| Date | 10 August 1948 — 18:30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Empire Stadium, Wembley, London | |
| Referee | Stan Boardman |  GBR |
| Linesman | Reg Leafe | GBR |
| Linesman | Marijan Matančić |  YUG |
| Attendance | 20,000 |
| Competitor | NOC | Goals | After Half 1 | After Half 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden |  SWE | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Denmark |  DEN | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Sweden| Pos | Competitor | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Kjell Rosén | 2 | |||
| Forward | Gunnar Gren | 0 | |||
| Forward | Gunnar Nordahl | 0 | |||
| Forward | Henry Carlsson | 2 | |||
| Forward | Nils Liedholm | 0 | |||
| Midfield | Birger Rosengren | 0 | |||
| Midfield | Bertil Nordahl | 0 | |||
| Midfield | Sune Andersson | 0 | |||
| Defense | Erik Nilsson | 0 | |||
| Defense | Börje Leander | 0 | |||
| Goalkeeper | Torsten Lindberg | – | |||
| Team Totals | 4 | ||||
| Coach | George Raynor | ||||
Denmark| Pos | Competitor | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Johannes Pløger | 0 | |||
| Forward | Carl Aage Præst | 0 | |||
| Forward | John Hansen | 1 | |||
| Forward | Holger Seebach | 1 | |||
| Forward | Karl Aage Hansen | 0 | |||
| Midfield | Axel Pilmark | 0 | |||
| Midfield | Dion Ørnvold | 0 | |||
| Midfield | Ivan Jensen | 0 | |||
| Defense | Viggo Jensen | 0 | |||
| Defense | Knud Børge Overgaard | 0 | |||
| Goalkeeper | Eigil Nielsen | – | |||
| Team Totals | 2 | ||||
| Coach | Reg Mountford | ||||
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 (1) | John Hansen | | 0-1 | ||
| 18 (1) | Henry Carlsson | | 1-1 | ||
| 31 (1) | Kjell Rosén | | 2-1 | ||
| 37 (1) | Kjell Rosén | | 3-1 | ||
| 42 (1) | Henry Carlsson | | 4-1 | ||
| 77 (2) | Holger Seebach | | 4-2 |
