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MATCHFIFA World Cup1954Quarter-finals1954-06-26
Switzerland
5–7
Austria

42' Alfred Körner missed a penalty.

Match details

At a glance

City
Lausanne
Kick-off
17:00
Attendance
under 32,000
Referee
Faultless (Scotland)
Stage
Quarter-finals
Scoring

Goals

16'
BallamanSwitzerland
17'
HügiSwitzerland
23'
HügiSwitzerland
25'
WagnerAustria
26'
28'
WagnerAustria
32'
OcwirkAustria
34'
41'
BallamanSwitzerland
52'
WagnerAustria
60'
HügiSwitzerland
77'
ProbstAustria
Starting XI

Lineups

Austria

  1. Schmied
  2. Hanappi
  3. Barschandt
  4. OcwirkC
  5. Happel
  6. Koller
  7. Robert Körner
  8. Wagner
  9. Stojaspal
  10. Probst
  11. Alfred Körner

Switzerland

  1. Parlier
  2. Neury
  3. Kernen
  4. Eggimann
  5. BocquetC
  6. Casali
  7. Antenen
  8. Vonlanthen
  9. Hügi
  10. Ballaman
  11. Fatton
Tactical view

Lineup graphic

Switzerland 5-7 Austria lineup graphic
1954 world cup.png — Wikimedia Commons contributors — CC BY-SA 3.0/GFDL
Officials & discipline

Match administration

RefereeFaultless (Scotland)
OfficialSchmetzer (West Germany)
OfficialAsensi (Spain)
Context

Why this match matters

  • Highest-scoring World Cup match at the time; Austria won 7-5.
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