Following their wins in 1930 and 1950, Uruguay were back for their third appearance and still unbeaten. Playing in the "old" continent for the first time, they had the chance of carrying off the trophy permanently with a third win. That would not come to pass, however - the spectators watching their semi-final against Hungary could well believe they were seeing the old champions in action against the new ones. Puskas, Hidegkuti, Kocsis and co. had won the Olympic title in 1952 and beaten England 6-3 at Wembley in 1953, and now overcome the world champions in extra time. The final proved to be a match too far, however, with Germany overcoming a two-goal deficit to beat Hungary 3-2 and win their first World Cup.

On 26 June 1954, the quarter-final match in Lausanne produced more goals than any match before or since, Austria beating Switzerland 7-5, despite the Swiss being 3:0 ahead at one stage. But the extreme heat took its toll of the home team.
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