1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2
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The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner Belgium qualified for the fifth FIFA World Cup held in Switzerland.
Table and Matches
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| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | ||
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| 1. | Belgium
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 7 | X | 2:0 | 2:2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2. | Sweden
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 3 | 2:3 | X | 4:0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 3. | Finland
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4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 2 | 2:4 | 3:3 | X | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 25 May 1953 | Finland | 2 – 4 | Belgium | Helsinki, Finland |
Lehtovirta  49', 75' |
Report | Coppens 4', 26', 83' Anoul 9' |
Stadium: Olympiastadion Referee: Helge (Denmark) |
| 28 May 1953 | Sweden | 2 – 3 | Belgium | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Bengtsson 20' Selmosson 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: Olympiastadion 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.
Team stats
[edit]Head coach: 
Bill Gormlie (first and second match); 
Doug Livingstone (third and fourth match)
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played |
Goals | Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on |
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| FW | Léopold Anoul | August 19, 1922 | 4 | 2 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | FC Liégeois
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| MF | Fernand Blaise | February 7, 1925 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | B | - | - | Standard Liège
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| FW | Mathieu Bollen | December 31, 1928 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | Waterschei Thor
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| MF | Louis Carré | January 7, 1925 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | FC Liégeois
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| FW | Henri Coppens | April 29, 1930 | 4 | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Beerschot VAV
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| GK | François Daenen | August 18, 1919 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | B | 90 | 90 | B | FC Tilleur
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| DF | Henri Dirickx | July 7, 1927 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | B | B | 90 | Union Saint-Gilloise
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| DF | Marcel Dries | September 19, 1929 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | B | 90 | 90 | B | Berchem Sport
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| GK | Léopold Gernaey | February 25, 1927 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | B | 90 | AS Oostende
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| MF | Joseph Givard | May 7, 1923 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | Standard Liège
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| FW | Augustin Janssens | September 24, 1930 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | Union Saint-Gilloise
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| FW | Victor Lemberechts | May 18, 1924 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | KV Mechelen
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| MF | Robert Maertens | January 24, 1930 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | FC Antwerp
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| MF | Victor Mees | January 27, 1927 | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | B | 90 | 90 | 90 | FC Antwerp
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| FW | Joseph Mermans | February 16, 1922 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | B | B | B | RSC Anderlecht
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| GK | Armand Seghers | June 21, 1926 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | B | - | - | AA Gent
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| FW | Jean Straetmans | June 13, 1930 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | B | 90 | - | - | White Star AC
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| DF | Alfons Van Brandt | June 24, 1927 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Lierse SK
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| FW | Fernand Van Gestel | January 20, 1930 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | Lyra TSV
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| MF | Robert Van Kerkhoven | October 1, 1924 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | B | B | B | B | Daring Bruxelles
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Head coach: Putte Kock
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played |
Goals | Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on |
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| FW | Hans Andersson | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | 90 | |||
| Jan Aronsson | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | Degerfors IF
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| FW | Sylve Bengtsson | July 2, 1930 | 1 | 1 | 90 |
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| DF | Orvar Bergmark | November 16, 1930 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Örebro SK
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| FW | Lars Eriksson | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | Degerfors IF
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| MF | Bengt Gustavsson | January 13, 1928 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | IFK Norrköping
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| FW | Kurt Hamrin | November 19, 1934 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | AIK
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| FW | Lennart Holmqvist | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | IFK Norrköping
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| DF | Gösta Lindh | August 8, 1924 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Örebro SK
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| FW | Gösta Löfgren | August 29, 1923 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | Motala AIF
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| FW | Hans Persson | 1929 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | Helsingborgs IF
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| DF | Lennart Samuelsson | July 7, 1924 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | IF Elfsborg
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| FW | Gösta Sandberg | August 6, 1932 | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | Djurgårdens IF
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| DF | Sune Sandbring | April 10, 1928 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | Malmö FF
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| FW | Nils-Åke Sandell | February 5, 1927 | 2 | 4 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | Malmö FF
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| FW | Herbert Sandin | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | IFK Norrköping
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| FW | Arne Selmosson | March 29, 1931 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | Jönköpings Södra IF
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| GK | Kalle Svensson | November 11, 1925 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Hälsingborgs IF
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| MF | Sven-Ove Svensson | 1922 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Hälsingborgs IF
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| MF | Henry Tillberg | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | Malmo FF |
Head coach: Aatos Lehtonen
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played |
Goals | Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on |
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| FW | Rainer Forss | October 20, 1930 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | Pyrkivä Turku
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| FW | Matti Hiltunen | January 26, 1933 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | Koparit
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| GK | Matti Jokinen | November 8, 1928 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | Vasa IFK
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| GK | Aarre Klinga | March 20, 1930 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | KIF Helsinki
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| DF | Pekka Kupiainen | November 25, 1929 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | KTP Kotka
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| FW | Olavi Lahtinen | January 5, 1929 | 4 | 1 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | HJK Helsinki
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| MF | Martti Laitinen | August 2, 1925 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | Helsingin Ponnistus
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| MF | Lauri Lehtinen | August 19, 1927 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | HJK Helsinki
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| FW | Kalevi Lehtovirta | February 20, 1928 | 4 | 3 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | /2[1] TPS Turku
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| DF | Åke Lindman | January 11, 1928 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | /2[1] HIFK
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| DF | Kurt Martin | March 13, 1923 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Vasa IFK
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| FW | Stig-Göran Myntti | August 6, 1925 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | Vasa IFK
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| DF | Sulo Parkkinen | April 24, 1930 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | KTP Kotka
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| MF | Seppo Pelkonen | March 13, 1930 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | KuPS
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| DF | Aimo Pulkkinen | June 14, 1928 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | FC Haka
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| FW | Nils Rikberg | March 29, 1928 | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | /2[1] ÅIFK Turku
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| GK | Mauno Rintanen | November 28, 1925 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | HJK Helsinki
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| FW | Aulis Rytkönen | January 5, 1929 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 |  Toulouse FC
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| DF | Reino Suojanen | September 3, 1925 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | Pyrkivä Turku
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| FW | Jorma Vaihela | September 30, 1925 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | 90 | RU-38 Pori
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