A few months before Dr. Sárosi played his second World Cup, against ÚJpest, Ferencváros' crack forward suffered a serious injury. This injury kept him out of several matches. In addition to causing a lot of concern, it also, according to reports, made Dr. Sárosi's performances less serious after he returned to the field.

He was nevertheless called up to play in the tournament that was to be held in France.

In the Round of 16, Hungary hosted one of the weakest teams in the tournament: Dutch East Indies. As expected, the match was a complete lull, and this was reflected in Dr. Sárosi's performance, who, despite scoring two goals, played a completely passive game. In fact, almost nothing could be seen of Hungary's star.

In the next round, Hungary would face a tired Switzerland, who had been badly worn down after their matches with Germany.

Contrary to what was seen in the first game, Dr. Sárosi was much more active on the field, distributing to the front line, faster and much more inventive. However, it was not yet in its standard form. He subsequently, more precisely towards the end of the game, completely declined in performance. 

Dr. Sárosi was responsible for opening the scoring in the match.



The semi-final was against Sweden, who had not been tested in the tournament.

This was Dr. Sárosi’s best match of the entire tournament, although he was not yet at his usual performance level. The Ferencváros player was leading the forward line with extreme skill, elegance and wisdom. His technique was refined, his effectiveness was still below par, but better than before.


MATCH REPORT (HUNGARY): Sárosi has almost reached the peak of his form and this predicted improvement in form has left its mark on the play of the entire Hungarian forward line. We have seen some absolutely wonderful performances from the Hungarian center forward, who is now starting to meet the expectations with which we have accompanied his performance in Paris.


According to some experts, with captain Sárosi performing at this level, it would be enough for Hungary to have a better chance against Italy.

The final match of the tournament was against the then world champions — Italy. Much was expected of this match, as Italy and Hungary performed very well when they met. Furthermore, the distinct playing style of both teams added to the game.

In all the times he had faced Italy, Dr. Sárosi had never beaten the Azzurra.

Once again, the Hungary failed to beat the Latin side. Consequently, Hungary lost the world tournament to a better, prepared and more effective team. Dr. Sárosi was left with little room for imagination as to what he could do, although he did produce some great things. He, however, was not fast and effective enough to overcome the might of the Italian defensive system. In several situations, the speed, vigor and determination stood out against the Hungarian center-forward. Dr. Sárosi, nevertheless, scored a goal.

CONCLUSION.

It is true that Dr. Sárosi played the World Cup far below his usual form, as had happened in 1934. He had also said this several times throughout the tournament. However, his form improved as Hungary progressed to the next round, but it was not enough to reach the level he had demonstrated previously.

Hungary faced opponents of a much lower level until reaching the final against Italy. Dr. Sárosi reached the peak of his performance against Sweden, thus raising high expectations for the match against the Italians. He, however, performed apathetically against the Azzurra in the final.

In addition to his very poor performance throughout the tournament, Dr. Sárosi managed to score in all four matches played, thus belonging to the shelf of players who have scored in every match in a single World Cup. The Ferencváros crack forward finished the tournament with five goals.