| Date | 5 August 1948 — 18:30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Selhurst Park, South Norwood, London | |
| Referee | Giuseppe Carpani |  ITA |
| Linesman | Klaas Schipper |  NED |
| Linesman | Reg Leafe |  GBR |
| Attendance | 7,110 |
| Competitor | NOC | Goals | After Half 1 | After Half 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden |  SWE | 12 | 4 | 12 | |
| Republic of Korea |  KOR | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sweden| Pos | Competitor | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Kjell Rosén | 2 | |||
| Forward | Gunnar Gren | 1 | |||
| Forward | Gunnar Nordahl | 0 | |||
| Forward | Henry Carlsson | 3 | |||
| Forward | Nils Liedholm | 2 | |||
| Midfield | Birger Rosengren | 0 | |||
| Midfield | Bertil Nordahl | 4 | |||
| Midfield | Sune Andersson | 0 | |||
| Defense | Erik Nilsson | 0 | |||
| Defense | Börje Leander | 0 | |||
| Goalkeeper | Torsten Lindberg | – | |||
| Team Totals | 12 | ||||
| Coach | George Raynor | ||||
Republic of Korea| Pos | Competitor | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Jeong Guk-Jin | 0 | |||
| Forward | Jeong Nam-Sik | 0 | |||
| Forward | Kim Yong-Sik | 0 | |||
| Forward | U Jeong-Hwan | 0 | |||
| Forward | Bae Jeong-Ho | 0 | |||
| Midfield | Choi Seong-Gon | 0 | 1 | ||
| Midfield | Kim Gyu-Hwan | 0 | |||
| Midfield | Min Byeong-Dae | 0 | |||
| Defense | Park Dae-Jong | 0 | |||
| Defense | Park Gyu-Jeong | 0 | |||
| Goalkeeper | Hong Deok-Yeong | – | |||
| Team Totals | 0 | ||||
| Coach | Lee Young-Min | ||||
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 (1) | Nils Liedholm | | 1-0 | ||
| 25 (1) | Bertil Nordahl | | 2-0 | ||
| 27 (1) | Gunnar Gren | | 3-0 | ||
| 40 (1) | Bertil Nordahl | | 4-0 | ||
| 61 (2) | Henry Carlsson | | 5-0 | ||
| 62 (2) | Nils Liedholm | | 6-0 | ||
| 64 (2) | Henry Carlsson | | 7-0 | ||
| 72 (2) | Kjell Rosén | | 8-0 | ||
| 78 (2) | Bertil Nordahl | | 9-0 | ||
| 80 (2) | Bertil Nordahl | | 10-0 | ||
| 82 (2) | Henry Carlsson | | 11-0 | ||
| 85 (2) | Kjell Rosén | | 12-0 |
