1938 FIFA World Cup squads
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Italy
Head coach: Vittorio PozzoVittorio Pozzo
Vittorio Pozzo 21 December 1968) was an Italian football coach who was most famous for leading the Italian national team to victory in the 1934 FIFA World Cup and 1938 FIFA World Cups; managed the side that won the 1930 and 1935 editions of the Central European International Cup, as well as the...
Hungary
Head coach: Károly DietzKároly Dietz
Károly Dietz was a Hungarian football manager who coached Hungary in the 1938 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Magyar Atlétikai Club and Műegyetemi AFC.-References:...
and Alfréd Schaffer
Alfréd Schaffer
Alfréd Schaffer was a Hungarian footballer who has the distinction of playing for a record number of professional clubs; he played for a total of 21 clubs in a 15 year career which lasted from 1910–1925....
Brazil
Head coach: Adhemar PimentaAdhemar Pimenta
Adhemar Pimenta is a former Brazilian football manager.He was born in Rio de Janeiro on April 12, 1896, and died in the same city on August 26, 1970.-References:...
Sweden
Head coach:
József NagyCzechoslovakia
Head coach: Josef MeissnerJosef Meissner
Josef Meissner was a Czech football manager who coached Czechoslovakia in the 1938 FIFA World Cup.-References:...
Switzerland
Head coach:
Karl RappanKarl Rappan
Karl Rappan was an Austrian footballer and coach. He played and managed mostly in Switzerland, where he won multiple titles. He had four tenures as coach of the Swiss national team, which he managed in three World Cups, and is the all-time leader in matches won as coach of the Swiss team...
Cuba
Head coach: José TapiaJosé Tapia
José Tapia was a Cuban football coach who managed Cuba in the 1938 FIFA World Cup.-References:...
France
Head coach: Gaston BarreauGaston Barreau
Gaston Barreau was a French football player and coach.-References:*...
Romania
Head coach: Alexandru SăvulescuAlexandru Săvulescu
Alexandru Săvulescu was a Romanian football manager who coached Romania in the 1938 FIFA World Cup.-References:...
and Costel Rădulescu
Costel Radulescu
Constantin 'Costel' Rădulescu was a footballer and manager from Romania who rose to prominence in the 1920s and 1930s...
Germany
Head coach: Sepp HerbergerSepp Herberger
Josef "Sepp" Herberger was a German football player and manager...
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- *Austria was a part of Nazi Germany. See Anschluss
Poland
Head coach: Józef KałużaNorway
Head coach: Asbjørn HalvorsenAsbjørn Halvorsen
Asbjørn Halvorsen was a Norwegian footballer. He was a centre-half who played 19 times for the Norwegian national team, and won the Norwegian Cup in 1917 as a member of Sarpsborg...
- 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 ButlerJack Butler (footballer)
John Dennis "Jack" Butler was an English footballer.-Football career:Born in Colombo to English parents, Butler moved back to Britain as a child. He played for Dartford and Fulham Thursday as a youth, before signing for Fulham in 1913 and moving to Arsenal in 1914...
Netherlands
Head coach: Bob GlendenningBob Glendenning
Robert "Bob" Glendenning was a professional footballer, who played as a half back for several English sides prior to and just after the First World War. He later went on to coach in the Netherlands, including coaching the Dutch national side.-Club career:He started his career at home side...
Dutch East Indies
Head coach: Johan MastenbroekJohan Mastenbroek
Johannes Christoffel van Mastenbroek was an Indonesian football manager who coached the Dutch East Indies in the 1938 FIFA World Cup.-References:...
- 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.