| Coupe du Monde France 1938 (French) | |
|---|---|
 Official poster | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | France |
| Dates | 4–19 June |
| Teams | 15 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 10 (in 9 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Italy (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Hungary |
| Third place |  Brazil |
| Fourth place |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 84 (4.67 per match) |
| Attendance | 374,835 (20,824 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Leônidas (7 goals) |
← 1934 1950 → | |
The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the 3rd edition of the World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams. It was held in France from 4 to 19 June 1938. Italy defended its title in the final, beating Hungary 4–2. Italy's 1934 and 1938 teams hold the distinction of being the only men's national team to win the World Cup multiple times under the same coach, Vittorio Pozzo. It would be the last World Cup until 1950; the 1942 and 1946 World Cups were cancelled due to World War II.