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World Cup 1938 – France
World Cup – France 1938
First Round ¦ Quarter Finals ¦ Semi Finals ¦ Final ¦ Top Scorers
The third World Cup was played in France as Europe prepared for
World War I. Only fifteen teams took part as Austria, who had qualified, was
consumed by Hitler’s Germany. Brazil were the only team to travel from South
America, Cuba came from North America and the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) came
from Asia.
First Round
| Switzerland 1-1 Germany (aet) & Switzerland 4-2 Germany (replay) |
Paris |
| Cuba 3-3 Romania (aet) & Cuba 2-1 Romania (replay) | Toulouse |
| Hungary 6-0 Dutch East Indies | Reims |
| France 3-1 Belgium | Paris |
| Czechoslovakia 3-0 Holland (aet) | Le Havre |
| Brazil 6-5 Poland (aet) | Strasbourg |
| Italy 2-1 Norway (aet) | Marseille |
| Sweden (Bye – Austria annexed by Germany) |
| Sweden 8-0 Cuba | Antibes |
| Hungary 2-0 Switzerland | Lille |
| Italy 3-1 France | Paris |
| Brazil 1-1 Czechoslovakia (aet) & Brazil 2-1 Czechoslovakia (replay) |
Bordeaux |
| Italy 2-1 Brazil | Marseille |
| Hungary 5-1 Sweden | Paris |
Third Place Play-off
| Brazil 4-2 Sweden | Bordeaux |
| Italy | 4-2 | Hungary | Stade de Colombes, Paris | |
| Colaussi 2,Piola 2. | Titkos,Sarosi. | Att. 45,000Referee: George Capdeville (Fra)
H/T: 3-1 |
World Cup 1938 – Top Scorers
| Name | Country | Goals |
| Leonidas | Brazil | 8 |
| Gyorgy Sarosi | Hungary | 5 |
| Gyula Zsengeller | Hungary | 5 |
| Silvio Piola | Italy | 5 |
| Gino Colaussi | Italy | 4 |
| Ernest Wilimowski | Poland | 4 |
