Football World Cup 1938 / Italy
This article covers the Italian national football team at the 1938 World Cup .
qualification
Italy was automatically qualified as defending champions.
Contingent
Surname | Club at the beginning of the World Cup | birthday | Games | Gates |
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goalkeeper | |||||
Carlo Ceresoli |
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06/14/1910 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Guido Masetti |
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11/22/1907 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aldo Olivieri |
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10/02/1910 | 4th | 0 | 0 |
defender | |||||
Alfredo Foni |
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01/20/1911 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Eraldo Monzeglio |
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06/05/1906 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Pietro Rava |
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01/21/1916 | 4th | 0 | 0 |
midfield player | |||||
Miguel Andreolo |
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09/06/1912 | 4th | 0 | 0 |
Aldo Donati |
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09/29/1910 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Giovanni Ferrari |
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December 06, 1907 | 4th | 0 | 0 |
Mario Genta |
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03/01/1912 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ugo Locatelli |
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02/05/1916 | 4th | 0 | 0 |
Renato Olmi |
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07/12/1914 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mario Perazzolo |
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06/07/1911 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pietro Serantoni |
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12/11/1906 | 4th | 0 | 0 |
striker | |||||
Sergio Bertoni |
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09/23/1915 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Amedeo Biavati |
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04/04/1915 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Bruno Chizzo |
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04/19/1916 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gino Colaussi |
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03/04/1914 | 3 | 4th | 0 |
Pietro Ferraris |
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02/15/1912 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Giuseppe Meazza |
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08/23/1910 | 4th | 1 | 0 |
Piero Pasinati |
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07/21/1910 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Silvio Piola |
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09/29/1913 | 4th | 5 | 0 |
Trainer | |||||
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03/12/1886 |
Italian team matches
Round of 16
18,000 | Stade Vélodrome ( Marseille ) |
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Beranek ( Germany ) | 2: 1 n.V. (1: 1, 1: 0) | 1: 0 Ferraris (2nd) 1: 1 Brustad (83rd) 2: 1 Piola (94th) |
World champion Italy had to struggle with extra time against Norway. For a long time, coach Pozzo's team led 1-0 through Ferrari (2nd). But seven minutes before the final whistle, Brustad managed to equalize, which was sensational at the time. Only when Piola scored the 2-1 for the Azzurri (94th), which could be saved over time, the defensive Norwegians were defeated.
Quarter finals
58,000 | Stade Olympique de Colombes ( Paris ) |
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Baert ( Belgium ) | 1: 3 (1: 1) | 0: 1 Colaussi (9th) 1: 1 Heisserer (10th) 1: 2 Piola (51st) 1: 3 Piola (72nd) |
Italy relegated the organizer France 3-1 in Paris within the limits.
Semifinals
30,000 | Stade Vélodrome ( Marseille ) |
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Wüthrich ( Switzerland ) | 2: 1 (0: 0) | 1-0 Colaussi (51st) 2-0 Meazza (60th / penalty ) 2-1 Romeu (87th) |
The second semi-final match between Italy and Brazil was very close. Brazil (without Leonidas - one source says he was spared; another, he was injured) had to accept the two decisive goals conceded by Colaussi (55th) and Giuseppe Meazza (60th, from penalty) in quick succession. The connecting gate through Romeo (87th) came much too late for it to have meant a turnaround. Without Leonidas, the attack against Italy's compact defense was ultimately too harmless.
final
60,000 | Stade Olympique de Colombes ( Paris ) |
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Capdeville ( France ) | 2: 4 (1: 3) | 0: 1 Colaussi (6th) 1: 1 Titkos (8th) 1: 2 Piola (16th) 1: 3 Colaussi (35th) 2: 3 Sárosi (70th) 2: 4 Piola (82nd) |
In the final Italy (strengths: fight, obsession with success, cleverness) and Hungary (strengths: technique, elegance, attack) met. The favored Italians went into the front after just six minutes through their left wing Colaussi. Hungary immediately equalized with their left winger Titkos (8th). A great move over four stations landed in the 16th minute at the feet of probably the best Italian, Silvio Piola. His 'bomb' from about 10 meters hit keeper Szabo untenable. Piola was also involved in the preliminary 3-1. He took advantage of his sugar pass on Colaussi in cold blood (35th). Thanks to its stable defense, the Pozzo troops survived the angry attack attempts by the Hungarians after the break. However, the Italians could not prevent the connecting goal to make it 2: 3 by Hungary's team captain Dr. Sarosi (70th). Again it was Piola, whose powerful left-footed shot to 4-2 (80th) destroyed the last hopes of the Magyars. 55,000 spectators, the majority cheering on the supposedly weaker team, the Hungarian team, had to admit enviously that the better team could defend their title.