Keep the date of the finals world Cup In France 1938, many stories and strange details, the most prominent of which is the Italian national team wearing the black shirt in that version of the World Cup.
According to the report of the Spanish “AS”, the fascist Benito Andrea Mussolini, who ruled Italy between 1922 and 1943, managed to smear the ball in the most destructive way ever in that period.
The World Cup was held in 1938 in a dark phase that covered the scene in Europe, and the place of residence (France) was chosen by the European authorities, so Argentina (the most prominent candidate to organize the event at the time) and Uruguay decided not to participate, while only 3 teams from outside the old continent (Brazil, Cuba and Indonesia) with a trip to France to participate in the tournament.
However, the world was affected by Germany’s occupation of Austria, Japan’s invasion of northern China, the Spanish Civil War at its height, Ethiopia surrendering to Italian control, and World War II, the bloodiest war the planet had ever seen, was regarding to begin.
The World Cup began on June 4 with a match between Switzerland and Germany, and the match that was held in the “Parc des Princes” ended with the victory of Switzerland over the Germans, who were not loved at the time.
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France won its first match once morest Belgium easily, to set up a date in the quarter-finals once morest Italy,. At that time, on June 12, 1938, the hosts welcomed the Italian national team at the “Columbus” stadium, in light of the political crisis between the two countries.
Italy, which had relied on blue for more than a decade, appeared on the field in a black T-shirt and trousers ordered by Mussolini, a color that was already used in the 1936 Olympic Games as well, as a tribute to the “Kamisi Neri”, the military power that was present in the Fascist regime service.
In addition, the Italians sang their national anthem while performing the Roman salute established by the Mussolini regime, causing the local audience to reject the spectacle, with jeers.
But the Azzurri, who was in black at the time, dominated almost completely in the match, and ended with a 3-1 result in his favour, which led him to the semi-finals, then Italy qualified for the final, and lifted the Jules Rimet Cup following its victory over Hungary, but not before receiving the national team. A telegram from Mussolini, with the words: “Win or die.”