1938 FIFA World Cup France

1938 FIFA World Cup France

• When: 04 June 1938 to 19 June 1938
• Final: 19 June 1938
• Matches: 18
• Goals Scored: 84 (average 4.7 per match)
• Attendance: 376000 (average 20888)
• Teams: 15

1. Dutch East Indies
2. Belgium
3. Czechoslovakia
4. France
5. Germany
   
6. Hungary
   
7. Italy
8. Netherland
9. Norway
10. Poland
11. Romania
12. Sweden
13. Switzerland
14. Cuba
15. Brazil

Final
Italy (3) 4-2 (1) Hungary

Third Place
Brazil (1) 4-2 (2) Sweden

Semifinal
Italy (0) 2-1 (0) Brazil
Hungary (3) 5-1 (1) Sweden

• Winner: Italy
• Runners-Up: Hungary
• Third: Brazil
• Fourth: Sweden

• Golden Shoe: LEONIDAS (7 goals) (Brazil)
• Gyula ZSENGELLER (6 goals) (Hungary)
• Gyorgy SAROSI (5 goals) (Hungary)
• Silvio PIOLA (5 goals) (Italy)
• Ernest WILIMOWSKI (4 goals) (Poland)

FOR YOUR INFO

1. Scoring a penalty in Italy's 2-1 win over Brazil came at a cost for Guiseppe Meazza - his shorts, which had been torn earlier in the game, fell down!
2. Cuba became the first side from outside of Europe or South America to progress from the first phase, before an 8-0 loss to Sweden sealed their exit.
3. Czechoslovakia and the Netherlands failed to score during 90 minutes, but three goals without reply in extra time sent the Czechs into the last eight.
4. In his only appearance, Poland's Ernest Wilimowski scored four goals but still ended up on the losing side, Brazil winning 6-5 after extra time.
5. In their opener, Hungary eliminated the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), who are the only side to have played just one FIFA World Cup™ finals game.

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