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

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

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

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

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

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

Final
See the main article: 1938 FIFA World Cup Final
Hungary 2–4 Italy
Titkos Goal 8'
Sárosi Goal 70'		 Report Colaussi Goal 6', 35'
Piola Goal 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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