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World Cup 1938

See the status and results from FIFA World Cup 1938.

Tournament Information

World Cup Winning Country:
Italy
Participant teams:
37 (final tournament: 15)
Matches played:
18
Goals scored:
84 (4.67 per match)
Top scorer/Golden Shoe:
Leônidas (BRA) 8 goals
Host:
France
Attendance:
483,000 (26,833 per match)
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Coach: Vittorio Pozzo (ITA)

Players' jerseys didn't feature back numbers till World Cup 1950. In the World Cup Final Giuseppe Meazza captained Italy.

No.: Position Player Date of Birth Age Caps Club
- MF Michele Andreolo 6 September 1912 25 11 Bologna F.C. 1909, Italy
- FW Sergio Bertoni 23 September 1915 22 3 Pisa Calcio, Italy
- FW Amedeo Biavati 4 April 1915 23 0 Bologna F.C. 1909, Italy
- MF Mario Genta 1 March 1912 26 0 Genoa C.F.C., Italy
- MF Aldo Donati 29 September 1910 27 0 A.S. Roma, Italy
- MF Bruno Chizzo 19 April 1916 22 0 USC Triestina, Italy
- FW Gino Colaussi 4 March 1914 24 12 USC Triestina, Italy
- MF Ugo Locatelli 5 February 1916 22 7 Ambrosiana-Inter, Italy
- GK Guido Masetti 22 November 1907 30 1 A.S. Roma, Italy
- FW Giuseppe Meazza (c) 23 August 1910 27 43 Ambrosiana-Inter, Italy
- DF Eraldo Monzeglio 5 June 1906 31 32 A.S. Roma, Italy
- GK Aldo Olivieri 2 October 1910 27 8 A.S. Lucchese-Libertas, Italy
- MF Renato Olmi 12 July 1914 23 0 Ambrosiana-Inter, Italy
- FW Piero Pasinati 21 July 1910 27 10 USC Triestina, Italy
- MF Mario Perazzolo 7 June 1911 26 2 Genoa C.F.C., Italy
- FW Silvio Piola 29 September 1913 24 14 S.S. Lazio, Italy
- DF Pietro Rava 21 January 1916 22 11 Juventus F.C., Italy
- MF Pietro Serantoni 11 December 1906 31 9 A.S. Roma, Italy
- FW Giovanni Ferrari 6 December 1907 30 38 Ambrosiana-Inter, Italy
- FW Pietro Ferraris II 15 February 1912 26 3 Ambrosiana-Inter, Italy
- DF Alfredo Foni 20 November 1911 26 6 Juventus F.C., Italy
- GK Carlo Ceresoli 14 May 1910 28 7 Bologna F.C. 1909, Italy

First round

June 4
Parc des Princes, Paris
Germany
1 - 1 (After 90 minutes 1 - 1)
Switzerland
June 5
Velodrome Municipal, Reims
Hungary
6 - 0
Dutch East Indies
June 5
Stade de Gerland, Lyon
Austria
Cancelled(Austrian Anschluß - Austria withdrew)
Sweden
June 5
Stade Chapou, Toulouse
Cuba
3 - 3(After 90 minutes 2 - 2)
Romania
June 5
Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris
France
3 - 1
Belgium
June 5
Stade Velodrome, Marseilles
Italy
2 - 1(After 90 minutes 1 - 1)
Norway
June 5
Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg
Brazil
6 - 5(After 90 minutes 4 - 4)
Poland
June 5
Stade de la Cavée Verte, Le Havre
Czechoslovakia
3 - 0(After 90 minutes 4 - 4)
Netherlands

Replays

June 9
Parc des Princes, Paris
Germany
2 - 4
Switzerland
June 9
Stade Chapou, Toulouse
Cuba
2 - 1
Romania

Quarter-finals

June 12
Stade Victor Boucquey, Lille
Switzerland
0 - 2
Hungary
June 12
Stade du Fort Carré, Antibes
Sweden
8 - 0
Cuba
June 12
Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris
France
1 - 3
Italy
June 12
Parc de Lescure, Bordeaux
Brazil
1 - 1(After 90 minutes 1 - 1)
Czechoslovakia

Replay

June 14
Parc de Lescure, Bordeaux
Brazil
2 - 1
Czechoslovakia

Semi-finals

June 16
Parc des Princes, Paris
Hungary
5 - 1
Sweden
June 16
Stade Velodrome, Marseilles
Italy
2 - 1
Brazil

Third place match

June 19
Parc de Lescure, Bordeaux
Sweden
2 - 4
Brazil

Final

June 19
Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris
Attendance: ~60,000
Referee: Capdeville (France)
Goals: Colaussi 6' (ITA), Titkos 8' (HUN), Piola 16' (ITA), Colaussi 35' (ITA), Sárosi 70' (HUN), Piola 85' (ITA)
Hungary
2 - 4
Italy
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