Brazil – who had only kept Carvalho Leite from the squad participating in the previous edition of the World Cup – were outclassed by Spain in the first half, who scored thrice.
Switzerland took an early lead thanks to Leopold Kielholz finishing off a good piece of play from André Abegglen.
[2] Assistant referees: Alois Beranek (Austria) Ferruccio Bonivento (Italy) A superior Italian team had a comfortable victory against the United States, which had played against Mexico in the qualifying just three days earlier.
A good performance from the US goalkeeper Julius Hjulian did not prevent Italy scoring seven goals before the final whistle.
[2] Assistant referees: Pedro Escartín (Spain) Bohumil Ženišek (Czechoslovakia) Romania were the underdogs, yet they went ahead after just 11 minutes with a close range goal from Ștefan Dobay.
In fact, they presented a roster of newcomers as only Alfredo Devincenzi and Arcadio López were previously capped by the team.
However, an efficient Sweden team took advantage of the defensive weakness of Argentina to score twice before the final whistle and hold on for the victory.
[2] Assistant referees: Camillo Caironi (Italy) Louis Baert (Belgium) A clinical Germany took their chance to achieve a scoreline that did not reflect the balance of the game.
[2] Assistant referees: Ermenegildo Melandri (Italy) Jacques Baert (France) An extremely tough game prevented the two teams from truly showing the technical skills they possessed.
The match hung in the balance until Hungary lost two players: Imre Markos was red carded and István Avar got injured.
[2] Assistant referees: Bohumil Ženišek (Czechoslovakia) Mihály Ivanicsics (Hungary) Pouring rain influenced the match, which saw very few notable moments in the first half.
In the second half, Ernst Andersson suffered a head injury, and Germany took the lead with Karl Hohmann while the Swedish player was off.
[2] Assistant referees: Youssuf Mohamed (Egypt) Jacques Baert (France) The replay was played the day after the first game.
In the second half, Austrian efforts to equalize were stopped by Gianpiero Combi, and Italy managed to hold on for the victory.
[2] Assistant referees: Alois Beranek (Austria) Pedro Escartín (Spain) Both teams changed their usual line-ups, resting several players.