| Worldcup facts 1938 | ||
| Gold: | Italy | |
| Silver: | Hungary | |
| Bronze: | Brazil and Sweden | |
| Top scorer: | 8 goals Leonidas(Bra) | |
| Winning coach: | Vittorio Pozzo | |
| The Stars of turnement: | ||
| Leonidas (bra) Giuseppe Meazza(Ita) Silvio Piola (Ita) Gyula Zsengeller (Hun) Ernst Willimowski (Pol) |
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1938 |
| France |
Argentina aplied to host the 1938 tournement, but FIFA rememberd the travel problems in Uruguay and decided to keep the cup in Europe, despite the possibility of war breaking out. Brazil and Cuba showed up, the rest of the field consisted of European teams.