| Date | 3 August 1948 — 18:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | John Lyons' Sports Ground, Sudbury Hill, London | |
| Umpire 1 | René Lombaert |  BEL |
| Umpire 2 | Wolfgang Klee |  AUT |
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Goals | Half #1 | Half #2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Afghanistan |  AFG | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| – | United States |  USA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Afghanistan| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 8 | Jahan Gulam Nuristani | – | |||
| Forward | 4 | Bakhteyar Gulam Mangal | – | |||
| Forward | 1 | Mohammad Attai | – | |||
| Forward | 9 | Mohammad Amin Nuristani | – | |||
| Forward | 13 | Khan Nasrullah Totakhail | – | |||
| Halfback | 7 | Din Mohammad Nuristani | – | |||
| Halfback | 11 | Mohammad Kadir Nuristani | – | |||
| Halfback | 3 | Mohammad Khogaini | – | |||
| Fullback | 6 | Abdul Kadir Nuristani | – | |||
| Fullback | 2 | G. Jagi | – | |||
| Goalkeeper | 5 | Ahmad Jahan Nuristani | – | |||
| Team Totals | 2 | |||||
| Coach | Muhammad Yusuf | |||||
United States| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 224 | Claus Gerson | 0 | |||
| Forward | 226 | Fred Hewitt | 0 | |||
| Forward | 229 | Harry Marcoplos | 0 | |||
| Forward | 230 | Kurt Orban | 0 | |||
| Forward | 236 | Felix Ucko | 0 | |||
| Halfback | 222 | Donald Buck | 0 | |||
| Halfback | 227 | William Kurtz | 0 | |||
| Halfback | 228 | Henrik Lubbers | 0 | |||
| Fullback | 231 | John Renwick | 0 | |||
| Fullback | 235 | Walter Stude | 0 | |||
| Goalkeeper | 234 | John Slade | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Coach | Kurt Orban | |||||
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? (2) | – | | 1-0 | ||
| ? (2) | – | | 2-0 |
