In 1934, Italy hosted – and were eventual winners of – the Football World Cup. They defeated Czechoslovakia in the final after extra time was played. Four years later they again won the final of the competition, this time held in France, beating Hungary 4-2.
Italian World Cup soccer 1934 stamp set
PostBeeld has a quite rare mint, never-hinged set of stamps issued by Italy in 1934, depicting scenes from the football World Cup competition, won by Italy.
