Tournament details | |
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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 | ||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||
12 May - Zwolie | ||||||||||||||
Bye | ||||||||||||||
Sweden | 0 | |||||||||||||
Switzerland | 1 | |||||||||||||
Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
17 May - Amsterdam | ||||||||||||||
Bye | ||||||||||||||
Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||||||
Belgium | 2 | |||||||||||||
Belgium | ||||||||||||||
13 May - Amsterdam | ||||||||||||||
Bye | ||||||||||||||
Belgium | 3 | |||||||||||||
France | 2 | |||||||||||||
France | ||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||
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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