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MATCHFIFA World Cup1954Quarter-finals1954-06-27
Hungary
4–2
Brazil

The match became known as the Battle of Bern.

Match details

At a glance

City
Bern
Kick-off
17:00
Attendance
~40,000
Referee
Arthur Ellis (England)
Stage
Quarter-finals
Scoring

Goals

4' Hidegkuti
7' Kocsis header
18'
Djalma Santos penaltyBrazil
53' Lantos penalty
65'
JulinhoBrazil
88' Kocsis header
Starting XI

Lineups

Hungary

  1. Grosics
  2. Buzánszky
  3. Lantos
  4. BozsikC
  5. Lóránt
  6. Zakariás
  7. Mihály Tóth
  8. Kocsis
  9. Hidegkuti
  10. Czibor
  11. József Tóth

Brazil

  1. Castilho
  2. Djalma Santos
  3. Nilton Santos
  4. Brandãozinho
  5. Pinheiro
  6. BauerC
  7. Julinho
  8. Didi
  9. Índio
  10. Humberto
  11. Maurinho
Tactical view

Lineup graphic

Hungary 4-2 Brazil lineup graphic
1954 world cup.png — Wikimedia Commons contributors — CC BY-SA 3.0/GFDL
Officials & discipline

Match administration

RefereeArthur Ellis (England)
OfficialLing (England)
OfficialWyssling (Switzerland)
Cards / dismissals
71' Bozsik (Hungary) sent off
71' Nilton Santos (Brazil) sent off
79' Humberto (Brazil) sent off
Research

Sources

  • RSSSF — World Cup 1954 finalskickoff, stadium, attendance, officials, lineups, scorers and incidentshttps://www.rsssf.org/tables/54full.html
  • Wikimedia Commonsmedia lookup and reusable image/license recordhttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1954_world_cup.png