🇫🇷 FIFA World Cup 1938
Host: France · 15 teams · 18 matches · 84 goals
Tournament Summary
- Champion
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Runner-up
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Third place
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Fourth place
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Top scorer
- Leônidas (7 goals, Brazil)
- Format
- Knockout only
- Attendance
- 375,700
Highlights
- Italy successfully defended their title, beating Hungary 4-2
- Last World Cup before World War II (next in 1950)
- Italy held the title for a record 16 years (1934-1950)
- First time hosts and title holders qualified automatically
- Austria withdrew after Anschluss with Nazi Germany
- Sweden advanced to quarter-finals by walkover
- Last World Cup to use straight knockout format
- Last World Cup with replayed matches
- Leônidas was top scorer with 7 goals
- Brazil vs Poland: 11 goals in one match (6-5)
- Sweden beat Cuba 8-0 in quarter-finals
- Only 3 non-European teams participated
- Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) made their debut
- Average of 4.67 goals per match
Stadiums
| Stadium | City | Capacity | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stade Olympique de Colombes | Colombes | 60,000 | 3 |
| Stade Vélodrome | Marseille | 48,000 | 2 |
| Parc des Princes | Paris | 40,000 | 3 |
| Parc Lescure | Bordeaux | 34,694 | 3 |
| Stade de la Meinau | Strasbourg | 30,000 | 0 |
| Stade Municipal | Le Havre | 22,000 | 2 |
| Vélodrome Municipal | Reims | 21,684 | 1 |
| Stade du T.O.E.C. | Toulouse | 15,000 | 2 |
| Stade Victor Boucquey | Lille | 15,000 | 1 |
| Stade du Fort Carré | Antibes | 7,000 | 1 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won the 1938 World Cup?
Italy won the 1938 FIFA World Cup, defeating Hungary in the final.
Where was the 1938 World Cup held?
The 1938 World Cup was hosted by France.
How many teams participated in the 1938 World Cup?
15 national teams participated in the 1938 World Cup.
Who was the top scorer at the 1938 World Cup?
Leônidas from Brazil was the top scorer with 7 goals.
How many goals were scored at the 1938 World Cup?
A total of 84 goals were scored across 18 matches.