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Cuba 2–1 Romania — FIFA World Cup 1938 Round of 16

FIFA World Cup 1938 · Round of 16 · 1938 · Thursday, Jun 9, 1938 · 2:00 PM ET

Cuba

2 – 1
Full-time

Romania

Cuba edged Romania 2–1 in the Round of 16 of the FIFA World Cup 1938 on June 9, 1938.

Form — last 5 matches before this fixture

Cuba

L L W L D
Jun 5 Romania 3–3 Jul 20 @ Panama 1–6 Jul 16 Belize 4–0 Jul 13 @ United States 1–4 Jul 9 @ Costa Rica 0–3

Romania

L W L L D
Jun 5 @ Cuba 3–3 May 27 @ Czechoslovakia 1–2 Jul 21 @ Uruguay 0–4 Jul 14 Peru 3–1 Jun 30 Croatia 0–1

Other matches in Round of 16

Jun 4
Switzerland 1
Germany 1
Jun 5
Czechoslovakia 3
Netherlands 0
Jun 5
Hungary 6
Dutch East Indies 0
Jun 5
Italy 2
Norway 1
Jun 5
Brazil 6
Poland 5
Jun 5
Cuba 3
Romania 3
Jun 5
France 3
Belgium 1
Jun 9
Germany 2
Switzerland 4

Head-to-head — last 1 meeting

Jun 5, 1938 · Round of 16
Cuba 3
Romania 3