Tournament details | |
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Host country | Finland |
Dates | 15 July – 2 August 1952 |
Teams | 25 (from 5 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 6 (in 5 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Hungary (1st title) |
Runners-up | Yugoslavia |
Third place | Sweden |
Fourth place | West Germany |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 26 |
Goals scored | 135 (5.19 per match) |
← 1948 1956 → |
The Football tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics was won by Hungary. [1]
The games signalled the arrival (to Western Europeans at least) of the Hungarian national football team – the "Magical Magyars". Ferenc Puskás later said of the 1952 competition: "It was during the Olympics that our football first started to flow with real power." [2] It was during the Games that Stanley Rous of English Football Association invited the Hungarians to play a friendly at Wembley the following year.
Helsinki | Kotka | ||
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Olympic Stadium | Kotkan urheilukeskus | ||
Capacity: 70,470 | Capacity: 11,400 | ||
Helsinki | Lahti | ||
Töölön Pallokenttä | Lahden kisapuisto | ||
Capacity: 18,050 | Capacity: 8,067 | ||
Tampere | Turku | ||
Ratina Stadion | Kupittaan jalkapallostadion | ||
Capacity: 20,700 | Capacity: 14,224 | ||
The preliminary round saw Hungary record a narrow victory against Romania, whilst there was an 8–0 victory for Italy against the United States, and a 5–1 victory for Brazil against The Netherlands. Great Britain succumbed to Luxembourg 5–3, whilst Egypt defeated Chile 5–4. Yugoslavia were drawn against the Indians and won 10–1.
Yugoslavia | 10–1 | India |
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Vukas 2', 62' Mitić 14', 43' Zebec 17', 23', 60', 87' Ognjanov 52', 67' | Report | Khan 89' |
Denmark | 2–1 | Greece |
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P.E. Petersen 36', 37' | Report | Emmanouilidis 85' |
Italy | 8–0 | United States |
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Gimona 3', 51', 75' Pandolfini 16', 62' Venturi 27' Fontanesi 52' Mariani 87' | Report |
Brazil | 5–1 | Netherlands |
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Humberto 25' Larry 33' (pen.), 36' Jansen 81' Vavá 86' | Report | Van Roessel 15' |
Luxembourg | 5–3 (a.e.t.) | Great Britain |
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Roller 60', 95', 97' Letsch 91' Gales 102' | Report | Robb 12' Slater 101' Lewis 118' |
The first round saw Scandinavian countries join the competition; the hosts Finland were beaten 3–4 by Austria, whilst Sweden defeated neighbours Norway 4–1. The game of the round was between Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union; Yugoslavia had been 5–1 ahead with 30 minutes of the match to go, only for the Soviet captain Bobrov to score a hat-trick and inspire his team to an eventual 5–5 draw. A replay resulted in a 3–1 victory for Yugoslavia; the Soviet side had been expected by Moscow to win the 1952 Games, and their defeat by Yugoslavia was not mentioned in the Soviet press until after Stalin's death the following year.
Finland | 3–4 | Austria |
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Stolpe 11', 34' Rytkönen 36' | Report | Gollnhuber 8' (pen.), 30' Stumpf 59' Grohs 79' |
Yugoslavia | 5–5 (a.e.t.) | Soviet Union |
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Mitić 29' Ognjanov 33' Zebec 44', 59' Bobek 46' | Report | Bobrov 53', 77', 87' Trofimov 75' Petrov 89' |
Yugoslavia | 3–1 | Soviet Union |
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Mitić 19' Bobek 29' (pen.) Čajkovski 54' | Report | Bobrov 6' |
Denmark | 2–0 | Poland |
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Seebach 17' S. Nielsen 69' | Report |
Sweden defeated Austria to ensure a Scandinavian presence in the semifinals. Germany surprisingly beat Brazil 4–2 after extra time, whilst Yugoslavia won comfortably in a 5–3 defeat of Denmark. Hungary demolished Turkey 7–1 to complete the four semifinalists.
West Germany | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Brazil |
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Schröder 75', 96' Klug 89' Zeitler 120' | Report | Larry 12' Zózimo 74' |
Hungary | 7–1 | Turkey |
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Palotás 18' Kocsis 32', 90' Lantos 48' Puskás 54', 72' Bozsik 70' | Report | Guder 57' |
In the first semifinal, Hungary saw off Sweden with a comprehensive 6–0 victory, whilst Yugoslavia beat Germany 3–1 to set up a Hungary-Yugoslavia final.
Yugoslavia | 3–1 | West Germany |
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Mitić 3', 24' Čajkovski 30' | Report | Stollenwerk 12' |
There was some consolation for the Scandinavian countries as Sweden defeated Germany 2–0 in the third place play-off to secure the bronze medal.
Sweden | 2–0 | West Germany |
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Rydell 11' Löfgren 86' | Report |
Two goals from Puskás and Zoltán Czibor saw Hungary beat Yugoslavia and take the gold medal. [3]
Hungary | 2–0 | Yugoslavia |
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Puskás 70' Czibor 88' | Report |
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Italy | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hungary | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Turkey | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Turkey | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Netherlands Antilles | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hungary | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sweden | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sweden | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Norway | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sweden | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Austria | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Finland | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Austria | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hungary | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Yugoslavia | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Denmark | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Poland | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Denmark | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Yugoslavia | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Yugoslavia | 5 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||
Soviet Union | 5 (1) | ||||||||||||||||||
Yugoslavia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
West Germany | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Luxembourg | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Brazil | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Brazil | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
West Germany (a.e.t.) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
West Germany | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Egypt | 1 |
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