1934 FIFA World Cup Cup (held in France) as well as the Olympic football tournament in 1936. 1934 FIFA World Cup The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Italy from 27 May to 10 June 1934. The 1934 World Cup was the first for which teams had to qualify to take part. Thirty-two nations entered the competition, and after qualification, 16 teams participated in the finals tournament. Reigning champions Uruguay refused to participate due to the fact that just four European teams had accepted their invitation to
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF First Round 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF First Round The first round of CONCACAF matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification was played between 22 and 31 March 2015. A total of 14 teams (teams ranked 22–35 in the CONCACAF entrant list) played home-and-away over two legs. The seven winners advanced to the second round. The draw for the first round was held on 15 January 2015, 19:40 EST (), at the W Hotel at Miami Beach, Florida, United States. The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of August 2014 (shown in parentheses). The 14 teams were seeded