The International Football Association Board

FIFA states that The Laws of the Game are the preserve of the International Football Association Board.
The first meeting of the International Football Association Board, attended by representatives of the Football Associations of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, took place on 2nd June 1886 in London.
When FIFA was founded they embraced the International Football Association Board Laws of the Game. The International Football Association Board in turn recognized the validity of FIFA, but FIFA did not have representation at the IFAB until the 1914 annual meeting, which was held in Paris. Minutes of the annual meetings of this body can be viewed  here.

1934 World Cup-Team of the Tournament

Ricardo Zamora (Spain)
Often cited as the greatest goalkeeper of his generation, 33 year old Zamora was playing for Madrid at the time of the 1934 finals. Spain played 2 matches in the tournament, winning one.
An interesting choice considering that 2 other legendary goalkeepers,

Gianpiero Combi and František Plánička went on to the final, both as captains.

Jacinto Quincoces (Spain)
The 29 year old Madrid defender was usually deployed in the central 'stopper' position. 

Eraldo Monzeglio (Italy)
27 year old Monzeglio of Bologna went on to be a double World Cup winner, representing Italy 35 times.

Luis Monti (Italy)
The 33 year old Juventus half back had featured in the 1930 Team of the Tournament when representing his native Argentina.

Attilio Ferraris (Italy)
The 30 year old played for Roma at the time of the World Cup win.

Leonardo Cilaurren (Spain)
21 year old  Cilaurren played for Athletic Bilbao. 

Giuseppe Meazza (Italy)
The 23 year old Ambrosiana player had already won 22 international caps by the time the 1934 World Cup came around. He went on to represent Italy 53 times and is one of the true all time greats.
 

Raimundo Orsi (Italy)
Born in Argentina, 32 year old Orsi of Juventus scored 3 goals at the finals, including Italy's opening goal in the final.

Enrique Guaita (Italy)
23 year old Guaita was another of the Orundi. A Roma player at the time of the World Cup victory, he scored 1 goal in the finals.

Matthias Sindelar (Austria)
31 year old  Sindelar (Austria Vienna) scored 1 goal at the finals. Austria were semi-finalists, losing to Italy.

Oldřich Nejedlý (Czechoslovakia)
The 24 year old Sparta Prague inside left won the Golden Boot with 5 goals, including a hat trick in the semi final. 

Bohemia

Bohemia was a part of the Austrian Empire that now makes up the greater part of The Czech Republic.  Between 1906 and 1908 Bohemia, recognised by FIFA, played six international matches.

Game 1:

01.04.06	Hungary	1	1	Bohemia	Millenáris Sporttelep, Budapest
	Valášek
Jan Pech				S.K. Meteor VIII, Praha
Viktor Müller				S.K. Smíchov, Praha
Antonín Kučera				S.K. Smíchov, Praha
Josef Kopecký				S.K. Meteor VIII, Praha
František Jirásek				S.K. Smíchov, Praha
Ladislav Jetel				S.K. Meteor VIII, Praha
Vladislav Jelínek				S.K. Smíchov, Praha
Bohumil Jelínek				S.K. Smíchov, Praha
František Rosmaisl				S.K. Slavia, Praha
Antonín Šetela				S.K. Smíchov, Praha
Jindřich Valášek				S.K. Meteor VIII, Praha

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Game 2:

07.10.06	Bohemia	4	4	Hungary		Stadion Slavii, Prague
	Starý  (2), Baumruk, Košek
loslav Jeník					S.K. Slavia
Emanuel Benda					S.K. Slavia
Richard Veselý					S.K. Slavia
Josef Kopecký					S.K. Meteor VIII
Jindřich Rezek					S.K. Slavia
Bohumil Macoun					S.K. Slavia
Jindřich Baumruk					S.K. Slavia
Ctibor Malý					S.K. Slavia
Jan Starý					S.K. Slavia
Jan Košek  Captain					S.K. Slavia
Miroslav Vaněk					S.K. Slavia

Game 3:

07.04.07	Hungary	5	2	Bohemia		Millenáris Sporttelep, Budapest
	Pelikán,  Bohumil Jelínek
Zdeněk Richter					S.K. Smíchov
Viktor Müller					S.K. Smíchov
František Jirásek					S.K. Smíchov
Josef Bělka					S.K. Slavia
Antonín Vosátka  Captain					S.K. Slavia
Alois Kovařovič					S.K. Smíchov
Vladislav Jelínek					S.K. Smíchov
Bohumil Jelínek					S.K. Smíchov
Karel Hradecký					A.C. Sparta
Josef Pelikán					S.K. Smíchov
Jindřich Valášek					S.K. Meteor VIII

Game 4:

06.10.07	Bohemia	5	3	Hungary		Stadion Slavii, Prague
	Košek (3) Bělka (2)
Zdeněk Richter					S.K. Smíchov
Emanuel Benda					S.K. Slavia
Viktor Müller					S.K. Smíchov
Alois Kovařovič					S.K. Smíchov
Karel Kotouč					S.K. Slavia
Jaroslav Jirkovský					S.K. Slavia
Vladislav Jelínek					S.K. Smíchov
Josef Bělka					S.K. Slavia
Jan Starý					S.K. Slavia
Jan Košek					S.K. Slavia
Jaroslav Čížek					Novoměstský S.K

 Jan Košek 

Josef Bělka 

Game 5:

05.04.08	Hungary	5	2	Bohemia		Millenáris Sporttelep, Budapest
	Bělka (2)
Václav Titl					A.C. Sparta
Emanuel Benda					S.K. Slavia
Richard Veselý					S.K. Slavia
Alois Kovařovič					S.K. Smíchov
Karel Kotouč					S.K. Slavia
Jaroslav Jirkovský					S.K. Slavia
Josef Bělka					S.K. Slavia
Karel Šubrt					S.K. Slavia
Ctibor Malý					A.C. Sparta
Jan Košek					S.K. Slavia
Václav Titl					S.K. Slavia

Game 6:

13.06.08	Bohemia	0	4	England		Stadion Slavii, Prague
Miloslav Jeník					S.K. Slavia
Rudolf Krummer					S.K. Slavia
Richard Veselý  c					S.K. Slavia
Emanuel Benda					S.K. Slavia
Karel Kotouč					S.K. Slavia
Jaroslav Jirkovský					S.K. Slavia
Miroslav Široký					S.K. Slavia
Josef Bělka					S.K. Slavia
Jan Starý					S.K. Slavia
Ctibor Malý					S.K. Slavia
Bohumil Macoun					S.K. Slavia

The England team was a full international side (not the England Amateur side that was regularly thrashing continental teams in the pre 1914 era). Earlier in the month England had comprehensively beaten Austria ( 6-1 & 11-1) and Hungary (7-0).

At The Vienna Congress of  FIFA Bohemia's membership was terminated as a result of pressure from the Austrian Football Association. The Austrians had opposed Bohemia's membership from the start on the basis that Bohemia was an Austrian territory. They had suspended matches between Austrian and Bohemian club sides whilst Bohemia were members of FIFA.  

William Pickford-Free Britons have queer ways of enjoying themselves

William Pickford was 17 years old when he watched an Association game between  Blackburn District and Bolton. Formerly a Rugby enthusiast he was captivated by the Asociation game. having relocated from Lancashire to Hampshire he was active in local football administration and also wrote on the  game for the local press. 
Mr Pickford took to refereeing when his playing days with Bournemouth Rovers came to an end.
He was one of the 79 attendees of the March 1893 meeting at which The FA formed the first referees’ society. C.W. Alcock was President and F.J Wall Chairman.
In 1895 the society produced the first edition of The Referees’ Chart, a set of guidelines that elabourated on The Laws of the Game.
Mr Pickford played a leading role in the production of this document.
He held several prominent positions in football; 
He was member of the council of the Football Association, a Vice-President of FIFA and a member of the International Football Association Board. In 1937 he  became president of the Football Association.
How to Referee appeared in 1906. It comnbines an analydis of the Laws of the Game with an outline of the psychological challenges of match control. 
Free Britons have queer ways of enjoying themselves is taken from Mr Pickford's comment advising referees not to be perturbed by the passionate noise of the crowd.

Finland 1912

Up until 1917 the Grand Duchy of Finland (Великое княжество Финляндское) was a part of the Russian Empire. The Head of State was the Emperor of Russia (Nikolai II), under the title Grand Duke of Finland.  Finland did, however, enjoy a certain amount of autonomy.
In the sporting domain Finland joined FIFA in 1908 (though they didn't play an international until 1911) and Russia joined in 1912.
Finland had played 2 friendlies prior to the 1912 Olympics, both heavy defeats (5-2 and 7-1) to Sweden in October 1911 and June 1912. 
2 days after the defeat to Sweden in Stockholm Finland played their first competitive international. Their opponents were Italy (7 previous internationals and 1 victory). 
Watched by a modest crowd of 600, the match was refereed by Herr Hugo Meisl. 
20 year old Jarl Öhman put the Finns ahead in the 2nd minute. By the 25th minute Italy had taken a 2-1 lead. Eino Soinio, Finland's 17 year old captain, equalized in the 40th minute.There were no goals in the 2nd half. Extra time saw a Bror Wiberg goal (105') secure the win for Finland.
Next up was a 2nd round match with Russia, played the following day (30.06.12) at 10:00 am! Finland made only one change, and even Wickström, who had missed the 2nd half of the Italy game with an injury, played less than 24 hrs later.A crowd of 2-300 saw goals from Wiberg and Öhman give Finland a 2-1 win.
This set up a semi final against Great Britain (England Amateurs)- an unenviable prospect as England Amateurs had only lost 1 game in the previous 6 years and routinely posted double figure scores.
Finland fell behind to a 2nd minute own goal. Bradford City's Harold Walden added a 2nd goal in the 7th minute. Finland then put in a respectable appearance and it wasn't until the 77th minute that Walden scored a 3rd. Inevitably Vivian Woodward got a goal as Great Britain won 4-0. 

Jarl 'Lali' Öhman

 Eino Soinio

This left the Finns with one more game to contest- a play off for the bronze medal against The Netherlands.
Netherlands were coached by England veteran Edgar Chadwick, There was no scoring in the first quarter, but then Netherlands, and Jan Vos in particular, ran riot. It was 4-0 at the break and Netherlands ran out 9-0 winners, with Vos getting 5.

Finland only played one more international before the outbreak of the war in 1914, losing 4-3 to Sweden in Stockholm (24.05.14).