Italy As Hosts
Like the Berlin Olympics two years later, the 1934 World Cup was a high-profile instance of a sporting event being used for overt political gain. Benito Mussolini was keen to use the tournament as a means of promoting fascism.
Florence Genoa Milan Naples Rome Trieste Turin A map showing the locations of the venues used at the 1934 FIFA World CupThe number of supporters travelling from other countries was higher than at any previous football tournament, including 7,000 from the Netherlands and 10,000 each from Austria and Switzerland.
Eight cities hosted the tournament:
- Bologna, Stadio Littoriale
- Florence, Stadio Giovanni Berta
- Genoa, Stadio Luigi Ferraris
- Milan, Stadio San Siro
- Naples, Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli
- Rome, Stadio Nazionale PNF
- Trieste, Stadio Littorio
- Turin, Stadio Benito Mussolini
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