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1. The Italian desire to win, started with the ambition to host the 1934 World Cup. How many FIFA Congresses were held (to decide the venue) before Italy became the chosen land?
2. South America was poorly represented in the 1934 World Cup. Only Brazil and Argentina took part in the Cup. Even then, Argentina didn't send their full strength squad, due to fears of poaching by top Italian clubs. Which Argentinean player switched sides (to Italy) before the 1930 World Cup finals?
3. Austria was expected to post a formidable challenge to the Italians. Called popularly as the 'Wunderteam', they were coached by a highly respected figure in the soccer world. Who was it?
4. In the first round of Knock-Out matches, Italy played against U.S.A. Italy won the match by a comfortable 7-1. Schiavio scored a hat-trick in this match. In which round of matches (at the 1934 World Cup) did he score his next goal?
5. There were three leading goal-scorers in this tournament. Who amongst the following, was NOT one of them?
6. Brazil lost their first round match against Spain 1-3. Which player, who later became the mentor of Pele, missed a penalty for the Brazilians in this match?
7. Poor refereeing was helping the Italian cause a lot. One of the worst displays of the referee, came in the Italy-Spain second round rematch. How many Spanish goals were disallowed by the Swiss referee?
8. Who was the referee for the 1934 FIFA World Cup final with Italy?
9. In the final match; after 82 minutes, the Czechs were leading 1-0. Who then came up with a brilliant fluke goal to level things up?
10. Who won the 1934 FIFA World Cup?
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