Number of played matches : 19

Number of players : 396

Number of differents players : 211

Number of differents strikers : 43

Number of penalties : 3

Total of goals 1938 : 84

Average 1938 : 4,42 goals by match

Better attack 1938 : Hungary with 15 goals

Better striker 1938 : Leonidas (Brazil) with 8 goals

They have winned all their matches : Uruguay in 1930, Italy in 1938 and Brazil in 1970 and 2002

Forfeit : In 1938 in France, the match Sweden-Austria was gained by Sweden by forfeit (the only one) : the anschluss of Monday March 14, 1938 is the cause

Smaller number of matches played : Netherlands Indies with 1 match

4 goals in the same match : E Willimowski (Poland): 1st round Brazil-Poland (6-5) Sunday, June 5, 1938, Ademir (Brazil): 2nd turn Brazil-Sweden (7-1) Sunday, July 9, 1950, S Kocsis (Hungary): 1st turn Hungary-Frg (8-3) Sunday, June 20, 1954, J Fontaine (France): Little final France-Frg (6-3) Saturday, June 29, 1958, Eusebio (Portugal): Quarterfinal North Korea -Portugal (3-5) Saturday, July 23, 1966 and E Butragueno (Spain): Round of 16 Denmark-Spain (1-5) Wednesday, June 18, 1986