1938 FIFA World Cup

1938 FIFA World Cup
Tournament details
Host country	France
Dates	4 June – 19 June
Teams	15
Venue(s)	10 (in 10 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Italy (2nd title)
Runner-up	Hungary
Third place	Brazil
Fourth place	Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	84 (4.67 per match)
Attendance	483,000 (26,833 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Leônidas (7 goals)
	← 1934 1950 →

The 1938 FIFA World Cup was a football sporting event that was held in France in 1938. Italy won the trophy after beating Hungary in the final.

Participants

Asia

Dutch East Indies (INH) • Squad

Europe

North and Central America

Cuba (CUB) • Squad

South America

Brazil (BRA) • Squad

Results

First Round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

5 June – Marseille

Italy (aet)

2

12 June – Paris (Olympique)

Norway

1

Italy

3

5 June – Paris (Olympique)

France

1

France

3

16 June – Marseille

Belgium

1

Italy

2

5 June – Strasbourg

Brazil

1

Brazil (aet)

6

12 June – Bordeaux
(replayed 14 June)

Poland

5

Brazil

1 (2)

5 June – Le Havre

Czechoslovakia

1 (1)

Czechoslovakia (aet)

3

19 June – Paris (Olympique)

Netherlands

0

Italy

4

5 June – Reims

Hungary

2

Hungary

6

12 June – Lille

Dutch East Indies

0

Hungary

2

4 June – Paris (Princes)
(replayed 9 June)

Switzerland

0

Switzerland

1 (4)

16 June – Rome

Germany

1 (2)

Hungary

5

5 June – Lyon

Sweden

1

Third place

Sweden

w/o

12 June – Antibes

19 June – Bordeaux

Austria

-

Sweden

8

Brazil

4

5 June – Toulouse
(replayed 9 June)

Cuba

0

Sweden

2

Cuba

3 (2)

Romania

3 (1)

First round

4 June 1938 17:00 (WEST)	Switzerland	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Germany	Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 27,152 Referee: John Langenus (Belgium)
	Abegglen 43'	Report	Gauchel 29'

5 June 1938 17:00 (WEST)	Hungary	6–0	Dutch East Indies	Vélodrome Municipal, Reims Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Roger Conrié (France)
	Kohut 14' Toldi 16' Sárosi 25', 88' Zsengellér 30', 67'	Report

5 June 1938	Sweden	w/o^[1]	Austria	Stade Gerland, Lyon
				Stade Gerland, Lyon

5 June 1938 17:00 (WEST)	Cuba	3–3 (a.e.t.)	Romania	Stade Chapou, Toulouse Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi (Italy)
	Socorro 44', 103' Magriñá 69'	Report	Bindea 35' Barátky 88' Dobay 105'

5 June 1938 17:00 (WEST)	France	3–1	Belgium	Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris Attendance: 30,454 Referee: Hans Wüthrich (Switzerland)
	Veinante 1' Nicolas 16', 69'	Report	Isemborghs 38'

5 June 1938 17:00 (WEST)	Italy	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Norway	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Alois Beranek (Germany)^[2]
	Ferraris 2' Piola 94'	Report	Brustad 83'

5 June 1938 17:30 (WEST)	Brazil	6–5 (a.e.t.)	Poland	Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg Attendance: 13,452 Referee: Ivan Eklind (Sweden)
	Leônidas 18', 93', 104' Romeu 25' Perácio 44', 71'	Report	Scherfke 23' (pen.) Wilimowski 53', 59', 89', 118'

5 June 1938 18:30 (WEST)	Czechoslovakia	3–0 (a.e.t.)	Netherlands	Stade municipal, Le Havre Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Lucien Leclerq (France)
	Košťálek 93' Nejedlý 111'^[3] Zeman 118'^[4]	Report

Replays

9 June 1938 18:00 (WEST)	Germany	2–4	Switzerland	Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 20,025 Referee: Ivan Eklind (Sweden)
	Hahnemann 8' Lörtscher 22' (o.g.)	Report	Walaschek 42' Bickel 64' Abegglen 75', 78'

9 June 1938 18:00 (WEST)	Cuba	2–1	Romania	Stade Chapou, Toulouse Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Alfred Birlem (Germany)
	Socorro 51' Fernández 57'	Report	Dobay 35'

Quarter-finals

12 June 1938 17:00 (WEST)	Switzerland	0–2	Hungary	Stade Victor Boucquey, Lille Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina (Italy)
		Report	Sárosi 40' Zsengellér 89'^[5]

12 June 1938 17:00 (WEST)	Sweden	8–0	Cuba	Stade du Fort Carré, Antibes Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Augustin Krist (Czechoslovakia)
	H. Andersson 9', 81', 90'^[6] Wetterström 32', 37', 44'^[7] Keller 80'^[8] Nyberg 84'^[9]	Report

12 June 1938 17:00 (WEST)	France	1–3	Italy	Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris Attendance: 58,455 Referee: Louis Baert (Belgium)
	Heisserer 10'	Report	Colaussi 9' Piola 51', 72'

12 June 1938 17:00 (WEST)	Brazil	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Czechoslovakia	Parc Lescure, Bordeaux Attendance: 22,021 Referee: Pál von Hertzka (Hungary)
	Leônidas 30'	Report	Nejedlý 65' (pen.)

Replay

14 June 1938 18:00 (WEST)	Brazil	2–1	Czechoslovakia	Parc Lescure, Bordeaux Attendance: 18,141 Referee: Georges Capdeville (France)
	Leônidas 57' Roberto 62'^[10]	Report	Kopecký 25'

Semi-finals

16 June 1938 18:00 (WEST)	Hungary	5–1	Sweden	Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Lucien Leclerq (France)
	Jacobsson 19' (o.g.) Titkos 37' Zsengellér 39', 85' Sárosi 65'	Report	Nyberg 1'

16 June 1938 18:00 (WEST)	Italy	2–1	Brazil	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Hans Wüthrich (Switzerland)
	Colaussi 51' Meazza 60' (pen.)	Report	Romeu 87'

Match for third place

19 June 1938 17:00 (WEST)	Sweden	2–4	Brazil	Parc Lescure, Bordeaux Attendance: 12,000 Referee: John Langenus (Belgium)
	Jonasson 28' Nyberg 38'	Report	Romeu 44' Leônidas 63', 74' Perácio 80'

Final

Main page: 1938 FIFA World Cup Final

19 June 1938 17:00 (WEST)	Hungary	2–4	Italy	Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Georges Capdeville (France)
	Titkos 8' Sárosi 70'	Report	Colaussi 6', 35' Piola 16', 82'^[11]

Italy won the championship.

1938 FIFA World Cup Media

Qualifying countries and their results
Vu générale du stade olympique de Colombes lors de la finale du tournoi olympique de football, le 9 juin 1924.
Le Stade vélodrome de Marseille, le 13 juin 1937
1932 Le parc des princes v1
Le Stade municipal de Bordeaux en 1938
RC Strasbourg-FC Mulhouse, 4.11.1934, Stade de la Meinau
Stade municipal du Havre - Wedstrijd Nederland-Tsjechoslowakije, WK 1938
Stade Auguste-Delaune 2 Tribünen
Photo du match opposant l'Olympique lillois à l'Olympique de Marseille en 1937 au stade Henri-Jooris. Victoire de Lille 2-1
Suède-Cuba de la Coupe du monde 1938 à Antibes (France)

References

↑ Sweden were awarded a walkover as Austria were unable to compete because of the Austrian Anschluss in March 1938.
↑ Actually from Austria, but finally representing the German Football Association because of the Anschluss.
↑ RSSSF credits this goal as coming in the 118th minute.
↑ RSSSF credits this goal as coming in the 111th minute.
↑ RSSSF credits this goal as coming in the 90th minute.
↑ RSSSF credits goal in the 81st minute as coming in the 61st minute.
↑ RSSSF credits the goal in the 32nd minute as coming in the 22nd minute.
↑ RSSSF credits goal in the 80th minute as coming in the 60th minute.
↑ RSSSF credits this goal as coming in the 89th minute.
↑ FIFA initially credits this goal to Leônidas, but changed it to Roberto in 2006. Archive copy at the Internet Archive
↑ RSSSF credits the goal in the 82nd minute as coming in the 85th minute.

Other websites

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[withdrew-1] Sweden were awarded a walkover as Austria were unable to compete because of the Austrian Anschluss in March 1938.

[2] Actually from Austria, but finally representing the German Football Association because of the Anschluss.

[3] RSSSF credits this goal as coming in the 118th minute.

[4] RSSSF credits this goal as coming in the 111th minute.

[5] RSSSF credits this goal as coming in the 90th minute.

[6] RSSSF credits goal in the 81st minute as coming in the 61st minute.

[7] RSSSF credits the goal in the 32nd minute as coming in the 22nd minute.

[8] RSSSF credits goal in the 80th minute as coming in the 60th minute.

[9] RSSSF credits this goal as coming in the 89th minute.

[10] FIFA initially credits this goal to Leônidas, but changed it to Roberto in 2006. Archive copy at the Internet Archive

[11] RSSSF credits the goal in the 82nd minute as coming in the 85th minute.

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