The following squads were named for the 1948 Summer Olympics tournament.
Afghanistan Head coach: Pos.PlayerDoBAgeCapsClubTournamentgamesTournamentgoalsMinutesplayedSub offSub onCardsyellow/red GK Abdul Ghafoor Assar ? Mahmoudiyeh F.C. 1 0 90 - - - DF Mohamed Ibrahim Gharzai ? 1 0 90 - - - DF Mohammad Sarwar Yousafzai ? 1 0 90 - - - MF Abdul Shacour Azimi 1923 ? 1 0 90 - - - MF Yar Mohammed Barakzai 1923 ? 1 0 90 - - - MF Abdul Ahad Kharot 1926 ? Mahmoudiyeh F.C. 1 0 90 - - - FW Mohammad Anwar Afzal 1926 ? 1 0 90 - - - FW Abdul Ghani Assar 1923 ? Mahmoudiyeh F.C. 1 0 90 - - - FW Mohamed Anwar Kharot ? 1 0 90 - - - FW Abdul Hamid Tajik 1923 ? 1 0 90 - - - FW Abdul Gharfoor Yusufzai ? 1 0 90 - - -- Stand-by players - FW Abdul Wahid Aitimadi ? Mahmoudiyeh F.C. 0 0 0 - - - FW M.M.Azami ? 0 0 0 - - - FW A.S.Mohamedzai ? 0 0 0 - - - FW M.U.Sadat ? 0 0 0 - - - FW M.I.Tokhi ? 0 0 0 - - -
Austria Head coach: Eduard Frühwirth Pos.PlayerDoBAgeCapsClubTournamentgamesTournamentgoalsMinutesplayedSub offSub onCardsyellow/red FW Josef Epp Mar 1, 1920 28 ? Wiener Sportclub 1 0 90 - - - FW Erich Habitzl Oct 9, 1923 24 ? SK Admira Wien 1 0 90 - - - FW Wilhelm Hahnemann Apr 14, 1914 34 ? SC Wacker Wien 1 0 90 - - - DF Ernst Happel Nov 29, 1925 22 ? SK Rapid Wien 1 0 90 - - - MF Siegfried Joksch Jul 4, 1917 31 ? FK Austria Wien 1 0 90 - - - FW Alfred Körner Feb 14, 1926 22 ? SK Rapid Wien 1 0 90 - - - DF Karl Kowanz Apr 15, 1926 22 ? SK Admira Wien 1 0 65 - - /1red FW Ernst Melchior Jun 26, 1920 28 ? FK Austria Wien 1 0 90 - - - MF Leopold Mikolasch Oct 17, 1920 27 ? FK Austria Wien 1 0 90 - - - DF Ernst Ocwirk Mar 7, 1926 22 ? FK Austria Wien 1 0 90 - - 1 yel. / - GK Franz Pelikan Nov 6, 1925 22 ? SC Wacker Wien 1 0 90 - - -- Stand-by players - MF Theodor Brinek May 9, 1921 27 ? SC Wacker Wien 0 0 0 - - - MF Karl Decker Sep 5, 1921 26 ? First Vienna FC 0 0 0 - - - FW Ludwig Durek Jan 27, 1921 27 ? SK Sturm Graz 0 0 0 - - - GK Bruno Engelmeier Sep 5, 1927 20 ? First Vienna FC 0 0 0 - - - DF Gustav Gerhart Feb 4, 1922 26 ? SK Admira Wien 0 0 0 - - - MF Leopold Gernhardt Mar 16, 1920 28 ? SK Rapid Wien 0 0 0 - - - GK Josef Musil Aug 7, 1920 27 ? SK Rapid Wien 0 0 0 - - - FW Ernst Stojaspal Jan 14, 1925 23 ? FK Austria Wien 0 0 0 - - - FW Josef Stroh Mar 5, 1913 35 ? FK Austria Wien 0 0 0 - - - FW Theodor Wagner Aug 6, 1927 20 ? SC Wacker Wien 0 0 0 - - -
China Head coach: Lee Wei Tong Pos.PlayerDoBAgeCapsClubTournamentgamesTournamentgoalsMinutesplayedSub offSub onCardsyellow/red FW Chang King Hai ? Sing Tao SC 1 0 90 - - - GK Zhang Banglun Jul 15, 1919 29 ? Shangai Tung Hwa 1 0 90 - - - MF Zou Wenzhi ? Sing Tao SC 1 0 90 - - - FW Chia Boon Leong 1925 ? 1 0 90 - - - FW Zhu Yongqiang ? Sing Tao SC 1 0 90 - - - DF Hau Yung Sang ? Sing Tao SC 1 0 90 - - - FW Ho Ying Fun ? Sing Tao SC 1 0 90 - - - MF Liu Songsheng ? Sing Tao SC 1 0 90 - - - FW Li Dahui ? 1 0 90 - - - DF Xin Yanshi ? 1 0 90 - - - MF Song Lingsheng ? Sing Tao SC 1 0 90 - - - - Stand-by players - GK Chu Chi Shing ? 0 0 0 - - - FW Fung King Cheong (馮景祥) Dec 19, 1907 40 ? Sing Tao SC 0 0 0 - - - MF Kao Pao Chang ? 0 0 0 - - - MF Kwok Ying Kee ? 0 0 0 - - - FW Lai Shiu Wing 1917 ? Sing Tao SC 0 0 0 - - - DF Tze Kam Hung ? 0 0 0 - - - FW Yeap Cheng Eng 1916 ? 0 0 0 - - -
Denmark Head coach: Reg Mountford Pos.PlayerDoBAgeCapsClubTournamentgamesTournamentgoalsMinutesplayedSub offSub onCardsyellow/red FW John Hansen Jun 24, 1924 24 ? BK Frem 4 7 390 - - - FW Karl Aage Hansen Jul 4, 1921 27 ? AB 3 2 300 - - - MF Ivan Jensen Nov 10, 1922 25 ? AB 4 0 390 - - - MF Viggo Jensen Mar 29, 1921 27 ? Esbjerg fB 4 0 390 - - - FW Knud Lundberg May 14, 1920 28 ? AB 2 0 210 - - - GK Eigil Nielsen Sep 15, 1918 29 ? KB 4 0 390 - - - MF Knud Børge Overgaard Mar 21, 1918 30 ? B 93 4 0 390 - - - MF Axel Pilmark Nov 23, 1925 22 ? KB 4 0 390 - - - FW Johannes Pløger Apr 3, 1922 26 ? BK Frem 4 2 390 - - - FW Carl Aage Præst Feb 26, 1922 26 ? ØB 4 2 390 - - - FW Holger Seebach Mar 17, 1922 25 ? AB 2 1 180 - - - FW Jørgen Leschly Sørensen Sep 24, 1922 25 ? Odense Boldklub 1 1 90 - - - MF Dion Ørnvold Oct 17, 1921 26 ? KB 4 0 390 - - -- Stand-by players - DF Knud Bastrup-Birk Dec 12, 1919 28 ? AB 0 0 0 - - - DF Hans Colberg Dec 14, 1921 26 ? BK Frem 0 0 0 - - - DF Edvin Hansen Jan 21, 1920 28 ? Køge BK 0 0 0 - - - FW Jørgen Wagner Hansen Sep 15, 1925 22 ? KB 0 0 0 - - - FW Erik Kuld Jensen Jun 10, 1925 23 ? AGF 0 0 0 - - - GK Ove Jensen Nov 7, 1919 28 ? B 93 0 0 0 - - - DF Per Knudsen Jun 2, 1925 27 ? AGF 0 0 0 - - - DF Poul Petersen Apr 11, 1921 27 ? AB 0 0 0 - - - FW Erling Sørensen Oct 29, 1920 27 ? BK Frem 0 0 0 - - -
Egypt Head coach: Eric Keen Pos.PlayerDoBAgeCapsClubTournamentgamesTournamentgoalsMinutesplayedSub offSub onCardsyellow/red MF Mohamed Abou Habaga ? Zamalek 1 0 120 - - - MF Hanafy Bastan Dec 6, 1923 24 ? Zamalek 1 0 120 - - - FW El-Sayed El-Dhizui Sep 14, 1926 21 ? Al-Masry 1 0 120 - - - FW Mohamed El-Guindi ? Al Ahly 1 1 120 - - - FW Ahmed Mekkawi ? Al Ahly 1 0 120 - - - GK Yehia EmamMar 15, 1919 29 ? Zamalek 1 0 120 - - - DF Abdel Aziz El-Hammami ? Al Ahly 1 0 120 - - - MF Helmi Abou El-Maati ? Al Ahly 1 0 120 - - - FW Hussein Madkour ? Al Ahly 1 0 120 - - - FW Abdel-Karim Sakr Nov 8, 1918 29 ? Zamalek 1 0 120 - - - DF Fouad Sedki Oct 24, 1925 22 ? Al Ahly 1 0 120 - - -- Stand-by players - FW Mohamed Diab El-Attar "Diba" Nov 11, 1927 20 ? Union Alexandria 0 0 0 - - - FW Kamal El-Sabbagh ? Union Alexandria 0 0 0 - - - FW Mohamed Ali El-Zamek ? Al-Masry 0 0 0 - - - FW Mahmoud Hafez ? Zamalek 0 0 0 - - - DF Mahmoud Hamdi ? Al Ahly 0 0 0 - - - GK Kamal Hamed ? Al Ahly 0 0 0 - - - MF Galal Keraitem ? Zamalek 0 0 0 - - - FW Mohamed Ahmed Mekhimar ? Al-Sekka Al-Hadid 0 0 0 - - - FW Ali Sayed Osman ? Al Ahly 0 0 0 - - - FW Mohamed Sheta ? Union Alexandria 0 0 0 - - - FW Yosri Ahmed Soliman ? Al Ahly 0 0 0 - - -
France Head coach: Pos.PlayerDoBAgeCapsClubTournamentgamesTournamentgoalsMinutesplayedSub offSub onCardsyellow/red DF Bernard Bienvenu Nov 30, 1920 27 0 Stade Français-Red Star 2 0 180 - - - MF Marius Colau January 31, 1922 26 0 Stade Rennais 2 0 180 - - - FW Raoul René Courbin August 18, 1926 22 0 Chamois Niortais 2 1 180 - - - FW René Hebinger Jun 22, 1921 27 0 FC Mulhouse 1 0 90 - - - FW Joseph Heckel Jul 7, 1922 26 0 RC Strasbourg 2 0 180 - - - MF Raymond Krug Oct 19, 1924 23 0 RC Strasbourg 2 0 180 - - - FW Jean Palluch Dec 23, 1923 24 0 Stade de Reims 2 0 180 - - - MF René Persillon Jun 16, 1919 29 0 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 2 1 180 - - - MF Gabriel Robert Mar 5, 1920 28 0 Hyères FC 2 0 180 - - - MF Charles Rouelle ? Racing Club de France 1 0 90 - - - GK Guy Rouxel Jan 24, 1926 22 ? Stade Rennais 2 0 180 - - - FW André Strappe Feb 23, 1928 20 ? ES Bully 2 0 180 - - -- Stand-by players - GK Robert Bottini Sep 24, 1916 31 0 US Meknès 0 0 0 - - MF Gustave Ducousso Feb 13, 1918 30 0 Olympique de Beja 0 0 0 - - - DF Lazare Gianessi Nov 9, 1925 22 0 Olympique Saint-Quentin 0 0 0 - - - MF Hacène Hamoutène Sep 26, 1913 35 0 MC Alger 0 0 0 - - - FW Jean Lanfranchi Mar 20, 1923 25 0 Cazères 0 0 0 - - - FW Marcel Lanfranchi Jan 11, 1921 27 0 Cazères 0 0 0 - - - MF François Mercurio Jan 19, 1930 18 0 Olympique Littoral 0 0 0 - - - MF Guy Rabstejnek Aug 7, 1924 23 0 Stade Rennais 0 0 0 - - - GK Lucien Schaeffer Jun 6, 1928 20 0 RC Strasbourg 0 0 0 - - -
Great Britain Head coach: Matt Busby Pos.PlayerDoBAgeCapsClubTournamentgamesTournamentgoalsMinutesplayedSub offSub onCardsyellow/red FW Andy Aitken Oct 15, 1919 28 ? Queen's Park 1 1 90 - - - FW Bill Amor Nov 6, 1919 28 ? Reading 1 1 90 - - - FW John Boyd Sep 10, 1926 21 ? Queen's Park 1 0 90 - - - DF Angus Carmichael Jun 12, 1925 23 ? Queen's Park 1 0 90 - - - FW Frank Donovan Feb 21, 1919 29 ? Pembroke Borough 2 1 180 - - - MF Eric Fright Sep 10, 1917 30 ? Bromley 4 0 390 - - - FW Bob Hardisty Dec 1, 1921 26 ? Darlington 4 3 390 - - - FW Thomas Hopper April 10, 1915 33 ? Bromley 1 ml FW Dennis Kelleher Nov 20, 1918 29 ? Barnet 3 1 300 - - - FW Peter Kippax Jul 17, 1922 26 ? Burnley 3 0 300 - - - MF Eric Lee Oct 18, 1922 25 ? Chester City 4 0 390 - - -DF Gwyn Manning Aug 19, 1915 32 ? Troedyrhiw 1 0 120 - - -GK Kevin McAlindenNov 17, 1913 34 ? Belfast Celtic 2 0 180 - - - MF Douglas McBain Sep 22, 1924 23 ? Queen of the South 3 1 300 - - - DF James McColl Nov 13, 1924 23 ? Queen's Park 2 0 180 - - - FW Harold McIlvenny Oct 5, 1922 25 ? Bradford Park Avenue 4 1 390 - - - DF Charles Neale Feb 11, 1917 31 ? Walton & Hersham 4 0 390 - - - FW Jack Rawlings Jun 18, 1923 25 ? Enfield 1 0 90 - - - GK Ronnie Simpson Oct 11, 1930 17 ? Queen's Park 2 0 210 - - -- Stand-by players- FW David Letham May 7, 1922 ? Queen's Park 0 0 0 - - - MF Ronald Phipps ? Barnet 0 0 0 - - - MF Doug Smith ? Barry AFC 0 0 0 - - -
India Head coach: Balaidas Chatterjee Pos.PlayerDoBAgeCapsClubTournamentgamesTournamentgoalsMinutesplayedSub offSub onCardsyellow/red MF Talimeren Ao Jan 28, 1918 30 ? Mohun Bagan 1 0 90 - - - MF Sattar Basheer 1924 ? Mysore 1 0 90 - - - FW Rabi Das ? Bhawanipore 1 0 90 - - - FW Ahmed Khan Dec 24, 1926 21 ? Mysore 1 0 90 - - - DF Sailen Manna Sep 1, 1924 23 ? Mohun Bagan 1 0 90 - - - FW Sahu Mewalal Jul 1, 1926 22 ? Eastern Railway S.C. 1 0 90 - - - DF Taj Mohammad Sr. 1924 ? East Bengal 1 0 90 - - - MF Mahabir Prasad 1918 ? East Bengal 1 0 90 - - - FW Ramchandra Parab 1925 ? Bombay 1 0 90 - - - FW Sarangapani Raman 1920 ? Mysore 1 1 90 - - - GK K. V. Varadaraj 1923 ? Mysore 1 0 90 - - -- Stand-by players - FW K. P. Dhanraj ? Mysore 0 0 0 - - - MF S. M. Kaiser ? East Bengal 0 0 0 - - - MF Anil Nandy ? Eastern Railway 0 0 0 - - - FW Santosh Nandy 1932 ? Eastern Railway 0 0 0 - - - DF Thenmadom Varghese ? Bombay 0 0 0 - - - GK Sanjeeva Uchil ? ICL-Bengal Club 0 0 0 - - - MF Balasundra Vajravelu ? Mysore 0 0 0 - - -
Ireland (Éire) Head coach: Johnny Carey
Pos.PlayerDoBAgeCapsClubTournamentgamesTournamentgoalsMinutesplayedSub offSub onCardsyellow/red MF William Barry ? Waterford F.C. 1 0 90 - - - FW Desmond Cleary ? Jacobs F.C. 1 0 90 - - - DF Frank Glennon ? Shamrock Rovers F.C. 1 0 90 - - - MF Patrick Kavanagh ? Bohemian F.C. 1 0 90 - - - GK Donald Lawler ? Bohemian F.C. 1 0 90 - - - FW Peter McDonald ? Transport F.C. 1 0 90 - - - FW Emmet McLoughlin ? Bohemian F.C. 1 0 90 - - - MF William O'Grady ? Limerick F.C. 1 0 90 - - - FW Brendan O'Kelly ? Bohemian F.C. 1 1 90 - - - DF William Richardson ? Bohemian F.C. 1 0 90 - - - FW Robert Smith ? Bohemian F.C. 1 0 90 - - -- Stand-by players - MF Harry Boland ? Transport F.C. 0 0 0 - - - GK William Brennan ? Transport F.C. 0 0 0 - - - MF Robert Brown ? Shamrock Rovers 0 0 0 - - - MF Michael Collins ? St.Patrick 0 0 0 - - - MF Micheal Farrell ? Cork United 0 0 0 - - - FW Patrick McGonagle ? Bohemian F.C. 0 0 0 - - - MF John Moris ? Bohemian F.C. 0 0 0 - - -
Italy Head coach: Vittorio Pozzo