1938 FIFA World Cup - France
FIFA World Cup Teams (Countries), Cities (Stadiums), Schedules and Results
Teams: 15
When: 04 June 1938 to 19 June 1938
Final: 19 June 1938
Matches: 18
Goals Scored: 84 (average 4.7 per match)
Attendance: 376,000 (average 20,888)
Winner: Italy
Runners-Up: Hungary
Third: Brazil
Fourth: Sweden
Golden Shoe: LEONIDAS (BRA)
Italy trainer Vittorio Pozzo made history by capturing a second successive title with a rebuilt team. With Silvio Piola's goals and Giuseppe Meazza's leadership, Italy beat Hungary in the Final having overcome in the semi-final a Brazil side missing top scorer Leonidas. Three of his strikes came in a 6-5 victory over Poland – the best match of a tournament notable for political tensions and the absence of some leading teams.
| Player | GF | PEN | MP |
LEONIDAS |
7 | 0 | 4 |
Gyula ZSENGELLER |
6 | 0 | 4 |
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Gyorgy SAROSI |
5 | 0 | 4 |
Silvio PIOLA |
5 | 0 | 4 |
Ernest WILIMOWSKI |
4 | 0 | 1 |
1938 FIFA World Cup in France
Host country
1938 FIFA World Cup Schedules and Results
FIFA World Cup Schedule
1938 FIFA World Cup Champion
1938 FIFA World Champion Italy
1938 FIFA World Cup Runners-Up Hungary
1938 FIFA World Cup Third Brazil
1938 FIFA World Cup Fourth Sweden
1938 FIFA World Cup France ™
Results
| Match | Date | Home Team | Results | Away Team | ||
| 04 June |
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Switzerland | 1:1 a.e.t. (1:1, 1:1) | Germany |
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| 05 June |
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Hungary | 6:0 (4:0) | Dutch East Indies |
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| 05 June |
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France | 3:1 (2:1) | Belgium |
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| 05 June |
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Cuba | 3:3 a.e.t. (2:2, 1:1) | Romania |
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| 05 June |
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Italy | 2:1 a.e.t. (1:1, 1:0) | Norway |
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| 05 June |
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Brazil | 6:5 a.e.t. (4:4, 3:1) | Poland |
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| 05 June |
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Czechoslovakia | 3:0 a.e.t. | Netherlands |
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| 09 June |
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Cuba | 2:1 (0:1) | Romania |
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| 09 June |
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Switzerland | 4:2 (1:2) | Germany |
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| Match | Date | Home Team | Results | Away Team | ||
| 12 June |
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Brazil | 1:1 a.e.t. (1:1, 1:0) | Czechoslovakia |
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| 12 June |
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Hungary | 2:0 (1:0) | Switzerland |
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| 12 June |
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Sweden | 8:0 (4:0) | Cuba |
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| 12 June |
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Italy | 3:1 (1:1) | France |
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| 14 June |
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Brazil | 2:1 (0:1) | Czechoslovakia |
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| Match | Date | Home Team | Results | Away Team | ||
| 16 June |
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Hungary | 5:1 (3:1) | Sweden |
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| 16 June |
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Italy | 2:1 (0:0) | Brazil |
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| Match | Date | Home Team | Results | Away Team | ||
| 19 June |
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Brazil | 4:2 (1:2) | Sweden |
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| Match | Date | Home Team | Results | Away Team | ||
| 19 June |
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Italy | 4:2 (3:1) | Hungary |
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