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Italy 2–1 Brazil — FIFA World Cup 1938 Semi-finals

FIFA World Cup 1938 · Semi-finals · 1938 · Thursday, Jun 16, 1938 · 2:00 PM ET

Italy

2 – 1
Full-time

Brazil

Italy edged Brazil 2–1 in the Semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup 1938 on June 16, 1938.

Form — last 5 matches before this fixture

Italy

W W W W W
Jun 12 @ France 3–1 Jun 5 Norway 2–1 Jun 10 Czechoslovakia 2–1 Jun 3 Austria 1–0 Jun 1 Spain 1–0

Brazil

W L W D W
Jun 14 Czechoslovakia 2–1 Jun 12 Czechoslovakia 1–1 Jun 5 Poland 6–5 May 27 @ Spain 1–3 Jul 20 Bolivia 4–0

Other matches in Semi-finals

Jun 16
Hungary 5
Sweden 1

Head-to-head — last 4 meetings

Jul 17, 1994 · Final
Brazil 0
Italy 0
Jul 5, 0000 · Group Stage
Italy 3
Brazil 2
Jun 24, 0000 · Third-place play-off
Brazil 2
Italy 1
Jun 21, 0000 · Final
Brazil 4
Italy 1