Below are the squads for the 1938 FIFA World Cup final tournament in France.
Hungary and Switzerland were the only teams who had players from foreign clubs. Both of such players represented French clubs.
Nine selected players by Germany came from the qualified but not participating Austria due to Anschluss .
Rosters include reserves, alternates, and preselected players that may have participated in qualifiers and/or pre-tournament friendlies but not in the finals themselves.
Italy
Head coach: Vittorio Pozzo
Hungary
Head coach: Károly Dietz
Brazil
Head coach: Adhemar Pimenta
^ Note: Niginho was not allowed to play the semi-final against Italy as he defected the Italian army.
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Sweden
Head coach: József Nagy
^ Note: This player, although registered in the official list, remained on standby in Sweden.
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Czechoslovakia
Head coach: Josef Meissner
Switzerland
Head coach: Karl Rappan [C]
Cuba
Head coach: José Tapia [D]
^ Note: Tapia was also registered as a player due to the few players who traveled to France.
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France
Head coach: Gaston Barreau
Romania
Head coach: Alexandru Săvulescu and Costel Rădulescu
Germany
Head coach: Sepp Herberger
Poland
Head coach: Józef Kałuża
^ Note: This player, although registered in the official list, remained on standby in Poland.
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Norway
Head coach: Asbjørn Halvorsen
^ Note: This player stayed home on reserve. Only 14 members of the squad actually travelled to France.
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Belgium
Head coach: Jack Butler
Netherlands
Head coach: Bob Glendenning
Dutch East Indies
Head coach: Johan Mastenbroek
Coaches representation by country
References
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1 Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay will host the inaugural games
2 There was no qualification for the 1930 World Cup as places were given by invitation only.
3 No final held; the article is about the decisive match of the final group stage.