6 Denmark withdrew, leaving Great Britain and Hungary to advance unopposed. Round 2 The top two teams in each pool advanced to the semifinals. Pool 1 Belgium (13–3) and Hungary (9–3) each defeated Egypt. Pool 2 The United States (11–5) and Italy (9–4) each defeated Great Britain. Pool 3 Argentina beat the Netherlands 9–7, the Netherlands beat Czechoslovakia 10–6, and Argentina defeated Czechoslovakia 9–7. Pool 4 France (10–6) and Poland (8–8, 55–59 touches against) each defeated Austria. Semifinals The top two teams in each pool advanced to the final. Semifinal 1 Hungary beat Argentina 15–1, Belgium defeated Poland 9–7, Belgium defeated Argentina 9–4, and Hungary beat Poland 12–3. Semifinal 2 Italy beat the Netherlands 13–3, the United States defeated France 11–5, the United States defeated the Netherlands 9–2, and Italy beat France 9–5. Final In the first pairings, Italy defeated Belgium and Hungary beat the United States, each by a score of 10–6. Hungary (9–1 over Belgium) and Italy (8–8 over the United States, prevailing by touches received 59–61) won again in the second set of matches as well. The United States beat Belgium 10–5 in a de facto bronze medal match, while Hungary prevailed 10–6 over Italy for the gold medal. References Sabre team Men's events at the 1948 Summer Olympics