1938_FIFA_World_Cup_Final

1938 FIFA World Cup final

1938 FIFA World Cup final

World Cup final, held in France

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. Italy defended its claim to the championship 4–2 in the last tournament before World War II.

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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

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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

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Attendance: 45,000

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

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

References

  1. [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. [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.
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