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1926 FIFA World Cup
Copa Mundial de la FIFA 1926
Tournament details
Host country Spain
City Madrid
Dates May 10-June 1
Teams 16 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s) 5 (in Madrid, Valencia, Barcelona, Seville, San Sebastian host cities)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Uruguay Uruguay (2nd title)
Runners-up Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
Third place Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
Fourth place Flag of Austria Austria
Tournament statistics
Matches played 32
Goals scored 84 (2.63 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of the Netherlands Charles van Baat (6 goals)
Flag of the Netherlands 1922
Flag of Uruguay 1930

The 1926 FIFA World Cup was the 5th edition of the FIFA World Cup. It was held between May 10 to June 1 in Spain.

After 32 matches, Uruguay created history by being the first nation to win two World Cups after previously winning in 1906. They defeated the Netherlands after the Netherlands created history by having the biggest winning margin of 7 goals over the United States in Seville.

Qualifying[]

Main article: 1926 FIFA World Cup qualification
Qualifying for the 1926 FIFA World Cup took placed during 1925 with 10 groups being played.

Group Stage[]

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960) Brazil 3 2 1 0 5 2 2.50 5
Flag of Scotland Scotland 3 2 0 1 4 4 1.00 4
Flag of Wales 2 Wales 3 1 1 1 4 3 1.33 3
Flag of Spain (1785-1873 and 1875-1931) Spain 3 0 0 3 0 4 0 0
10 May 1926
Flag of Spain (1785-1873 and 1875-1931) Spain 0-1 Flag of Brazil (1889-1960) Brazil
Lagarto Goal 78'
Madrid


10 May 1926
Flag of Scotland Scotland 2-1 Flag of Wales 2 Wales
Gallacher Goal 56'
Cunnigham Goal 85'
Fowler Goal 32'
Valencia


15 May 1926
Flag of Wales 2 Wales 2-0 Flag of Spain (1785-1873 and 1875-1931) Spain
Fowler Goal 37'
Davis Goal 76'
Barcelona


15 May 1926
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960) Brazil 3-1 Flag of Scotland Scotland
Batalha Goal 22', Goal 69'
Lagarto Goal 43'
Gallacher Goal 89'
San Sebastian


20 May 1926
Flag of Spain (1785-1873 and 1875-1931) Spain 0-1 Flag of Scotland Scotland
McLaen Goal 55'
Madrid


20 May 1926
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960) Brazil 1-1 Flag of Wales 2 Wales
Lagarto Goal 86' Jones Goal 29'
Seville

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
Flag of Uruguay Uruguay 3 2 1 0 7 1 7.00 5
Flag of Belgium (civil) Belgium 3 0 3 0 3 3 1.00 3
Flag of France France 3 0 2 1 3 6 0.50 2
Flag of Sweden Sweden 3 0 2 1 3 6 0.50 2
11 May 1926
Flag of Sweden Sweden 2-2 Flag of France France
Rydell Goal 23', Goal 56' Nicolas Goal 5', Goal 68'
San Sebastian


11 May 1926
Flag of Uruguay Uruguay 1-1 Flag of Belgium (civil) Belgium
Fernandez Goal 67' Larnoe Goal 29'
Barcelona


16 May 1926
Flag of France France 0-3 Flag of Uruguay Uruguay
Romano Goal 36'
Uriarte Goal 58'
Bidegain Goal 81'
Seville


16 May 1926
Flag of Belgium (civil) Belgium 1-1 Flag of Sweden Sweden
Adams Goal 23' Johansson Goal 52'
Madrid


21 May 1926
Flag of France France 1-1 Flag of Belgium (civil) Belgium
Crut Goal 42' Adams Goal 69'
Barcelona


21 May 1926
Flag of Uruguay Uruguay 3-0 Flag of Sweden Sweden
Petrone Goal 25', Goal 78'
Melongo Goal 58'.
Valencia

Group C[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
Flag of Austria Austria 3 2 1 0 5 0 5.00 5
Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Italy 3 2 0 1 7 1 7.00 4
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechoslovakia 3 1 1 1 2 3 0.66 3
File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 3 0 0 3 1 11 0.09 0
12 May 1926
Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Italy 5-0 File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland
Baloncieri Goal 13', Goal 28', Goal 57'
Conti Goal 29'
Magnozzi Goal 78'
Seville


12 May 1926
Flag of Austria Austria 0-0 Flag of the Czech Republic Czechoslovakia
Valencia


17 May 1926
File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 0-4 Flag of Austria Austria
Hierlander Goal 25', Goal 79'
Morocutti Goal 44'
Resch Goal 67'
Barcelona


17 May 1926
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechoslovakia 0-2 Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Italy
Magnozzi Goal 24'
Baloncieri Goal 75'
San Sebastian


22 May 1926
File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 1-2 Flag of the Czech Republic Czechoslovakia
Kanerva Goal 36' Jelínek Goal 67'
Křišťál Goal 78'
Seville


22 May 1926
Flag of Austria Austria 1-0 Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Italy
Wieser Goal 29'
Madrid

Group D[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 3 3 0 0 11 0 11.00 6
Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 3 1 0 2 2 4 0.50 2
Flag of Hungary Hungary 3 1 0 2 2 5 0.40 2
U.S. flag, 48 stars United States 3 1 0 2 2 8 0.25 2
13 May 1926
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 2-0 Flag of Hungary Hungary
Haas Goal 34'
Baat Goal 65'
Barcelona


13 May 1926
Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 1-0 U.S. flag, 48 stars United States
Petković Goal 78'
San Sebastian


18 May 1926
U.S. flag, 48 stars United States 0-7 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
Baat Goal 26', Goal 55', Goal 87'
Tap Goal 5', Goal 29'
Buitenweg Goal 34'
Haas Goal 75'
Seville


18 May 1926
Flag of Hungary Hungary 2-1 Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
Károly Goal 54'
János Goal 77'
Cindrić Goal 23'
Madrid


23 May 1926
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 2-0 Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
Ruisch Goal 28'
Baat Goal 73'
San Sebastian


23 May 1926
U.S. flag, 48 stars United States 2-0 Flag of Hungary Hungary
Brown Goal 25'
Stark Goal 55'
Valencia

Knockout Stage[]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
26 May - Barcelona        
 Flag of Brazil (1889-1960) Brazil  1
29 May - Barcelona
 Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia  3 (aet)  
 Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia  0
26 May - Madrid
   Flag of Uruguay Uruguay  1  
 Flag of Uruguay Uruguay  1
1 June - Madrid
 Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Italy  0  
 Flag of Uruguay Uruguay  3 (aet)
27 May - Valencia
   Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands  2
 Flag of Austria Austria  3
30 May - Valencia
 Flag of Belgium (civil) Belgium  1  
 Flag of Austria Austria  1 Third place
27 May - Seville
   Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands  2  
 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands  2  Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia  2
 Flag of Scotland Scotland  0    Flag of Austria Austria  1
1 June - Madrid


Quarter Finals[]

26 May 1926
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960) Brazil 1-3 (a.e.t) Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
Lagarto Goal 34' Giler Goal 57', Goal 94'
Petković Goal 103'
Barcelona


26 May 1926
Flag of Uruguay Uruguay 1-0 Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Italy
Petrone Goal 35'
Madrid


27 May 1926
Flag of Austria Austria 3-1 Flag of Belgium (civil) Belgium
Hierlander Goal 2'
Gschweidl Goal 15'
Wieser Goal 44'
Larnoe Goal 68'
Valencia


27 May 1926
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 2-0 Flag of Scotland Scotland
Ruisch Goal 32'
Tap Goal 58'
Seville

Semi Finals[]

29 May 1926
Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 0-1 Flag of Uruguay Uruguay
Bidegain Goal 67'
Barcelona


30 May 1926
Flag of Austria Austria 1-2 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
Nitsch Goal 56' Haas Goal 33'
Baat Goal 88'
Valencia

Third Place Playoff[]

1 June 1926
Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 2-1 Flag of Austria Austria
Cindrić Goal 3', Goal 56' Resch Goal 79'
Madrid

Final[]

1 June 1926
Flag of Uruguay Uruguay 3-2 (a.e.t) Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
Melongo Goal 100', Goal 119'
Fernandez Goal 78'
Verweij Goal 41' (o.g)
Tap Goal 116'
Madrid

Goalscorers[]

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Tournament team rankings[]

R Team G P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Flag of Uruguay Uruguay B 6 4 2 0 12 3 +9 10
2 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands D 6 5 1 0 17 4 +13 11
3 Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia D 6 2 1 3 8 8 0 5
4 Flag of Austria Austria C 6 3 1 2 10 5 +5 7
Eliminated in the quarter finals
5 Flag of Brazil (1889-1960) Brazil A 4 2 2 0 6 5 +1 6
6 Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Italy C 4 2 0 2 7 2 +5 4
7 Flag of Scotland Scotland A 4 2 0 2 4 6 −2 4
8 Flag of Belgium (civil) Belgium B 4 0 3 1 4 6 −2 3
Eliminated in the group stage
9 Flag of Wales 2 Wales A 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 3
10 Flag of the Czech Republic Czechoslovakia C 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 3
11 Flag of France France B 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2
12 Flag of Sweden Sweden B 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2
13 Flag of Hungary Hungary D 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 2
14 U.S. flag, 48 stars United States D 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 2
15 Flag of Spain (1785-1873 and 1875-1931) Spain A 3 0 0 3 0 4 −4 0
16 File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland C 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0

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