| Date | 5 August 1948 — 18:30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London | |
| Referee | Bill Ling |  GBR |
| Linesman | Vic Rae | GBR |
| Linesman | Vic Rae | GBR |
| Attendance | 12,000 |
| Competitor | NOC | Goals | After Half 1 | After Half 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark |  DEN | 5 | 1 | 5 | |
| Italy |  ITA | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Denmark| Pos | Competitor | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Johannes Pløger | 1 | |||
| Forward | Carl Aage Præst | 0 | |||
| Forward | John Hansen | 4 | |||
| Forward | Holger Seebach | 0 | |||
| 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 | 5 | ||||
| Coach | Reg Mountford | ||||
Italy| Pos | Competitor | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Angelo Turconi | 0 | |||
| Forward | Emilio Caprile | 1 | |||
| Forward | Emidio Cavigioli | 1 | |||
| Forward | Francesco Pernigo | 1 | |||
| Forward | Valerio Cassani | 0 | |||
| Midfield | Giacomo Mari | 0 | |||
| Midfield | Maino Neri | 0 | |||
| Midfield | Tommaso Maestrelli | 0 | |||
| Defense | Adone Stellin | 0 | |||
| Defense | Guglielmo Giovannini | 0 | |||
| Goalkeeper | Giuseppe Casari | – | |||
| Team Totals | 3 | ||||
| Coach | Vittorio Pozzo | ||||
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 (1) | John Hansen | | 1-0 | ||
| 50 (2) | Emilio Caprile | | 1-1 | ||
| 53 (2) | John Hansen | | 2-1 | ||
| 67 (2) | Emidio Cavigioli | | 2-2 | ||
| 74 (2) | John Hansen | | 3-2 | ||
| 81 (2) | Francesco Pernigo | | 3-3 | ||
| 82 (2) | John Hansen | | 4-3 | ||
| 84 (2) | Johannes Pløger | | 5-3 |
