1938 FIFA World Cup

1938 FIFA World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryFrance
Dates4 June – 19 June
Teams15
Venue(s)10 (in 10 host cities)
Final positions
Champions23x15px Italy (Script error: No such module "Ordinal". title)
Runners-up23x15px Hungary
Third place23x15px Brazil
Fourth place23x15px Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored84 (4.67 per match)
Attendance483,000 (26,833 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazilborder|20px|class=noviewer|baseline|Flagge Brazil Leônidas (7 goals)
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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

Europe

North and Central America

South America

Results

First Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                           
5 June – Marseille            
 23x15px Italy (aet)  2
12 June – Paris (Olympique)
 23x15px Norway  1  
 23x15px Italy  3
5 June – Paris (Olympique)
   23x15px France  1  
 23x15px France  3
16 June – Marseille
 23x15px Belgium  1  
 23x15px Italy  2
5 June – Strasbourg
   24px Brazil  1  
 24px Brazil (aet)  6
12 June – Bordeaux
(replayed 14 June)
 23x15px Poland  5  
 24px Brazil  1 (2)
5 June – Le Havre
   23x15px Czechoslovakia  1 (1)  
 23x15px Czechoslovakia (aet)  3
19 June – Paris (Olympique)
 23x15px Netherlands  0  
 23x15px Italy  4
5 June – Reims
   24px Hungary  2
 24px Hungary  6
12 June – Lille
 23x15px Dutch East Indies  0  
 24px Hungary  2
4 June – Paris (Princes)
(replayed 9 June)
   23x16px  Switzerland  0  
 23x16px  Switzerland  1 (4)
16 June – Rome
 23x15px Germany  1 (2)  
 24px Hungary  5
5 June – Lyon
   23x15px Sweden  1   Third place
 23x15px Sweden  w/o
12 June – Antibes 19 June – Bordeaux
 23x15px Austria  -  
 23x15px Sweden  8  24px Brazil  4
5 June – Toulouse
(replayed 9 June)
   23x15px Cuba  0    23x15px Sweden  2
 23x15px Cuba  3 (2)
 23x15px Romania  3 (1)  

First round

4 June 1938
17:00 (WEST)
 Switzerland  23x16px 1–1
(a.e.t.) 		23x15px Germany Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 27,152
Referee: John Langenus (Belgium)
Abegglen Goal 43' Report Gauchel Goal 29'
5 June 1938
17:00 (WEST)
 Hungary 23x15px 6–0 23x15px Dutch East Indies Vélodrome Municipal, Reims
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Roger Conrié (France)
Kohut Goal 14'
Toldi Goal 16'
Sárosi Goal 25', 88'
Zsengellér Goal 30', 67' 		Report
5 June 1938
 Sweden 23x15px w/o[1] 23x15px Austria Stade Gerland, Lyon
5 June 1938
17:00 (WEST)
 Cuba 23x15px 3–3 (a.e.t.) 23x15px Romania Stade Chapou, Toulouse
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi (Italy)
Socorro Goal 44', 103'
Magriñá Goal 69' 		Report Bindea Goal 35'
Barátky Goal 88'
Dobay Goal 105'
5 June 1938
17:00 (WEST)
 France 23x15px 3–1 23x15px Belgium Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris
Attendance: 30,454
Referee: Hans Wüthrich (Switzerland)
Veinante Goal 1'
Nicolas Goal 16', 69' 		Report Isemborghs Goal 38'
5 June 1938
17:00 (WEST)
 Italy 23x15px 2–1 (a.e.t.) 23x15px Norway Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Alois Beranek (Germany)[2]
Ferraris Goal 2'
Piola Goal 94' 		Report Brustad Goal 83'
5 June 1938
17:30 (WEST)
 Brazil 23x15px 6–5 (a.e.t.) 23x15px Poland Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg
Attendance: 13,452
Referee: Ivan Eklind (Sweden)
Leônidas Goal 18', 93', 104'
Romeu Goal 25'
Perácio Goal 44', 71' 		Report Scherfke Goal 23' (pen.)
Wilimowski Goal 53', 59', 89', 118'
5 June 1938
18:30 (WEST)
 Czechoslovakia 23x15px 3–0 (a.e.t.) 23x15px Netherlands Stade municipal, Le Havre
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Lucien Leclerq (France)
Košťálek Goal 93'
Nejedlý Goal 111'[3]
Zeman Goal 118'[4] 		Report

Replays

9 June 1938
18:00 (WEST)
 Germany 23x15px 2–4 23x16px  Switzerland Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 20,025
Referee: Ivan Eklind (Sweden)
Hahnemann Goal 8'
Lörtscher Goal 22' (o.g.) 		Report Walaschek Goal 42'
Bickel Goal 64'
Abegglen Goal 75', 78'
9 June 1938
18:00 (WEST)
 Cuba 23x15px 2–1 23x15px Romania Stade Chapou, Toulouse
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Alfred Birlem (Germany)
Socorro Goal 51'
Fernández Goal 57' 		Report Dobay Goal 35'

Quarter-finals

12 June 1938
17:00 (WEST)
 Switzerland  23x16px 0–2 23x15px Hungary Stade Victor Boucquey, Lille
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina (Italy)
Report Sárosi Goal 40'
Zsengellér Goal 89'[5]
12 June 1938
17:00 (WEST)
 Sweden 23x15px 8–0 23x15px Cuba Stade du Fort Carré, Antibes
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Augustin Krist (Czechoslovakia)
H. Andersson Goal 9', 81', 90'[6]
Wetterström Goal 32', 37', 44'[7]
Keller Goal 80'[8]
Nyberg Goal 84'[9] 		Report
12 June 1938
17:00 (WEST)
 France 23x15px 1–3 23x15px Italy Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris
Attendance: 58,455
Referee: Louis Baert (Belgium)
Heisserer Goal 10' Report Colaussi Goal 9'
Piola Goal 51', 72'
12 June 1938
17:00 (WEST)
 Brazil 23x15px 1–1 (a.e.t.) 23x15px Czechoslovakia Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
Attendance: 22,021
Referee: Pál von Hertzka (Hungary)
Leônidas Goal 30' Report Nejedlý Goal 65' (pen.)

Replay

14 June 1938
18:00 (WEST)
 Brazil 23x15px 2–1 23x15px Czechoslovakia Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
Attendance: 18,141
Referee: Georges Capdeville (France)
Leônidas Goal 57'
Roberto Goal 62'[10] 		Report Kopecký Goal 25'

Semi-finals

16 June 1938
18:00 (WEST)
 Hungary 23x15px 5–1 23x15px Sweden Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Lucien Leclerq (France)
Jacobsson Goal 19' (o.g.)
Titkos Goal 37'
Zsengellér Goal 39', 85'
Sárosi Goal 65' 		Report Nyberg Goal 1'
16 June 1938
18:00 (WEST)
 Italy 23x15px 2–1 23x15px Brazil Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Hans Wüthrich (Switzerland)
Colaussi Goal 51'
Meazza Goal 60' (pen.) 		Report Romeu Goal 87'

Match for third place

19 June 1938
17:00 (WEST)
 Sweden 23x15px 2–4 23x15px Brazil Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: John Langenus (Belgium)
Jonasson Goal 28'
Nyberg Goal 38' 		Report Romeu Goal 44'
Leônidas Goal 63', 74'
Perácio Goal 80'

Final

Main article: 1938 FIFA World Cup Final
19 June 1938
17:00 (WEST)
 Hungary 23x15px 2–4 23x15px Italy Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Georges Capdeville (France)
Titkos Goal 8'
Sárosi Goal 70' 		Report Colaussi Goal 6', 35'
Piola Goal 16', 82'[11]

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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