Italy 4 vs. Belgium 1 in the 1954 World Cup

Information about the 1st Round Group 4 game played in the 1954 Soccer World Cup between the National Teams of Belgium and Italy with details about goals, starters and reserves, substitutions, cards and more.

Game played in the 1954 World Cup, 1st Round Group 4

Date: Sunday, June 20, 1954

Italy

4 - 1

Belgium

Goals:

41'

Egisto Pandolfini

(penalty)

48'

Carlo Galli

58'

Amleto Frignani

78'

Benito Lorenzi

81'

Leopold Anoul

Players

Italy
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	1.	Giorgio Ghezzi
DF	3.	Giovanni Giacomazzi
DF	13.	Ardico Magnini
MF	4.	Maino Neri
MF	5.	Omero Tognon
MF	6.	Fulvio Nesti
FW	8.	Egisto Pandolfini (C)
FW	9.	Carlo Galli
FW	10.	Gino Cappello
FW	11.	Benito Lorenzi
FW	21.	Amleto Frignani
		Reserves
GK	12.	Giovanni Viola
GK	22.	Leonardo Costagliola
DF	2.	Guido Vincenzi
DF	14.	Sergio Cervato
MF	15.	Giacomo Mari
MF	16.	Rino Ferrario
MF	17.	Armando Segato
MF	20.	Guido Gratton
FW	7.	Ermes Muccinelli
FW	18.	Gino Pivatelli
FW	19.	Giampiero Boniperti
	Coach: Lajos Czeizler

Belgium
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	1.	Leopold Gernaey
DF	2.	Marcel Dries
DF	3.	Alfons Van Brandt
MF	4.	Constant Huysmans
MF	5.	Louis Carre
MF	6.	Victor Mees
FW	9.	Rik Coppens
FW	10.	Leopold Anoul
FW	11.	Joseph Mermans (C)
FW	15.	Poly Van Den Bosch
FW	16.	Pieter Van Den Bosch
		Reserves
GK	12.	Charles Geerts
GK	17.	Raymond Ausloos
DF	13.	Henri Dirickx
DF	18.	Jeff Van Der Linden
MF	14.	Robert Van Kerckhoven
MF	19.	Jo Backaert
MF	20.	Robert Maertens
MF	21.	Jean Van Steen
FW	7.	Joseph Vliers
FW	8.	Denis Houf
FW	22.	Luc Van Hoywegen
	Coach: Doug Livingstone

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