Hungary 5 vs. Sweden 1 in the 1938 World Cup

Information about the Semifinals game played in the 1938 Soccer World Cup between the National Teams of Sweden and Hungary with details about goals, starters and reserves, substitutions, cards and more.

Game played in the 1938 World Cup, Semifinals

Date: Thursday, June 16, 1938

Hungary

5 - 1

Sweden

Goals:

1'

Arne Nyberg

19'

Sven Jacobsson

(own goal)

37'

Ferenc Sas

39'

Gyula Zsengeller

65'

Gyorgy Sarosi

85'

Gyula Zsengeller

Players

Hungary
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK		Antal Szabo
DF		Sandor Biro
DF		Lajos Koranyi
MF		Gyula Lazar
MF		Antal Szalay
MF		Jozsef Turay
FW		Gyorgy Sarosi (C)
FW		Ferenc Sas
FW		Pal Titkos
FW		Geza Toldi
FW		Gyula Zsengeller
		Reserves
GK		Jozsef Hada
GK		Jozsef Palinkas
DF		Gyula Polgar
MF		Istvan Balogh
MF		Janos Dudas
MF		Bela Sarosi
MF		Gyorgy Szucs
FW		Mihaly Biro
FW		Laszlo Cseh
FW		Vilmos Kohut
FW		Jeno Vincze
	Coach: Alfred Schaffer

Sweden
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK		Henock Abrahamsson
DF		Ivar Eriksson
DF		Olle Kallgren
MF		Erik Almgren
MF		Sven Jacobsson ()
MF		Kurt Svanstrom
FW		Harry Andersson
FW		Sven Jonasson
FW		Tore Keller (C)
FW		Arne Nyberg
FW		Gustav Wetterstrom
		Reserves
GK		Gustav Sjoberg
DF		Erik Nilsson
DF		Harry Nilsson
MF		Karl Erik Grahn
MF		Arne Linderholm
FW		Ake Andersson
FW		Curt Bergsten
FW		Lennart Bunke
FW		Knut Hansson
FW		Erik Persson
FW		Sven Unger
	Coach: Joszef Nagy

Abbreviations and Notes:
Pos = Position. It shows the player's natural position but not necessarily the one he played in this particular game
Positions: GK: Goalkeeper / DF: Defender / MF: Midfielder / FW: Forward
Je. = Jersey number / (C) = Captain / HT: at half-time