Austria v Switzerland (1954 FIFA World Cup)

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1954 FIFA World Cup
Quarter-final
The heat battle of Lausanne (Hitzeschlacht von Lausanne)
Austria Switzerland
Austria Switzerland
7 5
Date26 June 1954 (1954-06-26)
VenueLa Pontaise, Lausanne
RefereeCharlie Faultless (Scotland)
Attendance35,000
Weather40°C (104°F)

On 26 June 1954, in a quarterfinal match of the

World Cup record
, unequalled to date, for the highest scoring match ever. The match is known by its German name, Hitzeschlacht von Lausanne (roughly translated to "The heat battle of Lausanne"), due to the high temperature that it was played under, 40 °C (104 °F).

Match chronicle

Switzerland, the tournament hosts, took a notable lead early on. In four minutes, the Swiss scored three goals:

Theodor Wagner initiated the Austrian response at the 25th minute; forward Alfred Körner[1] drew the score to 2–3 one minute later, and another minute later Wagner equalized to 3–3. Austria had tied the score in three minutes. In 11 minutes, between the 16th and the 27th minutes, six goals were scored, three by each team. At the 32nd minute, Ernst Ocwirk gave Austria the lead; Körner added his second, making the score 5–3. Ballaman scored again for Switzerland at the 39th minute. The first half thus ended 5–4 in favour of Austria, being the highest scoring half in World Cup history, even after inside left Körner had missed a penalty kick in the 42nd minute.[2]

Nine minutes into the second half, Wagner put Austria up 6–4 with his third goal, recording the seventh

goalkeeper Kurt Schmied suffered from hyperthermia
early in the match, quickly allowing the first three Swiss goals, before being assisted by the Austrian masseur while in play.

Match

Details

17:00 CET
Austria 7–5  Switzerland
Wagner 25', 27', 53'
A. Körner 26', 34'
Ocwirk 32'
Probst 76'		 Report Ballaman 16', 39'
Hügi 17', 19', 60'
Attendance: 30,340[4]
Referee: Charlie Faultless (Scotland)


Assistant referees:
Emil Schmetzer (West Germany)

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See also

References and footnotes

  1. ^ According to the official match report Archived 12 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine by FIFA, Robert Körner scored the second and fifth Austrian goals, but most sources not related to FIFA, including RSSSF("World Cup 1954 finals". Archived from the original on 3 January 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2006.), (in German) SportZeitung ("Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)), ESPN([1] Archived 14 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine) and the BBC([2]), state that Robert's younger brother, Alfred, scored those goals. The RSSSF page also states that Alfred Körner took and missed a penalty kick in the 42nd minute.
  2. ^ World Cup 1954 full details Archived 3 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine – by Gwidon S. Naskrent et al., RSSSF. Retrieved 8 December 2006.
  3. ^ World Cup Switzerland 1954 overview – "Did you know?" Archived 1 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine – fifaworldcup.yahoo.com – FIFA. Retrieved 8 December 2006.
  4. ^ "European football teams database - Quarterfinal - Switzerland v Austria".
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