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World Cup 1938 Results

Review every available match, score, and key statistic from the 1938 FIFA World Cup.

World Cup History

23

Tournaments

1,069

Matches

841

Goals

All-Time Top Goalscorers

1 Miroslav Klose
16
2 Ronaldo
15
3 Gerd Müller
14
4 Just Fontaine
13
5 Pelé
12
6 Sándor Kocsis
11
7 Jürgen Klinsmann
11
8 Helmut Rahn
10
9 Gary Lineker
10
10 Gabriel Batistuta
10
11 Teófilo Cubillas
10
12 Grzegorz Lato
10
13 Thomas Müller
10
14 Lionel Messi
13
15 Kylian Mbappé
12

Most Successful Nations

#CountryTWGP
1
Brazil Brazil
5 81 117
2
Germany Germany
4 74 115
3
Italy Italy
4 46 83
4
Argentina Argentina
3 56 91
5
France France
2 44 76
6
England England
1 35 77
7
Spain Spain
1 34 69
8
Uruguay Uruguay
1 26 61
9
Netherlands Netherlands
0 33 58
10
Belgium Belgium
0 23 54
11
Sweden Sweden
0 21 54
12
Russia Russia
0 20 45
13
Mexico Mexico
0 20 63
14
Portugal Portugal
0 19 38
15
Croatia Croatia
0 19 33

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World Cup 1938 — 19 matches

Final

Hungary Hungary
2 - 4
Italy Italy

🏆 Italy

Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris · Jun 19, 1938

First round

Jun 4 Parc des Princes, Paris
Switzerland Switzerland
1 - 1
Germany Germany
Jun 5 Vélodrome Municipal, Reims
Hungary Hungary
6 - 0
Dutch East Indies
Jun 5 Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris
France France
3 - 1
Belgium Belgium
Jun 5 Stade Chapou, Toulouse
Cuba Cuba
2 - 2
Romania Romania
Jun 5 Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Italy Italy
1 - 1
Norway Norway
Jun 5 Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg
Brazil Brazil
4 - 4
Poland Poland
Jun 5 Stade municipal, Le Havre
Czechoslovakia
0 - 0
Netherlands Netherlands
Jun 5 Stade Gerland, Lyon
Sweden Sweden
vs
Austria Austria

First round, Replays

Jun 9 Parc des Princes, Paris
Germany Germany
2 - 4
Switzerland Switzerland
Jun 9 Stade Chapou, Toulouse
Cuba Cuba
2 - 1
Romania Romania

Quarter-finals

Jun 12 Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
Brazil Brazil
1 - 1
Czechoslovakia
Jun 12 Stade Victor Boucquey, Lille
Switzerland Switzerland
0 - 2
Hungary Hungary
Jun 12 Stade du Fort Carré, Antibes
Sweden Sweden
8 - 0
Cuba Cuba
Jun 12 Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris
France France
1 - 3
Italy Italy

Quarter-finals, Replays

Jun 14 Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
Brazil Brazil
2 - 1
Czechoslovakia

Semi-finals

Jun 16 Parc des Princes, Paris
Hungary Hungary
5 - 1
Sweden Sweden
Jun 16 Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Italy Italy
2 - 1
Brazil Brazil

Match for third place

Jun 19 Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
Sweden Sweden
2 - 4
Brazil Brazil

Final

Jun 19 Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris
Hungary Hungary
2 - 4
Italy Italy