Cuba in the 1938 World Cup versus Romania and Sweden

1/8 Finals, World Cup 1938.

05/06/1938 Venue: Stade Chapou, Toulouse.  
CUBA – ROMANIA 3-3 (1:1)(2:2) AET
Goals: Silviu Bindea 35' Hector Socorro 44' Jose Magriña 85'* Iuliu Baratki 88' Jose Magriña 103'+ Stefan Dobay 105' 
CUB: Benito Carvajeles(Centro Gallego /1), Jacinto Barquin(Juventud Asturiana /5), Manuel Chorens©(Centro Gallego /1),
     Joaquin Arias(Juventud Asturiana /1), Jose Rodriguez(Centro Gallego /1), Pedro Berges(Iberia /1), 
     Jose Magriñá(Centro Gallego /3), Jose Fernández(Centro Gallego /1), Hector Socorro(Iberia /7),
     Juan Tuñas(Centro Gallego /1), Mario Sosa(Iberia /5).
Playing Coach: Jose Tapia.
ROU: Dumitri Pavlovici, Rudolf Bürger, Vaile Chiroiu, Vintila Cossini, Gheorghe Rășinaru, Ladislav Raffinsky,
     Silviu Bindea, Nicolae Kovacs©, Iuliu Baratki, Iuliu Bodola, Stefan Dobay.
Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi(ITA) A1: Ferdinand Valprede(FRA) A2: Jean Merkcx(FRA)

* Olympic goal, 
+ FIFA credits this goal to Hector Socorro, but newspapers of the time and eyewitnesses attribute it to Magriña.


1/8 Final Replay, World Cup 1938.

09/06/1938 Venue: Stade Chapou, Toulouse.  
CUBA – ROMANIA 2-1 (0:1)
Goals: Stefan Dobay 39' Hector Socorro 51' Jose Magriña 53'* 
CUB: Juan Ayra(Hispano /6), Jacinto Barquin(Juventud Asturiana /6), Manuel Chorens©(Centro Gallego /2),
     Joaquin Arias(Juventud Asturiana /2), Jose Rodriguez(Centro Gallego /2), Pedro Berges(Iberia /2),
     Jose Magriñá(Centro Gallego /4), Jose Fernández(Centro Gallego /2), Hector Socorro(Iberia /8),
     Juan Tuñas(Centro Gallego /2), Mario Sosa(Iberia /6).
Playing Coach: Jose Tapia.
ROU: Robert Sadowski, Rudolf Bürger, Iacob Felecan, George Bărbulescu, Gheorghe Rășinaru, Ladislav Raffinsky,
     Ion Bogdan, Ioachim Moldoveanu, Iuliu Baratki, Iuliu Prassler, Stefan Dobay.
Referee: Alfred Birlem(GER) A1: Pierre Capdeville(FRA) A2: Paul Marenco(FRA) 

Socorro had to leave the field at minute 80, 
* FIFA credits this goal to Jose Fernández, but newspapers of the time and eyewitnesses attribute it to Magriña.


Quarterfinals, World Cup 1938

12/06/1938 Venue: Stade du Fort Carré, Antibes.     
CUBA – SWEDEN 0-8 (0:4)
Goals: Harry Andersson 9' Karl Wetterström 22' Karl Wetterström 37' Karl Wetterström 44' Tore Keller 60'
       Harry Andersson 61' Arne Nyberg 84' Harry Andersson 89'   
CUB: Benito Carvajeles(Centro Gallego /2), Jacinto Barquin(Juventud Asturiana /7), Manuel Chorens©(Centro Gallego /3),
     Joaquin Arias(Juventud Asturiana /3), Jose Rodriguez(Centro Gallego /3), Pedro Berges(Iberia /3),
     Pedro Ferrer(Iberia /3), Jose Fernández(Centro Gallego /3), Hector Socorro(Iberia /9),
     Juan Tuñas(Centro Gallego /3), Juan Alonso(Centro Gallego /1).
Playing Coach: Jose Tapia.
SWE: Henock Abrahamsson, Ivar Eriksson, Olof Källgren, Karl Almgren, Sven Jacobsson, Kurt Svanström,
     Karl Wetterström, Tore Keller, Harry Andersson, Sven Jonasson, Arne Nyberg.
Referee: Gustav Krist(TCH) A1: Karl Weingartner(AUT) A2: Victor Sdez(FRA)

Arias had to leave the field at minute 41. 
Fernandez missed a penalty saved by Abrahamsson at minute 42.
Cuba in the World Cup 1934
World Cup 1938 (overview file)
About this document

Prepared and maintained by Eduardo Mendoza for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: Eduardo Mendoza (yuca16_@hotmail.com)
Last updated: 15 Oct 2026