La chispa del fútbol prende en Cuba http://www.calientesemanal.com/2013/12/15/1575/la-chispa-del-futbol-prende-en.html#storylink=rss
I read somewhere that for that 1938 World Cup Cuba gave citizinship to all ''extranjeros'' that were able to speak spanish, so a few Argentinos and a few Españoles got their passport very easily