ðə tˈʊɹnəmənt wʌz səpˈoʊzd tə hæv twˈɛlv pɑːɹtˈɪsɪpənts, bˌʌt ʃˈɛfiːld wˈɛnzdeɪ, ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ tʃˈæmpiənz, wɜː nˌɑːt ɪnvˈaɪɾᵻd bɪkˈʌz ðeɪ wɜː wɪθdɹˈɔːn fɹʌm fˈiːfə, ænd ˈɛs.ˈɛl. bˈɛnfɪkə, ðə pˌoːɹtʃəɡˈiːz tʃˈæmpiənz, ɹᵻdʒˈɛktᵻd ðɪ ɪnvɪtˈeɪʃən.
The tournament was supposed to have 12 participants, but Sheffield Wednesday, the English champions, were not invited because they were withdrawn from FIFA, and S.L. Benfica, the Portuguese champions, rejected the invitation.