1938 tournament · France
1938 World Cup results and statistics
Italy won in France: 18 matches, 84 goals.
France · 4–19 June 1938
Italy
Champions of the 1938 World Cup, beating Hungary 4–2 in the final.
- Teams
- 15
- Matches
- 18
- Goals
- 84
- Per match
- 4.67
The final
Stade Olympique, Paris (Colombes)Italy4–2
Hungary- 6'Gino Colaussi
- 8'Pal Titkos
- 16'Silvio Piola
- 35'Gino Colaussi
- 70'Gyorgy Sarosi
- 82'Silvio Piola
Leading scorers
counted from match goals- 1
Leônidasopen play7 - 2Gyorgy Sarosiopen play5
- 3Gyula Zsengelleropen play5
- 4Silvio Piolaopen play5
- 5
Ernest Wilimowskiopen play4 - 6Gino Colaussiopen play4
Goals per match, by round
4.67 overall3.80QF
4.50SF
6.003rd
6.00Final
4.891st Round
Edition facts
- Host
- France
- Dates
- 4–19 June 1938
- Teams
- 15
- Matches
- 18
- Goals
- 84 · 4.67 a match
- Format
- Straight knockout
- Biggest win
- Sweden 8–0 Cuba
The road to the final
9 tiesQuarter-final
Semi-final
Final
Third place play-off
How the leading sides finished
top 8 of 15| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | Champions |
| Hungary | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | Runners-up |
| Brazil | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 | Third place |
 Sweden | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | Third place |
 Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | Quarter-final |
 Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | Quarter-final |
 France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | Quarter-final |
 Cuba | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | -7 | Quarter-final |
Every 1938 result
18 matches1st Round
9- Cuba2–1
RomaniaHector Socorro 51' · Tomas Fernandez 57' · Stefan Dobay 35' - Switzerland4–2
GermanyEugen Walaschek 42' · Fredy Bickel 64' · Andre Abegglen 75' · Andre Abegglen 78' · Wilhelm Hahnemann 8' · Ernst Loertscher 22' (og) - Hungary6–0
Dutch East IndiesVilmos Kohut 13' · Geza Toldi 15' · Gyorgy Sarosi 28' · Gyula Zsengeller 35' · Gyula Zsengeller 76' · Gyorgy Sarosi 89' - France3–1
BelgiumEmile Veinante 1' · Jean Nicolas 16' · Jean Nicolas 69' · Henri Isemborghs 38' - Italy2–1
NorwayaetPietro Ferraris 2' · Silvio Piola 94' · Arne Brustad 83' - Cuba3–3RomaniaaetHector Socorro 44' · Jose Magrina 69' · Hector Socorro 103' · Silviu Bindea 35' · Iuliu Baratky 88' · Stefan Dobay 105'
- Brazil6–5PolandaetLeônidas 18' · Romeu 25' · Peracio 44' · Peracio 71' · Leônidas 93' · Leônidas 104' · Fryedryk Szerfke 23' (p) · Ernest Wilimowski 53' · Ernest Wilimowski 59' · Ernest Wilimowski 89' · Ernest Wilimowski 118'
- Czechoslovakia3–0
NetherlandsaetJosef Kostalek 93' · Josef Zeman 111' · Oldrich Nejedly 118' - Switzerland1–1GermanyaetAndre Abegglen 43' · Josef Gauchel 29'
Final
1Third place
1Semi-final
2Quarter-final
5- Brazil2–1CzechoslovakiaLeônidas 57' · Roberto 63' · Vlastimil Kopecky 25'
- Hungary2–0SwitzerlandGyorgy Sarosi 40' · Gyula Zsengeller 89'
- Italy3–1FranceGino Colaussi 9' · Silvio Piola 51' · Silvio Piola 72' · Oscar Heisserer 10'
- Brazil1–1CzechoslovakiaaetLeônidas 30' · Oldrich Nejedly 65' (p)
- Sweden8–0CubaHarry Andersson 9' · Gustav Wetterstrom 22' · Gustav Wetterstrom 37' · Gustav Wetterstrom 44' · Tore Keller 80' · Harry Andersson 81' · Arne Nyberg 84' · Harry Andersson 89'
Source: OpenFootball's CC0 edition file at pinned revision 516d3825c3bd. Scores, goals and lineups reconcile with the generated edition totals; assists and minutes are not inferred.