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1938 World Cup · France · 1938-06-04 – 1938-06-19

France 1938

15 teams, 18 matches, 84 goals. Champions: Italy, runners-up Hungary, third Brazil, fourth Sweden. A straight knockout of fifteen after Austria withdrew; three first-round ties went to replays.

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Teams15
Matches1818 in the knockout
Goals844.67 per match
Golden BootLeônidas7 goals · Brazil
Line-ups0of 18 matches

The awards

AwardPlayerTeam
Golden BootLeônidasBrazil
Silver BootSilvio PiolaItaly
Silver BootGyörgy SárosiHungary
Silver BootGyula ZsengellérHungary

Top scorers

PlayerTeamGoals
LeônidasBrazil7
György SárosiHungary5
Gyula ZsengellérHungary5
Silvio PiolaItaly5
Ernst WilimowskiPoland4
Gino ColaussiItaly4
André AbegglenSwitzerland3
Héctor SocorroCuba3
RomeuBrazil3
PerácioBrazil3

Every match

DateStageMatchGround
1938-06-04Round of 16 replayedSwitzerland 1–1 a.e.t. GermanyParc des Princes
1938-06-05Round of 16 replayedCuba 3–3 a.e.t. RomaniaStade du T.O.E.C.
1938-06-05Round of 16France 3–1 BelgiumStade Olympique de Colombes
1938-06-05Round of 16Hungary 6–0 Dutch East IndiesVélodrome Municipal
1938-06-05Round of 16Italy 2–1 a.e.t. NorwayStade Vélodrome
1938-06-05Round of 16Brazil 6–5 a.e.t. PolandStade de la Meinau
1938-06-05Round of 16Czechoslovakia 3–0 a.e.t. NetherlandsStade Jules Deschaseaux
1938-06-09Round of 16 replayCuba 2–1 RomaniaStade du T.O.E.C.
1938-06-09Round of 16 replaySwitzerland 4–2 GermanyParc des Princes
1938-06-12Quarter-final replayedBrazil 1–1 a.e.t. CzechoslovakiaStade du Parc Lescure
1938-06-12Quarter-finalHungary 2–0 SwitzerlandStade Victor Boucquey
1938-06-12Quarter-finalItaly 3–1 FranceStade Olympique de Colombes
1938-06-12Quarter-finalSweden 8–0 CubaStade du Fort Carré
1938-06-14Quarter-final replayBrazil 2–1 CzechoslovakiaStade du Parc Lescure
1938-06-16Semi-finalHungary 5–1 SwedenParc des Princes
1938-06-16Semi-finalItaly 2–1 BrazilStade Vélodrome
1938-06-19Third placeBrazil 4–2 SwedenStade du Parc Lescure
1938-06-19FinalItaly 4–2 HungaryStade Olympique de Colombes