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France 3–1 Belgium — FIFA World Cup 1938 Round of 16

FIFA World Cup 1938 · Round of 16 · 1938 · Sunday, Jun 5, 1938 · 2:00 PM ET

France

3 – 1
Full-time

Belgium

France beat Belgium 3–1 in the Round of 16 of the FIFA World Cup 1938 on June 5, 1938.

Form — last 5 matches before this fixture

France

L W L L L
May 27 @ Austria 2–3 Jul 19 @ Chile 0–1 Jul 15 @ Argentina 0–1 Jul 13 Mexico 4–1 Jul 20 @ England 0–2

Belgium

L L L L L
May 27 @ Germany 2–5 Jul 20 @ Paraguay 0–1 Jul 13 @ USA 0–3 Jul 1 Soviet Union 0–1 Jun 28 @ France 2–4

Other matches in Round of 16

Jun 4
Switzerland 1
Germany 1
Jun 5
Czechoslovakia 3
Netherlands 0
Jun 5
Hungary 6
Dutch East Indies 0
Jun 5
Italy 2
Norway 1
Jun 5
Brazil 6
Poland 5
Jun 5
Cuba 3
Romania 3
Jun 9
Germany 2
Switzerland 4
Jun 9
Cuba 2
Romania 1

Head-to-head — last 2 meetings

Jul 10, 2018 · Semi-finals
France 1
Belgium 0
Jun 28, 0000 · Third-place play-off
France 4
Belgium 2