Switzerland v Austria, 26 June 1954
| Score | 7-5 to Austria |
| Referee | Charles Faultless |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals quarter-final |
| Venue | Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
| Attendance | 50,000 |
View Switzerland v Austria head to head
Kick Off: 17:00 Local (16:00 BST)
The 12 goals scored in the match set a World Cup record 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).
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Switzerland
Manager: Karl Rappan
Goals:
| Robert Ballaman | 16 |
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| Josef Hugi | 17 |
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| Josef Hugi | 19 |
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| Robert Ballaman | 37 |
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| Josef Hugi | 60 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Eugene Parlier
Defender
Roger Bocquet
Defender
Willy Kernen
Defender
Andre Neury
Midfielder
Charles Casali
Midfielder
Oliver Eggimann
Forward
Charles Antenen
Forward
Robert Ballaman
Forward
Jacques Fatton
Forward
Josef Hugi
Forward
Roger Vonlanthen
Comments:
Josef Hugi scores a hat-trick
7
Austria
Manager: Walter Nausch
Goals:
| Theodor Wagner | 25 |
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| Robert Korner | 26 |
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| Theodor Wagner | 28 |
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| Ernst Ocwirk | 32 |
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| Robert Korner | 34 |
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| Theodor Wagner | 53 |
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| Erich Probst | 77 |
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Starting lineup:
Kurt Schmied
Goalkeeper
Leopold Barschandt
Defender
Gerhard Hanappi
Defender
Ernst Ocwirk
Defender
Ernst Happel
Midfielder
Karl Koller
Midfielder
Alfred Korner
Forward
Robert Korner
Forward
Erich Probst
Forward
Ernst Stojaspal
Forward
Theodor Wagner
Forward