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1938 FIFA World Cup squads

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Below are the squads for the 1938 FIFA World Cup final tournament in France.

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Hungary and Switzerland were the only teams who had players from foreign clubs. All the three such players represented French clubs.

Italy

Head coach: Vittorio Pozzo

Hungary

Head coach: Károly Dietz and Alfréd Schaffer

Brazil

Head coach: Adhemar Pimenta

Sweden

Head coach: József Nagy

Czechoslovakia

Head coach: Josef Meissner

Switzerland

Head coach: Karl Rappan

Cuba

Head coach: José Tapia

France

Head coach: Gaston Barreau

Romania

Head coach: Alexandru Săvulescu and Costel Rădulescu

Germany

Head coach: Sepp Herberger

Poland

Head coach: Józef Kałuża

Norway

Head coach: Asbjørn Halvorsen

  • Only 14 members of the squad actually travelled to France for the 1938 tournament. The remaining eight players (marked with an asterisk) stayed home on reserve.

    • Belgium

    Head coach: Jack Butler

    Netherlands

    Head coach: Bob Glendenning

    Dutch East Indies (Indonesia)

    Head coach: Johan Mastenbroek

  • NB*: Rosters include reserves, alternates, and preselected players that may have participated in qualifiers and/or pre-tournament friendlies but not in the finals themselves.

    • References

    1938 FIFA World Cup squads Wikipedia
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