1948 Summer Olympics / Football / Games
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sport | Soccer | ||||||||
discipline | competition | ||||||||
gender | Men | ||||||||
Attendees | 218 athletes from 18 countries | ||||||||
Competition location | Empire Stadium , Selhurst Park , Highbury , Cricklefield Stadium , Craven Cottage , White Hart Lane , Champion Hill , Green Pond Road , Griffin Park , Goldstone Ground , Fratton Park | ||||||||
Competition phase | July 26th to August 13th 1948 | ||||||||
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This page contains all the matches of the 1948 Olympic football tournament in London with all statistical details.
Preliminary round
Netherlands - Ireland 3: 1 (2: 0)
Netherlands | Ireland | ||||||
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Piet Kraak - Johannes van Brun , Henk Schijvenaar - Kees Krijgh , Rinus Terlouw , Arie de Vroet - Cornelis van der Tuijn , Kees Rijvers , André Roosenburg , Faas Wilkes , Abe Lenstra Trainer: Jesse Carver ( Great Britain ) ![]() |
Denis Lawler - Frank Glennon , William Richardson - William Barry , Paddy Kavanagh , William O'Grady - Peter McDonald , Emmet McLoughlin , Desmond Cleary , Brendan O'Kelly , Robert Smith Trainers: John Carey |
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Luxembourg - Afghanistan 6: 0 (3: 0)
Luxembourg | Afghanistan | ||||||
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Bernard Michaux - Nicolas Pauly , Jean Feller - Raymond Wagner , Victor Feller , Nicolas May - Julien Gales , Jean-Pierre Kremer , Nicolas Kettel , Max Paulus , Fernand Schammel Trainer: Jean-Pierre Hoscheid |
Abdul Ghafoor Assar - Mohammad Gharzai , Abdul Ghafoor Yusufzai - Abdul Shakur Azimi , Yar Barakzai , Abdul Kharot - Mohammad Kharot , Mohammad Afzal , Abdul Ghani Assar , Abdul Hamid Tajik , Mohammad Yusufzai | ||||||
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Round of 16
Denmark - Egypt 3: 1 a.s. (1: 1, 0: 0)
Denmark | Egypt | ||||||
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Eigil Nielsen - Hans Viggo Jensen , Knud Børge Overgaard - Axel Pilmark , Dion Ørnvold , Tage Ivan Jensen - Johannes Plöger , Karl Aage Hansen , Knud Lundberg , John Hansen , Karl Aage Præst Trainer: Robert Mountford ( Great Britain ) ![]() |
Yehia Imam - Abdel Aziz El-Hammami , Fouad Sedki - Helmi El-Maati , Abu Habaga , Hanafi Bastan - El-Sayed El-Dhizui , Mohamed El-Guindi , Ahmed Mekkawi , Abdelkarim Sakr , Hussein Madkour Trainer: Eric Keen ( Great Britain ) ![]() |
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Great Britain - Netherlands 4: 3 a.d. (3: 3, 1: 1)
Great Britain | Netherlands | ||||||
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Ronnie Simpson - Charles Neale , Gwyn Manning - Douglas McBain , Eric Lee , Eric Fright - Thomas Hopper , John Hardisty , Harry McIlvenny , Denis Kelleher , Peter Kippax Trainers: Matt Busby |
Piet Kraak - Johannes van Brun , Henk Schijvenaar - Kees Krijgh , Rinus Terlouw , Arie de Vroet - Cornelis van der Tuijn , Kees Rijvers , Bram Appel , Faas Wilkes , Abe Lenstra Trainer: Jesse Carver ( Great Britain ) ![]() |
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France - India 2: 1 (1: 0)
France | India | ||||||
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Gaston Rouxel - Charles Rouelle , Bernard Bienvenu - Raymond Krug , Marcel Colau , Gabriel Robert - Joseph Heckel , René Persillon , Jean Palluch , André Strappe , René Courbin |
KV Varadaraj - Taj Mohammed , Sailen Manna - Sattar Basheer , Talimeren Ao , Mahabir Prasat - Robi Das , Ramchandra Parab , Sahu Mewalal , Ahmed Muhammad Khan , Sarangapari Raman Trainer: Balaidas Chatterjee |
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Yugoslavia - Luxembourg 6: 1 (0: 1)
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Franjo Šoštarić - Miroslav Brozović , Branko Stanković - Zlatko Čajkovski , Miodrag Jovanović , Aleksandar Atanacković - Prvoslav Mihajlović , Rajko Mitić , Franjo Wölfl , Stjepan Bobek , Željko Čajkovski Trainer: Milorad Arsenijević |
Bernard Michaux - Nicolas Pauly , Jean Feller - Remy Wagner , Victor Feller , Nicolas May - Julien Gales , Lucien Konter , Nicolas Kettel , Max Paulus , Fernand Schammel Trainer: Jean-Pierre Hoscheid |
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Turkey - China 4: 0 (1: 0)
Turkey | China | ||||||
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Cihat Arman - Murat Alyüz , Vedii Tosuncuk - Selahattin Torkal , Bülent Eken , Hüseyin Saygun - Fikret Kırcan , Erol Keskin , Gündüz Kılıç , Lefter Küçükandonyadis , Şükrü Gülesin Trainer: Ulvi Yenal |
Zhang Banglun - Xie Jinhong , Jean Feller - Zou Wenzhi , Song Lingsheng , Liu Songsheng - He Yingfen , Zhang Jinhai , Zhu Yonggiang , Hou Rongsheng , Li Dahui Trainer: Li Wei Tong |
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Sweden - Austria 3: 0 (2: 0)
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Torsten Lindberg - Knut Nordahl , Erik Nilsson - Birger Rosengren , Bertil Nordahl , Sune Andersson - Kjell Rosén , Gunnar Gren , Gunnar Nordahl , Henry Carlsson , Nils Liedholm Trainer: Rudolf Kock |
Franz Pelikan - Karl Kowanz , Ernst Happel - Leopold Mikolasch , Ernst Ocffekt , Siegfried Joksch - Ernst Melchior , Erich Habitzl , Josef Epp , Wilhelm Hahnemann , Alfred Körner Trainer: Eduard Frühwirth |
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Warning: Rosengren |
Warning: Ocffekt expulsion: Kowanz (65.) |
Mexico - South Korea 3: 5 (1: 2)
Mexico | South Korea | ||||||
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Francisco Quintero - José Rodríguez Peralta , Jorge Rodríguez Navarro - Carlos Thompson , Fernando Figueroa , Alberto Cordoba - Eduardo Garduño , José Mercado Luna , Raúl Cárdenas , Mario Sánchez , Jorge Ruíz Trainer: Abel Herrera |
Hong Deog-yeong - Park Gyu-jeong , Park Dae-jeong - Choi Seong-gon , Kim Gyu-hwan , Min Byeong-dae - Jeong Guk-jin , U Jeong-hwan , Bae Jeong-ho , Jeong Nam-sik , Kim Yong-sik Coach: Lee Young-min |
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Italy - United States 9: 0 (2: 0)
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Giuseppe Casari - Guglielmo Giovannini , Adone Stellin - Cesare Presca , Maino Neri , Giacomo Mari - Emidio Cavigioli , Angelo Turconi , Francesco Pernigo , Valerio Cassani , Emilio Caprile Trainer: Vittorio Pozzo |
Archibald Strimel - Joseph Costa , Manuel Martin - Charles Colombo , Joseph Ferreira , Walter Bahr - Raymond Beckman , John Souza , William Bertani , Benjamin McLaughlin , Edward Souza Trainer: Walter Giesler |
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Warning: Giovannini |
Quarter finals
Great Britain - France 1: 0 (1: 0)
Great Britain | France | ||||||
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Kevin McAlinden - Charles Neale , James McColl - Douglas McBain , Eric Lee , Eric Fright - Frank Donovan , John Hardisty , Harry McIlvenny , Denis Kelleher , Peter Kippax Trainers: Matt Busby |
Gaston Rouxel - Raymond Krug , Bernard Bienvenu - René Persillon , Marcel Colau , Gabriel Robert - Joseph Heckel , André Strappe , René Hebinger , Jean Palluch , René Courbin | ||||||
1-0 Hardisty (29th) |
Denmark - Italy 5: 3 (1: 0)
Denmark | Italy | ||||||
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Eigil Nielsen - Hans Viggo Jensen , Knud Børge Overgaard - Axel Pilmark , Dion Ørnvold , Days Ivan Jensen - Johannes Plöger , Karl Aage Hansen , Holger Seebach , John Hansen , Karl Aage Præst Trainer: Robert Mountford ( Great Britain ) ![]() |
Giuseppe Casari - Guglielmo Giovannini , Adone Stellin - Tommaso Maestrelli , Maino Neri , Giacomo Mari - Emidio Cavigioli , Angelo Turconi , Francesco Pernigo , Valerio Cassani , Emilio Caprile Trainer: Vittorio Pozzo |
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Sweden - South Korea 12: 0 (4: 0)
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Torsten Lindberg - Börje Leander , Erik Nilsson - Birger Rosengren , Bertil Nordahl , Sune Andersson - Kjell Rosén , Gunnar Gren , Gunnar Nordahl , Henry Carlsson , Nils Liedholm Trainer: Rudolf Kock |
Hong Deog-yeong - Park Gyu-jeong , Park Dae-jeong - Choi Seong-gon , Kim Gyu-hwan , Min Byeong-dae - Jeong Guk-jin , U Jeong-hwan , Bae Jeong-ho , Jeong Nam-sik , Kim Yong-sik Coach: Lee Young-min |
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Turkey - Yugoslavia 1: 3 (1: 1)
Turkey | Yugoslavia | ||||||
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Cihat Arman - Murat Alyüz , Vedii Tosuncuk - Naci Özkaya , Bülent Eken , Hüseyin Saygun - Fikret Kırcan , Erol Keskin , Gündüz Kılıç , Lefter Küçükandonyadis , Şükrü Gülesin Trainer: Ulvi Yenal |
Franjo Šoštarić - Miroslav Brozović , Branko Stanković - Zlatko Čajkovski , Miodrag Jovanović , Aleksandar Atanacković - Kosta Tomašević , Rajko Mitić , Franjo Wölfl , Stjepan Bobek , Željko Čajkovski Coach: Milorad Arsenijević |
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Refusals: Eken (80th), Gülesin (85th) |
Semifinals
Denmark - Sweden 2: 4 (1: 4)
Denmark | Sweden | ||||||
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Eigil Nielsen - Hans Viggo Jensen , Knud Børge Overgaard - Axel Pilmark , Dion Ørnvold , Days Ivan Jensen - Johannes Plöger , Karl Aage Hansen , Holger Seebach , John Hansen , Karl Aage Præst Trainer: Robert Mountford ( Great Britain ) ![]() |
Torsten Lindberg - Börje Leander , Erik Nilsson - Birger Rosengren , Bertil Nordahl , Sune Andersson - Kjell Rosén , Gunnar Gren , Gunnar Nordahl , Henry Carlsson , Nils Liedholm Trainer: Rudolf Kock |
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Great Britain - Yugoslavia 1: 3 (1: 2)
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Kevin McAlinden - Charles Neale , James McColl - Douglas McBain , Eric Lee , Eric Fright - Frank Donovan , John Hardisty , Harry McIlvenny , Denis Kelleher , Peter Kippax Trainers: Matt Busby |
Franjo Šoštarić - Miroslav Brozović , Branko Stanković - Zlatko Čajkovski , Miodrag Jovanović , Aleksandar Atanacković - Prvoslav Mihajlović , Rajko Mitić , Franjo Wölfl , Stjepan Bobek , Željko Čajkovski Trainer: Milorad Arsenijević |
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3rd place match
Denmark - Great Britain 5: 3 (3: 2)
Denmark | Great Britain | ||||||
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Eigil Nielsen - Hans Viggo Jensen , Knud Børge Overgaard - Axel Pilmark , Dion Ørnvold , Tage Ivan Jensen - Johannes Plöger , Knud Lundberg , Jørgen Sørensen , John Hansen , Karl Aage Præst Trainer: Robert Mountford ( Great Britain ) ![]() |
Ronnie Simpson - Charles Neale , Andrew Carmichael - John Hardisty , Eric Lee , Eric Fright - John Boyd , Andrew Aitkew , Harry McIlvenny , Jack Rawlings , William Amor Trainers: Matt Busby |
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final
Sweden - Yugoslavia 3: 1 (1: 1)
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Torsten Lindberg - Knut Nordahl , Erik Nilsson - Birger Rosengren , Bertil Nordahl , Sune Andersson - Kjell Rosén , Gunnar Gren , Gunnar Nordahl , Henry Carlsson , Nils Liedholm Trainer: Rudolf Kock |
Franjo Šoštarić - Miroslav Brozović , Branko Stanković - Zlatko Čajkovski , Miodrag Jovanović , Zvonko Cimermančić - Bernard Vukas , Rajko Mitić , Franjo Wölfl , Stjepan Bobek , Željko Čajkovski Coach: Milorad Arsenijević |
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