This is a record of Cuba's results 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 tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.[1]
Cuba has appeared in the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup on one occasion, in 1938.[2]
Record at the FIFA World Cup edit
| FIFA World Cup record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
 1930 |
Did not enter | |||||||
 1934 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 1938 |
Quarter-finals | 8th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
 1950 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 1954 |
Entry not accepted[3] | |||||||
 1958 |
Did not enter | |||||||
 1962
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 1966 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 1970 |
Entry not accepted[3] | |||||||
 1974 |
Did not enter | |||||||
 1978 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 1982
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| 1986 |
Did not enter | |||||||
 1990 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 1994 |
Withdrew | |||||||
 1998 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
  2002
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| 2006
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 2010
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 2014
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 2018
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 2022
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 2026 |
To be determined | |||||||
  2030
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 2034
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| Total | Quarter-finals | 1/22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out
By match edit
| World Cup | Round | Opponent | Score | Result | Venue | Cuba scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Round of 16 |  Romania |
3–3 (a.e.t.) | D | Toulouse | H. Socorro (2), J. Magriñá |
| Romania |
2–1 | W | Toulouse | H. Socorro, T. Fernández | ||
| Quarter-finals | Sweden |
0–8 | L | Antibes | — |
Record by opponent edit
| FIFA World Cup matches (by team) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Wins | Draws | Losses | Total | Goals scored | Goals conceded |
| Romania |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Sweden |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
Cuba at 1938 FIFA World Cup edit
Head coach: José Tapia
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | FW | Juan Alonzo | 1911 |  Fortuna Havana
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| - | MF | Joaquín Arias | 12 November 1914 (aged 23) | Juventud Asturiana
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| - | GK | Juan Ayra | 23 June 1911 (aged 26) | CD Centro Gallego
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| - | DF | Jacinto Barquín | 3 September 1915 (aged 22) | CD Puentes Grandes
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| - | MF | Pedro Berges | 1906 | Iberia Havana
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| - | GK | Benito Carvajales | 1913 | Juventud Asturiana
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| - | DF | Manuel Chorens | 22 January 1916 (aged 22) | CD Centro Gallego
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| - | FW | Tomás Fernández | 1915 | CD Centro Gallego
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| - | FW | Pedro Ferrer | 1908 | Iberia Havana
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| - | MF | Arturo Garcelan | Juventud Asturiana
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| - | FW | José Magriñá | 14 December 1917 (aged 20) | CD Centro Gallego
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| * | FW | Carlos Oliveira | Hispano America
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| - | MF | José Antonio Rodríguez | CD Centro Gallego
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| - | FW | Héctor Socorro | 26 June 1912 (aged 25) | CD Puentes Grandes
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| - | FW | Mario Sosa | 1910 | Iberia Havana
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| - | FW | Juan Tuñas | 1 February 1917 (aged 21) | Juventud Asturiana
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First round edit
| Cuba | 3 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Romania |
|---|---|---|
Socorro 44'Fernández 87'Tuñas 117' |
Report | Bindea 35' Baratky 88'Dobay 105' |
First round replay edit
Quarter-final edit
| Sweden | 8–0 | Cuba |
|---|---|---|
| Keller 9', 80', 81'[4][5][6] Wetterström 32', 37', 44'[7]Nyberg 84'H. Andersson 90'[8] |
Report |
Record players edit
Eight players were fielded in all three matches in 1938, making them record World Cup players for Cuba.
| Rank | Player | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joaquín Arias | 3 |
| Jacinto Barquín | 3 | |
| Pedro Berges | 3 | |
| Manuel Chorens | 3 | |
| Tomás Fernández | 3 | |
| José Rodríguez | 3 | |
| Héctor Socorro | 3 | |
| Juan Tuñas | 3 |
Top goalscorers edit
| Rank | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Héctor Socorro | 2 |
| 2 | Tomás Fernández | 1 |
| Carlos Oliveira | 1 | |
| Juan Tuñas | 1 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage Archived June 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (PDF), FIFA.com. Retrieved on June 6, 2007.
- ^ "World Cup History 1938 World Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ a b "History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year)" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ^ RSSSF credits the goal in the 9th minute to Harry Andersson
- ^ RSSSF credits goal in the 80th minute as coming in the 60th minute.
- ^ RSSSF credits goal in the 81st minute to Harry Andersson in the 61st minute.
- ^ RSSSF credits the goal in the 32nd minute as coming in the 22nd minute.
- ^ RSSSF credits this goal as coming in the 89th minute.