Games of the XIV. Olympiad

Football Tournament


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(London, England, July 31 - August 13, 1948)

PRELIMINARY ROUND

Netherlands      3-1 Ireland

Luxembourg       6-0 Afghanistan

FIRST ROUND

Sweden           3-0 Austria

Korea            5-3 Mexico

Denmark          3-1 Egypt

Italy            9-0 USA

Great Britain    4-3 Netherlands     [aet] 

France           2-1 India

Turkey           4-0 China

Yugoslavia       6-1 Luxembourg

SECOND ROUND

Sweden          12-0 Korea

Denmark          5-3 Italy

Great Britain    1-0 France

Yugoslavia       3-1 Turkey

SEMIFINALS

Sweden           4-2 Denmark

Yugoslavia       3-1 Great Britain

MATCH FOR THIRD PLACE

Denmark          5-3 Great Britain

FINAL

London, August 13, 1948
Sweden           3-1 Yugoslavia
Sweden: Torsten Lindberg - Knut Nordahl, Erik Nilsson - Boerje Rosengren, 
        Bertil Nordahl, Sune Andersson - Kjell Rosen, Gunnar Gren, Gunnar
        Nordahl, Henry Carlsson, Nils Liedholm.
Yugoslavia: L Lovric - M Brozovic, B Stankovic - Zlatko Cajkovkski,
            M Jovanovic, A Atanackovic - Z Cimermanic, R Mitic, S Bobek,
            Zeljko Cajkovski, B Vukas.

Referee: Ling (England)
Attendance: 60,000

Scorers: 24' Gren 1-0; 42' Bobek 1-1; 48' G.Nordahl 2-1; 67' Gren 3-1.

Top scorers: John Hansen (Denmark)   7 goals
             Gunnar Nordahl (Sweden) 7 goals


China Olympic Team 1948
India Olympic Team 1948

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