Estados Unidos Mexicanos · Football Federation

World Cup 1934

Group stage, simulated on the altiplano - heavy ball, hard weather, no relief from the bench.

Draw seed001934
10Nations
21Matches played
28Goals scored
UruguayChampion
00

Playing conditions

High altitude

2,000-2,680 m. Thin air drains lungs; finishing fades after the hour.

Heavy leather ball

A sodden T-panel ball that won't be driven. Long shots die in the air.

Brutal weather

Mud, wind and cold off the sierra suppress every scoreline.

No substitutions

Eleven men, ninety minutes. Tired legs cost goals at the death.

01

Group stage

Group A

Round robin · 2 pts a win
NationPWDLGFGAGDPts
Switzerland422042+26
Mexico421132+15
Argentina42022204
Italy411223-13
USA410313-22
  • Mexico0-1Italy

    2001 m · low fog and a sodden pitch

  • Mexico1-0Argentina

    2343 m · a heavy downpour at kickoff

  • Mexico1-0USA

    2500 m · a heavy downpour at kickoff

  • Mexico1-1Switzerland

    2356 m · low fog and a sodden pitch

  • Italy0-1Argentina

    2516 m · hail in the second half

  • Italy0-1USA

    2070 m · cold wind off the sierra

  • Italy1-1Switzerland

    2451 m · a heavy downpour at kickoff

  • Argentina1-0USA

    2640 m · low fog and a sodden pitch

  • Argentina0-1Switzerland

    2239 m · cold wind off the sierra

  • USA0-1Switzerland

    2540 m · gusting cross-wind all match

Group B

Round robin · 2 pts a win
NationPWDLGFGAGDPts
Uruguay431050+57
Austria420224-24
Spain411245-13
Brazil411234-13
France403112-13
  • Uruguay2-0Austria

    2471 m · cold wind off the sierra

  • Uruguay2-0Brazil

    2378 m · a heavy downpour at kickoff

  • Uruguay1-0Spain

    2624 m · low fog and a sodden pitch

  • Uruguay0-0France

    2550 m · low fog and a sodden pitch

  • Austria1-0Brazil

    2188 m · low fog and a sodden pitch

  • Austria0-2Spain

    2180 m · hail in the second half

  • Austria1-0France

    2213 m · cold wind off the sierra

  • Brazil3-1Spain

    2618 m · gusting cross-wind all match

  • Brazil0-0France

    2448 m · hail in the second half

  • Spain1-1France

    2496 m · low fog and a sodden pitch

02

Match highlights

  1. 01

    Group A · Mexico v Switzerland

    Mexico snatch it 1-1 - late winner past the tired keeper on 89'.

  2. 02

    Group A · USA v Switzerland

    Switzerland snatch it 0-1 - a goal against the run of play as legs gave out in the thin air on 80'.

  3. 03

    Group B · Brazil v Spain

    Brazil 3-1 Spain, settled on the mud in gusting cross-wind all match.

  4. 04

    Group B · Austria v Spain

    Austria 0-2 Spain, settled on the mud in hail in the second half.

  5. 05

    Group B · Uruguay v Austria

    Uruguay 2-0 Austria, settled on the mud in cold wind off the sierra.

  6. 06

    Group A · Italy v Switzerland

    Italy 1-1 Switzerland, settled on the mud in a heavy downpour at kickoff.

03

Advancing to the knockout

Winner, Group A

Switzerland

6
Pts
+2
GD
4
GF

Winner, Group B

Uruguay

7
Pts
+5
GD
5
GF
04

The final

Switzerland

0-1

Uruguay

Champion

2535 m · cold wind off the sierra

Switzerland 0-1 Uruguay, settled on the mud in cold wind off the sierra.