Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics

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Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Tournament details
Host countryFrance
Dates25 May – 9 June 1924
Teams22 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Third placeFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Fourth placeFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored96 (4 per match)
Attendance210,424 (8,768 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Uruguay.svg Pedro Petrone
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Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics was the sixth edition of the football tournament at the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris.

Contents

The tournament expanded to 22 countries from 4 confederations, with African side Egypt (as the previous edition) and Turkey, Uruguay representing South America and the United States representing North America.

Uruguay made a memorable debut, winning the gold medal and finishing unbeaten. [1] [2] [3]

Venues

Colombes


Locations in Paris

 Paris
Olympic Stadium Bergeyre Stadium
Capacity: 60,000Capacity: 10,455
Stade de Colombes 1924.jpg Match Olympique contre Irun le 25 decembre 1920.JPEG
Paris Seine-Saint-Denis
Pershing Stadium Paris Stadium
Capacity: 8,110Capacity: 5,145
Match Red Star contre Olympique le 8 avril 1923.JPEG Match Olympique contre Red Star Club le 19 septembre 1920.JPEG

Amateur status

In 1921, the Belgium Football Association first allowed for payments to players for time lost from work; in the months that followed four other Associations (Switzerland and Italy amongst them) permitted similar subsidies. The Football Association, perhaps, with foresight considered their statement of 1884 to be one which FIFA should hereafter follow. They had stated: "Any player registered with this Association ... receiving remuneration ... of any sort above ... necessary expenses actually paid, shall be considered to be a professional."

In 1923 the four British Associations sought an assurance that FIFA accept this definition; the four FIFA representatives on the International Football Association Board refused and, consequently, both the United Kingdom and Denmark withdrew their footballers from representing their nations at the 1924 Olympic Games. [4]

Entries

In Association Football (1960), Bernard Joy wrote about the 1912 Games that the authorities in Sweden "had debated for a long time whether to include football ... because its popularity was not yet world wide". Twelve years later, in Paris, football had become so important to the Games that a 1/3 of the income generated came from football. In terms of international development these Games signalled the first participation in a major Championship of a team from South America, a continent which would provide the main competition to Europe from that moment on.

The Uruguay team had won the Sudamericano one year before the Games Uruguay 1923.jpg
The Uruguay team had won the Sudamericano one year before the Games

In Paris, Uruguay, who had paid their third class passage to Paris and gone on a successful tour of Spain beforehand, [5] would join as many as 18 European teams; the United States, Turkey and Egypt.

The Uruguayans had won the 1923 Sudamericano by maximum points in the December of the previous year to qualify for the tournament as their continent's sole participants; defeating rivals Argentina 2–0 in the final game in which Pedro Petrone scored halfway through the first half. Joy wrote: "A doctor and a physical expert were as important elements of the staff as the coach himself. They saw to it that their charges reached perfect physical condition. They were kept that way by staying away from the attractions of Paris at a villa in the quiet village of Argenteuil". In Paris Jose Leandro Andrade would be dubbed La Merveille Noire. [5] Despite this little was known about them; they had never played outside South America and their international experience had mainly been spent travelling across the harbour from Buenos Aires to Montevideo. [6]

Italy, having remained unbeaten since 1922, found themselves beaten 4–0 by an early incantation of Hugo Meisl's Wunderteam (who would absent themselves from the Games). [7] With just six weeks to go before the Games Italy had been walloped 7–1 by Hungary.). [8] Other than dropping Giampiero Combi, Vittorio Pozzo would not make major changes; Italy would not prevail. [8] The same policy was adopted by Kingdom of SCS. Rather than considering dropping players, they had sacked their manager Veljko Ugrinić instead (following a 4–1 defeat by those Austrians in Zagreb) but would find his replacement Todor Sekulić just as hapless. [9]

The Hungarians had just come off a good run of results in the previous year, but had been beaten by the Swiss in the days leading up to the Games; Max Abegglen, who had only been playing international football for two years, scoring his 7th international goal that day for the Swiss. [10] The Swiss had been on the verge of withdrawing from the Games due to their continued success. The team's train ticket was valid for only 10 days and their money had run out. An appeal by a newspaper, Sport, brought in the needed funds. [11]

Entering for the second time Egypt caused a surprise defeat in their opening game. [12] Both finalists from the previous Games were present; Belgium being afforded a bye into the first round; the Czechs drawn against Turkey in the preliminary round.

Final tournament

The Kingdom of SCS side had a poor showing Yugoslavia football team 1924.jpg
The Kingdom of SCS side had a poor showing

The Games competition was assisted by a Preliminary Round which featured the silver-medallists from the 1920 Games, Spain in a game with Italy. Since that time Spain had only lost once and that by a single goal away to Belgium and had drawn 0–0 with the Italians in March 1924. [13] There was hardly anything between themselves and Italy when they met, this time, at the Colombes Stadium; Pedro Vallana's own goal handing victory to Italy.

Hungary put five past Poland, the Swiss sent Lithuania on their way, 9–0. The Uruguayans played first-rate football, combining speed, skill and perfect ball-control. By marrying short passing to intelligent positional play, they made the ball do all the work, and so kept their opponents on the run wrote Joy. The Uruguayans sailed past Kingdom of SCS by seven clear goals, then overcame the United States by three goals to nil.

The French squad, eliminated by Uruguay France football 1924 olympics.jpg
The French squad, eliminated by Uruguay

In the first round Czechoslovakia (following their decision to walk off the field in 1920) faced Switzerland and the game went into extra-time. One Czech was sent off, and the Norwegian referee had to call for order during a break. For the replay, Abegllen took the captain's duties and all was different; Switzerland winning by the single goal. Otherwise there were two surprises, the first went Egypt's way; 3–0 to the good against Hungary. The second saw Sweden defeat the reigning gold-medallists, Belgium 8–1. Oscar Verbeeck's own goal set the Swedes on their way; Sven Rydell's hat-trick the feature of the match. The Swedish outside-left Rudolf Kock (who would become chairman of the selectors in 1948 working alongside George Raynor), would have another fine game against Egypt where Sweden won 5–0. France and Holland had been similarly dominant in the first round, but Uruguay beat France 5–1 to claim a semi-final place.

The Netherlands were defeated by Uruguay at the semifinal stage Netherlands football team 1924.jpg
The Netherlands were defeated by Uruguay at the semifinal stage

In another quarter-final Italy went out to Switzerland disputing a winner by Max Abegglen, who converted a break-away goal. The Italians protested that he had been off-side. The referee Johannes Mutters, refused to alter the decision of his linesman; a jury upheld the judgement. There was further dispute in the semi-final where Holland (coached by the former Blackburn Rovers' player William Townley) took a first half lead against Uruguay through Feyenoord's Kees Pijl. With twenty minutes to go Pedro Cea scored an equaliser and with less than ten Georges Vallat, the French referee, awarded Uruguay a penalty. FIFA reported that "the Netherlands protested the ruling of a penalty kick that turned out to be the winning goal but then Uruguay protested against the Olympic Committee's selection of a Dutch referee for the final. To appease the South Americans, the committee pulled the name of a final referee out of a hat and picked out a Frenchman, Marcel Slawick". [14] In the other semi-final between Switzerland and Sweden the Swiss prevailed.

In the final the Swiss were defeated by the Uruguayans whose two goals in the second half put paid to their opponent's ambitions, Uruguay eventually prevailing 3–0. Interest in the final had been considerable, such was the draw of the Uruguayan side; 60,000 watched and 10,000 were locked out. [15]

First round

Italy  Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg1–0Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain
Vallana Soccerball shade.svg84' (o.g.) Report
Stade Olympique, Colombes
Attendance: 18,991
Referee: Marcel Slawik (FRA)
Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg5–2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Sloup Soccerball shade.svg21'
Sedláček Soccerball shade.svg28', 37'
Novák Soccerball shade.svg64'
Čapek Soccerball shade.svg74'		 Report Refet Soccerball shade.svg63', 82'
Stade Bergeyre, Paris
Attendance: 4,344
Referee: P. Chr. Andersen (NOR)
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg9–0Flag of Lithuania 1918-1940.svg  Lithuania
Sturzenegger Soccerball shade.svg2', 43', 68', 85'
Dietrich Soccerball shade.svg14'
Abegglen Soccerball shade.svg41', 50', 58'
Ramseyer Soccerball shade.svg63' (pen.)		 Report
Stade Pershing, Vincennes
Attendance: 8,110
Referee: Antonio Scamoni (ITA)
United States  Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg1–0Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Straden Soccerball shade.svg15' (pen.) Report
Stade Pershing, Vincennes
Attendance: 8,110
Referee: Paul Putz (BEL)
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg7–0Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg  Kingdom of SCS
Vidal Soccerball shade.svg20'
Scarone Soccerball shade.svg23'
Cea Soccerball shade.svg50', 80'
Petrone Soccerball shade.svg35', 61'
Romano Soccerball shade.svg58'		 Report
Stade Olympique, Colombes
Attendance: 3,025
Referee: Georges Vallat (FRA)
Hungary  Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg5–0Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Poland
Eisenhoffer Soccerball shade.svg14'
Hirzer Soccerball shade.svg51', 58'
Opata Soccerball shade.svg70', 87'		 Report
Stade Bergeyre, Paris
Attendance: 3,578
Referee: Johannes Mutters (NED)

Second round

France  Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg7–0Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Crut Soccerball shade.svg17', 28', 55'
Nicolas Soccerball shade.svg25', 50'
Boyer Soccerball shade.svg71', 87'		 Report
Stade de Paris
Attendance: 5,145
Referee: Henri Christophe (BEL)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg6–0Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Hurgronje Soccerball shade.svg8'
Pijl Soccerball shade.svg32', 52', 66', 68'
de Natris Soccerball shade.svg69' (pen.)		 Report
Stade Olympique, Colombes
Attendance: 1,840
Referee: Felix Herren (SUI)
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg1–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Dietrich Soccerball shade.svg79' Report Sloup Soccerball shade.svg21' (pen.)
Stade Bergeyre
Attendance: 9,157
Referee: P. Chr. Andersen (NOR)
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg1–0Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Pache Soccerball shade.svg87' Report
Stade Bergeyre
Attendance: 5,673
Referee: Marcel Slawik (FRA)
Ireland (FAIFS)  Flag of Ireland.svg1–0Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Duncan Soccerball shade.svg75' Report
Stade Olympique, Colombes
Attendance: 1,659
Referee: A. Henriot (FRA)
Italy  Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg2–0Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Baloncieri Soccerball shade.svg20'
Della Valle Soccerball shade.svg38'		 Report
Stade Pershing
Attendance: 4,254
Referee: Olivier De Ricard (FRA)
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg8–1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Kock Soccerball shade.svg8', 24', 77'
Rydell Soccerball shade.svg20', 61', 83'
Brommesson Soccerball shade.svg30'
Keller Soccerball shade.svg46'		 Report Larnoe Soccerball shade.svg67'
Stade Olympique, Colombes
Attendance: 8,532
Referee: Heinrich Retschury (AUT)
Egypt  Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg3–0Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Hungary
Yakan Soccerball shade.svg4', 58'
Hegazi Soccerball shade.svg40'		 Report
Stade de Paris
Attendance: 4,371
Referee: Luis Colina (ESP)
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg3–0Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States
Petrone Soccerball shade.svg10', 44'
Scarone Soccerball shade.svg15'		 Report
Stade Bergeyre
Attendance: 10,455
Referee: Charles Barette (BEL)

Quarter-finals

France  Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg1–5Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Nicolas Soccerball shade.svg12' Report Scarone Soccerball shade.svg2', 24'
Petrone Soccerball shade.svg58', 68'
Romano Soccerball shade.svg83'
Stade Olympique, Colombes
Attendance: 30,868
Referee: P. Chr. Andersen (NOR)
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg5–0Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt
Kaufeldt Soccerball shade.svg5', 71'
Brommesson Soccerball shade.svg31', 34'
Rydell Soccerball shade.svg49'		 Report
Stade Pershing
Attendance: 6,484
Referee: Henri Christophe (BEL)
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg2–1Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy
Sturzenegger Soccerball shade.svg47'
Abegglen Soccerball shade.svg60'		 Report Della Valle Soccerball shade.svg52'
Stade Bergeyre
Attendance: 8,359
Referee: Johannes Mutters (NED)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg2–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland (FAIFS)
Formenoy Soccerball shade.svg7', 104' Report Ghent Soccerball shade.svg33'
Stade de Paris
Attendance: 1,506
Referee: Heinrich Retschury (AUT)

Semi-finals

Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg2–1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Abegglen Soccerball shade.svg15', 77' Report Kock Soccerball shade.svg41'
Stade Olympique, Colombes
Attendance: 7,448
Referee: Mihaly Ivancsics (HUN)
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg2–1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Cea Soccerball shade.svg62'
Scarone Soccerball shade.svg81' (pen.)		 Report Pijl Soccerball shade.svg32'
Stade Olympique, Colombes
Attendance: 7,088
Referee: Georges Vallat (FRA)

Bronze medal match

Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg1–1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Kaufeldt Soccerball shade.svg44' Report le Fèvre Soccerball shade.svg77'
Stade Olympique, Colombes
Attendance: 9,915
Referee: Heinrich Retschury (AUT)
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg3–1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Rydell Soccerball shade.svg34', 77'
Lundqvist Soccerball shade.svg42'		 Report Formenoy Soccerball shade.svg43' (pen.)
Stade Olympique, Colombes
Attendance: 40,522
Referee: Youssuf Mohamed (EGY)

Gold medal match

1924 Summer Olympics Football Final
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg3–0Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Petrone Soccerball shade.svg9'
Cea Soccerball shade.svg65'
Romano Soccerball shade.svg82'		 Report
Stade Olympique, Colombes
Attendance: 40,522
Referee: Marcel Slawik (France)

Bracket

 
First roundSecond roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                  
 
26 May – Colombes
 
 
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 7
 
29 May – Paris
 
Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg  Yugoslavia 0
 
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 3
 
25 May – Vincennes
 
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 0
 
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 1
 
1 June – Colombes
 
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 0
 
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 5
 
 
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France 1
 
 
27 May – Saint-Ouen
 
 
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France 7
 
 
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 0
 
 
6 June – Colombes
 
 
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 2
 
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1
 
 
27 May – Colombes
 
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 6
 
 
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 0
 
 
2 June – Saint-Ouen
 
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2
 
 
 Flag of Ireland.svg Irish Free State 1
 
 
28 May – Colombes
 
 
 Flag of Ireland.svg Irish Free State 1
 
 
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 0
 
 
9 June – Colombes
 
 
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 3
 
25 May – Vincennes
 
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 0
 
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 9
 
28 and 30 May – Paris
 
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 0
 
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland (replay)1 (1)
 
25 May – Paris
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 1 (0)
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 5
 
2 June – Paris
 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2
 
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 2
 
25 May – Colombes
 
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 1
 
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 1
 
29 May – Vincennes
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0
 
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 2
 
 
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 0
 
 
5 June – Colombes
 
 
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 2
 
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1 Third place
 
 
29 May – Colombes 8 and 9 June – Colombes
 
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 8Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (replay)1 (3)
 
 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1 (1)
 
 
1 June – Vincennes
 
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5
 
 
Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 0
 
 
29 May – Saint-Ouen
 
 
Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 3
 
26 May – Paris
 
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Hungary 0
 
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Hungary 5
 
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0
 

Final ranking

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsResult
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 5500202+1810
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 6411156+99
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5311185+137
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5212117+45
5Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 320142+24Eliminated in quarter-final
6Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France 210185+32
7Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 21012202
8Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 210135−22
9Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 311164+23Eliminated in second round
10Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Hungary 210153+22
11Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 210113−22
12Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 100101−10
13Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 100102−20
14Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 100106−60
15Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 100107−70
16Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 100118−70
17Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain 100101−10Eliminated in first round
18Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 100101−10
19Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 100125−30
20Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Poland 100105−50
21Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg  Kingdom of SCS 100107−70
22Flag of Lithuania 1918-1940.svg  Lithuania 100109−90
Source: [ citation needed ]

Medalists

The Uruguayan team that won its first Gold Medal Uruguay1924 olympic.jpg
The Uruguayan team that won its first Gold Medal
GoldSilverBronze
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay

José Leandro Andrade
Pedro Arispe
Pedro Casella
Pedro Cea
Luis Chiappara
Pedro Etchegoyen
Alfredo Ghierra
Andrés Mazali
José Nasazzi
José Naya
Pedro Petrone
Ángel Romano
Zoilo Saldombide
Héctor Scarone
Pascual Somma
Humberto Tomasina
Antonio Urdinarán
Santos Urdinarán
Fermín Uriarte
José Vidal
Alfredo Zibechi
Pedro Zingone

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland

Max Abegglen
Félix Bédouret
Charles Bouvier
Walter Dietrich
Karl Ehrenbolger
Paul Fässler
Gustav Gottenkieny
Jean Haag
Marcel Katz
Edmond Kramer
Adolphe Mengotti
August Oberhauser
Robert Pache
Aron Pollitz
Hans Pulver
Rudolf Ramseyer
Adolphe Reymond
Louis Richard
Teo Schär
Paul Schmiedlin
Paul Sturzenegger
Walter Weiler

Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden

Axel Alfredsson
Charles Brommesson
Gustaf Carlsson
Albin Dahl
Sven Friberg
Karl Gustafsson
Fritjof Hillén
Konrad Hirsch
Gunnar Holmberg
Per Kaufeldt
Tore Keller
Rudolf Kock
Sigfrid Lindberg
Vigor Lindberg
Sven Lindqvist
Evert Lundqvist
Sten Mellgren
Gunnar Olsson
Sven Rydell
Harry Sundberg
Thorsten Svensson
Robert Zander

Goalscorers

Uruguayan Pedro Petrone, topscorer with 7 goals Pedro Petrone - 1930s - AC Fiorentina.jpg
Uruguayan Pedro Petrone, topscorer with 7 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hungary at the FIFA World Cup</span> Overview of Hungary at the FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.

The final tournament of the 1938 FIFA World Cup was a single-elimination tournament involving the 16 teams which qualified for the tournament. The tournament began with the round of 16 on 4 June and concluded with the final on 19 June 1938. Italy won the final 4–2 for their second World Cup title.

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