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The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second edition of the tournament, held in Italy from the 27th of May to the 10th of June. It was the first World Cup to require qualifying matches and the first won by a European nation. Italy defeated Czechoslovakia 2-1 in the final.
Uruguay boycotted the 1934 World Cup in protest at the refusal of several European nations to travel to South America for the 1930 tournament, which Uruguay had hosted. Their absence made 1934 the only World Cup in which the reigning champions did not compete.
Oldrich Nejedly of Czechoslovakia was the tournament's top scorer with five goals. In total, 70 goals were scored by 45 different players across the competition, with not one recorded as an own goal.
The 1934 World Cup drew persistent accusations of corruption linked to Benito Mussolini. He was said to have personally selected referees for Italy's matches, while the Italian government was accused of rearranging the competition's logistics for fascist propaganda. Italy has always denied this; the same national squad won the Olympic football tournament of 1936 and retained the World Cup in 1938.
Italy won the 1934 World Cup final, defeating Czechoslovakia 2-1. Czechoslovakia led 1-0 with 80 minutes played; Italy equalized before full time and scored the winner in extra time, becoming the first European nation to win the FIFA World Cup.
The 1934 World Cup was the first to require qualifying matches, with 32 nations entering and 16 qualifying for the final tournament. The group stage was replaced by a straight knockout from the first round, with replays held the following day if a match remained tied after extra time. For the only time in World Cup history, the quarter-finals were contested entirely by European teams.