Selepas satu proses membuat keputusan yang panjang di mana jawatankuasa eksekutif FIFA bermesyuarat sebanyak lapan kali, [[Itali]] telah dipilih sebagai negara tuan rumah pada mesyuarat di Stockholm pada 9 Oktober 1932. Keputusan itu diambil oleh jawatankuasa eksekutif tanpa undi ahli tawaran [[Itali]] telah dipilih dalam keutamaan kepada satu lagi penganjur iatu [[Sweden]].. kerajaan [[Itali]] diberikan bajet sebanyak 3.5 juta lire untuk kejohanan itu.
After a lengthy decision-making process in which FIFA's executive committee met eight times,<ref>Freddi, ''Complete Book of the World Cup 2006'', p. 15</ref> Italy was chosen as the host nation at a meeting in [[Stockholm]] on 9 October 1932.<ref name="h23">Hunt, ''World Cup Stories'', p. 23</ref> The decision was taken by the executive committee without a ballot of members.<ref name="h23"/> The Italian bid was chosen in preference to one from Sweden;<ref name="FIFAhistory">{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/history/fifa/historyfifa4.html |title=History of FIFA - The first FIFA World Cup |publisher=FIFA| accessdate=2009-12-01}}</ref> the Italian government assigned a budget of 3.5 million [[italian lira|lire]] to the tournament.<ref>Goldblatt, ''The Ball is Round'', p. 255</ref>
