1938 FIFA World Cup Final

1938 FIFA World Cup 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
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The 1938 FIFA World Cup Final was the deciding match of the 1938 FIFA World Cup. It was contested by Italy and Hungary. Italy won the game 4-2 to win the last tournament before World War II.

The final itself took place at the Stade Olympique de Colombes in Paris. Vittorio Pozzo's Italian side took the lead early, but Hungary equalised within two minutes. The Italians took the lead again shortly after, and by the end of the first half were leading the Hungarians 3-1. Hungary never really got back into the game. With the final score favouring the Italians 4-2, Italy became the first team to successfully defend the title (and the first team to win the title on foreign soil) and were once more crowned World Cup winners.

Match details

19 June 1938 17:00 (WEST)	Italy	4–2	Hungary	Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Georges Capdeville (France)
	Colaussi  6', 35' Piola  16', 82'	Report	Titkos  8' Sárosi  70'

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 Szabo RB Sandor Biro LB Gyula Polgar RH Gyula Lazar CH Gyorgy Szucs LH Antal Szalay OR Pal Titkos IR Gyula Zsengeller CF Gyorgy Sarosi (c) IL Jeno Vincze OL Ferenc Sas Manager: Alfred Schaffer

External links

• 1938 FIFA World Cup Final planetworldcup.com