1938 FIFA World Cup

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.

1938 FIFA World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryFrance
Dates4 June – 19 June
Teams15
Venue(s)10 (in 10 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Italy (2nd title)
Runners-up Hungary
Third place Brazil
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored84 (4.67 per match)
Attendance483,000 (26,833 per match)
Top scorer(s) Leônidas (7 goals)

Participants

Asia

Europe

North and Central America

South America

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
Switzerland  1–1 (a.e.t.) Germany
Abegglen  43' Report Gauchel  29'
Attendance: 27,152
Referee: John Langenus (Belgium)
Hungary 6–0 Dutch East Indies
Kohut  14'
Toldi  16'
Sárosi  25', 88'
Zsengellér  30', 67'		 Report
Vélodrome Municipal, Reims
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Roger Conrié (France)
Sweden w/o[1] Austria
Stade Gerland, Lyon
Cuba 3–3 (a.e.t.) Romania
Socorro  44', 103'
Magriñá  69'		 Report Bindea  35'
Barátky  88'
Dobay  105'
Stade Chapou, Toulouse
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi (Italy)
France 3–1 Belgium
Veinante  1'
Nicolas  16', 69'		 Report Isemborghs  38'
Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris
Attendance: 30,454
Referee: Hans Wüthrich (Switzerland)
Italy 2–1 (a.e.t.) Norway
Ferraris  2'
Piola  94'		 Report Brustad  83'
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Alois Beranek (Germany)[2]
Brazil 6–5 (a.e.t.) Poland
Leônidas  18', 93', 104'
Romeu  25'
Perácio  44', 71'		 Report Scherfke  23' (pen.)
Wilimowski  53', 59', 89', 118'
Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg
Attendance: 13,452
Referee: Ivan Eklind (Sweden)
Czechoslovakia 3–0 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
Košťálek  93'
Nejedlý  111'[3]
Zeman  118'[4]		 Report
Stade municipal, Le Havre
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Lucien Leclerq (France)

Replays
Germany 2–4  Switzerland
Hahnemann  8'
Lörtscher  22' (o.g.)		 Report Walaschek  42'
Bickel  64'
Abegglen  75', 78'
Attendance: 20,025
Referee: Ivan Eklind (Sweden)
Cuba 2–1 Romania
Socorro  51'
Fernández  57'		 Report Dobay  35'
Stade Chapou, Toulouse
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Alfred Birlem (Germany)

Quarter-finals
Switzerland  0–2 Hungary
Report Sárosi  40'
Zsengellér  89'[5]
Stade Victor Boucquey, Lille
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina (Italy)
Sweden 8–0 Cuba
H. Andersson  9', 81', 90'[6]
Wetterström  32', 37', 44'[7]
Keller  80'[8]
Nyberg  84'[9]		 Report
Stade du Fort Carré, Antibes
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Augustin Krist (Czechoslovakia)
France 1–3 Italy
Heisserer  10' Report Colaussi  9'
Piola  51', 72'
Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris
Attendance: 58,455
Referee: Louis Baert (Belgium)
Brazil 1–1 (a.e.t.) Czechoslovakia
Leônidas  30' Report Nejedlý  65' (pen.)
Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
Attendance: 22,021
Referee: Pál von Hertzka (Hungary)

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

Semi-finals
Hungary 5–1 Sweden
Jacobsson  19' (o.g.)
Titkos  37'
Zsengellér  39', 85'
Sárosi  65'		 Report Nyberg  1'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Lucien Leclerq (France)
Italy 2–1 Brazil
Colaussi  51'
Meazza  60' (pen.)		 Report Romeu  87'
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Hans Wüthrich (Switzerland)

Match for third place
Sweden 2–4 Brazil
Jonasson  28'
Nyberg  38'		 Report Romeu  44'
Leônidas  63', 74'
Perácio  80'
Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: John Langenus (Belgium)

Final
Main article: 1938 FIFA World Cup Final
Hungary 2–4 Italy
Titkos  8'
Sárosi  70'		 Report Colaussi  6', 35'
Piola  16', 82'[11]
Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Georges Capdeville (France)

Italy won the championship.

References
  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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