# 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 1

The four teams in this group would play against each other once. The group winner and runner-up would qualify for the 1938 FIFA World Cup held in France.

## Group 1

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| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | | | | | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1. | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 6 | X | 5:0 | 4:1 | 2:0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2. | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0:5 | X | 7:2 | 4:0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 3. | Estonia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1:4 | 2:7 | X | 1:0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
| 4. | Finland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0:2 | 0:4 | 0:1 | X | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |

## Matches
### Sweden vs Finland

| Sweden | 4 — 0 (final score after 90 minutes) | Finland |
| Manager: Carl Linde Team: 01 – GK – Gustav Sjöberg 02 – DF – Valter Lundgren 03 – DF – Olle Källgren 04 – MF – Kurt Svanström 05 – MF – Gunnar Löfgren 06 – MF – Ernst Andersson (capt.) 07 – FW – Gustaf Josefsson 08 – FW – Erik Persson 09 – FW – Olle Zetherlund 10 – FW – Lennart Bunke 11 – FW – Axel Nilsson Substitutes: none Scorers: 60' 1–0 Lennart Bunke 65' 2–0 Erik Persson 70' 3–0 Kurt Svanström 81' 4–0 Lennart Bunke | Half-time: 0–0 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1938 (Group 1) Date: Wednesday 16 June 1937 Kick off: ? Venue: Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm Attendance: 19554 Referee: Kolbjørn Dæhlen NOR Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes No substitutes | Manager: Ferdinand Fabra Team: 01 – GK – Paavo Salminen 02 – DF – Frans Karjagin 03 – DF – Ragnar Lindbäck 04 – MF – Eino Lahti 05 – MF – Kaarlo Oksanen (capt.) 06 – MF – Eino Kilpi 07 – FW – Lauri Taipale 08 – FW – Kurt Weckström 09 – FW – Aatos Lehtonen 10 – FW – Sulo Salo 11 – FW – Yrjö Kylmälä Substitutes: none Scorers: — |

### Sweden vs Estonia

| Sweden | 7 — 2 (final score after 90 minutes) | Estonia |
| Manager: Carl Linde Team: 01 – GK – Gustav Sjöberg 02 – DF – Valter Lundgren 03 – DF – Olle Källgren 04 – MF – Erik Almgren 05 – MF – Gunnar Löfgren 06 – MF – Kurt Svanström 07 – FW – Gustaf Josefsson 08 – FW – Sven Jonasson 09 – FW – Bertil Ericsson 10 – FW – Lennart Bunke (capt.) 11 – FW – Gustav Wetterström Substitutes: none Scorers: 7' 1–2 Gustaf Josefsson 40' 2–2 Lennart Bunke 41' 3–2 Gustaf Josefsson 49' 4–2 Sven Jonasson (pen.) 73' 5–2 Gustav Wetterström 77' 6–2 Gustav Wetterström 84' 7–2 Gustav Wetterström | Half-time: 3–2 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1938 (Group 1) Date: Sunday 20 June 1937 Kick off: ? Venue: Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm Attendance: 18270 Referee: Otto Remke DEN Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes No substitutes | Manager: Bernhard Rein Team: 01 – GK – Evald Tipner (capt.) 02 – DF – Voldemar Peterson 03 – DF – Valter Neeris 04 – MF – Karl-Rudolf Sillak 05 – MF – Egon Parbo 06 – MF – Helmuth Räästas 07 – FW – Georg Siimenson 08 – FW – Heinrich Uukkivi 09 – FW – Richard Kuremaa 10 – FW – Julius Kaljo 11 – FW – Leonhard Kass Substitutes: none Scorers: 2' 0–1 Georg Siimenson 3' 0–2 Heinrich Uukkivi |

### Finland vs Germany

| Finland | 0 — 2 (final score after 90 minutes) | Germany |
| Manager: Ferdinand Fabra Team: 01 – GK – Viljo Halme 02 – DF – Frans Karjagin 03 – DF – Ragnar Lindbäck 04 – MF – Eino Lahti 05 – MF – Kaarlo Oksanen (capt.) 06 – MF – Eino Kilpi 07 – FW – Lauri Taipale 08 – FW – Kurt Weckström 09 – FW – Pentti Larvo 10 – FW – Ernst Grönlund 11 – FW – Nuutti Lintamo Substitutes: none Scorers: — | Half-time: 0–1 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1938 (Group 1) Date: Tuesday 29 June 1937 Kick off: ? Venue: Pallokenttä, Helsinki Attendance: 6619 Referee: Otto Remke DEN Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes No substitutes | Manager: Sepp Herberger Team: 01 – GK – Hans Jakob 02 – DF – Paul Janes 03 – DF – Reinhold Münzenberg 04 – MF – Andreas Kupfer 05 – MF – Ludwig Goldbrunner 06 – MF – Albin Kitzinger 07 – FW – Ernst Lehner 08 – FW – Rudolf Gellesch 09 – FW – Otto Siffling 10 – FW – Fritz Szepan (capt.) 11 – FW – Adolf Urban Substitutes: none Scorers: 6' 0–1 Ernst Lehner 60' 0–2 Adolf Urban |

### Finland vs Estonia

| Finland | 0 — 1 (final score after 90 minutes) | Estonia |
| Manager: Ferdinand Fabra Team: 01 – GK – Viljo Halme 02 – DF – Frans Karjagin 03 – DF – Kaarlo Oksanen 04 – MF – William Kanerva 05 – MF – Jarl Malmgren (capt.) 06 – MF – Eino Lahti 07 – FW – Paavo Virtanen 08 – FW – Kurt Weckström 09 – FW – Aatos Lehtonen 10 – FW – Sulo Salo 11 – FW – Holger Salin Substitutes: none Scorers: — | Half-time: 0–0 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1938 (Group 1) Date: Thursday 19 August 1937 Kick off: ? Venue: Urheilupuisto, Turku Attendance: 4797 Referee: Ivan Eklind SWE Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes No substitutes | Manager: Bernhard Rein Team: 01 – GK – Evald Tipner (capt.) 02 – DF – Elmar Tepp 03 – DF – Valter Neeris 04 – MF – Karl–Rudolf Sillak 05 – MF – Egon Parbo 06 – MF – Juho Matsalu 07 – FW – Georg Siimenson 08 – FW – Julius Kaljo 09 – FW – Richard Kuremaa 10 – FW – Ralf Veidemann 11 – FW – Heinrich Uukkivi Substitutes: none Scorers: 56' 0–1 Richard Kuremaa |

### Germany vs Estonia

| Germany | 4 — 1 (final score after 90 minutes) | Estonia |
| Manager: Sepp Herberger Team: 01 – GK – Hans Jakob 02 – DF – Paul Janes 03 – DF – Reinhold Münzenberg 04 – MF – Walter Rose 05 – MF – Ludwig Goldbrunner 06 – MF – Erwin Schädler 07 – FW – Ernst Lehner 08 – FW – Josef Gauchel 09 – FW – Hans Berndt 10 – FW – Fritz Szepan (capt.) 11 – FW – Wilhelm Simetsreiter Substitutes: none Scorers: 50' 1–1 Ernst Lehner 53' 2–1 Josef Gauchel 65' 3–1 Ernst Lehner 86' 4–1 Josef Gauchel | Half-time: 0–1 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1938 (Group 1) Date: Sunday 29 August 1937 Kick off: ? Venue: Horst Wessel-Stadium, Königsberg Attendance: 15000 Referee: Bruno Pfützner TCH Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes No substitutes | Manager: Bernhard Rein Team: 01 – GK – Evald Tipner (capt.) 02 – DF – Elmar Tepp 03 – DF – Valter Neeris 06 – MF – Karl–Rudolf Sillak 04 – MF – Ferdinand Murr 05 – MF – Egon Parbo 07 – FW – Georg Siimenson 10 – FW – Julius Kaljo 09 – FW – Richard Kuremaa 11 – FW – Ralf Veidemann 08 – FW – Heinrich Uukkivi Substitutes: none Scorers: 32' 0–1 Georg Siimenson |

### Germany vs Sweden

| Germany | 5 — 0 (final score after 90 minutes) | Sweden |
| Manager: Sepp Herberger Team: 01 – GK – Hans Jakob 02 – DF – Paul Janes 03 – DF – Reinhold Münzenberg 04 – MF – Andreas Kupfer 05 – MF – Ludwig Goldbrunner 06 – MF – Rudolf Gellesch 07 – FW – Ernst Lehner 08 – FW – Helmut Schön 09 – FW – Otto Siffling 10 – FW – Fritz Szepan (capt.) 11 – FW – Adolf Urban Substitutes: none Scorers: 2' 1–0 Otto Siffling 8' 2–0 Fritz Szepan 48' 3–0 Helmut Schön 57' 4–0 Otto Siffling 63' 5–0 Helmut Schön | Half-time: 2–0 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1938 (Group 1) Date: Sunday 21 November 1937 Kick off: ? Venue: Altonaer Stadion, Hamburg Attendance: 55000 Referee: Bruno Pfitzner TCH Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes No substitutes | Manager: Carl Linde Team: 01 – GK – Sven Bergqvist 02 – DF – Ivar Eriksson 03 – DF – Karl Johansson 04 – MF – Lars Flodin 05 – MF – Sven Nilsson (capt.) 06 – MF – Karl-Erik Grahn 07 – FW – Malte Mårtensson 08 – FW – Lennart Carlsson 09 – FW – Arne Nyberg 10 – FW – Gunnar Bergström 11 – FW – Åke Andersson Substitutes: none Scorers: — |

## Team stats
### Germany

Head coach: Sepp Herberger
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played | Goals | Minutes played | Sub off | Sub on | | | | Club |
| FW | Hans Berndt | Oct 30, 1913 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — | 90 | — | Tennis Borussia Berlin |
| FW | Josef Gauchel | Sep 11, 1916 | 1 | 2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — | 90 | — | TuS Neuendorf |
| MF | Rudolf Gellesch | May 1, 1914 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | — | 90 | FC Schalke 04 |
| MF | Ludwig Goldbrunner | Mar 5, 1908 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Bayern Munich |
| GK | Hans Jakob | Jun 16, 1908 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | SSV Jahn Regensburg |
| DF | Paul Janes | Mar 11, 1912 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
| MF | Albin Kitzinger | Feb 2, 1912 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | — | — | 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 |
| MF | Andreas Kupfer | May 7, 1914 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | — | 90 | 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 |
| FW | Ernst Lehner | Nov 7, 1912 | 3 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Schwaben Augsburg |
| DF | Reinhold Münzenberg | Jan 25, 1909 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Alemannia Aachen |
| MF | Walter Rose | Nov 5, 1912 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — | 90 | — | SpVgg Leipzig |
| MF | Erwin Schädler | Apr 8, 1917 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — | 90 | — | Ulmer FV 1894 |
| FW | Helmut Schön | Sep 15, 1915 | 1 | 2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 90 | Dresdner SC |
| FW | Otto Siffling | Aug 3, 1912 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | — | 90 | SV Waldhof Mannheim |
| FW | Wilhelm Simetsreiter | Mar 16, 1915 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — | 90 | — | Bayern Munich |
| FW | Fritz Szepan | Sep 2, 1907 | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | FC Schalke 04 |
| FW | Adolf Urban | Jan 9, 1914 | 2 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | — | 90 | FC Schalke 04 |

### Sweden

Head coach: Carl Linde
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played | Goals | Minutes played | Sub off | Sub on | | | | Club |
| MF | Erik Almgren | Jan 28, 1908 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — | 90 | — | AIK Fotboll |
| FW | Åke Andersson | Apr 22, 1917 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 90 | GAIS |
| MF | Ernst Andersson | Mar 26, 1909 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | — | — | IFK Göteborg |
| GK | Sven Bergqvist | Aug 20, 1914 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 90 | Hammarby IF |
| FW | Gunnar Bergström | | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 90 | IK Brage |
| FW | Lennart Bunke | | 2 | 3 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | — | Hälsingborgs IF |
| FW | Lennart Carlsson | Jul 9,1918 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 90 | IFK Eskilstuna |
| FW | Bertil Ericsson | Nov 6, 1908 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — | 90 | — | Sandvikens IF |
| DF | Ivar Eriksson | | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 90 | Sandvikens IF |
| MF | Lars Flodin | | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 90 | Hälsingborgs IF |
| MF | Karl-Erik Grahn | Nov 5, 1914 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 90 | IF Elfsborg |
| DF | Karl Johansson | | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 90 | IK Sleipner |
| FW | Sven Jonasson | Jul 9, 1909 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — | 90 | — | IF Elfsborg |
| FW | Gustaf Josefsson | Feb 16, 1916 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | — | AIK Fotboll |
| DF | Olle Källgren | Sep 7, 1907 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | — | Sandvikens IF |
| MF | Gunnar Löfgren | | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | — | IFK Göteborg |
| DF | Valter Lundgren | Nov 10, 1917 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | — | AIK Fotboll |
| FW | Malte Mårtensson | | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 90 | Hälsingborgs IF |
| FW | Axel Nilsson | Nov 12, 1911 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | — | — | AIK Fotboll |
| MF | Sven Nilsson | Jun 15, 1909 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 90 | Malmö FF |
| FW | Arne Nyberg | Jun 20, 1913 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 90 | IFK Göteborg |
| FW | Erik Persson | Nov 19, 1909 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | — | — | AIK Fotboll |
| GK | Gustav Sjöberg | Mar 23, 1913 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | — | AIK Fotboll |
| MF | Kurt Svanström | Mar 24, 1915 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | — | Örgryte IS |
| FW | Gustav Wetterström | Oct 15, 1911 | 1 | 3 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — | 90 | — | IK Sleipner |
| FW | Olle Zetherlund | Aug 24, 1911 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | — | — | AIK Fotboll |

### Estonia

Head coach: Bernhard Rein
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played | Goals | Minutes played | Sub off | Sub on | | | | Club |
| FW | Julius Kaljo | Jan 4,1910 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | |
| FW | Leonhard Kass | Oct 30, 1911 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | — | — | |
| FW | Richard Kuremaa | Jan 12, 1912 | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Olümpia Tartu |
| MF | Juho Matsalu | | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — | 90 | — | Estonia Tallinn |
| MF | Ferdinand Murr | | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 90 | Puhkekodu Tallinn |
| DF | Valter Neeris | 1915 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | SK Tallinna Sport |
| MF | Egon Parbo | | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Estonia Tallinn |
| DF | Voldemar Peterson | | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | — | — | |
| MF | Helmuth Räästas | | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | — | — | |
| FW | Georg Siimenson | Apr 14, 1912 | 3 | 2 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | SK Tallinna Sport |
| MF | Karl-Rudolf Sillak | 1906 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | |
| DF | Elmar Tepp | | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | — | 90 | 90 | Puhkekodu Tallinn |
| GK | Evald Tipner | Mar 3, 1906 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | SK Tallinna Sport |
| FW | Heinrich Uukkivi | 1913 | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | |
| FW | Ralf Veidemann | | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | — | 90 | 90 | Kalev Tallinn |

### Finland

Head coach: Ferdinand Fabra
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played | Goals | Minutes played | Sub off | Sub on | | | | Club |
| FW | Ernst Grönlund | Dec 18, 1902 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — | 90 | — | Helsingfors IFK |
| GK | Viljo Halme | Jan 24, 1907 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | — | 90 | 90 | |
| MF | William Kanerva | Nov 26, 1902 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 90 | Helsingin Palloseura |
| DF | Frans Karjagin | Jun 12, 1909 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Helsingfors IFK |
| MF | Eino Kilpi | Oct 23, 1910 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | — | |
| FW | Yrjö Kylmälä | Sep 20, 1911 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | — | — | Toverit Helsinki |
| FW | Pentti Larvo | Dec 22, 1907 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — | 90 | — | Helsingin Palloseura |
| MF | Eino Lahti | May 18, 1915 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Vaasan Palloseura |
| FW | Aatos Lehtonen | Feb 15, 1914 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | — | 90 | Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi |
| DF | Ragnar Lindbäck | Nov 13, 1906 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | — | Helsingfors IFK |
| FW | Nuutti Lintamo | Dec 22, 1909 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — | 90 | — | Vaasan Palloseura |
| MF | Jarl Malmgren | Sep 12, 1908 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 90 | Helsingfors IFK |
| MF | Kaarlo Oksanen | Jan 11, 1909 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Helsingin Palloseura |
| FW | Holger Salin | Sep 18, 1911 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 90 | Helsingfors IFK |
| GK | Paavo Salminen | Nov 19, 1911 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | — | — | Toverit Helsinki |
| FW | Sulo Salo | Nov 16, 1909 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | — | 90 | |
| FW | Lauri Taipale | Sep 11,1911 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | — | |
| FW | Paavo Virtanen | Nov 3, 1915 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 90 | Helsingin Palloseura |
| FW | Kurt Weckström | Dec 4, 1911 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi |