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 (soccer) 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

• Belgium (BEL) • Squad
• Czechoslovakia (TCH) • Squad
• France (FRA) • Squad
• Germany (GER) • Squad
• Hungary (HUN) • Squad
• Italy (ITA) • Squad
• Netherlands (NED) • Squad
• Norway (NOR) • Squad
• Poland (POL) • Squad
• Romania (ROU) • Squad
• Sweden (SWE) • Squad
• Switzerland (SUI) • Squad

North and Central America

• Cuba (CUB) • Squad

South America

• Brazil (BRA) • Squad

Results

Round of 16

• Switzerland 1-1 ; 4-2 Germany
• Italy 2-1 Norway
• France 3-1 Belgium
• Cuba 3-3 ; 2-1 Romania
• Hungary 6-0 Dutch East Indies
• Brazil 6-5 Poland
• Czechoslovakia 3-0 Netherlands

Quarterfinals

• Italy 3-1 France
• Sweden 8-0 Cuba
• Hungary 2-0 Switzerland
• Brazil 1-1 ; 2-1 Czechoslovakia

Semifinals

• Hungary 5-1 Sweden
• Italy 2-1 Brazil

3rd place

• Brazil 4-2 Sweden

Final

• Italy 4-2 Hungary

Italy won the championship.

References

• FIFA

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