Football At The 1952 Summer Olympics
The Football tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics was won by Hungary.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Finland |
| Dates | July 15 – August 2 |
| Teams | 25 (from 5 (plus Great Britain) confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Hungary |
| Runners-up |  Yugoslavia |
| Third place |  Sweden |
| Fourth place |  Germany |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 135 (5.19 per match) |
Venues
| Helsinki |   Kotkan urheilukeskus Töölön Pallokenttä Lahden kisapuisto Ratina Stadion Kupittaan jalkapallo-stadion | Kotka | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Stadium | Kotkan urheilukeskus | ||
| Capacity: 70,470 | Capacity: 11,400 | ||
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| Helsinki | Lahti | ||
| Töölön Pallokenttä | Lahden kisapuisto | ||
| Capacity: 18,050 | Capacity: 8,067 | ||
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| Tampere | Turku | ||
| Ratina Stadion | Kupittaan jalkapallostadion | ||
| Capacity: 20,700 | Capacity: 14,224 | ||
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Squads
Results
Preliminary round results
| Yugoslavia | 10–1 |  India |
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Vukas  2', 62' Mitić 14', 43' Zebec 17', 23', 60', 87' Ognjanov 52', 67' | Report | Ahmed Khan 89' |
Soviet Union  | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |  Bulgaria |
|---|---|---|
| Bobrov 100' Trofimov 104' | Report | Kolev 95' |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Roller 60', 95', 97' Letsch 91' Gales 102' | Report | Robb 12' Slater 101' Lewis 118' |
First round results
Finland  | 3–4 |  Austria |
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| Stolpe 11', 34' Rytkönen 36' | Report | Gollnhuber 8' (pen.), 30' Stumpf 59' Grohs 79' |
| Brazil | 2–1 | Luxembourg |
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| Larry 42' Humberto 49' | Report | Gales 86' |
| 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' |
Quarterfinals results
| Hungary | 7–1 |  Turkey |
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| Palotás 18' Kocsis 32', 90' Lantos 48' Puskás 54', 72' Bozsik 70' | Report | Guder 57' |
| Yugoslavia | 5–3 |  Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| Čajkovski 19' Ognjanov 35' Vukas 41' Bobek 78' Zebec 81' | Report | Lundberg 63' Seebach 85' Hansen 87' |
Semifinals results
| Yugoslavia | 3–1 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Mitić 3', 24' Čajkovski 30' | Report | Stollenwerk 12' |
Bronze Medal match result
Gold Medal match result
| Hungary | 2–0 | Yugoslavia |
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| Puskás 70' Czibor 88' | Report |
Bracket
| First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (p) | 5 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Soviet Union | 5 (1) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Germany (aet) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Egypt | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Medalists
| Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: |
| Hungary Gyula Grosics Jenő Dalnoki Imre Kovács László Budai Ferenc Puskás Zoltán Czibor Lajos Csordás Jenő Buzánszky Gyula Lóránt Mihály Lantos József Bozsik József Zakariás Nándor Hidegkuti Sándor Kocsis Péter Palotás | Yugoslavia Vladimir Beara Branko Stanković Tomislav Crnković Zlatko Čajkovski Ivan Horvat Vujadin Boškov Tihomir Ognjanov Rajko Mitić Bernard Vukas Stjepan Bobek Branko Zebec Dušan Cvetković Milorad Diskić Ratko Čolić Slavko Luštica Zdravko Rajkov Vladimir Čonč Vladimir Firm | Sweden Karl Svensson Lennart Samuelsson Erik Nilsson Holger Hansson Bengt Gustavsson Gösta Lindh Sylve Bengtsson Gösta Löfgren Ingvar Rydell Yngve Brodd Gösta Sandberg Olof Åhlund |
Goalscorers
- 7 goals
Branko Zebec (Yugoslavia)
- 6 goals
Sándor Kocsis (Hungary)- Rajko Mitić (Yugoslavia)
- 5 goals
Vsevolod Bobrov (Soviet Union)
- 4 goals
Larry (Brazil)
El-Sayed El-Dhizui (Egypt)
Willi Schröder (Germany)- Péter Palotás (Hungary)
- Ferenc Puskás (Hungary)
- Tihomir Ognjanov (Yugoslavia)
- 3 goals
Aredio Gimona (Italy)
Joseph Roller (Luxembourg)
Yngve Brodd (Sweden)- Ingvar Rydell (Sweden)
- Stjepan Bobek (Yugoslavia)
- Zlatko Čajkovski (Yugoslavia)
- Bernard Vukas (Yugoslavia)
- 2 goals
Otto Gollnhuber (Austria)- Herbert Grohs (Austria)
- Humberto Tozzi (Brazil)
Irenio Jara (Chile)- Julio Vial (Chile)
Poul Erik Petersen (Denmark)- Holger Seebach (Denmark)
Olof Stolpe (Finland)- Karl Klug (Germany)
- Zoltán Czibor (Hungary)
- Egisto Pandolfini (Italy)
- Julien Gales (Luxembourg)
- Vasili Trofimov (Soviet Union)
- 1 goal
- Erich Stumpf (Austria)
- Jansen (Brazil)
- Vavá (Brazil)
- Zózimo (Brazil)
Ivan Petkov Kolev (Bulgaria)- Jens Peter Hansen (Denmark)
- Knud Lundberg (Denmark)
- Svend Nielsen (Denmark)
- Khamal Ahmed Elfar (Egypt)
- Mechaury (Egypt)
- Aulis Rytkönen (Finland)
Michel Leblond (France)- Georg Stollenwerk (Germany)
- Johann Zeitler (Germany)
Jim Lewis (Great Britain)- George Robb (Great Britain)
- Bill Slater (Great Britain)
Paul Emmanouilides (Greece)- József Bozsik (Hungary)
- Nándor Hidegkuti (Hungary)
- Mihály Lantos (Hungary)
Ahmed Mohammed Khan (India)- Alberto Fontanesi (Italy)
- Amos Mariani (Italy)
- Arcadio Venturi (Italy)
- Léon Letsch (Luxembourg)
Joannes van Roesell (Netherlands)
Jan Briezen (Netherlands Antilles)
Odd Wang Sørensen (Norway)
Jerzy Krasówka (Poland)- Kazimierz Trampisz (Poland)
Ion Suru (Romania)- Aleksandr Petrov (Soviet Union)
- Sylve Bengtsson (Sweden)
- Gösta Löfgren (Sweden)
- Gösta Sandberg (Sweden)
Tekin Bilge (Turkey)- Ercument Guder (Turkey)
- Muzaffer Tokaç (Turkey)
- Own goal
- Gösta Lindh (Sweden, against Hungary)
References
Other websites
- Olympic Football Tournament Helsinki 1952 Archived 2020-04-04 at the Wayback Machine, FIFA.com
- RSSSF Archive
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