1938 FIFA World Cup France ™ 04 June - 19 June

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19 Jun 1938 - 17:00 Local time
19 Jun 1938
Match 18
FIFA World Cup™ Final
Final
Stade Olympique
Colombes
19Jun
Italy
ItalyITA
Hungary
HungaryHUN
Full-time
FT
4-2
France 1938: Azzurri retain crown

France 1938: Azzurri retain crown

Awards

  • adidas Golden Boot: LEONIDAS (BRA)

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Pozzo the mastermind as Italy retain their crown

Pozzo the mastermind as Italy retain their crown

Italy trainer Vittorio Pozzo made history by capturing a second successive title with a rebuilt team. With Silvio Piola's goals and Giuseppe Meazza's leadership, Italy beat Hungary in the Final having overcome in the semi-final a Brazil side missing top scorer Leonidas. Three of his strikes came in a 6-5 victory over Poland – the best match of a tournament notable for political tensions and the absence of some leading teams.

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Statistics

Goals scored

84

Qualified teams

15

Matches Played

18

Attendance

375,700

Photos

  • Final: Italy 4-2 Hungary
  • Swiss goalkeeper Huber punches away an Hungarian attack during a 1938 FIFA World Cup quarter-final in Lille, France.
  • Brazil's Leonidas da Silva during their 1938 FIFA World Cup match against Sweden for the 3rd place
  • Italy defend their goal as Hungary attack
  • Quarter-final replay: Brazil 2-1 Czechoslovakia
  • Referee John Langenus, who refereed the first ever FIFA World Cup Final, takes up a position in the goalpost as he observes play during the Germany-Switzerland match at the 1938 FIFA World Cup.
  • Action in the Hungary goalmouth as an Italian forward hits for goal during the 1938 FIFA World Cup final.
  • Titkos score Hungary's first goal in the 1938 FIFA World Cup Final against Italy. (Photo by Popperfoto/Getty Images)
  • Members of the Italian football team embracing each other
  • Alfredo Foni (left) of Italy tries in vain to reach a cross during the 1938 FIFA World Cup Final against Hungary played in Paris, France.

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