1938 FIFA World Cup Quiz: Test Your Pre-War Football History Knowledge

What This 1938 World Cup Quiz Covers

• Pre-War Geopolitics: The dramatic shifts in European borders that forced qualified teams to withdraw and altered tournament rosters.
• Historic Firsts & Milestones: Record-breaking goalscorers, legendary coaching achievements, and pioneering debutant nations from around the globe.
• On-Field Drama: Iconic stadium venues, monumental first-round upsets, and the legendary comebacks that defined the final tournament before World War II.

 

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#1. Which nation withdrew from the 1938 World Cup after qualifying due to geopolitical annexation, leading to their players being integrated into the German squad?

Austria

Czechoslovakia

Poland

Switzerland

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#2. Which French stadium hosted the 1938 World Cup Final match between Italy and Hungary?

Stade Vélodrome

Stade de la Meinau

Stade de Colombes

Stade de l'Hautil

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#3. Which Brazilian forward finished as the absolute top scorer of the 1938 tournament with 7 goals, famously scoring a hat-trick in a 6–5 victory against Poland?

Leônidas

Ademir

Arthur Friedenreich

Domingos da Guia

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#4. Which nation participated in the 1938 tournament as the first-ever representative from Asia, playing a single match against Hungary?

Dutch East Indies

Japan

India

Philippines

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#5. In one of the biggest first-round upsets of the tournament, which debutant nation forced a 1–1 draw against a heavily favoured German team and then defeated them 4–2 in the replayed match?

Cuba

Switzerland

Norway

Belgium

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