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1954 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Tournament details
Teams39 (from 3 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played57
Goals scored208 (3.65 per match)
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A total of 39 teams entered the 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. Switzerland, as the hosts, and Uruguay, as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 14 spots open for competition.

37 teams were divided into 13 groups, based on geographical considerations, as follows:

  • Groups 1 to 10 - Europe: 11 places, contested by 30 teams (including Egypt, Israel and Syria).
  • Group 11 and 12 - The Americas: 2 places, contested by 7 teams.
  • Group 13 - Asia: 1 place, contested by 3 teams.

A total of 33 teams played at least one qualifying match. A total of 57 qualifying matches were played, and 208 goals were scored (an average of 3.65 per match).

Listed below are the dates and results of the qualification rounds.

Groups

The 13 groups had different rules, as follows:

  • Groups 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 had 3 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.
  • Group 3 had 4 teams. The teams played against each other once. The group winner and runner-up would qualify.
  • Group 11 had 4 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify.
  • Group 12 had 3 teams. The teams played against each other twice. The group winner would qualify.
  • Group 13 had 3 teams. After Taiwan withdrew before the matches began, the remaining 2 teams played against each other twice. The group winner would qualify.

Group 1

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Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  West Germany 7 4 3 1 0 12 3 +9
2  Saar 3 4 1 1 2 4 8 −4
3  Norway 2 4 0 2 2 4 9 −5
24 June 1953 Norway  2 – 3  Saar Oslo, Norway
Thoresen 3'
Dahlen 15'		 Report Binkert 16'
Otto 30'
Siedl 55'		 Stadium: Bislett Stadion
Referee: J. Bronkhorst (Netherlands)
19 August 1953 Norway  1 – 1  West Germany Oslo, Norway
Hennum 41' Report F. Walter 44' Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Referee: W. B. Aussum (Netherlands)
11 October 1953 West Germany  3 – 0  Saar Stuttgart, West Germany
Morlock 13', 50'
Schade 70'		 Report Stadium: Neckarstadion
Referee: Karel van der Meer (Netherlands)
8 November 1953 Saar  0 – 0  Norway Saarbrücken, Saarland
Report Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion
Referee: Leo Horn (Netherlands)
22 November 1953 West Germany  5 – 1  Norway Hamburg, West Germany
Morlock 27', 63'
O. Walter 69'
F. Walter 80'
Rahn 88'		 Report Nordahl 26' Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Referee: Archer Luty (England)
28 March 1954 Saar  1 – 3  West Germany Saarbrücken, Saarland
Martin 68' (pen.) Report Morlock 36', 48'
Schäfer 84'		 Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion
Referee: J. Bronkhorst (Netherlands)

West Germany qualified.

Group 2

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Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Belgium 7 4 3 1 0 11 6 +5
2  Sweden 3 4 1 1 2 9 8 +1
3  Finland 2 4 0 2 2 7 13 −6
25 May 1953 Finland  2 – 4  Belgium Helsinki, Finland
Lehtovirta 49', 75' Report Coppens 4', 26', 83'
Anoul 9'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadion
Referee: Helge (Denmark)
28 May 1953 Sweden  2 – 3  Belgium Stockholm, Sweden
Berndtsson 20'
Selmsson 26'		 Report Anoul 28'
Straetmans 37'
Lemberechts 40'		 Stadium: Råsunda Stadion
Referee: Mowat (Scotland)
5 August 1953 Finland  3 – 3  Sweden Helsinki, Finland
Lehtovirta 63'
Lahtinen 67'
Rikberg 70'		 Report Sandell 9', 71'
Persson 23'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadion
Referee: Baalstad (Norway)
16 August 1953 Sweden  4 – 0  Finland Stockholm, Sweden
Sandberg 22'
Sandell 24', 61'
Sandin 56'		 Report Stadium: Råsunda Stadion
Referee: Asmussen (Denmark)
23 September 1953 Belgium  2 – 2  Finland Brussels, Belgium
Bollen 25' 75' Report Lahtinen 83'
Vaihela 90'		 Stadium: Heysel Stadion
Referee: Baumberger (Switzerland)
8 October 1953 Belgium  2 – 0  Sweden Brussels, Belgium
Coppens 23'
Mees 49'		 Report Stadium: Heysel Stadion
Referee: Schipper (Netherlands)

Belgium qualified.

Group 3

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This group was also the 1953-1954 British Home Championship.

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  England 6 3 3 0 0 11 4 +7
2  Scotland 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 0
3  Northern Ireland 2 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3
4  Wales 1 3 0 1 2 5 9 −4
3 October 1953 Northern Ireland  1 – 3  Scotland Belfast, Northern Ireland
Lockhart 72' (pen.) Report Fleming 47', 69'
Henderson 89'		 Stadium: Windsor Park
Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (England)
10 October 1953 Wales  1 – 4  England Cardiff, Wales
Allchurch 22' Report Wilshaw 45', 49'
Lofthouse 52', 53'		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Referee: Charles Faultless (Scotland)
4 November 1953 Scotland  3 – 3  Wales Glasgow, Scotland
Brown 19'
Johnstone 42'
Reilly 58'		 Report Charles 49', 88'
Allchurch 73'		 Stadium: Hampden Park
Referee: Thomas Mitchell (Northern Ireland)
11 November 1953 England  3 – 1  Northern Ireland Liverpool, England
Hassall 10', 60'
Lofthouse 75'		 Report McMorran 54' Stadium: Goodison Park
Referee: Robert Smith (Wales)
31 March 1954 Wales  1 – 2  Northern Ireland Wrexham, Wales
Charles 80' Report McParland 1', 52' Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Referee: Charles Faultless (Scotland)
3 April 1954 Scotland  2 – 4  England Glasgow, Scotland
Brown 7'
Ormond 89'		 Report Broadis 13'
Nicholls 50'
Allen 68'
Mullen 83'		 Stadium: Hampden Park
Referee: Thomas Mitchell (Northern Ireland)

England and Scotland qualified.

Group 4

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Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  France 8 4 4 0 0 20 4 +16
2  Republic of Ireland 4 4 2 0 2 8 6 +2
3  Luxembourg 0 4 0 0 4 1 19 −18
20 September 1953 Luxembourg  1 – 6  France Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Kohn 6' Report Piantoni 5'
Kopa 10'
Cicci 41'
Glovacki 44'
Kargu 73'
Flamion 88'		 Stadium: Stade Municipal
Referee: Dörflinger (Switzerland)
4 October 1953 Republic of Ireland  3 – 5  France Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Ryan 58' (pen.)
Walsh 83'
O'Farrell 88'		 Report Glovacki 23'
Penverne 40'
Ujlaki 50', 69'
Flamion 72'		 Stadium: Dalymount Park
Referee: Franken (Belgium)
28 October 1953 Republic of Ireland  4 – 0  Luxembourg Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Fitzsimons 14' 83'
Ryan 48' (pen.)
Eglington 59'		 Report Stadium: Dalymount Park
Referee: Bond (England)
25 November 1953 France  1 – 0  Republic of Ireland Paris, France
Piantoni 73' Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Referee: Van Nuffel (Belgium)
17 December 1953 France  8 – 0  Luxembourg Paris, France
Desgranges 2', 88'
Vincent 6', 10'
Fontaine 21', 75', 80'
Foix 57'		 Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Referee: Roeykens (Belgium)
7 March 1954 Luxembourg  0 – 1  Republic of Ireland Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Report Cummins 67' Stadium: Stade Municipal
Referee: Ausum (Netherlands)

France qualified.

Group 5

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Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Austria 3 2 1 1 0 9 1 +8
2  Portugal 1 2 0 1 1 1 9 −8
—  Denmark withdrew
27 September 1953 Austria  9 – 1  Portugal Vienna, Austria
Ocwirk 13'
Probst 14' 19' 31' 59' 70'
Happel 68' (pen.)
Wagner 83'
Dienst 87'		 Report José Águas 60' Stadium: Praterstadion
Referee: Bauwens (Belgium)
29 November 1953 Portugal  0 – 0  Austria Lisbon, Portugal
Report Stadium: Estádio Nacional
Referee: Harzic (France)

Austria qualified.

Group 6

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Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1=  Spain 2 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2
1=  Turkey 2 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2
—  Netherlands Withdrew
6 January 1954 Spain  4 – 1  Turkey Madrid, Spain
Venancio 13'
Gaínza 48'
Alsua 65'
González 49'		 Report Recep 31' Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Chamartín
Referee: Vincentini (France)
14 March 1954 Turkey  1 – 0  Spain Istanbul, Turkey
Burhan 16' Report Stadium: Mithat Paşa Stadium
Referee: Schmetzer (Germany)

Spain and Turkey finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.

17 March 1954 Turkey  2 – 2
(a.e.t.)		  Spain Rome, Italy
Burhan 25'
Suat 64'		 Report Artetxe 11'
Escudero 78'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Bernardi (Italy)

Turkey qualified after drawing lots. Since the 1970 FIFA World Cup finals, goal difference was used as a tiebreaker for future qualifying rounds. Had those rules been in place, Spain would have qualified, and Turkey would have been eliminated. A 14-year-old local (i.e. Roman) boy whose father worked at the stadium, Luigi Franco Gemma, picked Turkey's name from the lots with his eyes blindfolded.[1][2]

Group 7

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Hungary qualified
—  Poland withdrew

Poland withdrew, so Hungary qualified automatically.

Group 8

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Czechoslovakia 7 4 3 1 0 5 1 +4
2  Romania 4 4 2 0 2 5 5 0
3  Bulgaria 1 4 0 1 3 3 7 −4
14 June 1953 Czechoslovakia  2 – 0  Romania Prague, Czechoslovakia
Crha 52'
Laskov 67'		 Report Referee: Pósa (Hungary)
28 June 1953 Romania  3 – 1  Bulgaria Bucharest, Romania
Petschovski 20' 30'
Ene 82'		 Report Kolev 53' Stadium: 23 August Stadium
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Schulz (East Germany)
6 September 1953 Bulgaria  1 – 2  Czechoslovakia Sofia, Bulgaria
Bozhkov 55' (pen.) Report Vik 5' 40' Stadium: Vasil Levski
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Aleksandrowicz (Poland)
11 October 1953 Bulgaria  1 – 2  Romania Sofia, Bulgaria
Kolev 28' Report Serfózó 27'
Calinoui 52'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Dorogi (Hungary)
25 October 1953 Romania  0 – 1  Czechoslovakia Bucharest, Romania
Report Safranek 38' (pen.) Referee: Schulz (East Germany)
8 November 1953 Czechoslovakia  0 – 0  Bulgaria Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Report Stadium: Tehelne Pole
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Chkhatarashvili (Soviet Union)

Czechoslovakia qualified.

Group 9

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Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Italy 4 2 2 0 0 7 2 +5
2  Egypt 0 2 0 0 2 2 7 −5
13 November 1953 Egypt  1 – 2  Italy Al Ahly Stadium, Cairo
Ad-Diba 33' Frignani 62'
Muccinelli 79'		 Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Steiner (Austria)
24 January 1954 Italy  5 – 1  Egypt Milan Municipality Stadium, Milan
Pandolfini 1'
Frignani 62'
Boniperti 65', 86'
Ricagni 84'		 El-Hamouly 32' Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Horn (Netherlands)

Italy qualified.

Group 10

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Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Yugoslavia 8 4 4 0 0 4 0 +4
2  Greece 4 4 2 0 2 3 2 +1
3  Israel 0 4 0 0 4 0 5 −5
9 May 1953 Yugoslavia  1 – 0  Greece Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Matošić 71' Report Referee: Steiner (Austria)
1 November 1953 Greece  1 – 0  Israel Athens, Greece
Bembis 52' Report Referee: Massai (Italy)
8 November 1953 Yugoslavia  1 – 0  Israel Skopje, Yugoslavia
Milutinović 3' Report Referee: Alsteen (Belgium)
8 March 1954 Israel  0 – 2  Greece Tel-Aviv, Israel
Report Kokkinakis 61'
Kamaras 83'		 Referee: Buchmüller (Switzerland)
21 March 1954 Israel  0 – 1  Yugoslavia Tel-Aviv, Israel
Report Zebec 80' Referee: Leafe (England)
28 March 1954 Greece  0 – 1  Yugoslavia Athens, Greece
Report Veselinović 50' Referee: Rufli (Switzerland)

Yugoslavia qualified.

Group 11

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Brazil 8 4 4 0 0 8 1 +7
2  Paraguay 4 4 2 0 2 8 6 +2
3  Chile 0 4 0 0 4 1 10 −9
—  Peru Withdrew
14 February 1954 Paraguay  4 – 0  Chile Asunción, Paraguay
Lugo 38'
S. Parodi 69'
Hermosilla 71'
J. Parodi 77'		 Referee: Steiner (Austria)
21 February 1954 Chile  1 – 3  Paraguay Santiago, Chile
Robledo 16' Lugo 17' 63'
J. Parodi 84'		 Referee: Vincentini (France)
28 February 1954 Chile  0 – 2  Brazil Santiago, Chile
Baltazar 38' 63' Referee: Vincentini (France)
7 March 1954 Paraguay  0 – 1  Brazil Asunción, Paraguay
Baltazar 52' Referee: Steiner (Austria)
14 March 1954 Brazil  1 – 0  Chile Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Baltazar 35' Referee: Steiner (Austria)
21 March 1954 Brazil  4 – 1  Paraguay Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Julinho 60' 85'
Baltazar 62'
Maurinho 90'		 Referee: Vincentini (France)

Brazil qualified.

Group 12

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Mexico 8 4 4 0 0 19 1 +18
2  United States 4 4 2 0 2 7 9 −2
3  Haiti 0 4 0 0 4 2 18 −16
19 July 1953 Mexico  8 – 0  Haiti Mexico City, Mexico
Balcazar 23', 26', 76'
Gómez 27'
Tellez 34'
Amauda 38', 69', 85'		 Referee: Crawford (England)
27 December 1953 Haiti  0 – 4  Mexico Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Avalos 6'
Lamadrid 15', 59'
Balcazar 65'		 Referee: Van Rosberg (Netherlands Antilles)
10 January 1954 Mexico  4 – 0  United States Mexico City, Mexico
Balcazar 5'
Lamadrid 16', 47'
Naranjo 63'		 Referee: Sunderland (England)
14 January 1954 Mexico  3 – 1  United States Mexico City, Mexico
A. Torres 60', 89'
Lamadrid 82'		 Bill Looby 6' Referee: Best (United States)
3 March 1954 Haiti  2 – 3  United States Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Ellie 60' (pen.)
Gerard Haig 89'		 Casey 20'
Chachurian 42'
Bill Looby 83'		 Referee: Van Rosberg (Netherlands Antilles)
4 March 1954 Haiti  0 – 3  United States Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Bill Looby 22' 65'
Mendoza 31'		 Referee: Van Rosberg (Netherlands Antilles)

Mexico qualified.

Group 13

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Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  South Korea 3 2 1 1 0 7 3 +4
2  Japan 1 2 0 1 1 3 7 −4
—  Republic of China withdrew
7 March 1954 Japan  1 – 5  South Korea Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
Ken Naganuma 16' Chung Nam-sik 22'
Choi Kwang Suk 34'
Sung Nak-woon 65'
Choi Chung-min 82' 85'		 Referee: Haran (Hong Kong)
14 March 1954 South Korea  2 – 2  Japan Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
Chung Nam-sik 20'
Choi Kwang Suk 43'		 Toshio Iwatani 17' 61' Referee: Haran (Hong Kong)

Korea Republic qualified.

Qualified teams

FIFA World Cup qualification 1954
Qualifying countries


Team Finals Appearance Streak Last Appearance
 Austria 2nd 1 1934
 Belgium 4th 1 1938
 Brazil 5th 5 1950
 Czechoslovakia 3rd 1 1938
 England 2nd 2 1950
 France 4th 1 1938
 Hungary 3rd 1 1938
 Italy 4th 4 1950
 South Korea 1st 1 –
 Mexico 3rd 2 1950
 Scotland 1st 1 –
  Switzerland (h) 4th 4 1950
 Turkey 1st 1 –
 Uruguay (c) 3rd 2 1950
 West Germany 3rd 1 1938
 Yugoslavia 3rd 2 1950

(h) - qualified automatically as hosts

(c) - qualified automatically as defending champions

Notes

  • Turkey gained a place in the World Cup through drawing lots, over Spain after failing to decide which team was the winner of Group 6 after three matches. However, it was not the only one. Morocco eliminated Tunisia during qualification for the 1962 FIFA World Cup by drawing lots, and eliminated Tunisia again on a coin toss during 1970 World Cup qualification. They also eliminated Tunisia during qualification for the 1968 Olympics either by drawing lots or a coin toss. In 1978, Tunisia defeated Morocco during World Cup qualification on penalties, in the first time penalties were ever used during World Cup qualification.[1]
  • For the first time, qualification matches were actually played in South America, since in all previous World Cups, the South American teams all qualified automatically due to withdrawals (in the case of 1934) or through the South American Football Championship for the 1938 and 1950 tournaments.
  • As the French-occupied Saarland protectorate became part of the Federal Republic of Germany only in 1957, the Saarland entered their only World Cup competition and actually had to play Germany in the qualifiers.
  • The entries of Bolivia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Iceland, India and South Vietnam were not accepted by the FIFA.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "FIFA Fact Sheet: History of the FIFA World Cup (TM) Preliminary Competition (by year)" (PDF). FIFA. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-09. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ "History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year)" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
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