1938 FIFA World Cup final

1938 FIFA World Cup final

Italy are champions
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 third edition of the football quadrennial tournament match contested by the men's national teams of FIFA to determine the 1938 FIFA World Cup champions: Italy and Hungary. It was played on 19 June. Italy defended its claim to the championship 4–2 in the last tournament before World War II.

The final match 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 shortly regained the lead, and by the end of the first half were leading the Hungarians 3–1. At 4–2, Italy successfully defended its title, the inaugural team to win on foreign soil.

The last survivor of the game was Italy's Pietro Rava, who died on 5 November 2006 at the age of 90. ^[1]

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	Semi-finals	Sweden	5–1

Match

Summary

After six minutes, Gino Colaussi opened the scoring for Italy; Pál Titkos equalised for Hungary two minutes later, but with just over a quarter of an hour played, Italy regained the lead with a goal from Silvio Piola. Ten minutes before half-time, Italy extended their lead to 3–1 after the unmarked Colaussi scored his second goal. Midway through the second half, Hungary captain György Sárosi got his side back to within a goal of the Italians, but with eight minutes to go, Piola scored his second goal to complete a 4–2 win for Italy. ^[2]

Details

19 June 1938

17:00 (WEST)

Italy	4–2	Hungary
Colaussi 6', 35' Piola 16', 82'	Report	Titkos 8' G. 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: Károly Dietz

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

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

See also

• Hungary at the FIFA World Cup
• Italy at the FIFA World Cup

References

1. "La Juventus in lutto per Rava". Juventus.com (in Italian). Juventus FC. 5 November 2006. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
2. Molinaro, John F. (24 November 2009). "1938 World Cup: Italy repeats as champions". CBC Sports . Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2018.

External links

• 1938 FIFA World Cup Final at Planet World Cup