| Host country | Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 June – 4 July (19 days) |
| Teams | 16 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  West Germany (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Hungary |
| Third place |  Austria |
| Fourth place |  Uruguay |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 140 (5.38 per match) |
| Attendance | 768,607 (29,562 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Sándor Kocsis (11 goals) |
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| Official Poster |
The quarter-finals saw the favourites Hungary beat Brazil 4–2 in one of the most violent matches in football history, which became infamous as the Battle of Berne. Meanwhile, the World Cup holders Uruguay sent England out of the tournament, also by 4–2. Germany dispatched Yugoslavia 2–0, and Austria beat the host nation Switzerland in the gamethat saw the most goals in any World Cup match, 7–5.
In the first semi-final, West Germany beat Austria 6–1.
The other semi-final, one of the most exciting games of the tournament, saw Hungary go into the second half leading Uruguay 1–0, only for the game to be taken to extra time with a score after 90 minutes of 2–2. The deadlock was broken by Sándor Kocsis with two late goals to take Hungary through to the final, with Uruguay finally losing its unbeaten record in World Cup Final matches. Uruguay then went on to be beaten for a second time as Austria secured third place.
Records
The following all-time records were set at this tournament, and have not subsequently been surpassed:
All matches in one tournament
- highest average goals per game (5.38)
Team records for one tournament
- most goals scored (Hungary, 27)
- highest average goals scored per game (Hungary, 5.4)
- highest aggregate goal difference (Hungary, +17)
- highest average goal difference per game (Hungary, +3.4)
- most goals scored, champions (West Germany, 25)
- most goals scored per game, champions (West Germany, 4.17)
- most goals conceded, champions (West Germany, 14)
- most goals conceded per game, champions (West Germany, 2.33)
- most goals conceded (South Korea, 16)
- lowest aggregate goal difference (South Korea, −16)
- most goals conceded per game (South Korea, 8, tied with Bolivia 1950)
- lowest average goal difference per game (South Korea, −8.0, tied with Bolivia 1950).
Records for a single game
- most goals in a single game (both teams) (Austria 7 Switzerland 5)
- greatest margin of victory in a single game (Hungary 9 South Korea 0) (subsequently equalled by Yugoslavia winning 9–0 against Zaire in 1974 and again Hungary winning 10–1 against El Salvador in 1982).
| R | Team | G | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 10 |
| 2 | Hungary | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 10 | +17 | 8 |
| 3 | Austria | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 8 |
| 4 | Uruguay | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 6 |
| Eliminated in the quarter-finals | ||||||||||
| 5 |  Switzerland | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 |  Brazil | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 3 |
| 7 |  England | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 |  Yugoslavia | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
| Eliminated in the group stage | ||||||||||
| 9 |  France | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  Turkey | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 2 |
| 11 |  Italy | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 2 |
| 12 |  Belgium | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 1 |
| 13 |  Mexico | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
| 14 |  Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
| 15 |  Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
| 16 |  South Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0 |
Winner: West Germany
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