuchko Yordanov | 1915 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | |