| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Netherlands |
| Dates | May 10-20 |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in Zwolie, Rotterdam, Amsterdam host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Belgium (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Netherlands |
| Third place |  Italy |
| Fourth place |  Switzerland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 11 |
| Goals scored | 26 (2.36 per match) |
The 1922 FIFA World Cup was the fourth FIFA World Cup and the first after WW-1. Belgium would take home their first title after defeating the Netherlands 2-1 in the final.
Background
After WW-1, the main football nations of the British Isles (England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland) stayed in Britain while Germany, Austria and Hungary who was defeated in WW-1 were expelled from FIFA. None of the Americas countries turned up in Europe to compete.
European infrastructure was also a problem for this World Cup with it not being effective and secure after WW-1. The host nation of the Netherlands, being neutral during WW-1, was the suitable host for the fourth edition of the World Cup.
Matches
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Netherlands
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| 12 May - Rotterdam | ||||||||||||||
| Bye | ||||||||||||||
| Netherlands
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| 10 May - Zwoile | ||||||||||||||
 Yugoslavia
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia (a.e.t)
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| 15 May - Rotterdam | ||||||||||||||
 Spain
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Netherlands
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Switzerland
| 0 | |||||||||||||
 Sweden
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| 12 May - Zwolie | ||||||||||||||
| Bye | ||||||||||||||
| Sweden
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Switzerland
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Switzerland
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| 17 May - Amsterdam | ||||||||||||||
| Bye | ||||||||||||||
| Netherlands
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Belgium
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Belgium
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| 13 May - Amsterdam | ||||||||||||||
| Bye | ||||||||||||||
| Belgium
| 3 | |||||||||||||
 France
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| France
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| 15 May - Amsterdam | ||||||||||||||
| Bye | ||||||||||||||
| Belgium
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| 10 May - Zwoile | ||||||||||||||
 Italy
| 0 | Third place | ||||||||||||
 Luxembourg
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| 13 May - Rotterdam | 17 May - Rotterdam | |||||||||||||
 Czechoslovakia
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia
| 0 | Switzerland
| 0 | |||||||||||
| Italy
| 2 | Italy
| 1 | |||||||||||
| Italy
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| Bye | ||||||||||||||
Round 1
10-5-1922: Luxembourg 1-4 Czechoslovakia (Zwolie)
10-5-1922: Yugoslavia 1-0 Spain (Zwoile) (a.e.t)
Quarter-Finals
12-5-1922: Netherlands 3-0 Yugoslavia (Rotterdam)
12-5-1922: Sweden 0-1 Switzerland (Zwolie)
13-5-1922: Belgium 3-2 France (Amsterdam)
13-5-1922: Czechoslovakia 0-2 Italy (Rotterdam)
Semi-Finals
Third Place Playoff
Final
17-5-1922: Netherlands 1-2 Belgium (Amsterdam)
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