1938 FIFA World Cup Final

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

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.

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.) Round of 16  Dutch East Indies 6–0
 France 3–1 Quarter-finals   Switzerland 2–0
 Brazil 2–1 Semifinals  Sweden 5–1

Match

Summary

After 6 minutes, Gino Colaussi opened the scoring for Italy, before Pál Titkos equalised for the Hungarians two minutes later. However, Italy quickly regained the lead eight minutes later with a goal from Silvio Piola. In the 35th minute, Italy extended their lead to 3–1 going into half-time after the unmarked Colaussi scored his second of the match. In the 70th minute, captain György Sárosi scored for Hungary to reduce the deficit. However, in the 82nd minute Silvio Piola completed a brace to put Italy up 4–2, sealing the second World Cup title for the Italians.[2]

Details

Italy  4–2  Hungary
Colaussi  6', 35'
Piola  16', 82'		 Report Titkos  8'
Sárosi  70'
Attendance: 45,000

Italy
Hungary
GKAldo Olivieri
RBAlfredo Foni
LBPietro Rava
RHPietro Serantoni
LHUgo Locatelli
CHMichele Andreolo
IRGiuseppe Meazza (c)
ILGiovanni Ferrari
ORAmedeo Biavati
CFSilvio Piola
OLGino Colaussi
Manager:
Vittorio Pozzo
GKAntal Szabó
RBSándor Bíró
LBGyula Polgár
RHGyula Lázár
LHAntal Szalay
CHGyörgy Szűcs
IRGyula Zsengellér
ILJenő Vincze
ORPál Titkos
CFGyörgy Sárosi (c)
OLFerenc 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.

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. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
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