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MATCHFIFA World Cup1954Final1954-07-04
West Germany
3–2
Hungary

West Germany won its first FIFA World Cup title.

Match details

At a glance

City
Bern
Kick-off
17:00
Attendance
~65,000
Referee
William Ling (England)
Stage
Final
Scoring

Goals

6'
PuskásHungary
9'
CziborHungary
11'
MorlockWest Germany
18'
RahnWest Germany
84'
RahnWest Germany
Starting XI

Lineups

West Germany

  1. Turek
  2. Posipal
  3. Kohlmeyer
  4. Eckel
  5. Liebrich
  6. Mai
  7. Rahn
  8. Morlock
  9. Ottmar Walter
  10. Fritz WalterC
  11. Schäfer

Hungary

  1. Grosics
  2. Buzánszky
  3. Lantos
  4. Bozsik
  5. Lóránt
  6. Zakariás
  7. Czibor
  8. Kocsis
  9. Hidegkuti
  10. PuskásC
  11. Mihály Tóth
Tactical view

Lineup graphic

West Germany 3-2 Hungary lineup graphic
FRG-HUN 1954-07-04.svg — Wikimedia Commons — see source page
Officials & discipline

Match administration

RefereeWilliam Ling (England)
OfficialOrlandini (Italy)
OfficialGriffiths (Wales)
Context

Why this match matters

  • The final is widely known as the Miracle of Bern.
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:FRG-HUN_1954-07-04.svg