1938 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 7

In the 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 7, the two teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would qualify for the third FIFA World Cup held in France.

Matches

Bulgaria vs Czechoslovakia

Bulgaria	1 — 1 (final score after 90 minutes)	Czechoslovakia
Manager: Stanislav Toms Team: 01 - GK - Radoslav Maznikov 02 - DF - Anastas Kovachev 03 - DF - Georgi Balkchiev 04 - MF - Ljubomir Petrov 05 - MF - Panayot Stefanov 06 - MF - Borislav Gabrovski 07 - FW - Nikola Nikolov 08 - FW - Ljubomir Angelov (capt.) 09 - FW - Krum Milev 10 - FW - Georgi Pachedzhiev 11 - FW - Borislav Kamenski Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes:  ? Scorers: 1-1 Georgi Pachedzhiev (89', pen.)	Half-time: 0-1 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1938 (Group 6) Date: Sunday 7 November 1937 Kick off: ? Venue: Junak Stadium, Sofia Attendance: 15000 Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina ITA Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes substitutes ?	Manager: Josef Tesař Team: 01 - GK - Vojtěch Věchet 02 - DF - Jaroslav Burgr (capt.) 03 - DF - Josef Čtyřoký 04 - MF - Josef Košťálek 05 - MF - Jaroslav Bouček 06 - MF - Karel Kolský 07 - FW - Jan Říha 08 - FW - František Kloz 09 - FW - Jiří Sobotka 10 - FW - Vlastimil Kopecký 11 - FW - Oldřich Rulc Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes:  ? Scorers: 0-1 Jan Říha (44')

Czechoslovakia vs Bulgaria

Czechoslovakia	6 — 0 (final score after 90 minutes)	Bulgaria
Manager: Václav Meissner Team: 01 - GK - František Plánička (capt.) 02 - DF - Jaroslav Burgr 03 - DF - Ferdinand Daučík 04 - MF - Josef Košťálek 05 - MF - Arnošt Kreuz 06 - MF - Karel Kolský 07 - FW - Jan Říha 08 - FW - Josef Ludl 09 - FW - Ladislav Šimůnek 10 - FW - Oldřich Nejedlý 11 - FW - Ľudovít Rado Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes:  ? Scorers: 1-0 Ladislav Šimůnek (21') 2-0 Oldřich Nejedlý (57') 3-0 Josef Ludl (73') 4-0 Oldřich Nejedlý (77') 5-0 Ladislav Šimůnek (79') 6-0 Ladislav Šimůnek (89')	Half-time: 1-0 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1938 (Group 6) Date: Sunday 24 April 1938 Kick off: ? Venue: Sparta Stadion, Prague Attendance: 28000 Referee: Pál von Herczka HUN Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes substitutes ?	Manager: Stanislav Toms Team: 01 - GK - Konstantin Maznikov 02 - DF - Nikola Nikolov 03 - DF - Georgi Balkchiev 04 - MF - Ljubomir Petrov 05 - MF - Panayot Stefanov 06 - MF - Borislav Gabrovski (capt.) 07 - FW - Ljubomir Angelov 08 - FW - Mihail Lozanov 09 - FW - Stefan Kalchev 10 - FW - Georgi Pachedzhiev 11 - FW - Vuchko Yordanov Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes:  ? Scorers: -

NOTE: Ľudovít Rado missed a penalty.

Team stats

Czechoslovakia

Head coach: Josef Tesař (first match), Václav Meissner (second match)

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on			Club
MF	Jaroslav Bouček	November 13, 1912	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	Sparta Prague
DF	Jaroslav Burgr	March 7, 1906	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	Sparta Prague
DF	Josef Čtyřoký	September 30, 1906	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	Sparta Prague
DF	Ferdinand Daučík	May 30, 1910	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	SK Slavia Prague
FW	František Kloz	May 19, 1905	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	SK Kladno
MF	Karel Kolský	September 21, 1914	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	Sparta Prague
FW	Vlastimil Kopecký	October 14, 1912	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	SK Slavia Prague
MF	Josef Košťálek	August 31, 1909	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	Sparta Prague
MF	Arnošt Kreuz	March 14, 1910	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	SK Pardubice
FW	Josef Ludl	June 3, 1916	1	1	90	0	0	-	90	FK Viktoria Žižkov
FW	Oldřich Nejedlý	December 25, 1909	1	2	90	0	0	-	90	Sparta Prague
GK	František Plánička	June 2, 1904	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	SK Slavia Prague
FW	Ľudovít Rado	July 27, 1914	1	0	90	0	0	-	90
FW	Jan Říha	November 11, 1915	2	1	180	0	0	90	90	Sparta Prague
FW	Oldřich Rulc	March 28, 1911	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	SK Židenice
FW	Ladislav Šimůnek	October 4, 1916	1	3	900	0	0	-	90	SK Slavia Prague
FW	Jiří Sobotka	June 6, 1911	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	SK Slavia Prague
GK	Vojtěch Věchet	June 2, 1904	1	0	90	0	0	90	-

Bulgaria

Head coach: Stanislav Toms

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on			Club
FW	Ljubomir Angelov	October 4, 1912	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	AS 23 Sofia
DF	Georgi Balkchiev		2	0	180	0	0	90	90	AS 23 Sofia
MF	Borislav Gabrovski	January 30, 1910	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	PFC Levski Sofia
FW	Stefan Kalchev	1915	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	Ticha Varna
FW	Borislav Kamenski		1	0	90	0	0	90	-	FK 13
DF	Anastas Kovachev	1911	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	PFC Slavia Sofia
FW	Mihail Lozanov		1	0	90	0	0	-	90
GK	Konstantin Maznikov	1904	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	PFC Levski Sofia
FW	Krum Milev	June 11, 1915	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	PFC Slavia Sofia
FW	Nikola Nikolov	January 25, 1908	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	PFC Levski Sofia
FW	Georgi Pachedzhiev	March 1, 1916	2	1	180	0	0	90	90	AS 23 Sofia
MF	Liubomir Petrov		2	0	180	0	0	90	90
MF	Panayot Stefanov		2	0	180	0	0	90	90	PFC Slavia Sofia
FW	Vuchko Yordanov	1915	1	0	90	0	0	-	90

External links

• FIFA official page
• RSSSF - 1938 World Cup Qualification
• Allworldcup