1938 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 3

In the 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 3, the two teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner Poland qualified for the third FIFA World Cup held in France.

Matches

Poland vs Yugoslavia

Poland	4 — 0 (final score after 90 minutes)	Yugoslavia
Manager: Józef Kałuża Team: 01 - GK - Adolf Krzyk 02 - DF - Władysław Szczepaniak (capt.) 03 - DF - Antoni Gałecki 04 - MF - Wilhelm Góra 05 - MF - Erwin Nyc 06 - MF - Ewald Dytko 07 - FW - Bolesław Habowski 08 - FW - Leonard Piątek 09 - FW - Jerzy Wostal 10 - FW - Ernst Wilimowski 11 - FW - Gerard Wodarz Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes: - GK - Edward Madejski - FW - Walerian Kisieliński - ? - Jerzy Kula - ? - Sylwester Nowakowski - ? - Jan Pająk Scorers: 1-0 Leonard Piątek (3') 2-0 Leonard Piątek (4') 3-0 Jerzy Wostal (57') 4-0 Ernst Wilimowski (78')	Half-time: 2-0 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1938 (Group 3) Date: Sunday 10 October 1937 Kick off: 12 noon Venue: Legia Stadium, Warsaw Attendance: 30000 Referee: Lucien Leclerq FRA Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes substitutes ?	Manager: Svetozar Popović Team: 01 - GK - Franjo Glaser 02 - DF - Bernard Hügl 03 - DF - Jozo Matošić 04 - MF - Gustav Lehner 05 - MF - Ivan Stevović 06 - MF - Mirko Kokotović 07 - FW - Ivan Medarić 08 - FW - Blagoje Marjanović 09 - FW - Svetislav Valjarević 10 - FW - Đorđe Vujadinović (capt.) 11 - FW - Branko Pleše Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes: - ? Scorers: -

Yugoslavia vs Poland

Yugoslavia	1 — 0 (final score after 90 minutes)	Poland
Manager: Svetozar Popović Team: 01 - GK - Franjo Glaser 02 - DF - Bernard Hügl 03 - DF - Ernest Dubac 04 - MF - Gustav Lehner 05 - MF - Ivan Jazbinšek 06 - MF - Bruno Knežević 07 - FW - August Šipoš 08 - FW - Blagoje Marjanović 09 - FW - August Lešnik 10 - FW - Vojin Božović 11 - FW - Mirko Kokotović Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes: ? Scorers: 1-0 Blagoje Marjanović (65')	Half-time: 0-0 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1938 (Group 3) Date: Sunday 3 April 1938 Kick off: 4 p.m. Venue: BSK Stadion, Belgrade Attendance: 25000 Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina ITA Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes substitutes ?	Manager: Józef Kałuża Team: 01 - GK - Edward Madejski 02 - DF - Władysław Szczepaniak (capt.) 03 - DF - Antoni Gałecki 04 - MF - Wilhelm Góra 05 - MF - Erwin Nyc 06 - MF - Ewald Dytko 07 - FW - Ryszard Piec 08 - FW - Leonard Piątek 09 - FW - Jerzy Wostal 10 - FW - Ernst Wilimowski 11 - FW - Gerard Wodarz Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes: - GK - Władysław Pawłowski - DF - Erwin Michalski - FW - Fryderyk Scherfke - ? - Sylwester Nowakowski Scorers: -

Poland qualified on goal difference.

Team stats

Poland

Head coach: Józef Kałuża

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on			Club
MF	Ewald Dytko	October 18, 1914	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	Dąb Katowice
DF	Antoni Gałecki	June 4, 1906	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	ŁKS Łódź
MF	Wilhelm Góra	January 18, 1916	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	Cracovia
FW	Bolesław Habowski	September 13, 1914	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	Wisła Kraków
FW	Walerian Kisieliński	March 1, 1907	0	0	0	0	0	B	-	Polonia Warsaw
GK	Adolf Krzyk	December 25, 1907	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	Brygada Częstochowa
	Jerzy Kula		0	0	0	0	0	B	-
GK	Edward Madejski	August 11, 1914	1	0	90	0	0	B	90	no club
FW	Michał Matyas	September 28, 1910	0	0	0	0	0	B	-	Pogoń Lwów
DF	Erwin Michalski	June 27, 1912	0	0	0	0	0	-	B	Naprzód Lipiny
	Sylwester Nowakowski	December 26, 1913	0	0	0	0	0	B	B
MF	Erwin Nyc	May 24, 1914	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	Polonia Warsaw
	Jan Pajak	May 12, 1906	0	0	0	0	0	B	-
GK	Władysław Pawłowski	August 19, 1915	0	0	0	0	0	-	B	Cracovia
FW	Leonard Piątek	October 13, 1913	2	2	180	0	0	90	90	AKS Chorzów
FW	Ryszard Piec	August 17, 1913	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	Naprzód Lipiny
FW	Fryderyk Scherfke	September 7, 1909	0	0	0	0	0	-	B	Warta Poznań
DF	Władysław Szczepaniak	May 19, 1910	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	Polonia Warsaw
FW	Ernst Wilimowski	June 23, 1916	2	1	180	0	0	90	90	Ruch Chorzów
FW	Gerard Wodarz	August 10, 1913	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	Ruch Chorzów
FW	Jerzy Wostal	January 6, 1914	2	1	180	0	0	90	90	AKS Chorzów

Yugoslavia

Head coach: Svetozar Popović

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on			Club
FW	Vojin Božović	January 1, 1913	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	Beogradski SK
DF	Ernest Dubac	February 15, 1914	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	Beogradski SK
GK	Franjo Glaser	January 13, 1913	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	Građanski Zagreb
DF	Bernard Hügl	March 27, 1908	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	Građanski Zagreb
MF	Ivan Jazbinšek	August 9, 1914	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	Građanski Zagreb
MF	Bruno Knežević	March 12, 1915	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	Beogradski SK
FW	Mirko Kokotović	April 15, 1913	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	Građanski Zagreb
MF	Gustav Lehner	February 17, 1913	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	Beogradski SK
FW	August Lešnik	July 16, 1914	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	Građanski Zagreb
FW	Blagoje Marjanović	September 3, 1907	2	1	180	0	0	90	90	Beogradski SK
DF	Jozo Matošić	January 27, 1913	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	Hajduk Split
FW	Ivan Medarić	November 11, 1912	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	HAŠK Zagreb
FW	Branko Pleše	January 12, 1915	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	Građanski Zagreb
FW	August Šipoš	January 24, 1914	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	Građanski Zagreb
MF	Ivan Stevović	September 6, 1910	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	Beogradski SK
FW	Svetislav Valjarević	July 9, 1911	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	Beogradski SK
FW	Đorđe Vujadinović	November 29, 1909	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	Beogradski SK

External links

• FIFA World Cup Official Site - 1938 World Cup Qualification