The Road to Glory — World Cup Archive

1938 FIFA World Cup

France. Leônidas dazzles, Italy repeats.

Champion

Italy won the 1938 FIFA World Cup, beating Hungary 4–2 in the final.

Final standings

1. Champion: Italy
2. Runner-up: Hungary
3. Third place: Brazil
4. Fourth place: Sweden

Awards

Golden Boot: Leônidas (8 goals).

Knockout results

Round of 16

• Sweden 1–0 Austria
• Cuba 2–1 Romania
• Hungary 6–0 Dutch East Indies
• Germany 2–4 Switzerland
• France 3–1 Belgium
• Italy 2–1 Norway
• Brazil 6–5 Poland a.e.t.
• Czechoslovakia 3–0 Netherlands a.e.t.

Quarter-final

• Sweden 8–0 Cuba
• Hungary 2–0 Switzerland
• France 1–3 Italy
• Brazil 2–1 Czechoslovakia

Semi-final

• Sweden 1–5 Hungary
• Italy 2–1 Brazil

Final

• Hungary 2–4 Italy

Participating nations (16)

• Austria
• Belgium
• Brazil
• Cuba
• Czechoslovakia
• Dutch East Indies
• France
• Germany
• Hungary
• Italy
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Poland
• Romania
• Sweden
• Switzerland

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