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A total of 37 teams entered the 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. For the first time the title holders and the host country were given automatic qualification. Therefore, France, as the hosts, and Italy, as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 14 spots open for competition. Due to the Spanish Civil War, Spain withdrew from the competition. The remaining 34 teams were divided into 12 groups, based on geographical considerations, as follows: *Groups 1 to 9 - Europe: ''11 places'', contested by 23 teams (including Egypt and Palestine). *Groups 10 and 11 - The Americas: ''2 places'', contested by 9 teams. *Group 12 - Asia: ''1 place'', contested by 2 teams. However, due to the withdrawal of Austria after qualifying (they had been annexed by Germany), only 15 teams actually competed in the final tournament. FIFA did not offer participation to the runner-up of the group that Austria had played in, Latvia. A total of 21 teams played at least one qualifying match. A total of 22 qualifying matches were played, and 96 goals were scored (an average of 4.36 per match). ==Format== The 12 groups had different rules, as follows: *Groups 1 and 9 had 4 teams each. The teams played against each other once. The group winner and runner-up would qualify. *Groups 2, 3, 4 and 7 had 2 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify. *Groups 5, 6 and 8 had 3 teams each. The strongest team of each group was seeded. There would be two rounds of play: * * First Round: The seeded team received a bye and advanced to the Final Round directly. The remaining 2 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would advance to the Final Round. * * Final Round: The seeded team played against the winner of the First Round at home. The winner would qualify. *Group 10 had 2 teams. The group winner would qualify. *Group 11 had 7 teams. The group winner would qualify. *Group 12 had 2 teams. The group winner would qualify. Key: *Teams highlighted in green qualified for the finals. *Teams highlighted in Orange qualified for the final phase of their group. 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「1938 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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