| Date | 11 August 1948 — 18:30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Empire Stadium, Wembley, London | |
| Referee | Karel van der Meer |  NED |
| Linesman | Ivan Eklind |  SWE |
| Linesman | John Best |  USA |
| Attendance | 40,000 |
| Competitor | NOC | Goals | After Half 1 | After Half 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia |  YUG | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Great Britain |  GBR | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Yugoslavia| Pos | Competitor | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Rajko Mitić | 1 | |||
| Forward | Stjepan Bobek | 1 | |||
| Forward | Željko Čajkovski | 0 | |||
| Forward | Prvoslav Mihajlović | 0 | |||
| Forward | Franjo Velfl | 1 | |||
| Midfield | Zlatko Čajkovski | 0 | |||
| Midfield | Miodrag Jovanović | 0 | |||
| Midfield | Aleksandar Atanacković | 0 | |||
| Defense | Miroslav Brozović | 0 | |||
| Defense | Branko Stanković | 0 | |||
| Goalkeeper | Franjo Šoštarić | – | |||
| Team Totals | 3 | ||||
| Coach | Mikica Arsenijević | ||||
Great Britain| Pos | Competitor | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Frank Donovan | 1 | |||
| Forward | Bob Hardisty | 0 | |||
| Forward | Denis Kelleher | 0 | |||
| Forward | Peter Kippax | 0 | |||
| Forward | Harry McIlvenny | 0 | |||
| Midfield | Eric Fright | 0 | |||
| Midfield | Eric Lee | 0 | |||
| Midfield | Douglas McBain | 0 | |||
| Defense | Jimmy McColl | 0 | |||
| Defense | Jack Neale | 0 | |||
| Goalkeeper | Kevin McAlinden | – | |||
| Team Totals | 1 | ||||
| Coach | Matt Busby | ||||
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 (1) | Stjepan Bobek | | 1-0 | ||
| 20 (1) | Frank Donovan | | 1-1 | ||
| 24 (1) | Franjo Velfl | | 2-1 | ||
| 48 (2) | Rajko Mitić | | 3-1 |
