| Date | 19 – 22 July 1952 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Helsingin Olympiastadion, Helsinki / Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki / Kotkan Urheilukeskus, Kotka / Kupittaan Jalkapallostadion, Turku / Lahden Kisapuisto, Lahti / Ratinan Stadion, Tampere | |
| Format | Single-elimination | |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 19 Jul 19:00 | Austria |  AUT | 4 – 3 | Finland |  FIN | |
| Match #2 | 20 Jul 19:00 | Unified Team of Germany |  GER | 3 – 1 | Egypt |  EGY | |
| Match #3 | 20 Jul 19:00 | Soviet Union |  URS | 5 – 5 | Yugoslavia |  YUG | |
| Match #4 | 20 Jul 19:00 | Brazil |  BRA | 2 – 1 | Luxembourg |  LUX | |
| Match #5 | 21 Jul 19:00 | Hungary |  HUN | 3 – 0 | Italy |  ITA | |
| Match #6 | 21 Jul 19:00 | Denmark |  DEN | 2 – 0 | Poland |  POL | |
| Match #7 | 21 Jul 19:00 | Sweden |  SWE | 4 – 1 | Norway |  NOR | |
| Match #8 | 21 Jul 19:00 | Turkey |  TUR | 2 – 1 | Curaçao |  AHO | |
| Replay #1 | 22 Jul 19:00 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 3 – 1 | Soviet Union | URS |
