FIFA World Cup · finals
4 Jun 1938 – 19 Jun 1938 · France · ← FIFA World Cup 1934 · FIFA World Cup 1950 →
Final: Hungary 2–4 Italy · Biggest win: Cuba 0–8 Sweden
The side that went through is in bold. Click a match to open it.
| Italy | Winner | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | — |
| Hungary | Runner-up | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | — |
| Brazil | Third place | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 | — |
| Sweden | Fourth place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | — |
| Czech Republic | Quarter-finals | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | — |
| Switzerland | Quarter-finals | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| Cuba | Quarter-finals | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | -7 | — |
| France | Quarter-finals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| Romania | Round of 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | — |
| Germany | Round of 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | — |
| Poland | Round of 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | — |
| Norway | Round of 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | — |
| Belgium | Round of 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | — |
| Netherlands | Round of 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | — |
| Indonesia | Round of 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -6 | — |
Own goals aside.
Tallest: 6 · Goals in the match
| 4 Jun 1938 | Round of 16 | Germany | 1–1 | Switzerland |
| 5 Jun 1938 | Round of 16 | Brazil | 6–5 | Poland |
| 5 Jun 1938 | Round of 16 | Cuba | 3–3 | Romania |
| 5 Jun 1938 | Round of 16 | Czech Republic | 3–0 | Netherlands |
| 5 Jun 1938 | Round of 16 | France | 3–1 | Belgium |
| 5 Jun 1938 | Round of 16 | Hungary | 6–0 | Indonesia |
| 5 Jun 1938 | Round of 16 | Italy | 2–1 | Norway |
| 9 Jun 1938 | Round of 16 | Cuba | 2–1 | Romania |
| 9 Jun 1938 | Round of 16 | Germany | 2–4 | Switzerland |
| 12 Jun 1938 | Quarter-final | Brazil | 1–1 | Czech Republic |
| 12 Jun 1938 | Quarter-final | Cuba | 0–8 | Sweden |
| 12 Jun 1938 | Quarter-final | France | 1–3 | Italy |
| 12 Jun 1938 | Quarter-final | Hungary | 2–0 | Switzerland |
| 14 Jun 1938 | Quarter-final | Brazil | 2–1 | Czech Republic |
| 16 Jun 1938 | Semi-final | Brazil | 1–2 | Italy |
| 16 Jun 1938 | Semi-final | Hungary | 5–1 | Sweden |
| 19 Jun 1938 | Third-place play-off | Brazil | 4–2 | Sweden |
| 19 Jun 1938 | Final | Hungary | 2–4 | Italy |
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