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 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.

Match details

Italy v Hungary

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 LH Ugo Locatelli CH Michele Andreolo IR Giuseppe Meazza (c) IL Giovanni Ferrari OR Amedeo Biavati CF Silvio Piola OL Gino Colaussi Manager: Vittorio Pozzo

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

Match rules: 90 minutes Replay if scores level

External links

• 1938 FIFA World Cup Final planetworldcup.com