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The 1938 FIFA World Cup was held in France from the 4th to the 19th of June 1938. Eleven venues across ten French cities were planned to host matches, though one in Lyon staged no games after Austria's withdrawal.
Austria had qualified for the tournament, but on the 15th of March 1938 Nazi Germany annexed Austria in the Anschluss, dissolving the national team. Star player Matthias Sindelar refused to represent the combined German-Austrian squad and was not included.
Italy won the 1938 FIFA World Cup, defeating Hungary 4-2 in the final at the Stade Olympique de Colombes in Paris. Italy led 3-1 at half-time and Hungary could not recover.
Leonidas of Brazil was the top scorer at the 1938 FIFA World Cup with seven goals. A total of 84 goals were scored by 42 players across the tournament, with two own goals among them.
The 1942 and 1946 World Cups were both cancelled because of the Second World War. As a result, Italy held the title for a record sixteen years, from 1934 to 1950.
Italian FIFA vice-president Ottorino Barassi hid the World Cup trophy in a shoe-box under his bed throughout the Second World War to protect it from occupying troops. His actions kept it safe until the competition resumed in 1950.