page_title: 1938 FIFA World Cup
section_title: FIFA retrospective ranking
hierarchical_section_title: 1938 FIFA World Cup / FIFA retrospective ranking
caption_attribution_description: English: Collections of the Museo del Calcio (Florence)
context_page_description: The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third staging of the World Cup, and was held in France from 4 to 19 June 1938. Italy retained the championship by beating Hungary 4–2 in the final. Italy's 1934 and 1938 teams became the only ones to have won two World Cups under the same coach, Vittorio Pozzo.
context_section_description: In 1986, FIFA published a report that ranked all teams in each World Cup up to and including 1986, based on progress in the competition, overall results and quality of the opposition. The rankings for the 1938 tournament were as follows:
caption: A ball from the tournament
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