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World Cup Final - Italy v Czechoslovakia

On 10th July 1934, Italy and Czechoslovakia walked on to the pitch at the now-closed Stadio Nazionale PNF stadium in Rome, to face each other in the final of the second World Cup. In the semi-finals, Italy had defeated Austria 1-0 and Czechoslovakia had won 3-1 against Germany, thanks to a Nejedly hattrick. Watched closely by 55000 people from the stands, most of them home fans cheering the host nation, Czechoslovakia stunned the stadium to take the lead in the 19th minute through Anton Puc. But Italy came back into the game through Orsi’s goal in the 29th minute. The game ended 1-1 after 90 minutes and hence moved on to extra time. 5 minutes into extra time, Schiavio scored the winning goal, as the hosts went on to lift the 1934 World Cup.

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