Date: 27-06-1954
Stage: 1/4 final
Place: GENEVRE
Running time: 10 min.
Colour: BW
Quality: good
Commentary: french
My rating: ***
Notes: Rahn, Walter, Beara, Boskov
MATCH SUMMARY
Sunday, 27 June 1954, 17:00
Stade des Charmilles, Geneva
Attendance: 17,000
Meteo: Cloudy, 20°C
WEST GERMANY
Anton Turek
Horst Eckel
Werner Kohlmeyer
Fritz Laband
Werner Liebrich
Karl Mai
Hans Schafer
Fritz Walter (captain)
Max Morlock
Helmut Rahn
Ottmar Walter
Coach: Josef Herberger (FRG)
YUGOSLAVIA
Vladimir Beara
Vujadin Boskov
Tomislav Crnkovic
Ivan Horvat
Branko Stankovic
Zlatko Cajkovski
Branko Zebec
Stjepan Bobek
Milos Milutinovic
Rajko Mitic (captain)
Bernard Vukas
Coach: Aleksandar Tirnanić (YUG)
Referee: Istvan Zsolt (HUN)
Goals:
10′, Ivan Horvat, own goal, YUG
86′, Helmut Rahn, FRG
Match overview
In a tightly contested quarter-final in Geneva, West Germany overcame Yugoslavia thanks to an early own goal and a late strike from Helmut Rahn. The match was tactically disciplined with few chances for the Yugoslavs, whose strong individual talent couldn\’t breach the German defense.
Trivia
Ivan Horvat’s own goal was one of the few own goals scored during the 1954 tournament. This match sent West Germany into the semi-finals, continuing a campaign that would culminate in their historic win in the final.
