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Soccernostalgia Podcast-Episode 1 (part 2)
The second part of the podcast interview with Dean Lockyer, the author ofhttp://worldcup1930project.blogspot.com/Twitter:  https://twitter.com/WC1930bloggerThis is part two of a three part interview,...
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Soccer Memories-Part 35 (Those Magical European Nights (European competitions...
It is almost impossible for any soccer fan born in the past two decades to envision European Football Competitions predating the Champions League.Today’s fan has been accustomed to a steady diet of the...
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Soccernostalgia Podcast-Episode 1 (part 3)
The third and final part of the podcast interview with Dean Lockyer, the author ofhttp://worldcup1930project.blogspot.com/Twitter:  https://twitter.com/WC1930bloggerThis is part three of a three part...
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The Beautiful Game on Celluloid, Part Seven
Spoiler Alert: I assume most people have already seen these films; as a result I discuss the plot as much as I can. I will not try to go into every detail but generalize as much as possible.Film:...
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World Cup Stories-Part 3 (The Third World Cup 1934)-part a
-FIFA’s French President Jules Rimet was the driving force for France becoming the 1938 World Cup hosts.Initially there were some doubts within FIFA’s hierarchy whether France was capable of hosting...
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World Cup Stories-Part 3 (The Third World Cup 1934)-part b
Wordl Cup QualifiersGroup 1This Group appeared to be a formality for Germany and Sweden as two teams were guaranteed to qualify, with Finland and Estonia posing no threat.The Germans and Swedes...
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World Cup Stories-Part 3 (The Third World Cup 1938)-part c
Pre-World Cup: -The World Cup Draw was made on March 5th, 1938. Jules Rimet’s 6-year-old grandson, Yves, made the draw for the round of 16 matches. The ceremony was held at the ‘Quai d'Orsay Salon de...
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World Cup Stories-Part 3 (The Third World Cup 1938)-part d
II. Â Germany-German Manager Josef 'Sepp' Herberger had been appointed following the 1936 Olympics replacing Otto Nerz.He would remain in charge until 1964, for a run of 28 years, the longest in German...
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World Cup Stories-Part 3 (The Third World Cup 1938)-part e
III. Â Italy- Italy Manager Vittorio Pozzo (March 12, 1886-December 21, 1968) was still in charge as he had been in 1934.He took charge of the National Team for the first time for the 1912 Olympics.He...
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World Cup Stories-Part 3 (The Third World Cup 1938)-part f
V.     Other Preparatory Matches-Sweden did not play any preparatory matches ahead of the World Cup.While their Official team was in France, a weakened Swedish National team played matches back in...
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World Cup Stories-Part 3 (The Third World Cup 1938)-part g
I. First Round: June 4th, 5th and 9th, 1938-The World Cup opener between Germany and Switzerland took place on Saturday June 4th, 1938. All the First Round matches took place on Sunday, June 5th,...
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World Cup Stories-Part 3 (The Third World Cup 1938)-part h
I. First Round: June 4th, 5th and 9th, 1938 (Continued)Hungary 6-Dutch East Indies 0-Hungary faced the Dutch East Indies, on Sunday, June 5th, 1938, at Reims’  ‘Stade Velodrome Municipal’ Stadium at...
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World Cup Stories-Part 3 (The Third World Cup 1938)-part i
II. Quarterfinals: June 12th, 14th, 1938Brazil 1-Czechoslovakia 1-Brazil and Czechoslovakia faced one another, on Sunday, June 12th, 1938, at Bordeaux’s ‘Parc de Lescure’ at 17:00 PM.-This match marked...
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World Cup Stories-Part 3 (The Third World Cup 1938)-part j
II. Quarterfinals: June 12th, 14th, 1938 (Continued)Hungary 2-Switzerland 0-Hungary and Switzerland faced one another, on Sunday, June 12th, 1938, at Lille’s ‘Stade Victor Boucquey’ at 17:00 PM.-The...
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World Cup Stories-Part 3 (The Third World Cup 1938)-part k
III. Semifinals: June 16th, 1938Italy 2-Brazil 1-Italy and Brazil faced one another, on Thursday, June 16th, 1938, at Antibes’ ‘Stade du Fort Carré’ at 18:00 PM.-This was the first time that Italy...
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World Cup Stories-Part 3 (The Third World Cup 1938)-part l
V. Final: June 19th, 1938Italy 4-Hungary 2 Photo From: History of the World Cup, Author Michael Archer (Team captains, June 19, 1938, World Cup, Italy 4-Hungary 2)-Italy and Hungary faced one another,...
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World Cup Stories-Part 3 (The Third World Cup 1938)-part m
Post World Cup and General-The Final Ranking: 1-Italy, 2-Hungary, 3-Brazil, 4-Sweden, 5-Czechoslovakia, 6-Switzerland, 7-Cuba, 8-France, 9-Romania, 10-Germany, 11-Poland, 12-Norway, 13-Belgium,...
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World Cup Stories-Part 3 (The Third World Cup 1938)-part n
Post World Cup and General (continued)-Leonidas’ success led to ‘Lacta’ chocolate to create the ‘Diamante Negro’ (Black Diamond) chocolate with Leonidas.Leonidas had received many nicknames from...
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World Cup Stories-Part 3 (The Third World Cup 1938)-part o
Post World Cup and General (continued)A.         Repetitions from a previous entry in the blog relevant to 1938:http://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2015/05/the-first-time-part-ten.htmlThe First Time...
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Compendium to the 1938 World Cup-Part 1
1938 World Cup Qualifiers:FIFA World Cup Qualifiers-Group 1 (European Zone)June 16, 1937- (Stockholm, Sweden 4-Finland 0)June 20, 1937- (Stockholm, Sweden 7-Estonia 2)June 29, 1937- (Helsinki, Finland...
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