Below are the squads for the 1938 FIFA World Cup final tournament in France.
Hungary and Switzerland were the only teams who had players from foreign clubs. Both of such players represented French clubs.
Nine selected players by Germany came from the qualified but not participating Austria due to Anschluss.
Rosters include reserves, alternates, and preselected players that may have participated in qualifiers and/or pre-tournament friendlies but not in the finals themselves.
Head coach: Vittorio Pozzo
Head coach: Károly Dietz
Head coach: Adhemar Pimenta
Head coach: 
József Nagy
Head coach: Josef Meissner
Head coach: Karl Rappan
Head coach: José Tapia
Head coach: Gaston Barreau
Head coach: Alexandru Săvulescu and Costel Rădulescu
Head coach: Sepp Herberger
Head coach: Józef Kałuża
Head coach: Asbjørn Halvorsen
Head coach: Jack Butler
Head coach: Bob Glendenning
Head coach: Johan Mastenbroek
| Nº | Country | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Hungary | Károly Dietz, József Nagy (Sweden) |
| England | Jack Butler (Belgium), Bob Glendenning (Netherlands) | |
| Germany | Sepp Herberger, Karl Rappan (Switzerland) | |
 Romania | Costel Rădulescu, Alexandru Săvulescu | |
| 1 |  Brazil | Adhemar Pimenta |
 Cuba | José Tapia | |
| Czechoslovakia | Josef Meissner | |
 France | Gaston Barreau | |
 Italy | Vittorio Pozzo | |
 Netherlands | Johan Mastenbroek (Dutch East Indies) | |
 Norway | Asbjørn Halvorsen | |
 Poland | Józef Kałuża |