At the 32nd minute, Ernst Ocwirk gave Austria the lead; Körner added his second, making the score 5–3.

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.

Assistant referees: Emil Schmetzer (West Germany) Manuel Asensi (Spain)