Saw all 31-0 goals of that game...talk about being outclassed (all 31 goals were shown on German TV back then)
Well, looked it up, seems like two of our neighbors were involved in the highest scoring game in 1954 (12 goals), would have put my money on Hungary being one of the teams if you had told me it appeared in 1954.
Answer...
On June 26, 1954, in a quarterfinal match of the 1954 Football 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).
Match details
26 June 1954
17:00 CET
Austria 7 – 5 Switzerland Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Charlie Faultless (Scotland)
Austria
Wagner 25', 27', 53'
R. Körner 26', 34'
Ocwirk 32'
Probst 76'
Switzerland
Ballaman 16', 39'
Hügi 17', 19', 58'
Unusually hot for Lausanne that day..
wil.
On June 26, 1954, in a quarterfinal match of the 1954 Football 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).
Match details
26 June 1954
17:00 CET
Austria 7 – 5 Switzerland Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Charlie Faultless (Scotland)
Austria
Wagner 25', 27', 53'
R. Körner 26', 34'
Ocwirk 32'
Probst 76'
Switzerland
Ballaman 16', 39'
Hügi 17', 19', 58'
Unusually hot for Lausanne that day..
wil.
In case anyone is interested the final that year went like this:
The 1954 FIFA World Cup Final was the final match of the 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth FIFA World Cup. The match was played at the Wankdorf Stadium in Berne, Switzerland, on 4 July 1954. The game saw the underdogs West Germany beat the largely favoured Hungary 3–2. In Germany, it is referred to as "Das Wunder von Bern" ("The Miracle of Berne"). The game was the subject of a 2003 German film of the same name.
The Wankdorf Stadium in Berne was packed with a crowd of 64,000 people, eagerly anticipating the encounter between the two teams. The match was played in heavy rain, weather conditions the German side had christened "Fritz Walter-weather", as the German team captain Fritz Walter was known for playing his best football under those conditions.
When it had rained a few days before the final, German coach Sepp Herberger had sent his players out to practice during heavy rain, as if foreseeing the weather conditions. In addition, the Germans were equipped with footwear supplied by adidas, which had produced a hitherto unheard of design of boot with exchangeable, screw-in studs that could be adapted to any weather. This enabled the German players to wear their regular boots despite the adverse weather.
Although he was not fully fit in time, Ferenc Puskás was back in the Hungarian lineup for the final match, and he put his team ahead after only six minutes. When Zoltán Czibor added the second goal for Hungary a mere two minutes later, the pre-tournament favourites seemed destined to ease to victory over Germany, just as they had in the group, and take the trophy.
However, Germany did not give up and equalised quickly, with goals from Max Morlock (10') and Helmut Rahn (18'). Having leveled the scores, the Germans now looked a match for the Hungarians and managed to reach half time at 2–2, both teams having missed several promising chances to take the lead. In the second half, the Hungarians poured forward looking to retake the lead, but their attempts were repeatedly foiled by the German defence with goalkeeper Toni Turek pulling off several fine saves.
With six minutes left and the Germans still holding out at 2–2, German striker Helmut Rahn, nicknamed "The Boss" reached the ball on a speculative German attack 20 yards in front of the Hungarian goal. Deceiving the Hungarian defender by shooting with his weaker left foot, he scored West Germany's third goal with an accurate drive to the bottom left of the goal, leaving Hungarian goalkeeper Grosics no chance. Two minutes before the end, Puskás equalised once more, but his goal was ruled off-side by the Welsh linesman Benjamin Griffiths. The match and Hungary’s unbeaten run ended in one of the biggest upsets in the history of football.
Controversies:
Three controversial calls surround this final game. First, when Hungarian goalkeeper Grosics was interfered with in the goal area by Hans Schäfer on the second German goal; secondly, Puskás apparently equalized the match in the 89th minute but from a offside position; the third being an alleged foul on Kocsis in the penalty area in the final minute.
Impact on German history:
The unexpected win evoked a wave of euphoria throughout Germany, which was still suffering in the aftermath of World War II. This was also the first time since the Second World War that the German national anthem was played in public.
The 1954 victory is regarded as a turning point in post-war German history by German historians Arthur Heinrich and Joachim Fest, due to being the first feeling of success for a beaten nation, living in a destroyed country.
As television was only available to few homes or public places then, German radio commentator Herbert Zimmermann emerged as a person of German contemporary history, due to his emotional radio report, heard by millions in Germany.
His reporting style borne by deep emotions ("halten Sie mich für verrückt, halten Sie mich für übergeschnappt" - "call me crazy, call me nuts") and especially his ecstatic cries when Germany scored the winning goal ("Aus dem Hintergrund müsste Rahn schießen, Rahn schießt - TOR, TOR, TOR!" - "Rahn has to shoot from the background, Rahn shoots - goal, goal, goal!"), and after the final whistle ("AUS! AUS! AUS! Das Spiel ist aus. Deutschland ist Weltmeister, schlägt Ungarn 3 zu 2!" - "Over! Over! Over! The game is over! Germany are World Champions, beat Hungary 3–2!") are very well known and popular in Germany to this day, even to people who are not interested in football.
wikipedia..
The 1954 FIFA World Cup Final was the final match of the 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth FIFA World Cup. The match was played at the Wankdorf Stadium in Berne, Switzerland, on 4 July 1954. The game saw the underdogs West Germany beat the largely favoured Hungary 3–2. In Germany, it is referred to as "Das Wunder von Bern" ("The Miracle of Berne"). The game was the subject of a 2003 German film of the same name.
The Wankdorf Stadium in Berne was packed with a crowd of 64,000 people, eagerly anticipating the encounter between the two teams. The match was played in heavy rain, weather conditions the German side had christened "Fritz Walter-weather", as the German team captain Fritz Walter was known for playing his best football under those conditions.
When it had rained a few days before the final, German coach Sepp Herberger had sent his players out to practice during heavy rain, as if foreseeing the weather conditions. In addition, the Germans were equipped with footwear supplied by adidas, which had produced a hitherto unheard of design of boot with exchangeable, screw-in studs that could be adapted to any weather. This enabled the German players to wear their regular boots despite the adverse weather.
Although he was not fully fit in time, Ferenc Puskás was back in the Hungarian lineup for the final match, and he put his team ahead after only six minutes. When Zoltán Czibor added the second goal for Hungary a mere two minutes later, the pre-tournament favourites seemed destined to ease to victory over Germany, just as they had in the group, and take the trophy.
However, Germany did not give up and equalised quickly, with goals from Max Morlock (10') and Helmut Rahn (18'). Having leveled the scores, the Germans now looked a match for the Hungarians and managed to reach half time at 2–2, both teams having missed several promising chances to take the lead. In the second half, the Hungarians poured forward looking to retake the lead, but their attempts were repeatedly foiled by the German defence with goalkeeper Toni Turek pulling off several fine saves.
With six minutes left and the Germans still holding out at 2–2, German striker Helmut Rahn, nicknamed "The Boss" reached the ball on a speculative German attack 20 yards in front of the Hungarian goal. Deceiving the Hungarian defender by shooting with his weaker left foot, he scored West Germany's third goal with an accurate drive to the bottom left of the goal, leaving Hungarian goalkeeper Grosics no chance. Two minutes before the end, Puskás equalised once more, but his goal was ruled off-side by the Welsh linesman Benjamin Griffiths. The match and Hungary’s unbeaten run ended in one of the biggest upsets in the history of football.
Controversies:
Three controversial calls surround this final game. First, when Hungarian goalkeeper Grosics was interfered with in the goal area by Hans Schäfer on the second German goal; secondly, Puskás apparently equalized the match in the 89th minute but from a offside position; the third being an alleged foul on Kocsis in the penalty area in the final minute.
Impact on German history:
The unexpected win evoked a wave of euphoria throughout Germany, which was still suffering in the aftermath of World War II. This was also the first time since the Second World War that the German national anthem was played in public.
The 1954 victory is regarded as a turning point in post-war German history by German historians Arthur Heinrich and Joachim Fest, due to being the first feeling of success for a beaten nation, living in a destroyed country.
As television was only available to few homes or public places then, German radio commentator Herbert Zimmermann emerged as a person of German contemporary history, due to his emotional radio report, heard by millions in Germany.
His reporting style borne by deep emotions ("halten Sie mich für verrückt, halten Sie mich für übergeschnappt" - "call me crazy, call me nuts") and especially his ecstatic cries when Germany scored the winning goal ("Aus dem Hintergrund müsste Rahn schießen, Rahn schießt - TOR, TOR, TOR!" - "Rahn has to shoot from the background, Rahn shoots - goal, goal, goal!"), and after the final whistle ("AUS! AUS! AUS! Das Spiel ist aus. Deutschland ist Weltmeister, schlägt Ungarn 3 zu 2!" - "Over! Over! Over! The game is over! Germany are World Champions, beat Hungary 3–2!") are very well known and popular in Germany to this day, even to people who are not interested in football.
wikipedia..
The live recording from 1954 is an absolute classic over here. Even someone like me, who was born almost 30 years later, knows these comments like "Aus dem Hintergrund müsste Rahn schießen, Rahn schießt - TOR, TOR, TOR!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juoIpYhEifI
