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The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the first World Cup where the teams had to qualify, since the first edition in 1930 had no qualification rounds (the participating teams were invited by FIFA). This time, a total of 36 teams entered the competition, so FIFA had to organize qualification (or preliminary) rounds to reduce the field to 16 teams for the final tournament. Even Italy, the host of the World Cup, had to qualify (the only time the hosts had to qualify, and one of only two occasions the hosts have ever taken part in the qualification process〔Although South Africa were automatically qualified for the 2010 World Cup as hosts, they took part in the 2010 African qualifiers. The Confederation of African Football used its 2010 World Cup qualifiers as the qualifiers for the 2010 African Cup of Nations, an event for which South Africa had to qualify separately. They were eliminated at the second of three rounds of qualifying.〕), while the defending champions Uruguay refused to participate and defend their title because many European nations declined to take part in the 1930 World Cup held in Uruguay. The 36 teams were divided into 12 groups, based on geographical considerations, as follows: *Groups 1 to 8 - Europe: ''12 places'', contested by 25 teams. *Groups 9, 10 and 11 - Americas: ''3 places'', contested by 8 teams. *Group 12 - Africa and Asia: ''1 place'', contested by 3 teams (including Turkey). A total of 27 teams played at least one qualifying match. A total of 27 qualifying matches were played, and 141 goals were scored (an average of 5.22 per match). Listed below are the dates and results of the qualification rounds. ==Format== The 12 groups had different rules, as follows: *Group 1 had 3 teams. The teams played against each other once. The group winner would qualify. *Groups 2, 3 and 5 had 2 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify. *Group 4 had 4 teams. The teams played against each other twice. The group winner and runner-up would qualify. *Groups 6, 7 and 8 had 4 teams each. The teams played against each other once. The group winners and runners-up would qualify. *Groups 9 and 10 had 2 teams each. The group winners would qualify. *Group 11 had 4 teams. There would be three rounds of play: * * First Round: Haiti played against Cuba in three matches at home. The winner would advance to the Second Round. * * Second Round: Mexico played against the winner of the First Round in three matches at home. The winner would advance to the Final Round. * * Final Round: USA played against the winner of the Second Round in a single match on neutral ground. The winner would qualify. *Group 12 had 3 teams. After Turkey withdrew before the matches began, the remaining 2 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1934 FIFA World Cup qualification」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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