page_title: 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification
section_title: Qualified teams
hierarchical_section_title: 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification / Qualified teams
context_page_description: The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the first World Cup for which teams had to qualify. When 32 teams entered the 1934 competition, FIFA organized qualification rounds to select 16 teams for the final tournament. Even Italy, the host of the World Cup, had to qualify, The previous champions, Uruguay, refused to defend their title because many European nations declined to take part in the 1930 FIFA World Cup held in Uruguay.
  A total of 27 teams played at least one qualifying match. A total of 27 qualifying matches were played, and 141 goals were scored. The first match, between Sweden and Estonia, began in Stockholm on 11 June 1933, with Swedish player Knut Kroon scoring the first goal. The final match was played in Rome only three days before the start of the tournament on 24 May 1934, as late entrants the United States beat Mexico in a play-off to become the sixteenth and final team to qualify.
  Listed below are the dates and results of the qualification rounds.
context_section_description: Only six of the teams qualifying for the final competition – Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, France, Romania, and the USA – had already attended the World Cup in 1930. 5 of the 16 teams subsequently failed to qualify for the 1938 finals: Argentina, Austria, Egypt, Spain and United States.
caption: Qualifying countries
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