| Date | 13 August 1948 — 14:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Empire Stadium, Wembley, London | |
| Referee | Karel van der Meer |  NED |
| Linesman | John Best |  USA |
| Linesman | Giuseppe Carpani |  ITA |
| Attendance | 50,000 |
| Competitor | NOC | Goals | After Half 1 | After Half 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark |  DEN | 5 | 3 | 5 | |
| Great Britain |  GBR | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Denmark| Pos | Competitor | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Johannes Pløger | 0 | |||
| Forward | Knud Lundberg | 0 | |||
| Forward | Carl Aage Præst | 2 | |||
| Forward | John Hansen | 2 | |||
| Forward | Jørgen Leschly Sørensen | 1 | |||
| 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 | 5 | ||||
| Coach | Reg Mountford | ||||
Great Britain| Pos | Competitor | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Andy Aitken | 1 | |||
| Forward | Bill Amor | 1 | |||
| Forward | Allan Boyd | 0 | |||
| Forward | Harry McIlvenny | 0 | |||
| Forward | Jack Rawlings | 0 | |||
| Midfield | Eric Fright | 0 | |||
| Midfield | Bob Hardisty | 1 | |||
| Midfield | Eric Lee | 0 | |||
| Defense | Angus Carmichael | 0 | |||
| Defense | Jack Neale | 0 | |||
| Goalkeeper | Ronnie Simpson | – | |||
| Team Totals | 3 | ||||
| Coach | Matt Busby | ||||
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 (1) | Andy Aitken | | 0-1 | ||
| 12 (1) | Carl Aage Præst | | 1-1 | ||
| 16 (1) | John Hansen | | 2-1 | ||
| 33 (1) | Bob Hardisty | | 2-2 | ||
| 41 (1) | Jørgen Leschly Sørensen | | 3-2 | ||
| 49 (2) | Carl Aage Præst | | 4-2 | ||
| 63 (2) | Bill Amor | | 4-3 | ||
| 79 (2) | John Hansen | | 5-3 |
