Date: 26-06-1954
Stage: 1/4 final
Place: LOSANNE
Running time: 17 min.
Colour: BW
Quality: excellent
Commentary: no sound
My rating: *****
Notes:
MATCH SUMMARY
Saturday, 26 June 1954, 17:00
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
Attendance: 50,000
Meteo: Hot, 40°C
AUSTRIA
Kurt Schmied
Leopold Barschandt
Gerhard Hanappi
Ernst Ocwirk
Ernst Happel
Karl Koller
Alfred Korner
Robert Korner
Erich Probst
Ernst Stojaspal
Theodor Wagner
Coach: Walter Nausch (AUT)
SWITZERLAND
Eugene Parlier
Roger Bocquet
Willy Kernen
Andre Neury
Charles Casali
Oliver Eggimann
Charles Antenen
Robert Ballaman
Jacques Fatton
Josef Hugi
Roger Vonlanthen
Coach: Karl Rappan (SUI)
Referee: Charles Faultless (SUI)
Goals:
16′, Robert Ballaman, SUI
17′, Josef Hugi, SUI
19′, Josef Hugi, SUI
25′, Theodor Wagner, AUT
26′, Robert Korner, AUT
28′, Theodor Wagner, AUT
32′, Ernst Ocwirk, AUT
34′, Robert Korner, AUT
37′, Robert Ballaman, SUI
53′, Theodor Wagner, AUT
60′, Josef Hugi, SUI
77′, Erich Probst, AUT
Match overview
In the hottest conditions of the tournament, Austria overcame a 3-0 deficit to beat Switzerland 7-5 in an extraordinary World Cup quarter-final. With temperatures soaring to 40°C, both teams struggled defensively, resulting in the highest-scoring match in World Cup history.
Trivia
Known as the “Hitzeschlacht von Lausanne” (the heat battle of Lausanne), this match set the all-time record for most goals in a World Cup game. Theodor Wagner scored a hat-trick for Austria, while Josef Hugi did the same for Switzerland in a losing effort.
