Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics
The Football tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics was won by Hungary.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Finland |
| Dates | 15 July – 2 August 1952 |
| Teams | 25 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Hungary |
| Runners-up | Yugoslavia |
| Third place | Sweden |
| Fourth place | West Germany |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 135 (5.19 per match) |
The games signalled the arrival (to Western Europeans at least) of the Hungary national team – the "Magical Magyars". Ferenc Puskás later said of the 1952 competition: "It was during the Olympics that our football first started to flow with real power." It was during the Games that Stanley Rous of English Football Association invited the Hungarians to play a friendly at Wembley the following year.
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