Permanent historical factsheet

World Cup Captain

Italy · Sport / Football. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1934–1938Date range
2Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1934

Giampiero Combi10 June 1934

Rome · Sport / Football

Captains Italy to its first World Cup title after extra time against Czechoslovakia.

1938

Giuseppe Meazza19 June 1938

Colombes · Sport / Football

Captains Italy to a second consecutive World Cup title.

Names involved

Giampiero CombiGiuseppe Meazza

Provenance

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