The 1938 FIFA World Cup was hosted in France from June 4-19. Italy retained the championship by defeating Hungary 4-2 in the final, becoming the only team to win two World Cups under the same coach. It was the last tournament to use a straight knockout format and the last World Cup held before World War II. Leonidas of Brazil was the top scorer with 7 goals.
3. The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third staging of
the World Cup, and was held in France from 4 to 19
June 1938.
France was chosen as hosts by FIFA in Berlin on
August 13, 1936
Italy retained the championship by beating Hungary
4–2 in the final.
Italy's 1934 and 1938 teams became the only ones to
have Won Two world cups under the same
coach,vittorio pozzo
4. It was the second tournament in a row to be played in
Europe.
This tournament saw the first, and as of 2018 the
only, participation in a World Cup tournament
from Cuba and the Dutch East Indies
(now Indonesia).
The final itself took place at the Stade Olympique de
Colombes in Paris
5. This was the last of the two World Cup tournaments
that used a straight knockout format
( knockout format :If a match was tied after 90
minutes, then 30 minutes of extra time were played. If
the score was still tied after extra time, the match would
be replayed)
Ball from the tournament
6. Goalscorers
With seven goals, Leônidas is the top scorer in the
tournament. In total, 84 goals were scored by 42 different
players, with two of them credited as own goals.
7 Goals
Leonidas (Brazil)
5 Goals
Gyorgysarosi, Gyula zsengeller (Hungary)
Silvio piolo (Italy)
3 Goals
Peracio , Romeu (Brazil)
Hector socorro (Cuba)
Harry Andersson , Arne Nyberg (Sweden)
7. 2 Goals
Oldrich Nejedly (Czechoslovakia)
Pal Titkos (Hungary)
Jean Nicolas (France)
1 Goal
Herri Isemborghs (Belgium)
Roberto (Brazil)
Tomas Fernandez (Cuba)
Jose Margrina (Cuba)
Vlastimilkopeckv (Czechoslovakia)
Josef Koltalek (Czechoslovakia)
Josef Zeman (Czechoslovakian)
Oscar Heisser (France)
Emile Veinante (France)
Joseph Gauchel (Germany)
8. 1 goal
Wilhelm Hahnemam (Germany)
Vilmoskohut (Hungary)
Geza Joldi (Hungary)
Pietro Ferraris (Italy)
Giuseppe Meazza (Italy)
Own Goals
Sven Jascobsson (Sweden)
Ernst Lortscher (Switzerland)
9. This was the last World Cup to be staged before the
outbreak of the Second World War
Because of World War II, the World Cup would not
be held for another 12 years, until 1950.
As a result, Italy were the reigning World Cup holders
for a record 16 years, from 1934 to 1950.
The Italian Vice-President of FIFA, Dr. Ottorino
Barassi, hid the trophy in a shoe-box under his bed
throughout the Second World War and thus saved it
from falling into the hands of occupying troops
10. In 1986, FIFA published a report that ranked all teams in
each World Cup up to and including 1986, based on progress
in the competition, overall results and quality of the
opposition. The rankings for the 1938 tournament were as
follows
R TEAM P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 ITALY 4 4 0 0 11 5 +6 8
2 HUNGARY 4 3 0 1 15 5 +10 6
3 BRAZIL 4 2 1 1 14 11 +3 5
4 SWEDEN 3 1 0 2 11 9 +2 2
FIFA RETROSPECTIVE RANKING
11. R TEAM P W D L GF GA GD Pts
5
Czechoslovakia
2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 3
6 France 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 2
7 Switzerland 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2 1
8 Cuba 2 0 1 1 3 11 -8 1
Eliminated in the quarter-final
12. R TEAM P W D L GF GA GD Pts
9
Romania
1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
10 Germany 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Poland 1 0 0 1 5 6 -1 0
12 Norway 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
13 Belgium 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
14 Netherlands 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
15 Dutch east
India
1 0 0 1 0 6 -6 0
Eliminated in the round of 16
15. LIST OF QUALIFIED TEAMS
The following 16 teams originally qualified for the final
tournament. However, 15 teams participated after Austria
withdrew.
Austria
Belgium
Dutch East Indies
France (hosts)
Cuba
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Hungary
Italy (1934 champions)
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Romania
Sweden
Switzerland
Brazil
16. VENUES
Ten cities were planned to host the tournament; of these,
all hosted matches except Lyon, which did not due to Austria's
withdrawal
paris
Stade Olympique de Colombes Parc des Princes
(final)
Capacity: 60,000 Capacity: 48,712