In the 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 5, the two teams played against each once on neutral ground. The winner Switzerland qualified for the third FIFA World Cup held in France.[1]
| width=33% valign=top | Switzerland | width=33% valign=top align=center | 2 — 1 (final score after 90 minutes) | width=33% valign=top | Portugal | |
| valign=top | Manager: Karl Rappan----Team: 01 - GK - Willy Huber 02 - DF - Severino Minelli (capt.) 03 - DF - Adolf Stelzer 04 - MF - Hermann Springer 05 - MF - Sirio Vernati 06 - MF - Ernst Lörtscher 07 - FW - Alfred Bickel 11 - FW - Lauro Amadò 10 - FW - Leopold Kielholz 08 - FW - André Abegglen 09 - FW - Georges Aeby ----Substitutes: none----Unused Substitutes: | valign=middle align=center | Half-time: 0-0 Competition: Date: Kick off: Venue: Attendance: Referee: Assistants: Match rules: | valign=top | Manager: Cândido de Oliveira----Team: 01 - GK - João Azevedo 02 - DF - José Simões 03 - DF - Gustavo Teixeira (capt.) 04 - MF - Mariano Amaro 05 - MF - Francisco Albino 06 - MF - Carlos Pereira 07 - FW - Adolfo Mourão 08 - FW - Manuel Soeiro 09 - FW - Fernando Peyroteo 10 - FW - Pinga 11 - FW - João Cruz ----Substitutes: none----Unused Substitutes: |
NOTE: João Cruz missed a penalty after 55 minutes.
Switzerland qualified.
Head coach: Karl Rappan
| width=7% | Pos. | width=26% | Player | width=12% | DoB | width=6% | Games played | width=6% | Goals | width=4% | Minutes played | width=4% | Sub off | width=4% | Sub on | width=4% bgcolor=orange | width=29% | Club | |
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| March 7, 1909 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | bgcolor=red | 90 | Servette FC | |||||||||||
| September 10, 1913 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | bgcolor=red | 90 | Servette FC | |||||||||||
| March 15, 1912 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | bgcolor=red | 90 | FC Lugano | |||||||||||
| May 12, 1918 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | bgcolor=red | 90 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | |||||||||||
| December 17, 1913 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | bgcolor=red | 90 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | |||||||||||
| June 9, 1911 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | bgcolor=red | 90 | FC St. Gallen | |||||||||||
| March 15, 1913 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | bgcolor=red | 90 | Servette FC | |||||||||||
| September 6, 1909 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | bgcolor=red | 90 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | |||||||||||
| December 4, 1908 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | bgcolor=red | 90 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | |||||||||||
| September 1, 1908 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | bgcolor=red | 90 | Lausanne Sports | |||||||||||
| May 12, 1907 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | bgcolor=red | 90 | Grasshopper Club Zürich |
Head coach: Cândido de Oliveira
| width=7% | Pos. | width=26% | Player | width=12% | DoB | width=6% | Games played | width=6% | Goals | width=4% | Minutes played | width=4% | Sub off | width=4% | Sub on | width=4% bgcolor=orange | width=29% | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2, 1912 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | bgcolor=red | 90 | S.L. Benfica | |||||||||||
| August 7, 1914 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | bgcolor=red | 90 | C.F. Os Belenenses | |||||||||||
| July 10, 1915 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | bgcolor=red | 90 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | |||||||||||
| October 31, 1915 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | bgcolor=red | 90 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | |||||||||||
| June 29, 1912 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | bgcolor=red | 90 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | |||||||||||
| September 3, 1910 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | bgcolor=red | 90 | F.C. Porto | |||||||||||
| March 10, 1918 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | bgcolor=red | 90 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | |||||||||||
| September 30, 1909 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | bgcolor=red | 90 | F.C. Porto | |||||||||||
| June 15, 1913 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | bgcolor=red | 90 | C.F. Os Belenenses | |||||||||||
| March 17, 1909 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | bgcolor=red | 90 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | |||||||||||
| December 26, 1908 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | bgcolor=red | 90 | S.L. Benfica |
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