in europe, austria withdrew, claiming its team was too inexperienced. belgium also withdrew from the qualification tournament. these withdrawals meant that switzerland and turkey qualified without having to play their final round of matches.
turkey also withdrew, citing financial problems and the cost of travelling to south america. fifa invited portugal and france, who had both been eliminated in qualifying, to fill the gaps left by scotland and turkey. portugal refused, but france initially accepted, and was entered into the draw
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