# 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 3

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.

## Matches
### Poland vs Yugoslavia

| Poland | 4 — 0 (final score after 90 minutes) | Yugoslavia |
| 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') | 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 FRA Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes substitutes ? | 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

| Yugoslavia | 1 — 0 (final score after 90 minutes) | Poland |
| 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') | 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 ITA Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes substitutes ? | 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
### Poland

Head coach: Józef Kałuża
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played | Goals | Minutes played | Sub off | Sub on | | | Club |
| MF | Ewald Dytko | October 18, 1914 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | Dąb Katowice |
| DF | Antoni Gałecki | June 4, 1906 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | ŁKS Łódź |
| MF | Wilhelm Góra | January 18, 1916 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | Cracovia |
| FW | Bolesław Habowski | September 13, 1914 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | Wisła Kraków |
| FW | Walerian Kisieliński | March 1, 1907 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | B | - | Polonia Warsaw |
| GK | Adolf Krzyk | December 25, 1907 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | Brygada Częstochowa |
| | Jerzy Kula | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | B | - | |
| GK | Edward Madejski | August 11, 1914 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | B | 90 | no club |
| FW | Michał Matyas | September 28, 1910 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | B | - | Pogoń Lwów |
| DF | Erwin Michalski | June 27, 1912 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | B | Naprzód Lipiny |
| | Sylwester Nowakowski | December 26, 1913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | B | B | |
| MF | Erwin Nyc | May 24, 1914 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | Polonia Warsaw |
| | Jan Pajak | May 12, 1906 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | B | - | |
| GK | Władysław Pawłowski | August 19, 1915 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | B | Cracovia |
| FW | Leonard Piątek | October 13, 1913 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | AKS Chorzów |
| FW | Ryszard Piec | August 17, 1913 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | Naprzód Lipiny |
| FW | Fryderyk Scherfke | September 7, 1909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | B | Warta Poznań |
| DF | Władysław Szczepaniak | May 19, 1910 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | Polonia Warsaw |
| FW | Ernst Wilimowski | June 23, 1916 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | Ruch Chorzów |
| FW | Gerard Wodarz | August 10, 1913 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | Ruch Chorzów |
| FW | Jerzy Wostal | January 6, 1914 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | AKS Chorzów |

### Yugoslavia

Head coach: Svetozar Popović
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played | Goals | Minutes played | Sub off | Sub on | | | Club |
| FW | Vojin Božović | January 1, 1913 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | Beogradski SK |
| DF | Ernest Dubac | February 15, 1914 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | Beogradski SK |
| GK | Franjo Glaser | January 13, 1913 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | Građanski Zagreb |
| DF | Bernard Hügl | March 27, 1908 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | Građanski Zagreb |
| MF | Ivan Jazbinšek | August 9, 1914 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | Građanski Zagreb |
| MF | Bruno Knežević | March 12, 1915 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | Beogradski SK |
| FW | Mirko Kokotović | April 15, 1913 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | Građanski Zagreb |
| MF | Gustav Lehner | February 17, 1913 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | Beogradski SK |
| FW | August Lešnik | July 16, 1914 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | Građanski Zagreb |
| FW | Blagoje Marjanović | September 3, 1907 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | Beogradski SK |
| DF | Jozo Matošić | January 27, 1913 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | Hajduk Split |
| FW | Ivan Medarić | November 11, 1912 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | HAŠK Zagreb |
| FW | Branko Pleše | January 12, 1915 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | Građanski Zagreb |
| FW | August Šipoš | January 24, 1914 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | Građanski Zagreb |
| MF | Ivan Stevović | September 6, 1910 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | Beogradski SK |
| FW | Svetislav Valjarević | July 9, 1911 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | Beogradski SK |
| FW | Đorđe Vujadinović | November 29, 1909 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | Beogradski SK |