On 26 June 1954, in a quarterfinal match of the 1954 FIFA World Cup, Austria beat Switzerland 7–5 in Lausanne, Switzerland. The 12 goals scored in the match set a World Cup record, unequalled to date, for the highest scoring match ever. The match is known by its German name, Hitzeschlacht von Lausanne (roughly translated to "The heat battle of Lausanne"), due to the high temperature that it was played under, 40 °C (104 °F).
1954 FIFA World Cup Quarter-final
The heat battle of Lausanne (Hitzeschlacht von Lausanne)
Switzerland, the tournament hosts, took a notable lead early on. In four minutes, the Swiss scored three goals: forward Robert Ballaman opened the score at the 16th minute, followed quickly by two goals by Josef Hügi. Austria then became the first team in World Cup history to recover from a 3–0 deficit, scoring 5 goals in the remainder of the first half; Theodor Wagner initiated the Austrian response at the 25th minute; forward Alfred Körner[1] drew the score to 2–3 one minute later, and another minute later Wagner equalized to 3–3. Austria had tied the score in three minutes. In 11 minutes, between the 16th and the 27th minutes, six goals were scored, three by each team. At the 32nd minute, Ernst Ocwirk gave Austria the lead; Körner added his second, making the score 5–3. Ballaman scored again for Switzerland at the 39th minute. The first half thus ended 5–4 in favour of Austria, being the highest scoring half in World Cup history, even after inside left Körner had missed a penalty kick in the 42nd minute.[2]
Nine minutes into the second half, Wagner put Austria up 6–4 with his third goal, recording the seventh hat-trick of the 1954 World Cup (See List of World Cup hat-tricks). Hügi would then emulate the feat, scoring his third at the 58th minute. Switzerland was not able to equalize, and Erich Probst made it 7–5 to end the scoring at the 76th minute. According to FIFA, the extreme heat adversely affected Switzerland[3] after they led the match 3–0 at one point. Other sources add that at first, Switzerland had been able to take advantage of the temperature, when Austrian goalkeeperKurt Schmied suffered from hyperthermia early in the match, quickly allowing the first three Swiss goals, before being assisted by the Austrian masseur while in play.
^According to the official match report 12 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine by FIFA, Robert Körner scored the second and fifth Austrian goals, but most sources not related to FIFA, including RSSSF("World Cup 1954 finals". from the original on 3 January 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2006.), (in German) SportZeitung (. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)), ESPN([1] 14 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine) and the BBC([2]), state that Robert's younger brother, Alfred, scored those goals. The RSSSF page also states that Alfred Körner took and missed a penalty kick in the 42nd minute.
^World Cup 1954 full details 3 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine – by Gwidon S. Naskrent et al., RSSSF. Retrieved 8 December 2006.
^World Cup Switzerland 1954 overview – "Did you know?" 1 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine – fifaworldcup.yahoo.com – FIFA. Retrieved 8 December 2006.
^"European football teams database - Quarterfinal - Switzerland v Austria".
January 01, 1970
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On 26 June 1954 in a quarterfinal match of the 1954 FIFA World Cup Austria beat Switzerland 7 5 in Lausanne Switzerland The 12 goals scored in the match set a World Cup record unequalled to date for the highest scoring match ever The match is known by its German name Hitzeschlacht von Lausanne roughly translated to The heat battle of Lausanne due to the high temperature that it was played under 40 C 104 F 1954 FIFA World CupQuarter finalThe heat battle of Lausanne Hitzeschlacht von Lausanne Austria Switzerland7 5Date26 June 1954 1954 06 26 VenueLa Pontaise LausanneRefereeCharlie Faultless Scotland Attendance35 000Weather40 C 104 F Contents 1 Match chronicle 2 Match 2 1 Details 3 See also 4 References and footnotesMatch chronicle editSwitzerland the tournament hosts took a notable lead early on In four minutes the Swiss scored three goals forward Robert Ballaman opened the score at the 16th minute followed quickly by two goals by Josef Hugi Austria then became the first team in World Cup history to recover from a 3 0 deficit scoring 5 goals in the remainder of the first half Theodor Wagner initiated the Austrian response at the 25th minute forward Alfred Korner 1 drew the score to 2 3 one minute later and another minute later Wagner equalized to 3 3 Austria had tied the score in three minutes In 11 minutes between the 16th and the 27th minutes six goals were scored three by each team At the 32nd minute Ernst Ocwirk gave Austria the lead Korner added his second making the score 5 3 Ballaman scored again for Switzerland at the 39th minute The first half thus ended 5 4 in favour of Austria being the highest scoring half in World Cup history even after inside left Korner had missed a penalty kick in the 42nd minute 2 Nine minutes into the second half Wagner put Austria up 6 4 with his third goal recording the seventh hat trick of the 1954 World Cup See List of World Cup hat tricks Hugi would then emulate the feat scoring his third at the 58th minute Switzerland was not able to equalize and Erich Probst made it 7 5 to end the scoring at the 76th minute According to FIFA the extreme heat adversely affected Switzerland 3 after they led the match 3 0 at one point Other sources add that at first Switzerland had been able to take advantage of the temperature when Austrian goalkeeper Kurt Schmied suffered from hyperthermia early in the match quickly allowing the first three Swiss goals before being assisted by the Austrian masseur while in play Match editDetails edit 26 June 195417 00 CETAustria nbsp 7 5 nbsp SwitzerlandWagner nbsp 25 27 53 A Korner nbsp 26 34 Ocwirk nbsp 32 Probst nbsp 76 Report Ballaman nbsp 16 39 Hugi nbsp 17 19 60 Stade Olympique de la Pontaise LausanneAttendance 30 340 4 Referee Charlie Faultless Scotland nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Austria nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Switzerland GK 1 Kurt Schmied DF 2 Gerhard Hanappi DF 4 Leopold Barschandt DF 5 Ernst Ocwirk c MF 3 Ernst Happel MF 6 Karl Koller MF 10 Erich Probst FW 9 Theodor Wagner FW 11 Alfred Korner FW 21 Ernst Stojaspal FW 7 Robert Korner Manager Walter Nausch GK 2 Eugene Parlier DF 7 Andre Neury DF 14 Willy Kernen DF 10 Oliver Eggimann MF 4 Roger Bocquet c MF 9 Charles Casali FW 15 Charles Antenen FW 22 Roger Vonlanthen FW 18 Josef Hugi FW 16 Robert Ballaman FW 17 Jacques Fatton Manager nbsp Karl Rappan Assistant referees Emil Schmetzer West Germany Manuel Asensi Spain See also edit Austria at the FIFA World Cup Switzerland at the FIFA World Cup References and footnotes edit According to the official match report Archived 12 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine by FIFA Robert Korner scored the second and fifth Austrian goals but most sources not related to FIFA including RSSSF World Cup 1954 finals Archived from the original on 3 January 2007 Retrieved 8 December 2006 in German SportZeitung Archived copy Archived from the original on 29 September 2007 Retrieved 8 December 2006 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link ESPN 1 Archived 14 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine and the BBC 2 state that Robert s younger brother Alfred scored those goals The RSSSF page also states that Alfred Korner took and missed a penalty kick in the 42nd minute World Cup 1954 full details Archived 3 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine by Gwidon S Naskrent et al RSSSF Retrieved 8 December 2006 World Cup Switzerland 1954 overview Did you know Archived 1 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine fifaworldcup yahoo com FIFA Retrieved 8 December 2006 European football teams database Quarterfinal Switzerland v Austria Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Austria v Switzerland 1954 FIFA World Cup amp oldid 1217976373, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
