1938 FIFA World Cup Final

The 1938 FIFA World Cup Final was the game between Italy and Hungary.

1938 FIFA World Cup Final

The Stade Olympique de Colombes held the final
Event	1938 FIFA World Cup
Italy Hungary 4 2
Date	19 June 1938
Venue	Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris
Referee	Georges Capdeville (France)
Attendance	45,000

Route to the final

Italy		Round	Hungary
Opponent	Result	Final tournament	Opponent	Result
Norway	2–1 (a.e.t.)	First round	Dutch East Indies	6–0
France	3–1	Quarter-finals	Switzerland	2–0
Brazil	2–1	Semifinals	Sweden	5–1

Match

19 June 1938

17:00 (WEST)

Italy	4–2	Hungary
Colaussi  6', 35' Piola  16', 82'	Report	Titkos  8' Sárosi  70'

Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Georges Capdeville (France)

Italy

Hungary

GK Aldo Olivieri RB Alfredo Foni LB Pietro Rava RH Pietro Serantoni CH Michele Andreolo LH Ugo Locatelli OR Amedeo Biavati IR Giuseppe Meazza (c) CF Silvio Piola IL Giovanni Ferrari OL Gino Colaussi Manager: Vittorio Pozzo

GK Antal Szabó RB Sándor Bíró LB Gyula Polgár RH Gyula Lázár CH György Szűcs LH Antal Szalay OR Pál Titkos IR Gyula Zsengellér CF György Sárosi (c) IL Jenő Vincze OL Ferenc Sas Manager: Alfréd Schaffer

Assistant referees: Hans Wuethrich (Switzerland) Augustin Krist (Czechoslovakia)

Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Replay if scores still level No substitutions permitted

Other websites

• 1938 FIFA World Cup Final at Planet World Cup