Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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|country=Finland

|dates=15 July – 2 August 1952

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|confederations=5

|venues=6

|cities=5

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|third_other={{fb|SWE}}

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The Football tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics was won by Hungary.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1952/FTB/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055039/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1952/FTB/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Football at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games |work=Sports Reference |access-date=12 October 2018}}

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."{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/nov/19/europeanfootball.sport |title=Puskas on life and football |publisher=The Guardian|date=19 November 2006|access-date=31 January 2013}} It was during the Games that Stanley Rous of English Football Association invited the Hungarians to play a friendly at Wembley the following year.

Venues

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Helsinki !rowspan=12 colspan=2\|{{Location map+ \|Finland \|float=right \|width=280 \|caption=\|places= {{Location map~ \|Finland \|lat=60.186944 \|long=24.927222 \|label=Olympic Stadium\|position=top}} {{Location map~ \|Finland \|lat=60.4575 \|long=26.939722 \|label=Kotkan urheilukeskus \|position=right}} {{Location map~ \|Finland \|lat=60.185833 \|long=24.924722 \|label=Töölön Pallokenttä \|position=bottom}} {{Location map~ \|Finland \|lat=60.986389 \|long=25.650278 \|label=Lahden kisapuisto \|position=right}} {{Location map~ \|Finland \|lat=61.4925 \|long=23.764167 \|label=Ratina Stadion \|position=top}} {{Location map~ \|Finland \|lat=60.442778 \|long=22.291667 \|label=Kupittaan jalkapallo-stadion \|position=top}} }} !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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Helsinki

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{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=60.186944 |long=24.927222 |label=Olympic Stadium|position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=60.4575 |long=26.939722 |label=Kotkan urheilukeskus |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=60.185833 |long=24.924722 |label=Töölön Pallokenttä |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=60.986389 |long=25.650278 |label=Lahden kisapuisto |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=61.4925 |long=23.764167 |label=Ratina Stadion |position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=60.442778 |long=22.291667 |label=Kupittaan jalkapallo-stadion |position=top}}

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!Kotka

Olympic Stadium

|Kotkan urheilukeskus

Capacity: 70,470

|Capacity: 11,400

Capacity: 18,050

|Capacity: 8,067

|Kupittaan jalkapallostadion

Capacity: 20,700

|Capacity: 14,224

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|150px

Squads

{{Main|Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads}}

Participating nations

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{{flagIOC|BRA|1952 Summer|21}}
{{flagIOC|BUL|1952 Summer|20}}
{{flagIOC|CHI|1952 Summer|16}}
{{flagIOC|DEN|1952 Summer|20}}
{{flagIOC|EGY|1952 Summer|20}}
{{flagIOC|FIN|1952 Summer|19}}
{{flagIOC|FRA|1952 Summer|18}}
{{flagIOC|GER|1952 Summer|20}}
{{flagIOC|GBR|1952 Summer|20}}
{{flagIOC|GRE|1952 Summer|18}}
{{flagIOC|HUN|1952 Summer|22}}
{{flagIOC|IND|1952 Summer|19}}
{{flagIOC|ITA|1952 Summer|20}}
{{flagIOC|LUX|1952 Summer|17}}
{{flagIOC|NED|1952 Summer|20}}
{{flagIOC|AHO|1952 Summer|20}}
{{flagIOC|NOR|1952 Summer|20}}
{{flagIOC|POL|1952 Summer|17}}
{{flagIOC|ROU|1952 Summer|20}}
{{flagIOC|URS|1952 Summer|20}}
{{flagIOC|SWE|1952 Summer|22}}
{{flagIOC|TUR|1952 Summer|18}}
{{flagIOC|USA|1952 Summer|17}}
{{flagIOC|YUG|1952 Summer|20}}

Final tournament

=Preliminary round=

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.

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19:00

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|team2 = {{fb|FRA|1830}}

|goals1 = Trampisz {{goal|31}}
Krasówka {{goal|49}}

|goals2 = Leblond {{goal|30}}

|stadium = Lahden kisapuisto, Lahti

|referee = Karel van der Meer (NED)

|attendance = 3,752

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|date = 15 July 1952
19:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|HUN|1949}}

|score = 2–1

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|team2 = {{fb|ROU|1948}}

|goals1 = Czibor {{goal|21}}
Kocsis {{goal|73}}

|goals2 = Suru {{goal|86}}

|stadium = Kupittaa, Turku

|referee = Nikolay Latyshev (URS)

|attendance = 10,588

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----

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|date = 15 July 1952
19:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|YUG}}

|score = 10–1

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|goals1 = Vukas {{goal|2||62}}
Mitić {{goal|14||43}}
Zebec {{goal|17||23||60||87}}
Ognjanov {{goal|52||67}}

|goals2 = Khan {{goal|89}}

|stadium = Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki

|referee = John Best (USA)

|attendance = 10,000

}}

----

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|date = 15 July 1952
19:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|DEN}}

|score = 2–1

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|team2 = {{fb|GRE|old}}

|goals1 = P.E. Petersen {{goal|36||37}}

|goals2 = Emmanouilidis {{goal|85}}

|stadium = Ratina Stadion, Tampere

|referee = Waldemar Karni (FIN)

|attendance = 4,372

}}

----

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|date = 15 July 1952
19:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|URS|1936}}

|score = 2–1 (a.e.t.)

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|team2 = {{fb|BUL|1948}}

|goals1 = Bobrov {{goal|100}}
Trofimov {{goal|104}}

|goals2 = Kolev {{goal|95}}

|stadium = Kotkan Urheilukeskus, Kotka

|referee = Istvan Zsolt (HUN)

|attendance = 10,637

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 16 July 1952
19:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ITA}}

|score = 8–0

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|team2 = {{fb|USA|1912}}

|goals1 = Gimona {{goal|3||51||75}}
Pandolfini {{goal|16||62}}
Venturi {{goal|27}}
Fontanesi {{goal|52}}
Mariani {{goal|87}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Ratina Stadion, Tampere

|referee = Arthur Ellis (GBR)

|attendance = 15,342

}}

----

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|date = 16 July 1952
19:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA|1889}}

|score = 5–1

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|team2 = {{fb|NED}}

|goals1 = Humberto {{goal|25}}
Larry {{goal|33|pen.|36}}
Jansen {{goal|81}}
Vavá {{goal|86}}

|goals2 = Van Roessel {{goal|15}}

|stadium = Kupittaa, Turku

|referee = Giorgio Bernardi (ITA)

|attendance = 9,685

}}

----

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|date = 16 July 1952
12:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|LUX}}

|score = 5–3 (a.e.t.)

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|team2 = {{fb|GBR}}

|goals1 = Roller {{goal|60||95||97}}
Letsch {{goal|91}}
Gales {{goal|102}}

|goals2 = Robb {{goal|12}}
Slater {{goal|101}}
Lewis {{goal|118}}

|stadium = Lahden kisapuisto, Lahti

|referee = Vincenzo Orlandini (ITA)

|attendance = 3,656

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 16 July 1952
19:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY|1922}}

|score = 5–4

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|team2 = {{fb|CHI}}

|goals1 = Elfar {{goal|27}}
Ahmed Mekawi {{goal|43}}
Eldizwi {{goal|66||75||80}}

|goals2 = Jara {{goal|7||78}}
Vial {{goal|14||88}}

|stadium = Kotkan Urheilukeskus, Kotka

|referee = John Nilsson (SWE)

|attendance = 5,354

}}

=First round=

The first round saw Scandinavian countries join the competition; Austria, the Netherlands Antilles, Turkey and West Germany also received byes. 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.

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|date = 19 July 1952
19:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|FIN}}

|score = 3–4

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|team2 = {{fb|AUT}}

|goals1 = Stolpe {{goal|11||34}}
Rytkönen {{goal|36}}

|goals2 = Gollnhuber {{goal|8|pen.|30}}
Stumpf {{goal|59}}
Grohs {{goal|79}}

|stadium = Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

|referee = William Ling (GBR)

|attendance = 33,053

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 20 July 1952
19:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA|1889}}

|score = 2–1

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|team2 = {{fb|LUX}}

|goals1 = Larry {{goal|42}}
Humberto {{goal|49}}

|goals2 = Gales {{goal|86}}

|stadium = Kotkan Urheilukeskus, Kotka

|referee = Marijan Matancic (YUG)

|attendance = 6,776

}}

----

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|date = 20 July 1952
19:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|YUG}}

|score = 5–5 (a.e.t.)

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|team2 = {{fb|URS|1936}}

|goals1 = Mitić {{goal|29}}
Ognjanov {{goal|33}}
Zebec {{goal|44||59}}
Bobek {{goal|46}}

|goals2 = Bobrov {{goal|53||77||87}}
Trofimov {{goal|75}}
Petrov {{goal|89}}

|stadium = Ratina Stadion, Tampere

|referee = Arthur Ellis (GBR)

|attendance = 17,000

}}

{{football box

|date = 22 July 1952
19:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|YUG}}

|score = 3–1

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|team2 = {{fb|URS|1936}}

|goals1 = Mitić {{goal|19}}
Bobek {{goal|29|pen.}}
Čajkovski {{goal|54}}

|goals2 = Bobrov {{goal|6}}

|stadium = Ratina Stadion, Tampere

|referee = Arthur Ellis (GBR)

|attendance = 16,916

}}

----

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|date = 20 July 1952
12:00

|team1 = {{fbo-rt|FRG}}

|score = 3–1

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|team2 = {{fb|EGY|1922}}

|goals1 = Klug {{goal|33}}
Schröder {{goal|38||61}}

|goals2 = El-Dizwi {{goal|64}}

|stadium = Kupittaa, Turku

|referee = Giorgio Bernardi (ITA)

|attendance = 6,813

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 21 July 1952
19:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|DEN}}

|score = 2–0

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|team2 = {{fb|POL|1928}}

|goals1 = Seebach {{goal|17}}
S. Nielsen {{goal|69}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Kupittaa, Turku

|referee = Folke Bålstad (NOR)

|attendance = 6,024

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 21 July 1952
19:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SWE}}

|score = 4–1

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|team2 = {{fb|NOR}}

|goals1 = Brodd {{goal|23||35}}
Rydell {{goal|81}}
Bengtsson {{goal|89}}

|goals2 = Sørensen {{goal|83}}

|stadium = Ratina Stadion, Tampere

|referee = Johan Aksel Alho (FIN)

|attendance = 4,072

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 21 July 1952
19:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|HUN|1949}}

|score = 3–0

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|team2 = {{fb|ITA}}

|goals1 = Palotás {{goal|11||20}}
Kocsis {{goal|83}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki

|referee = Karel van der Meer (NED)

|attendance = 13,870

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 21 July 1952
19:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|TUR}}

|score = 2–1

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|team2 = {{fb|Territory of Curaçao|name=Netherlands Antilles}}

|goals1 = Tokaç {{goal|9}}
Bilge {{goal|76|pen.}}

|goals2 = Briezen {{goal|79}}

|stadium = Lahden kisapuisto, Lahti

|referee = Carl Jorgensen (DEN)

|attendance = 3,696

}}

=Quarterfinals=

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.

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|date = 23 July 1952
19:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SWE}}

|score = 3–1

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|team2 = {{fb|AUT}}

|goals1 = Sandberg {{goal|80}}
Brodd {{goal|85}}
Rydell {{goal|87}}

|goals2 = Grohs {{goal|40}}

|stadium = Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki

|referee = Vincenzo Orlandini (ITA)

|attendance = 12,564

}}

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{{football box

|date = 24 July 1952
12:00

|team1 = {{fbo-rt|FRG}}

|score = 4–2 (a.e.t.)

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|team2 = {{fb|BRA|1889}}

|goals1 = Schröder {{goal|75||96}}
Klug {{goal|89}}
Zeitler {{goal|120}}

|goals2 = Larry {{goal|12}}
Zózimo {{goal|74}}

|stadium = Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki

|referee = Arthur Ellis (GBR)

|attendance = 11,451

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 24 July 1952
19:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|HUN|1949}}

|score = 7–1

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|team2 = {{fb|TUR}}

|goals1 = Palotás {{goal|18}}
Kocsis {{goal|32||90}}
Lantos {{goal|48}}
Puskás {{goal|54||72}}
Bozsik {{goal|70}}

|goals2 = Guder {{goal|57}}

|stadium = Kotkan Urheilukeskus, Kotka

|referee = Waldemar Karni (FIN)

|attendance = 4,743

}}

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{{football box

|date = 25 July 1952
19:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|YUG}}

|score = 5–3

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/mensolympic/helsinki1952/matches/round=197062/match=32392/index.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|DEN}}

|goals1 = Čajkovski {{goal|19}}
Ognjanov {{goal|35}}
Vukas {{goal|41}}
Bobek {{goal|78}}
Zebec {{goal|81}}

|goals2 = Lundberg {{goal|63}}
Seebach {{goal|85}}
Hansen {{goal|87}}

|stadium = Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki

|referee = Waldemar Karni (FIN)

|attendance = 11,456

}}

=Semifinals=

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.

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|date = 28 July 1952
19:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|HUN|1949}}

|score = 6–0

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|team2 = {{fb|SWE}}

|goals1 = Puskás {{goal|1}}
Palotás {{goal|16}}
Lindh {{goal|36|o.g.}}
Kocsis {{goal|65||69}}
Hidegkuti {{goal|67}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

|referee = William Ling (GBR)

|attendance = 30,471

}}

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{{football box

|date = 29 July 1952
19:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|YUG}}

|score = 3–1

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/mensolympic/helsinki1952/matches/round=197064/match=32394/index.html Report]

|team2 = {{fbo|FRG}}

|goals1 = Mitić {{goal|3||24}}
Čajkovski {{goal|30}}

|goals2 = Stollenwerk {{goal|12}}

|stadium = Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

|referee = Wolf Waldemar Karni (FIN)

|attendance = 25,821

}}

=Bronze-medal match=

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.

{{football box

|date = 1 August 1952
19:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SWE}}

|score = 2–0

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|team2 = {{fbo|FRG}}

|goals1 = Rydell {{goal|11}}
Löfgren {{goal|86}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

|referee = Vincenzo Orlandini (ITA)

|attendance = 28,470

}}

=Gold-medal match=

File:Kuusela Hungary 1952.jpg awarding the Hungarian team]]

Two goals from Puskás and Zoltán Czibor saw Hungary beat Yugoslavia and take the gold medal.[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1952/FTB/ Football at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314203900/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1952/FTB/ |date=14 March 2016 }}. sports-reference.com

{{football box

|date = 2 August 1952

|time = 19:00

|event = 1952 Summer Olympics Football Final

|team1 = {{fb-rt|HUN|1949}}

|score = 2–0

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/mensolympic/helsinki1952/matches/round=197066/match=32396/index.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|YUG}}

|goals1 = Puskás {{goal|70}}
Czibor {{goal|88}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

|referee = Arthur Ellis (GBR)

|attendance = 58,553

}}

{{smaller\|Team details}}
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GK		Gyula Grosics
RB		Jenő Buzánszky
LB		Gyula Lóránt
RH		József Bozsik
CH		Mihály Lantos
LH		József Zakariás
OR		Nándor Hidegkuti
IR		Sándor Kocsis
CF		Péter Palotás
IL		Ferenc Puskás
OL		Zoltán Czibor
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=4\| Gusztáv Sebes

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GK		Vladimir Beara
RB		Branko Stanković
LB		Tomislav Crnković
RH		Zlatko Čajkovski
CH		Ivan Horvat
LH		Vujadin Boškov
OR		Tihomir Ognjanov
IR		Rajko Mitić
CF		Bernard Vukas
IL		Stjepan Bobek
OL		Branko Zebec
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=4\|Milorad Arsenijević

Bracket

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| RD1=First Round

| RD2=Quarterfinals

| RD3=Semifinals

| RD4=Finals

| score-width= 25

| RD1-seed01=

| RD1-team01={{fb|HUN|1949}}

| RD1-score01=3

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-team02={{fb|ITA}}

| RD1-score02=0

| RD1-seed03=

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Medalists

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|!align="center" bgcolor="gold"|Gold:

|!align="center" bgcolor="silver"|Silver:

|!align="center" bgcolor="#CC9966"|Bronze:

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| {{fb|HUN|1949}}

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

| {{fb|YUG}}

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

| {{fb|SWE}}

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

{{fbicon|YUG}} Branko Zebec (Yugoslavia)

;6 goals

{{fbicon|HUN|1949}} Sándor Kocsis (Hungary)
{{fbicon|YUG}} Rajko Mitić (Yugoslavia)

;5 goals

{{fbicon|URS|1936}} Vsevolod Bobrov (Soviet Union)

;4 goals

{{fbicon|BRA|1889}} Larry (Brazil)
{{fbicon|EGY|1922}} El-Sayed El-Dhizui (Egypt)
{{fbicon|FRG}} Willi Schröder (Germany)
{{fbicon|HUN|1949}} Péter Palotás (Hungary)
{{fbicon|HUN|1949}} Ferenc Puskás (Hungary)
{{fbicon|YUG}} Tihomir Ognjanov (Yugoslavia)

;3 goals

{{fbicon|ITA}} Aredio Gimona (Italy)
{{fbicon|LUX}} Joseph Roller (Luxembourg)
{{fbicon|SWE}} Yngve Brodd (Sweden)
{{fbicon|SWE}} Ingvar Rydell (Sweden)
{{fbicon|YUG}} Stjepan Bobek (Yugoslavia)
{{fbicon|YUG}} Zlatko Čajkovski (Yugoslavia)
{{fbicon|YUG}} Bernard Vukas (Yugoslavia)

;2 goals

{{fbicon|AUT}} Otto Gollnhuber (Austria)
{{fbicon|AUT}} Herbert Grohs (Austria)
{{fbicon|BRA|1889}} Humberto Tozzi (Brazil)
{{fbicon|CHI}} Irenio Jara (Chile)
{{fbicon|CHI}} Julio Vial (Chile)
{{fbicon|DEN}} Poul Erik Petersen (Denmark)
{{fbicon|DEN}} Holger Seebach (Denmark)
{{fbicon|FIN}} Olof Stolpe (Finland)
{{fbicon|FRG}} Karl Klug (Germany)
{{fbicon|HUN|1949}} Zoltán Czibor (Hungary)
{{fbicon|ITA}} Egisto Pandolfini (Italy)
{{fbicon|LUX}} Julien Gales (Luxembourg)
{{fbicon|URS|1936}} Vasili Trofimov (Soviet Union)

;1 goal

{{fbicon|AUT}} Erich Stumpf (Austria)
{{fbicon|BRA|1889}} Jansen (Brazil)
{{fbicon|BRA|1889}} Vavá (Brazil)
{{fbicon|BRA|1889}} Zózimo (Brazil)
{{fbicon|BUL|1948}} Ivan Petkov Kolev (Bulgaria)
{{fbicon|DEN}} Jens Peter Hansen (Denmark)
{{fbicon|DEN}} Knud Lundberg (Denmark)
{{fbicon|DEN}} Svend Nielsen (Denmark)
{{fbicon|EGY|1922}} Khamal Ahmed Elfar (Egypt)
{{fbicon|EGY|1922}} Mechaury (Egypt)
{{fbicon|FIN}} Aulis Rytkönen (Finland)
{{fbicon|FRA|1830}} Michel Leblond (France)
{{fbicon|FRG}} Georg Stollenwerk (Germany)
{{fbicon|FRG}} Johann Zeitler (Germany)
{{fbicon|GBR}} Jim Lewis (Great Britain)
{{fbicon|GBR}} George Robb (Great Britain)
{{fbicon|GBR}} Bill Slater (Great Britain)
{{fbicon|GRE|old}} Pavlos Emmanouilidis (Greece)
{{fbicon|HUN|1949}} József Bozsik (Hungary)
{{fbicon|HUN|1949}} Nándor Hidegkuti (Hungary)
{{fbicon|HUN|1949}} Mihály Lantos (Hungary)
{{fbicon|IND}} Ahmed Mohammed Khan (India)
{{fbicon|ITA}} Alberto Fontanesi (Italy)
{{fbicon|ITA}} Amos Mariani (Italy)
{{fbicon|ITA}} Arcadio Venturi (Italy)
{{fbicon|LUX}} Léon Letsch (Luxembourg)
{{fbicon|NED}} Joannes van Roesell (Netherlands)
{{fbicon|Territory of Curaçao}} Jan Briezen (Netherlands Antilles)
{{fbicon|NOR}} Odd Wang Sørensen (Norway)
{{fbicon|POL|1928}} Jerzy Krasówka (Poland)
{{fbicon|POL|1928}} Kazimierz Trampisz (Poland)
{{fbicon|ROU|1948}} Ion Suru (Romania)
{{fbicon|URS|1936}} Aleksandr Petrov (Soviet Union)
{{fbicon|SWE}} Sylve Bengtsson (Sweden)
{{fbicon|SWE}} Gösta Löfgren (Sweden)
{{fbicon|SWE}} Gösta Sandberg (Sweden)
{{fbicon|TUR}} Tekin Bilge (Turkey)
{{fbicon|TUR}} Ercument Guder (Turkey)
{{fbicon|TUR}} Muzaffer Tokaç (Turkey)

;Own goal

{{fbicon|SWE}} Gösta Lindh (Sweden, against Hungary)

Soviet Union vs Yugoslavia

The first meeting between the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia is still the most famous one. On the political level, the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin and the Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito split in 1948, which resulted in Yugoslavia being excluded from the Communist Information Bureau. The origin of the conflict was Tito's refusal to submit to Stalin's interpretations and visions of politics and in process becoming a Soviet satellite state. Before the match, both Tito and Stalin sent telegrams to their national teams, which showed just how important it was for the two head of states. Yugoslavia led 5–1, but a Soviet comeback in the last 15 minutes resulted in a 5–5 draw. The match was replayed, Yugoslavia winning 3–1. The defeat to their archrivals hit Soviet football hard, and after just three games played in the season, CDKA Moscow, who had made up most of the USSR squad, was forced to withdraw from the league by Joseph Stalin and later disbanded. Furthermore, Boris Arkadiev, who coached both USSR and CDKA, was stripped of his Merited Master of Sports of the USSR title.{{cite web | title=USSR – Yugoslavia, the Story of Two Different Football Conceptions| work=russianfootballnews.com | url=http://russianfootballnews.com/ussr-yugoslavia-the-story-of-two-different-football-conceptions/| access-date=27 November 2017 }}

References

External links

[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/mensolympic/helsinki1952/match-center Olympic Football Tournament Helsinki 1952], FIFA.com
[https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1952f.html RSSSF Archive]

1952

Category:Events at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Category:1952 in association football

1952

Category:1952 in Finnish football