1938 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – 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

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Final table													Home							Away
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 Pfitzner 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				Club
FW	Hans Berndt	Oct 30, 1913	1	0	90	—	90	—	Tennis Borussia Berlin
FW	Josef Gauchel	Sep 11, 1916	1	2	90	—	90	—	TuS Neuendorf
MF	Rudolf Gellesch	May 1, 1914	2	0	180	90	—	90	FC Schalke 04
MF	Ludwig Goldbrunner	Mar 5, 1908	3	0	270	90	90	90	Bayern Munich
GK	Hans Jakob	Jun 16, 1908	3	0	270	90	90	90	SSV Jahn Regensburg
DF	Paul Janes	Mar 11, 1912	3	0	270	90	90	90	Fortuna Düsseldorf
MF	Albin Kitzinger	Feb 2, 1912	1	0	90	90	—	—	1. FC Schweinfurt 05
MF	Andreas Kupfer	May 7, 1914	2	0	180	90	—	90	1. FC Schweinfurt 05
FW	Ernst Lehner	Nov 7, 1912	3	3	270	90	90	90	Schwaben Augsburg
DF	Reinhold Münzenberg	Jan 25, 1909	3	0	270	90	90	90	Alemannia Aachen
MF	Walter Rose	Nov 5, 1912	1	0	90	—	90	—	SpVgg Leipzig
MF	Erwin Schädler	Apr 8, 1917	1	0	90	—	90	—	Ulmer FV 1894
FW	Helmut Schön	Sep 15, 1915	1	2	90	—	—	90	Dresdner SC
FW	Otto Siffling	Aug 3, 1912	2	2	180	90	—	90	SV Waldhof Mannheim
FW	Wilhelm Simetsreiter	Mar 16, 1915	1	0	90	—	90	—	Bayern Munich
FW	Fritz Szepan	Sep 2, 1907	3	1	270	90	90	90	FC Schalke 04
FW	Adolf Urban	Jan 9, 1914	2	1	270	90	—	90	FC Schalke 04

Sweden

Head coach: Carl Linde

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

Estonia

Head coach: Bernhard Rein

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

Finland

Head coach: Ferdinand Fabra

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

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