Men Football XIV Olympic Games Helsinki, Finalnd 1952 - 15-07-02.08

Men Football XIV Olympic Games Helsinki, Finalnd 1952 - 15-07-02.08 - Winner Hungary

Open tournament without qualifications. 27 teams entered. Format: Single elimination matches with replays after extra-time draws. 5 Rounds.

Final Four Games played at Olympic Stadion, Helsinki att. 58,533
date	team 1 ___________	score	team 2 ___________	HT
Sat 02.08.52	Hungary	2-0	Yugoslavia	0-0
pen. miss Puskas (Hungary) 35' 1-0 Puskas 70' 2-0 Czibor 88' Referee: Arthur Ellis, Great Britain.
Bronze Medal Paly-Off att. 28,470
Fri 01.08.52	Sweden	2-0	West Germany	1-0
1-0 Rydell 11' 2-0 Lofgren 86' Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini, Italy.

Semi-Finals (1/2)

date	team 1 ___________	score	team 2 ___________	HT
Mon 28.07.52	Hungary	6-0	Sweden	3-0
1-0 Puscas 1' 2-0 Palotas 16' 3-0 Lindth 36'OG 4-0 Kocsis 65' 5-0 Hidegkuti 67' 6-0 Kocsis 69' 19:00 att, 30,471. Referee: William Ling, Great Britain.
Tue 29.07.52	Yugoslavia	3-1	West Germany	3-1
1-0 Mitic 3' 1-1 Stollenwerk 12' 2-1 Mitic 24' 3-1 Cajkovski 30' 19:00 att: 25,821 Referee: Wolf Waldemar Karni, Finland.

Quarter-Finals (1/4)

date	team 1 ___________	score	team 2 ___________	HT
Wed 23.07.52	Sweden	3-1	Austria	0-1
0-1 Grohs 40' 1-1 Sandberg 80' 2-1 Brodd 85' 3-1 Rydell 87' 19:00 Toolon Pallokenta, Helsinki att: 12,564. Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini, Italy.
Thu 24.07.52	West Germany	4-2^aet	Brazil	0-1
0-1 LArry 12' 0-2 Zozimo 74' 1-2 Sxhroder 75' 2-2 Klug 89' 3-2 Schroder 96' 4-2 Zeitler 120' 12:00 Toolon Pallokenta, Helsinki att: 11,451. Referee: Arthur Ellis Great Britain.
Thu 24.07.52	Hungary	7-1	Turkey	2-0
1-0 Palotas 18' 2-0 Kocsis 32' 3-0 Lantos 48' 4-0 Puskas 54' 4-1 Guder 57' 5-1 Bozsik 70' 6-1 Puskas 72' 7-1 Kocsis 90' 19:00 Kotkan Urheilukeskus, Kotka att: 4,743. Referee: Waldemar Karni, Finland.
Fri 25.07.52	Yugoslavia	5-3	Denmark	3-0
1-0 Cajkovski 19' 2-0 Ognjanov 35' 3-0 Vukas 41' 3-1 Lundberg 63' 4-1 Bobek 78' 5-1 Zebec 81' 5-2 Seebach 85' 5-3 Hansen 87' 19:00 Toolon Pallokenta, Helsinki att: 11,456. Referee: Waldemar Karni, Finland.

Eight-Finals (1/8)

date	team 1 ___________	score	team 2 ___________	HT
Sat 19.07.52	Austria	4-3	Finland	2-3
1-0 Gollhuber 8'pen. 1-1 Stolpe 11' 2-1 Gollnhuber 30' 2-2 Stolpe 34' 2-2 Ritkoenen 36' 3-3 Stumpf 59' 4-3 Grohs 79' 19:00 Olympic Stadion, Helsinki att: 33,053. Referee: William Lang, Great Britain.
Sun 20.07.52	West Germany	3-1	Egypt	2-0
1-0 Klug 33' 2-0 Schroder 38' 3-0 Schroder 61' 3-1 El-Dizwi 64' 12:00 Kupitta, Turku att: 6,813. Referee: Giorgio Bernardi, Italy.
Sun 20.07.52	Brazil	2-1	Luxembourg	1-0
1-0 Larry 42' 2-0 Humberto 49' 2-1 Gales 86' 19:00 Kotkan Urheilukeskus, Kotka att: 6,776. Referee: Marjan Matancic, Yugoslavia.
Sun 20.07.52	Yugoslavia	5-5^aet	Soviet Union	3-0
1-0 Mitic 29' 2-0 Ognjanov 33' 3-0 Zebec 44' 4-0 Bobek 46' 4-1 Bobrov 53' 5-1 Zebec 59' 5-2 Trofimov 75' 5-3 Bobrov 77' 5-4 Bobrov 87' 5-5 Petrov 89' 19:00 Ratina Stadion, Tampere att: 17,000. Referee: Arthur Ellis, Great Britain.
Mon 21.07.52	Hungary	3-0	Italy	2-0
1-0 Palotas 11' 2-0 Palotas 20' 3-0 Kocsis 83' 19:00 Toolon Pallokentta, Helsinki att: 13,870. Referee: Karel van der Meer, Netherlands.
Mon 21.07.52	Sweden	4-1	Norway	2-0
1-0 Brodd 23' 2-0 Brodd 35' 3-0 Rydell 81' 3-1 Soerensen 83' 4-1 Bengtsson 89' 19:00 Ratina Stadion, Tampere att: 4,072. Referee: Joahan Aksel Alho, Finland.
Mon 21.07.52	Turkey	2-1	Neth. Antilles	1-0
1-0 Tokac 9' 2-0 Bilge 76'pen. 2-1 Briezen 79' 19:00 Lahden kisapuisto, Lahti att: 3,696. Referee: Carl Jorgensen, Denmark.
Mon 21.07.52	Denmark	2-0	Poland	1-0
1-0 Seebach 17' 2-0 S. Nielsen 69' 19:00 Kupitta, Turku att: 6,024. Referee: Folke Baalstad, Norway.
Replay
Tue 22.07.52	Yugoslavia	3-1	Soviet Union	2-1
0-1 Bobrov 6' 1-1 Mitic 19' 2-1 Bobek 29'pen. 3-1 Cajkovski 54' 19:00 Ratina Stadion, Tampere att: 16,916. Referee: Arthur Ellis, Great Britain.

Preliminary Round

9 pairs. 5 teams received byes - Finland, West Germany, Sweden, Turkey and Neth. Antilles. Mexico and Saarland withdrew after the draw.

date	team 1 ___________	score	team 2 ___________	HT
Tue 15.07.52	Hungary	2-1	Romania	1-0
1-0 Czibor 21' 2-0 Kocsis 73' 2-1 Suru 86' Kupittaa, Turku att: 10,588. Referee: Nikolay Latishev, Soviet Union.
Tue 15.07.52	Denmark	2-1	Greece	2-0
1-0 P.E. Petersen 36' 2-0 P.E. Petersen 37' 2-1 Emmanoulides 85' 19:00 Ratina Stadion, Tampere att: 4,372. Referee: Waldemar Karni, Finland.
Tue 15.07.52	Poland	2-1	France	1-1
0-1 Leblond 30' 1-1 Trampisz 31' 2-1 Krasowka 49' 19:00 LAhden kisapuisto, Lahti att: 3,752. Referee: Karel van der Meer, Netherlands.
Tue 15.07.52	Yugoslavia	10-1	India	5-0
1-0 Vukas 2' 2-0 Mitic 14' 3-0 Zebec 17' 4-0 Zebec 23' 5-0 Mitic 43' 6-0 Ognjanov 52' 7-0 Zebec 60' 8-0 Vukas 62' 9-0 Ognjanov 67' 10-0 Zebec 87' 10-1 Ahmed Khan 89' 19:00 Toolon Pallokentta, Helsinki att: 10,000. Referee: John Best, United States.
Tue 15.07.52	Soviet Union	2-1^aet	Bulgaria	0-0
0-1 Kolev 95' 1-1 Bobrov 100' 2-1 Trofimov 104' 19:00 Kotkan Urheilukeskus, Kotka att: 10,637. Referee: Istvan Zsolt, Hungary.
Wed 16.07.52	Luxembourg	5-3^aet	Great Britain	0-1
0-1 Robb 12' 1-1 Roller 60' 2-1 Letsch 91' 3-1 Roller 95' 4-1 Roller 97' 4-2 Slater 101' 5-2 Gales 102' 5-3 Lewis 118' 12:00 Lahden kisapuisto, Lahti att: 3.656. Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini, Italy.
Wed 16.07.52	Italy	8-0	United States	3-0
1-0 Gimona 3' 2-0 Pandolfini 16' 3-0 Venturi 27' 4-0 Gimona 51' 5-0 Fonatenesi 52' 5-0 Pandolfini 62' 7-0 Gimona 75' 8-0 Mariani 87' 19:00 Ratina Stadion, Tampere att: 15,342. Referee: Arthur Ellis, Great Britain.
Wed 16.07.52	Egypt	5-4	Chile	2-2
0-1 Jara 7' 0-2 Vial 14' 1-2 Elfar 27' 2-2 Mechaury 43' 3-2 El-Dizwi 66' 4-2 El-Dizwi 75' 4-3 Jara 78' 5-3 El-Dizwi 80' 5-4 Vial 88' 19:00 Kotkan Urheilukeskus, Kotka att: 5,354. Referee: John Nilsson, Sweden.
Wed 16.07.52	Brazil	5-1	Netherlands	3-1
0-1 Van Roessel 15' 1-1 Humberto 25' 3-1 Larry 33'pen. 4-1 Jansen 81' 5-1 Vava 86' 19:00 Kupittaa, Turku att: 9,685. Referee: Giorgio Bernardi, Italy.
	Norway	wo	Mexico
	Austria	wo	Saarland

All the elimination games in Helsinki, except the Finland game were played at Pallokentt. Finland against Austria was played at the Olympic Stadion.

Final Ranking
1.	Hungary
2.	Yugoslavia
3.	Sweden
4.	West Germany

Final Ranking		Pts	won	drw	lst	gf	ga	g+-
1.	Hungary	10	5	0	0	20:	2	+18
2.	Yugoslavia	9	4	1	1	26:	13	+13
3.	Sweden	6	3	0	1	9:	8	+1
4.	West Germany	4	2	0	2	8:	8	0
eliminated in Quarter-Finals (1/4).
5.	Brazil	4	2	0	1	9:	6	+3
5.	Denmark	4	2	0	1	7:	6	+1
5.	Austria	2	1	0	1	5:	6	-1
5.	Turkey	2	1	0	1	3:	8	-5
eliminated in Eight-Finals (1/8).
9.	Soviet Union	3	1	1	1	8:	9	-1
9.	Italy	2	1	0	1	8:	3	+5
9.	Luxembourg	2	1	0	1	6:	5	+1
9.	Egypt	2	1	0	1	6:	7	-1
9.	Poland	2	1	0	1	2:	3	-1
9.	Neth. Antilles	0	0	0	1	1:	2	-1
9.	Norway	0	0	0	1	1:	4	-3
9.	Finland	0	0	0	1	3:	4	-1
eliminated in Preliminary Round
17.	Bulgaria	0	0	0	1	1:	2	-1
17.	Great Britain	0	0	0	1	3:	5	-2
17.	Chile	0	0	0	1	4:	5	-1
17.	Romania	0	0	0	1	1:	2	-1
17.	Greece	0	0	0	1	1:	2	-1
17.	France	0	0	0	1	1:	2	-1
17.	Netherlands	0	0	0	1	1:	5	-4
17.	United States	0	0	0	1	0:	8	-8
17.	India	0	0	0	1	1:	10	-9
-.	Mexico	DNS
-.	Saarland	DNS

	Final: Hungary 2-0 Yugoslavia
	Bronze Medal: Sweden 2-0 West Germany
1/2	Hungary 6-0 Sweden				Yugoslavia 3-1 West Germany
1/4	Hungary 7-1 Turkey		Sweden 3-1 Austria		Yugoslavia 5-3 Denmark		West Germany 4-2^aetBrazil
1/8	Hungary 3-0 Italy	Turkey 2-1 Neth. Antilles	Sweden 4-1 Norway	Austria 4-3 Finland	Denmark 2-0 Poland	Yugoslavia 5-5^aet, 3-1 Soviet Union	Brazil 2-1 Luxembourg	West Germany 3-1 Egypt
Prel	Hungary 2-1 Romania		Norway wo Mexico	Austria wo Saarland	Denmark 2-1 Greece	Yugoslavia 10-1 India	Brazil 5-1 Netherlands	Egypt 5-3 Chile
Prel	Italy 8-0 United States				Poland 2-1 France	Soviet Union 2-1^aet Bulgaria	Luxembourg 5-3^aet Great Britain

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