| Date | 2 August 1948 — 18:30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Griffin Park, Hounslow, London | |
| Referee | Charles Delasalle |  FRA |
| Linesman | Axel Asmussen |  DEN |
| Linesman | Victor Sdez | FRA |
| Attendance | 20,000 |
| Competitor | NOC | Goals | After Half 1 | After Half 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy |  ITA | 9 | 2 | 9 | |
| United States |  USA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Italy| Pos | Competitor | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Angelo Turconi | 1 | |||
| Forward | Emilio Caprile | 1 | |||
| Forward | Emidio Cavigioli | 2 | |||
| Forward | Francesco Pernigo | 4 | |||
| Forward | Valerio Cassani | 0 | |||
| Midfield | Cesare Presca | 0 | |||
| Midfield | Giacomo Mari | 0 | |||
| Midfield | Maino Neri | 0 | |||
| Defense | Adone Stellin | 1 | |||
| Defense | Guglielmo Giovannini | 0 | |||
| Goalkeeper | Giuseppe Casari | – | |||
| Team Totals | 9 | ||||
| Coach | Vittorio Pozzo | ||||
United States| Pos | Competitor | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Ray Beckman | 0 | |||
| Forward | Bill Bertani | 0 | |||
| Forward | Benny McLaughlin | 0 | |||
| Forward | Ed Souza | 0 | |||
| Forward | John Souza | 0 | |||
| Midfield | Walter Bahr | 0 | |||
| Midfield | Charlie Colombo | 0 | |||
| Midfield | Joe Ferreira | 0 | |||
| Defense | Joseph Costa | 0 | |||
| Defense | Manuel Martin | 0 | |||
| Goalkeeper | Archie Strimel | – | |||
| Team Totals | 0 | ||||
| Coach | Walter Giesler | ||||
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Guglielmo Giovannini | | yellow |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 (1) | Francesco Pernigo | | 1-0 | ||
| 25 (1) | Adone Stellin | | 2-0 | ||
| 46 (2) | Angelo Turconi | | 3-0 | ||
| 57 (2) | Francesco Pernigo | | 4-0 | ||
| 72 (2) | Emidio Cavigioli | | 5-0 | ||
| 87 (2) | Emidio Cavigioli | | 6-0 | ||
| 88 (2) | Francesco Pernigo | | 7-0 | ||
| 89 (2) | Emilio Caprile | | 8-0 | ||
| 90 (2) | Francesco Pernigo | | 9-0 |
