1938 FIFA World Cup squads
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Below are the squads for the 1938 FIFA World Cup final tournament in France.
Hungary and Switzerland were the only teams who had players from foreign clubs. Both of such players represented French clubs.
Nine selected players by Germany came from the qualified but not participating Austria due to Anschluss.
Rosters include reserves, alternates, and preselected players that may have participated in qualifiers and/or pre-tournament friendlies but not in the finals themselves.
Italy
Head coach: Vittorio Pozzo
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Michele Andreolo | 6 September 1912 (aged 25) | 11 | ||
| FW | Sergio Bertoni | 23 September 1915 (aged 22) | 3 | ||
| FW | Amedeo Biavati | 4 April 1915 (aged 23) | 0 | ||
| GK | Carlo Ceresoli | 14 May 1910 (aged 28) | 7 | ||
| MF | Bruno Chizzo | 19 April 1916 (aged 22) | 0 | ||
| FW | Gino Colaussi | 4 March 1914 (aged 24) | 12 | ||
| MF | Aldo Donati | 29 September 1910 (aged 27) | 0 | ||
| FW | Giovanni Ferrari | 6 December 1907 (aged 30) | 38 | ||
| FW | Pietro Ferraris | 15 February 1912 (aged 26) | 3 | ||
| DF | Alfredo Foni | 20 January 1911 (aged 27) | 6 | ||
| MF | Mario Genta | 1 March 1912 (aged 26) | 0 | ||
| MF | Ugo Locatelli | 5 February 1916 (aged 22) | 7 | ||
| GK | Guido Masetti | 22 November 1907 (aged 30) | 1 | ||
| MF | Giuseppe Meazza (c) | 23 August 1910 (aged 27) | 43 | ||
| DF | Eraldo Monzeglio | 5 June 1906 (aged 31) | 32 | ||
| GK | Aldo Olivieri | 2 October 1910 (aged 27) | 8 | ||
| MF | Renato Olmi | 12 July 1914 (aged 23) | 0 | ||
| FW | Piero Pasinati | 21 July 1910 (aged 27) | 10 | ||
| MF | Mario Perazzolo | 7 June 1911 (aged 26) | 2 | ||
| FW | Silvio Piola | 29 September 1913 (aged 24) | 14 | ||
| DF | Pietro Rava | 21 January 1916 (aged 22) | 11 | ||
| MF | Pietro Serantoni | 11 December 1906 (aged 31) | 9 |
Hungary
Head coach: Károly Dietz
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | István Balogh | 21 September 1912 (aged 25) | 3 | ||
| FW | Mihály BÃró | 20 July 1914 (aged 23) | 0 | ||
| DF | Sándor BÃró | 19 August 1911 (aged 26) | 26 | ||
| FW | László Cseh | 4 April 1910 (aged 28) | 32 | ||
| MF | János Dudás | 13 February 1911 (aged 27) | 12 | ||
| GK | József Háda | 2 March 1911 (aged 27) | 15 | ||
| FW | Vilmos Kohut | 17 July 1906 (aged 31) | 24 | ||
| DF | Lajos Korányi | 15 May 1907 (aged 31) | 30 | ||
| MF | Gyula Lázár | 24 January 1911 (aged 27) | 34 | ||
| GK | József Pálinkás | 10 March 1912 (aged 26) | 5 | ||
| DF | Gyula Polgár | 8 February 1912 (aged 26) | 14 | ||
| MF | Béla Sárosi | 15 May 1919 (aged 19) | 0 | ||
| FW | György Sárosi (c) | 15 September 1912 (aged 25) | 42 | ||
| FW | Ferenc Sas | 15 March 1915 (aged 23) | 13 | ||
| GK | Antal Szabó | 4 September 1910 (aged 27) | 32 | ||
| MF | Antal Szalay | 12 March 1912 (aged 26) | 19 | ||
| MF | György Szűcs | 23 April 1912 (aged 26) | 23 | ||
| FW | Pál Titkos | 8 January 1908 (aged 30) | 45 | ||
| FW | Géza Toldi | 11 February 1909 (aged 29) | 39 | ||
| MF | József Turay | 1 March 1905 (aged 33) | 41 | ||
| FW | JenÅ Vincze | 20 November 1908 (aged 29) | 22 | ||
| FW | Gyula Zsengellér | 27 December 1915 (aged 22) | 9 |
Brazil
Head coach: Adhemar Pimenta
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Afonsinho | 8 March 1914 (aged 24) | 6 | ||
| MF | Argemiro | 3 June 1915 (aged 23) | 0 | ||
| GK | Batatais | 20 May 1910 (aged 28) | 0 | ||
| MF | Brandão | 21 April 1911 (aged 27) | 6 | ||
| MF | Britto | 6 May 1914 (aged 24) | 3 | ||
| DF | Domingos da Guia | 19 November 1912 (aged 25) | 2 | ||
| FW | Hércules | 2 July 1912 (aged 25) | 2 | ||
| DF | Jaú | 7 December 1909 (aged 28) | 6 | ||
| FW | Leônidas | 6 September 1913 (aged 24) | 3 | ||
| FW | Lopes | 1 November 1910 (aged 27) | 0 | ||
| FW | Luisinho | 29 March 1911 (aged 27) | 7 | ||
| DF | Machado | 1 January 1909 (aged 29) | 6 | ||
| MF | Martim | 21 April 1911 (aged 27) | 3 | ||
| DF | Nariz | 8 December 1912 (aged 25) | 3 | ||
| FW | Niginho[A] | 12 February 1912 (aged 26) | 5 | ||
| FW | Patesko | 12 November 1910 (aged 27) | 8 | ||
| FW | Perácio | 2 November 1917 (aged 20) | 0 | ||
| FW | Roberto | 20 June 1912 (aged 25) | 6 | ||
| FW | Romeu | 26 March 1911 (aged 27) | 0 | ||
| FW | Tim | 20 February 1915 (aged 23) | 6 | ||
| GK | Walter | 17 July 1912 (aged 25) | 0 | ||
| MF | Zezé Procópio | 12 August 1913 (aged 24) | 0 |
Sweden
Head coach:
József Nagy
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Henock Abrahamsson | 29 October 1909 (aged 28) | 0 | ||
| MF | Erik Almgren | 28 January 1908 (aged 30) | 5 | ||
| FW | Ã ke Andersson | 22 April 1917 (aged 21) | 2 | ||
| FW | Harry Andersson | 7 March 1913 (aged 25) | 0 | ||
| FW | Curt Bergsten[B] | 21 August 1915 (aged 22) | 6 | ||
| FW | Lennart Bunke[B] | 3 April 1912 (aged 26) | 11 | ||
| DF | Ivar Eriksson | 25 December 1909 (aged 28) | 1 | ||
| MF | Karl-Erik Grahn[B] | 5 November 1914 (aged 23) | 15 | ||
| FW | Knut Hansson[B] | 9 May 1911 (aged 27) | 4 | ||
| MF | Sven Jacobsson | 17 April 1914 (aged 24) | 2 | ||
| FW | Sven Jonasson | 9 July 1909 (aged 28) | 28 | ||
| DF | Olle Källgren | 7 September 1907 (aged 30) | 6 | ||
| FW | Tore Keller | 4 January 1905 (aged 33) | 22 | ||
| MF | Arne Linderholm | 22 February 1916 (aged 22) | 0 | ||
| DF | Erik Nilsson | 6 August 1916 (aged 21) | 0 | ||
| DF | Harry Nilsson[B] | 5 January 1916 (aged 22) | 0 | ||
| FW | Arne Nyberg | 20 June 1913 (aged 24) | 2 | ||
| FW | Erik Persson | 19 November 1909 (aged 28) | 27 | ||
| GK | Gustav Sjöberg | 23 March 1913 (aged 25) | 7 | ||
| MF | Kurt Svanström | 24 March 1915 (aged 23) | 4 | ||
| FW | Sven Unger[B] | 0 | |||
| FW | Gustav Wetterström | 15 October 1911 (aged 26) | 4 |
Czechoslovakia
Head coach: Josef Meissner
Switzerland
Head coach:
Karl Rappan[C]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | André Abegglen | 7 March 1909 (aged 29) | 40 | ||
| FW | Georges Aeby | 10 September 1910 (aged 27) | 20 | ||
| FW | Paul Aeby | 10 September 1910 (aged 27) | 13 | ||
| FW | Lauro Amadò | 14 March 1912 (aged 26) | 14 | ||
| GK | Erwin Ballabio | 20 October 1918 (aged 19) | 0 | ||
| FW | Alfred Bickel | 2 May 1918 (aged 20) | 20 | ||
| GK | Renato Bizzozero | 7 September 1912 (aged 25) | 19 | ||
| FW | Alessandro Frigerio | 15 November 1914 (aged 23) | 10 | ||
| FW | Tullio Grassi | 5 February 1910 (aged 28) | 6 | ||
| MF | Albert Guinchard | 10 November 1914 (aged 23) | 10 | ||
| GK | Willy Huber | 17 December 1913 (aged 24) | 11 | ||
| FW | Leopold Kielholz | 9 June 1911 (aged 26) | 17 | ||
| DF | August Lehmann | 26 January 1909 (aged 29) | 17 | ||
| MF | Ernst Lörtscher | 15 March 1913 (aged 25) | 18 | ||
| DF | Severino Minelli | 6 September 1909 (aged 28) | 64 | ||
| MF | Oscar Rauch | 20 March 1914 (aged 24) | 3 | ||
| FW | Eugen Rupf | 16 June 1914 (aged 23) | 6 | ||
| MF | Hermann Springer | 4 December 1908 (aged 29) | 19 | ||
| DF | Adolf Stelzer | 1 September 1908 (aged 29) | 14 | ||
| MF | Sirio Vernati | 12 May 1907 (aged 31) | 20 | ||
| FW | Fritz Wagner | 21 December 1913 (aged 24) | 8 | ||
| FW | Eugen Walaschek | 20 June 1916 (aged 21) | 12 |
- ^ Note: Rappan was Austrian, but Austria was annexed into Nazi Germany at the time.
Cuba
Head coach: José Tapia[D]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Juan Alonzo | 24 June 1911 (aged 26) | 0 | ||
| MF | JoaquÃn Arias | 12 November 1914 (aged 23) | 0 | ||
| GK | Juan Ayra | 23 June 1911 (aged 26) | 5 | ||
| DF | Jacinto BarquÃn | 3 September 1915 (aged 22) | 5 | ||
| MF | Pedro Bergés | 1906 | 0 | ||
| GK | Benito Carvajales | 25 July 1913 (aged 24) | 0 | ||
| DF | Manuel Chorens | 22 January 1916 (aged 22) | 0 | ||
| FW | Tomás Fernández | 1915 | 0 | ||
| FW | Pedro Ferrer | 1908 | 1 | ||
| FW | José Magriñá | 14 December 1917 (aged 20) | 3 | ||
| FW | Carlos Oliveira | 0 | |||
| MF | José Antonio RodrÃguez | 0 | |||
| FW | Héctor Socorro | 26 June 1912 (aged 25) | 6 | ||
| FW | Mario Sosa | 1910 | 5 | ||
| FW | Juan Tuñas | 17 July 1917 (aged 20) | 0 |
France
Head coach: Gaston Barreau
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Alfred Aston | 16 May 1912 (aged 26) | 15 | ||
| MF | Jean Bastien | 21 June 1915 (aged 22) | 0 | ||
| DF | Abdelkader Ben Bouali | 25 October 1912 (aged 25) | 1 | ||
| MF | François Bourbotte | 24 February 1913 (aged 25) | 9 | ||
| FW | Michel Brusseaux | 19 March 1913 (aged 25) | 1 | ||
| DF | Hector Cazenave | 13 April 1914 (aged 24) | 6 | ||
| FW | Roger Courtois | 30 May 1912 (aged 26) | 19 | ||
| GK | Julien Darui | 16 February 1916 (aged 22) | 0 | ||
| FW | Edmond Delfour | 1 November 1907 (aged 30) | 39 | ||
| GK | Laurent Di Lorto | 1 January 1909 (aged 29) | 9 | ||
| MF | Raoul Diagne | 10 November 1910 (aged 27) | 11 | ||
| FW | Oscar Heisserer | 18 July 1914 (aged 23) | 6 | ||
| MF | Lucien Jasseron | 29 December 1913 (aged 24) | 0 | ||
| MF | Auguste Jordan | 21 February 1909 (aged 29) | 3 | ||
| FW | Ignace Kowalczyk | 27 December 1913 (aged 24) | 5 | ||
| GK | René Llense | 14 July 1913 (aged 24) | 9 | ||
| DF | Ãtienne Mattler | 25 December 1905 (aged 32) | 38 | ||
| FW | Jean Nicolas | 9 June 1913 (aged 24) | 22 | ||
| DF | Martin Povolny | 19 July 1914 (aged 23) | 0 | ||
| DF | Jules Vandooren | 30 December 1908 (aged 29) | 14 | ||
| FW | Ãmile Veinante | 12 June 1907 (aged 30) | 18 | ||
| FW | Mario Zatelli | 21 December 1912 (aged 25) | 0 |
Romania
Head coach: Alexandru SÄvulescu and Costel RÄdulescu
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Iuliu Baratky | 14 May 1910 (aged 28) | 10 | ||
| MF | Andrei BÄrbulescu | 25 March 1917 (aged 21) | 2 | ||
| FW | Silviu Bindea | 24 October 1912 (aged 25) | 18 | ||
| FW | Iuliu Bodola | 26 February 1912 (aged 26) | 39 | ||
| FW | Ion Bogdan | 6 March 1915 (aged 23) | 1 | ||
| MF | Gheorghe Brandabura | 23 February 1913 (aged 25) | 4 | ||
| DF | Rudolf Bürger | 31 October 1908 (aged 29) | 27 | ||
| DF | Vasile Chiroiu | 13 August 1910 (aged 27) | 5 | ||
| MF | VintilÄ Cossini | 21 November 1913 (aged 24) | 12 | ||
| GK | Mircea David | 16 October 1914 (aged 23) | 4 | ||
| FW | Ètefan Dobay | 26 September 1909 (aged 28) | 33 | ||
| FW | Coloman Braun-Bogdan | 13 October 1905 (aged 32) | - | ||
| DF | Iacob Felecan | 1 March 1914 (aged 24) | 4 | ||
| FW | Nicolae Kovács | 29 October 1911 (aged 26) | 35 | ||
| FW | Ioachim Moldoveanu | 17 August 1913 (aged 24) | 3 | ||
| FW | Miklós Nagy | 11 January 1918 (aged 20) | 0 | ||
| GK | Dumitru Pavlovici | 26 April 1912 (aged 26) | 8 | ||
| FW | Gyula Prassler | 16 January 1916 (aged 22) | 1 | ||
| MF | Gheorghe RÄÈinaru | 10 February 1915 (aged 23) | 1 | ||
| MF | László Raffinsky | 23 April 1905 (aged 33) | 18 | ||
| GK | Robert Sadowski | 16 August 1914 (aged 23) | 1 | ||
| DF | LazÄr Sfera | 29 April 1909 (aged 29) | 5 |
Germany
Head coach: Sepp Herberger
- ^ Note 1: This player was previously capped for Austria prior to its annexation by Nazi Germany.
- ^ Note 2: Austria was part of Nazi Germany at the time.
Poland
Head coach: Józef KaÅuża
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | StanisÅaw Baran | 26 April 1920 (aged 18) | 0 | ||
| GK | Walter Brom | 14 February 1921 (aged 17) | 0 | ||
| FW | Ewald Cebula[G] | 22 March 1917 (aged 21) | 0 | ||
| MF | Ewald Dytko | 18 October 1914 (aged 23) | 16 | ||
| DF | Antoni GaÅecki | 4 June 1906 (aged 32) | 16 | ||
| DF | Edmund Giemsa | 16 October 1912 (aged 25) | 6 | ||
| MF | Wilhelm Góra | 18 January 1916 (aged 22) | 8 | ||
| FW | BolesÅaw Habowski[G] | 13 September 1914 (aged 23) | 1 | ||
| FW | Józef Korbas[G] | 11 November 1914 (aged 23) | 1 | ||
| MF | Kazimierz Lis[G] | 9 April 1910 (aged 28) | 0 | ||
| FW | Antoni Åyko[G] | 27 May 1907 (aged 31) | 1 | ||
| GK | Edward Madejski | 11 August 1914 (aged 23) | 6 | ||
| MF | Erwin Nyc | 24 May 1914 (aged 24) | 4 | ||
| FW | Leonard PiÄ tek | 3 October 1913 (aged 24) | 9 | ||
| FW | Ryszard Piec | 17 August 1913 (aged 24) | 18 | ||
| MF | Wilhelm Piec | 7 January 1915 (aged 23) | 3 | ||
| FW | Fryderyk Scherfke | 7 September 1909 (aged 28) | 12 | ||
| DF | WÅadysÅaw Szczepaniak | 19 May 1910 (aged 28) | 22 | ||
| DF | Edmund Twórz[G] | 12 February 1914 (aged 24) | 2 | ||
| MF | Jan Wasiewicz[G] | 6 January 1911 (aged 27) | 14 | ||
| FW | Ernst Wilimowski | 23 June 1916 (aged 21) | 14 | ||
| FW | Gerard Wodarz | 10 August 1913 (aged 24) | 24 |
Norway
Head coach: Asbjørn Halvorsen
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Arne Brustad | 14 April 1912 (aged 26) | 19 | ||
| FW | Knut Brynildsen | 23 July 1917 (aged 20) | 1 | ||
| DF | Nils Eriksen | 5 March 1911 (aged 27) | 34 | ||
| FW | Odd Frantzen | 20 January 1913 (aged 25) | 14 | ||
| MF | Kristian Henriksen | 3 March 1911 (aged 27) | 12 | ||
| MF | Rolf Holmberg | 24 August 1914 (aged 23) | 18 | ||
| DF | Ãivind Holmsen | 28 April 1912 (aged 26) | 22 | ||
| FW | Arne Ileby | 2 December 1913 (aged 24) | 0 | ||
| FW | Magnar Isaksen | 13 October 1910 (aged 27) | 12 | ||
| DF | Rolf Johannessen | 15 March 1910 (aged 28) | 11 | ||
| GK | Henry Johansen | 21 July 1904 (aged 33) | 44 | ||
| DF | Jørgen Juve | 22 November 1906 (aged 31) | 45 | ||
| FW | Reidar Kvammen | 23 July 1914 (aged 23) | 29 | ||
| GK | Sverre Nordby | 13 March 1910 (aged 28) | 2 | ||
| DF | Roald Amundsen[H] | 18 September 1913 (aged 24) | 0 | ||
| DF | Oddmund Andersen[H] | 21 December 1915 (aged 22) | 1 | ||
| MF | Gunnar Andreassen[H] | 5 January 1913 (aged 25) | 0 | ||
| FW | Hjalmar Andresen[H] | 18 July 1914 (aged 23) | 0 | ||
| MF | Sigurd Hansen[H] | 23 June 1913 (aged 24) | 0 | ||
| GK | Anker Kihle[H] | 19 April 1917 (aged 21) | 0 | ||
| FW | Alf Martinsen[H] | 29 December 1911 (aged 26) | 17 | ||
| MF | Sverre Berglie[H] | 21 October 1910 (aged 27) | 0 |
Belgium
Head coach:
Jack Butler
Netherlands
Head coach:
Bob Glendenning
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Wim Anderiesen | 27 November 1903 (aged 34) | 40 | ||
| DF | Dick Been | 2 July 1909 (aged 28) | 0 | ||
| DF | Bertus Caldenhove | 19 January 1914 (aged 24) | 18 | ||
| FW | Piet de Boer | 10 October 1919 (aged 18) | 1 | ||
| FW | Bertus de Harder | 14 January 1920 (aged 18) | 1 | ||
| FW | Arie de Winter | 27 October 1913 (aged 24) | 0 | ||
| FW | Daaf Drok | 23 May 1914 (aged 24) | 7 | ||
| MF | Frans Hogenbirk | 18 March 1919 (aged 19) | 0 | ||
| GK | Niek Michel | 30 September 1912 (aged 25) | 0 | ||
| FW | Klaas Ooms | 9 June 1916 (aged 21) | 0 | ||
| MF | Bas Paauwe | 4 October 1911 (aged 26) | 21 | ||
| MF | René Pijpers | 15 September 1917 (aged 20) | 0 | ||
| DF | Hendrikus Plenter | 23 June 1913 (aged 24) | 0 | ||
| FW | Piet Punt | 6 February 1909 (aged 29) | 1 | ||
| FW | Kick Smit | 3 November 1911 (aged 26) | 21 | ||
| FW | Frans van der Veen | 25 March 1918 (aged 20) | 1 | ||
| MF | Puck van Heel | 21 January 1904 (aged 34) | 62 | ||
| GK | Adri van Male | 7 October 1910 (aged 27) | 9 | ||
| FW | Henk van Spaandonck | 25 June 1913 (aged 24) | 7 | ||
| FW | Leen Vente | 14 May 1911 (aged 27) | 14 | ||
| DF | Mauk Weber | 1 March 1914 (aged 24) | 25 | ||
| FW | Frank Wels | 21 February 1909 (aged 29) | 35 |
Dutch East Indies
Head coach:
Johan Mastenbroek
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Sutan Anwar | 21 March 1914 (aged 24) | 0 | ||
| GK | Leen van Beuzekom | 0 | |||
| MF | Gerrit Faulhaber | 22 September 1912 (aged 25) | 0 | ||
| DF | Jan Harting | 0 | |||
| DF | Frans G. Hukom | 28 September 1915 (aged 22) | 0 | ||
| MF | Frans Meeng | 18 January 1910 (aged 28) | 2 | ||
| MF | Achmad Nawir | 30 June 1912 (aged 25) | 0 | ||
| FW | Isaak "Tjaak" Pattiwael | 23 February 1914 (aged 24) | 0 | ||
| DF | Jack Samuels | 29 March 1918 (aged 20) | 0 | ||
| FW | Suvarte Soedarmadji | 6 December 1915 (aged 22) | 0 | ||
| FW | M.J. Hans Taihuttu | 1909 | 0 | ||
| FW | Tan Hong Djien | 12 January 1916 (aged 22) | 3 | ||
| GK | Tan "Bing" Mo Heng | 28 February 1913 (aged 25) | 0 | ||
| FW | Tan See Han | 1910 | 0 | ||
| FW | Rudi Telwe | 0 | |||
| MF | G. Van Den Burgh | 0 | |||
| FW | Hendrikus V. "Henk" Zomers | 19 November 1912 (aged 25) | 0 |
Coaches representation by country
| Nº | Country | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Károly Dietz, József Nagy (Sweden) | |
| Jack Butler (Belgium), Bob Glendenning (Netherlands) | ||
| Sepp Herberger, Karl Rappan (Switzerland) | ||
| Costel RÄdulescu, Alexandru SÄvulescu | ||
| 1 | Adhemar Pimenta | |
| José Tapia | ||
| Josef Meissner | ||
| Gaston Barreau | ||
| Vittorio Pozzo | ||
| Johan Mastenbroek (Dutch East Indies) | ||
| Asbjørn Halvorsen | ||
| Józef KaÅuża |