1938 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6

The 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6 took place from January to March 1938. Hungary as the strongest team of this group was seeded. Greece and Mandatory Palestine would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. Hungary would play against the winner at home. The winner would qualify for the third FIFA World Cup held in France.

Matches

Mandatory Palestine vs Greece

Mandatory Palestine	1 — 3 (final score after 90 minutes)	Greece
Manager: Egon Pollak Team: 01 - GK - Julius Klein 02 - DF - Avraham Beit haLevi 03 - DF - Avraham Reznik (capt.) 04 - MF - Yosef Libermann 05 - MF - Yohanan Sukenik 06 - MF - Menahem Mirmovich 07 - FW - Mila Ginzburg 08 - FW - Shuka Brashedski 09 - FW - Peri Neufeld 10 - FW - Gaul Machlis 11 - FW - Avraham Nudelmann Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes:  ? Scorers: 1-2 Peri Neufeld (36')	Half-time: 1-2 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1938 (Group 5) Date: Saturday 22 January 1938 Kick off: 3.30 p.m. Venue: Maccabiah Stadium, Tel Aviv Attendance: 5000 Referee: Mohamed Youssef EGY Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes substitutes ?	Manager: Kostas Negrepontis Team: 01 - GK - Spyros Sklavounos 02 - DF - Georgios Gasparis 03 - DF - Georgios Papadopoulos 04 - MF - Anastassios Kritikos 05 - MF - Antonis Kasimatis sub 46' 06 - MF - Konstantinos Gikas 07 - FW - Antonis Migiakis (capt.) 08 - FW - Dimitris Baltatsis 09 - FW - Kleanthis Vikelidis 10 - FW - Kleanthis Maropoulos 11 - FW - Theologis Symeonidis Substitutes: 12 - MF - Spyros Kontoulis on 46' Unused Substitutes:  ? Scorers: 0-1 Kleanthis Vikelidis (15') 0-2 Kleanthis Vikelidis (30') 1-3 Antonis Migiakis (73')

Greece vs Mandatory Palestine

Greece	1 — 0 (final score after 90 minutes)	Mandatory Palestine
Manager: Kostas Negrepontis Team: 01 - GK - Spyros Sklavounos sub 15' 02 - DF - Giorgos Gasparis 03 - DF - Georgios Papadopoulos 04 - MF - Anastasios Kritikos 05 - MF - Spyros Kontoulis 06 - MF - Konstantinos Gikas 07 - FW - Antonis Migiakis (capt.) 08 - FW - Spyros Depountis 09 - FW - Kleanthis Vikelidis 10 - FW - Kleanthis Maropoulos 11 - FW - Vasilios Manettas Substitutes: 12 - GK - Nikolaos Sotiriadis on 15' Unused Substitutes:  ? Scorers: 1-0 Kleanthis Vikelidis (86', pen.)	Half-time: 0-0 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1938 (Group 5) Date: Sunday 20 February 1938 Kick off: 3 p.m. Venue: Leoforos Alexandras, Athens Attendance: 12000 Referee: Mika Popović YUG Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes substitutes ?	Manager: Egon Pollak Team: 01 - GK - Israel Elsner 02 - DF - Avraham Beit haLevi 03 - DF - Avraham Reznik (capt.) 06 - MF - Yosef Libermann 05 - MF - Gdalyahu Fuchs 04 - MF - Menahem Mirmovich 08 - FW - Yona Stern 10 - FW - Jerry Beit haLevi 09 - FW - Peri Neufeld 07 - FW - Gaul Machlis 11 - FW - Natan Panz Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes:  ? Scorers: -

Hungary vs Greece

Hungary	11 — 1 (final score after 90 minutes)	Greece
Manager: Károly Dietz Team: 01 - GK - József Háda 02 - DF - Lajos Korányi 03 - DF - Sándor Bíró 04 - MF - Gyula Lázár 05 - MF - György Szűcs 06 - MF - István Balogh 07 - FW - Ferenc Sas 08 - FW - Jenő Vincze 09 - FW - József Nemes 10 - FW - Gyula Zsengellér 11 - FW - Pál Titkos Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes:  ? Scorers: 1-0 Gyula Zsengellér (15') 2-0 Pál Titkos (18') 3-0 Gyula Zsengellér (23', pen.) 4-0 Gyula Zsengellér (25') 5-0 Jenő Vincze (30') 6-0 József Nemes (37') 7-0 József Nemes (41') 8-0 József Nemes (51') 9-0 Gyula Zsengellér (67') 10-0 Pál Titkos (82') 11-0 Gyula Zsengellér (85')	Half-time: 7-0 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1938 (Group 5) Date: Friday 25 March 1938 Kick off: 3 p.m. Venue: Hungária Stadion, Budapest Attendance: 14000 Referee: Denis Xifando ROM Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes substitutes ?	Manager: Alan Buckett Team: 01 - GK - Spyros Sklavounos 02 - DF - Nikos Tsaganias 03 - DF - Georgios Papadopoulos 04 - MF - Kimonas Deligiannis 05 - MF - Spyros Kontoulis 06 - MF - Konstantinos Gikas 07 - FW - Antonis Migiakis (capt.) 08 - FW - Kleanthis Maropoulos 09 - FW - Kleanthis Vikelidis 10 - FW - Lefteris Makris 11 - FW - Kostas Christodoulou Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes:  ? Scorers: 11-1 Lefteris Makris (90')

Team stats

Hungary

Head coach: Károly Dietz

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on		Club
MF	István Balogh	September 21, 1912	1	0	90	0	0	90	Újpest FC
DF	Sándor Bíró	August 19, 1911	1	0	90	0	0	90	Hungária FC
GK	József Háda	March 2, 1911	1	0	90	0	0	90	Ferencvárosi FC
DF	Lajos Korányi	May 15, 1907	1	0	90	0	0	90	Ferencvárosi FC
MF	Gyula Lázár	January 24, 1911	1	0	90	0	0	90	Ferencvárosi FC
FW	József Nemes	1914	1	3	90	0	0	90	Kispesti FC
FW	Ferenc Sas	1915	1	0	90	0	0	90	Hungária FC
MF	György Szűcs	April 23, 1912	1	0	90	0	0	90	Újpest FC
FW	Pál Titkos	January 8, 1908	1	2	90	0	0	90	Hungária FC
FW	Jenő Vincze	November 20, 1908	1	1	90	0	0	90	Újpest FC
FW	Gyula Zsengellér	December 27, 1915	1	5	90	0	0	90	Újpest FC

Greece

Head coach: Kostas Negrepontis (first and second match); Alan Buckett (third match)

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on				Club
FW	Dimitris Baltatsis		1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	Panathinaikos FC
FW	Kostas Christodoulou		1	0	90	0	0	-	-	90	Panathinaikos FC
MF	Kimonas Deligiannis		1	0	90	0	0	-	-	90	Apollon Smyrnis
FW	Spyros Depountis		1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	Olympiacos FC
DF	Giorgos Gasparis		2	0	180	0	0	90	90	-	AEK Athens FC
MF	Kostas Gikas		3	0	270	0	0	90	90	90	Apollon Smyrnis
MF	Antonis Kasimatis		1	0	45	1	0	45	-	-	Olympiacos FC
MF	Spyros Kontoulis		3	0	225	0	1	45	90	90	AEK Athens FC
MF	Tasos Kritikos		2	0	180	0	0	90	90	-	Panathinaikos FC
FW	Lefteris Makris		1	1	90	0	0	-	-	90	Asteras Zografou
FW	Vasilis Manetas		1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	AEK Athens FC
FW	Kleanthis Maropoulos	1919	3	0	270	0	0	90	90	90	AEK Athens FC
FW	Antonis Migiakis	1911	3	2	270	0	0	90	90	90	Panathinaikos FC
DF	Giorgos Papadopoulos		3	0	270	0	0	90	90	90	AEK Athens FC
GK	Spyros Sklavounos	1912	3	0	195	1	0	90	15	90	Panathinaikos FC
GK	Nikos Sotiriadis		1	0	75	0	1	-	75	-	PAOK FC
FW	Theologis Symeonidis		1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	Olympiacos FC
DF	Nikos Tsaganias		1	0	90	0	0	-	-	90	Iraklis F.C.
FW	Kleanthis Vikelidis	1916	3	3	270	0	0	90	90	90	Aris Thessaloniki F.C.

Mandatory Palestine

Head coach: Egon Pollak

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on			Club
DF	Avraham Beit haLevi	1915	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	Hapoel Tel Aviv
FW	Jerry Beit haLevi	November 14, 1912	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	Maccabi Tel Aviv
FW	Shuka Brashedski	1914	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	Hapoel Haifa
GK	Israel Elsner	1909	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	Maccabi Tel Aviv
MF	Gdalyahu Fuchs	1911	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	Hapoel Haifa
FW	Mila Ginzburg	1918	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	Maccabi Tel Aviv
GK	Julius Klein	1907	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	Hapoel Haifa
MF	Yosef Libermann	1909	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	Maccabi Tel Aviv
FW	Gaul Machlis	1918	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	Maccabi Tel Aviv
MF	Menahem Mirmovich	1919	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	Maccabi Tel Aviv
FW	Peri Neufeld	1913	2	1	180	0	0	90	90	Maccabi Tel Aviv
FW	Avraham Nudelmann	1910	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	Hapoel Tel Aviv
FW	Natan Pentz	1917	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	Maccabi Tel Aviv
DF	Avraham Reznik	1909	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	Maccabi Tel Aviv
FW	Yona Stern	1908	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	Hapoel Haifa
MF	Yohanan Sukenik	1910	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	Hapoel Tel Aviv

External links

• FIFA official page
• RSSSF - 1938 World Cup Qualification
• Allworldcup