1954 FIFA World Cup qualification#Group 1

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = 1954 FIFA World Cup Qualification

| year =

| alt =

| caption =

| dates =

| num_teams = 37

| confederations = 3

| matches = 57

| goals = 208

| attendance =

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|FRG}} Max Morlock (6 goals)

| prevseason = 1950

| nextseason = 1958

}}

A total of 37 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 27 teams (including Egypt and Israel).
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, 7, 8, and 10 had 3 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.
Groups 5, 6 and 9 had 2 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 Republic of China 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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2	style="text-align:left"\|{{fb\|SAA}} \|4	1	1	2	4	8	−4	3
3	style="text-align:left"\|{{fb\|NOR}} \|4	0	2	2	4	9	−5	2

{{footballbox

|date = 24 June 1953

|team1 = {{fb-rt|NOR}}

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|score = 2–3

|team2 = {{fb|SAA}}

|goals1 = Thoresen {{goal|3}}
Dahlen {{goal|15}}

|goals2 = Binkert {{goal|16}}
Otto {{goal|30}}
Siedl {{goal|55}}

|location = Oslo, Norway

|stadium = Bislett Stadion

|attendance = 21,000

|referee = J. Bronkhorst (Netherlands)

|nobars = 1

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 19 August 1953

|team1 = {{fb-rt|NOR}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426174542/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/Norway/World_Cup/1954fwcNOR_v_DEU Report]

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fb|FRG}}

|goals1 = Hennum {{goal|41}}

|goals2 = F. Walter {{goal|44}}

|location = Oslo, Norway

|stadium = Ullevaal Stadion

|attendance = 32,266

|referee = W. B. Aussum (Netherlands)

|nobars = 1

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 11 October 1953

|team1 = {{fb-rt|FRG}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426175238/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/Germany/World_Cup/1954fwcDEU_v_SAA Report]

|score = 3–0

|team2 = {{fb|SAA}}

|goals1 = Morlock {{goal|13||50}}
Schade {{goal|70}}

|location = Stuttgart, West Germany

|stadium = Neckarstadion

|attendance = 48,000

|referee = Karel van der Meer (Netherlands)

|nobars = 1

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 8 November 1953

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SAA}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426172342/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/Saar/World_Cup/1954fwcSAA_v_NOR Report]

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fb|NOR}}

|location = Saarbrücken, Saarland

|stadium = Ludwigsparkstadion

|attendance = 42,000

|referee = Leo Horn (Netherlands)

|nobars = 1

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 22 November 1953

|team1 = {{fb-rt|FRG}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426175019/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/Germany/World_Cup/1954fwcDEU_v_NOR Report]

|score = 5–1

|team2 = {{fb|NOR}}

|goals1 = Morlock {{goal|27||63}}
O. Walter {{goal|69}}
F. Walter {{goal|80}}
Rahn {{goal|88}}

|goals2 = Nordahl {{goal|26}}

|location = Hamburg, West Germany

|stadium = Volksparkstadion

|attendance = 76,000

|referee = Arthur Luty (England)

|nobars = 1

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 28 March 1954

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SAA}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426172841/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/Saar/World_Cup/1954fwcSAA_v_DEU Report]

|score = 1–3

|team2 = {{fb|FRG}}

|goals1 = Martin {{goal|68|pen.}}

|goals2 = Morlock {{goal|36||48}}
Schäfer {{goal|84}}

|location = Saarbrücken, Saarland

|stadium = Ludwigsparkstadion

|attendance = 53,000

|referee = J. Bronkhorst (Netherlands)

|nobars = 1

}}

West Germany qualified.

=Group 2=

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3	style="text-align:left"\|{{fb\|FIN}} \|4	0	2	2	7	13	−6	2

{{footballbox

|date = 25 May 1953

|team1 = {{fb-rt|FIN}}

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|score = 2–4

|team2 = {{fb|BEL}}

|goals1 = Lehtovirta {{goal|49||75}}

|goals2 = Coppens {{goal|4||26||83}}
Anoul {{goal|9}}

|location = Helsinki, Finland

|stadium = Olympiastadion

|attendance = 2,377

|referee = Helge (Denmark)

|nobars = 1

}}

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{{footballbox

| date = 28 May 1953

| team1 = {{fb-rt|SWE}}

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| score = 2–3

| team2 = {{fb|BEL}}

| goals1 = Bengtsson {{goal|20}}
Selmosson {{goal|26}}

| goals2 = Anoul {{goal|28}}
Straetmans {{goal|37}}
Lemberechts {{goal|40}}

| location = Stockholm, Sweden

| stadium = Råsunda Stadion

| attendance = 34,029

| referee = Mowat (Scotland)

| nobars = 1

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{{footballbox

|date = 5 August 1953

|team1 = {{fb-rt|FIN}}

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|score = 3–3

|team2 = {{fb|SWE}}

|goals1 = Lehtovirta {{goal|63}}
Lahtinen {{goal|67}}
Rikberg {{goal|70}}

|goals2 = Sandell {{goal|9||71}}
Persson {{goal|23}}

|location = Helsinki, Finland

|stadium = Olympiastadion

|attendance = 13,849

|referee = Baalstad (Norway)

|nobars = 1

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 16 August 1953

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SWE}}

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|score = 4–0

|team2 = {{fb|FIN}}

|goals1 = Sandberg {{goal|22}}
Sandell {{goal|24||61}}
Sandin {{goal|56}}

|location = Stockholm, Sweden

|stadium = Råsunda Stadion

|attendance = 27,138

|referee = Asmussen (Denmark)

|nobars = 1

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 23 September 1953

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BEL}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426172405/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/Belgium/World_Cup/1954fwcBEL_v_FIN Report]

|score = 2–2

|team2 = {{fb|FIN}}

|goals1 = Bollen {{goal|25||75}}

|goals2 = Lahtinen {{goal|83}}
Vaihela {{goal|90}}

|location = Brussels, Belgium

|stadium = Heysel Stadion

|attendance = 13,804

|referee = Baumberger (Switzerland)

|nobars = 1

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 8 October 1953

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BEL}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426174439/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/Belgium/World_Cup/1954fwcBEL_v_SWE Report]

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{fb|SWE}}

|goals1 = Coppens {{goal|23}}
Mees {{goal|49}}

|location = Brussels, Belgium

|stadium = Heysel Stadion

|attendance = 31,563

|referee = Schipper (Netherlands)

|nobars = 1

}}

Belgium qualified.

This was the first time Sweden failed to qualify.

=Group 3=

This group was also the 1953–54 British Home Championship.

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3	style="text-align:left"\|{{fb\|NIR}} \|3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	2
4	style="text-align:left"\|{{fb\|WAL\|1953}} \|3	0	1	2	5	9	−4	1

{{footballbox

|date = 3 October 1953

|team1 = {{fb-rt|NIR}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426173412/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/Northern_Ireland/World_Cup/1954fwcNIR_v_SCO Report]

|score = 1–3

|team2 = {{fb|SCO}}

|goals1 = Lockhart {{goal|72|pen.}}

|goals2 = Fleming {{goal|47||69}}
Henderson {{goal|89}}

|location = Belfast, Northern Ireland

|stadium = Windsor Park

|attendance = 58,248

|referee = Arthur Edward Ellis (England)

|nobars = 1

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 10 October 1953

|team1 = {{fb-rt|WAL|1953}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426174733/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/Wales/World_Cup/1954fwcWAL_v_ENG Report]

|score = 1–4

|team2 = {{fb|ENG}}

|goals1 = Allchurch {{goal|22}}

|goals2 = Wilshaw {{goal|45||49}}
Lofthouse {{goal|52||53}}

|location = Cardiff, Wales

|stadium = Ninian Park

|attendance = 61,000

|referee = Charles Faultless (Scotland)

|nobars = 1

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 4 November 1953

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SCO}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426173317/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/Scotland/World_Cup/1954fwcSCO_v_WAL Report]

|score = 3–3

|team2 = {{fb|WAL|1953}}

|goals1 = Brown {{goal|19}}
Johnstone {{goal|42}}
Reilly {{goal|58}}

|goals2 = Charles {{goal|49||88}}
Allchurch {{goal|73}}

|location = Glasgow, Scotland

|stadium = Hampden Park

|attendance = 71,413

|referee = Thomas Mitchell (Northern Ireland)

|nobars = 1

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 11 November 1953

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ENG}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426174650/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/England/World_Cup/1954fwcENG_v_NIR Report]

|score = 3–1

|team2 = {{fb|NIR}}

|goals1 = Hassall {{goal|10||60}}
Lofthouse {{goal|75}}

|goals2 = McMorran {{goal|54}}

|location = Liverpool, England

|stadium = Goodison Park

|attendance = 40,000

|referee = Robert Smith (Wales)

|nobars = 1

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 31 March 1954

|team1 = {{fb-rt|WAL|1953}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426173736/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/Wales/World_Cup/1954fwcWAL_v_NIR Report]

|score = 1–2

|team2 = {{fb|NIR}}

|goals1 = Charles {{goal|80}}

|goals2 = McParland {{goal|1||52}}

|location = Wrexham, Wales

|stadium = Racecourse Ground

|attendance = 32,817

|referee = Charles Faultless (Scotland)

|nobars = 1

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 3 April 1954

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SCO}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426175044/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/Scotland/World_Cup/1954fwcSCO_v_ENG Report]

|score = 2–4

|team2 = {{fb|ENG}}

|goals1 = Brown {{goal|7}}
Ormond {{goal|89}}

|goals2 = Broadis {{goal|13}}
Nicholls {{goal|50}}
Allen {{goal|68}}
Mullen {{goal|83}}

|location = Glasgow, Scotland

|stadium = Hampden Park

|attendance = 134,544

|referee = Thomas Mitchell (Northern Ireland)

|nobars = 1

}}

England and Scotland qualified.

=Group 4=

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3	style="text-align:left"\|{{fb\|LUX}} \|4	0	0	4	1	19	−18	0

{{footballbox

|date = 20 September 1953

|team1 = {{fb-rt|LUX}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426172933/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/Luxembourg/World_Cup/1954fwcLUX_v_FRA Report]

|score = 1–6

|team2 = {{fb|FRA}}

|goals1 = Kohn {{goal|6}}

|goals2 = Piantoni {{goal|5}}
Kopa {{goal|10}}
Cicci {{goal|41}}
Glovacki {{goal|44}}
Kargu {{goal|73}}
Flamion {{goal|88}}

|location = Luxembourg, Luxembourg

|stadium = Stade Municipal

|referee = Dörflinger (Switzerland)

|nobars = 1

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 4 October 1953

|team1 = {{fb-rt|IRL}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426175222/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/Republic_of_Ireland/World_Cup/1954fwcIRL_v_FRA Report]

|score = 3–5

|team2 = {{fb|FRA}}

|goals1 = Ryan {{goal|58|pen.}}
Walsh {{goal|83}}
O'Farrell {{goal|88}}

|goals2 = Glovacki {{goal|23}}
Penverne {{goal|40}}
Ujlaki {{goal|50||69}}
Flamion {{goal|72}}

|location = Dublin, Republic of Ireland

|stadium = Dalymount Park

|referee = Franken (Belgium)

|nobars = 1

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 28 October 1953

|team1 = {{fb-rt|IRL}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426174716/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/Republic_of_Ireland/World_Cup/1954fwcIRL_v_LUX Report]

|score = 4–0

|team2 = {{fb|LUX}}

|goals1 = Fitzsimons {{goal|14||83}}
Ryan {{goal|48|pen.}}
Eglington {{goal|59}}

|location = Dublin, Republic of Ireland

|stadium = Dalymount Park

|referee = Bond (England)

|nobars = 1

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 25 November 1953

|team1 = {{fb-rt|FRA}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426173112/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/France/World_Cup/1954fwcFRA_v_IRL Report]

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|IRL}}

|goals1 = Piantoni {{goal|73}}

|location = Paris, France

|stadium = Parc des Princes

|referee = Van Nuffel (Belgium)

|nobars = 1

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 17 December 1953

|team1 = {{fb-rt|FRA}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426173210/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/France/World_Cup/1954fwcFRA_v_LUX Report]

|score = 8–0

|team2 = {{fb|LUX}}

|goals1 = Desgranges {{goal|2||88}}
Vincent {{goal|6||10}}
Fontaine {{goal|21||75||80}}
Foix {{goal|57}}

|location = Paris, France

|stadium = Parc des Princes

|referee = Roeykens (Belgium)

|nobars = 1

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 7 March 1954

|team1 = {{fb-rt|LUX}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426173245/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/Luxembourg/World_Cup/1954fwcLUX_v_IRL Report]

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{fb|IRL}}

|goals2 = Cummins {{goal|67}}

|location = Luxembourg, Luxembourg

|stadium = Stade Municipal

|referee = Ausum (Netherlands)

|nobars = 1

}}

France qualified.

=Group 5=

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2	style="text-align:left"\|{{fb\|POR}} \|2	0	1	1	1	9	−8	1

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style="background:#cfc"

style="text-align:left"|{{fb|AUT}}

style="text-align:left"|{{fb|POR}}

−8

{{footballbox

|date = 27 September 1953

|team1 = {{fb-rt|AUT}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426174617/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/Austria/World_Cup/1954fwcAUT_v_POR Report]

|score = 9–1

|team2 = {{fb|POR}}

|goals1 = Ocwirk {{goal|13}}
Probst {{goal|14||19||31||59||70}}
Happel {{goal|68|pen.}}
Wagner {{goal|83}}
Dienst {{goal|87}}

|goals2 = Águas {{goal|60}}

|location = Vienna, Austria

|stadium = Praterstadion

|referee = Bauwens (Belgium)

|nobars = 1

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 29 November 1953

|team1 = {{fb-rt|POR}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426174353/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/Portugal/World_Cup/1954fwcPOR_v_AUT Report]

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fb|AUT}}

|location = Lisbon, Portugal

|stadium = Estádio Nacional

|referee = Harzic (France)

|nobars = 1

}}

Austria qualified.

=Group 6=

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style="background:#ffd"

|rowspan=2|1

style="text-align:left"|{{fb|SPA|1945}}

style="background:#ffd"

|style="text-align:left"|{{fb|TUR}}

−2

{{footballbox

|date = 6 January 1954

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SPA|1945}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426174911/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/Spain/World_Cup/1954fwcESP_v_TUR Report]

|score = 4–1

|team2 = {{fb|TUR}}

|goals1 = Venancio {{goal|13}}
Gaínza {{goal|48}}
González {{goal|49}}
Alsua {{goal|65}}

|goals2 = Recep {{goal|31}}

|location = Madrid, Spain

|stadium = Santiago Bernabéu Stadium

|referee = Vincentini (France)

|nobars = 1

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 14 March 1954

|team1 = {{fb-rt|TUR}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426173439/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/Turkey/World_Cup/1954fwcTUR_v_ESP Report]

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|SPA|1945}}

|goals1 = Burhan {{goal|16}}

|location = Istanbul, Turkey

|stadium = Mithat Paşa Stadium

|referee = Schmetzer (West Germany)

|nobars = 1

}}

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

{{footballbox

|date = 17 March 1954

|team1 = {{fb-rt|TUR}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426173533/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/Turkey/World_Cup/1954fwcTUR_v_ESP_2 Report]

|score = 2–2

|aet = yes

|team2 = {{fb|SPA|1945}}

|goals1 = Burhan {{goal|25}}
Suat {{goal|64}}

|goals2 = Artetxe {{goal|11}}
Escudero {{goal|78}}

|location = Rome, Italy

|stadium = Stadio Olimpico

|referee = Bernardi (Italy)

|nobars = 1

}}

Luigi Franco Gemma, a 14-year-old Italian boy whose father worked at the stadium, picked Turkey's name from the lots with his eyes blindfolded.{{cite web|title=Play-off history provides no clues for Spain|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2005/m=10/news=play-off-history-provides-clues-for-spain-37037.html|date=20 Oct 2005|publisher=FIFA|access-date=2 November 2017|archive-date=21 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021005325/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2005/m=10/news=play-off-history-provides-clues-for-spain-37037.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|last1=Rogers|first1=Iain|title=Don't mention the draw!|url=http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2009/03/27/dont-mention-the-draw/|work=Reuters|date=27 March 2009|access-date=20 October 2017|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115052022/http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2009/03/27/dont-mention-the-draw/|url-status=dead}} Therefore, Turkey qualified. This is the first time Spain failed to qualify.

Since the 1970 FIFA World Cup finals, goal difference has been used as a tiebreaker for future qualifying rounds. Had those rules been in place, Spain would have qualified, and Turkey would have been eliminated. This was the only time winner of aggregate score failed to qualify.

=Group 7=

Since FIFA rejected the entry of {{fb|ISL}} and {{fb|POL|1928}} withdrew, the Group was scratched and Hungary qualified automatically.

=Group 8=

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class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="background:#cfc" \|1	style="text-align:left"\|{{fb\|TCH}} \|4	3	1	0	5	1	+4	7
2	style="text-align:left"\|{{fb\|ROU\|1952}} \|4	2	0	2	5	5	0	4
3	style="text-align:left"\|{{fb\|BUL\|1948}} \|4	0	1	3	3	7	−4	1

{{footballbox

|date = 14 June 1953

|team1 = {{fb-rt|TCH}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426174847/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/Czech_Republic/World_Cup/1954fwcCZE_v_ROM Report]

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{fb|ROU|1952}}

|goals1 = Pažický {{goal|54}}
Vlk {{goal|63}}

|location = Prague, Czechoslovakia

|stadium = Strahov Stadium

|attendance = 50,000

|referee = Pósa (Hungary)

|nobars = 1

}}

----

{{footballbox

|date = 28 June 1953

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ROU|1952}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426173033/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/Romania/World_Cup/1954fwcROM_v_BGR Report]

|score = 3–1

|team2 = {{fb|BUL|1948}}

|goals1 = Pecsovszky {{goal|20||30}}
Ene {{goal|82}}

|goals2 = Tashkov {{goal|53}}

|location = Bucharest, Romania

|stadium = 23 August Stadium

|attendance = 60,000

|referee = Schulz (East Germany)

|nobars = 1

}}

----

{{footballbox

|date = 6 September 1953

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BUL|1948}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426172807/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/Bulgaria/World_Cup/1954fwcBGR_v_CZE Report]

|score = 1–2

|team2 = {{fb|TCH}}

|goals1 = Bozhkov {{goal|55|pen.}}

|goals2 = Vlk {{goal|5||40}}

|location = Sofia, Bulgaria

|stadium = Vasil Levski National Stadium

|attendance = 40,000

|referee = Aleksandrowicz (Poland)

|nobars = 1

}}

----

{{footballbox

|date = 11 October 1953

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BUL|1948}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426174325/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/Bulgaria/World_Cup/1954fwcBGR_v_ROM Report]

|score = 1–2

|team2 = {{fb|ROU|1952}}

|goals1 = Kolev {{goal|28}}

|goals2 = Serfözö {{goal|27}}
Călinoiu {{goal|52}}

|location = Sofia, Bulgaria

|stadium = Vasil Levski National Stadium

|attendance = 40,000

|referee = Dorogi (Hungary)

|nobars = 1

}}

----

{{footballbox

|date = 25 October 1953

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ROU|1952}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426175141/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/Romania/World_Cup/1954fwcROM_v_CZE Report]

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{fb|TCH}}

|goals2 = Šafránek {{goal|38|pen.}}

|location = Bucharest, Romania

|stadium = 23 August

|attendance = 90,000

|referee = Schulz (East Germany)

|nobars = 1

}}

----

{{footballbox

|date = 8 November 1953

|team1 = {{fb-rt|TCH}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426172909/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/Czech_Republic/World_Cup/1954fwcCZE_v_BGR Report]

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fb|BUL|1948}}

|location = Bratislava, Czechoslovakia

|stadium = Tehelne Pole

|attendance = 30,000

|referee = Chkhatarashvili (Soviet Union)

|nobars = 1

}}

Czechoslovakia qualified. This was the first time Romania failed to qualify.

=Group 9=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
width=30\|Pos. !width=165\|Team !width=20\|{{tooltip\|Pld\|Matches played}} !width=20\|{{tooltip\|W\|Matches won}} !width=20\|{{tooltip\|D\|Matches drawn}} !width=20\|{{tooltip\|L\|Matches lost}} !width=20\|{{tooltip\|GF\|Goals for}} !width=20\|{{tooltip\|GA\|Goals against}} !width=20\|{{tooltip\|GD\|Goal difference}} !width=20\|{{tooltip\|Pts\|Points}}
style="background:#cfc" \|1	style="text-align:left"\|{{fb\|ITA}} \|2	2	0	0	7	2	+5	4
2	style="text-align:left"\|{{fb\|EGY\|1922}} \|2	0	0	2	2	7	−5	0

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

width=30|Pos.

!width=165|Team

!width=20|{{tooltip|Pld|Matches played}}

!width=20|{{tooltip|W|Matches won}}

!width=20|{{tooltip|D|Matches drawn}}

!width=20|{{tooltip|L|Matches lost}}

!width=20|{{tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!width=20|{{tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

!width=20|{{tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}

!width=20|{{tooltip|Pts|Points}}

style="background:#cfc"

style="text-align:left"|{{fb|ITA}}

style="text-align:left"|{{fb|EGY|1922}}

−5

{{footballbox

|date = 13 November 1953

|team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY|1922}}

|score = 1–2

|team2 = {{fb|ITA}}

|goals1 = Ad-Diba {{goal|33}}

|goals2 = Frignani {{goal|62}}
Muccinelli {{goal|79}}

|location = Cairo, Egypt

|stadium = Al Ahly Stadium

|attendance = {{formatnum:22000}}

|referee = Steiner (Austria)

|nobars = 1

}}

----

{{footballbox

|date = 24 January 1954

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ITA}}

|score = 5–1

|team2 = {{fb|EGY|1922}}

|goals1 = Pandolfini {{goal|1}}
Frignani {{goal|62}}
Boniperti {{goal|65||86}}
Ricagni {{goal|84}}

|goals2 = El-Hamouly {{goal|32}}

|location = Milan, Italy

|stadium = Milan Municipality Stadium

|attendance = {{formatnum:40000}}

|referee = Horn (Netherlands)

|nobars = 1

}}

Italy qualified.

=Group 10=

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class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="background:#cfc" \|1	style="text-align:left"\|{{fb\|YUG}} \|4	4	0	0	4	0	+4	8
2	style="text-align:left"\|{{fb\|GRE\|old}} \|4	2	0	2	3	2	+1	4
3	style="text-align:left"\|{{fb\|ISR}} \|4	0	0	4	0	5	−5	0

{{footballbox

|date = 9 May 1953

|team1 = {{fb-rt|YUG}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426175737/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/Yugoslavia/World_Cup/1954fwcGRC_v_YUG Report]

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|GRE|old}}

|goals1 = Matošić {{goal|71}}

|location = Belgrade, Yugoslavia

|stadium = Stadion JNA

|attendance = 50,000

|referee = Steiner (Austria)

|nobars = 1

}}

----

{{footballbox

|date = 1 November 1953

|team1 = {{fb-rt|GRE|old}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426172744/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/Greece/World_Cup/1954fwcGRC_v_ISR Report]

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|ISR}}

|goals1 = Bembis {{goal|52}}

|location = Athens, Greece

|stadium = Leoforos Alexandras Stadium

|attendance = 22,000

|referee = Massai (Italy)

|nobars = 1

}}

----

{{footballbox

|date = 8 November 1953

|team1 = {{fb-rt|YUG}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426174945/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/Yugoslavia/World_Cup/1954fwcISR_v_YUG Report]

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|ISR}}

|goals1 = Milutinović {{goal|3}}

|location = Skopje, Yugoslavia

|stadium = Stadion Gradski Park

|attendance = 25,000

|referee = Alsteen (Belgium)

|nobars = 1

}}

----

{{footballbox

|date = 8 March 1954

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ISR}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426173711/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/Israel/World_Cup/1954fwcISR_v_GRC Report]

|score = 0–2

|team2 = {{fb|GRE|old}}

|goals2 = Kokkinakis {{goal|61}}
Kamaras {{goal|83}}

|location = Ramat Gan, Israel

|stadium = Ramat Gan Stadium

|attendance = 35,000

|referee = Buchmüller (Switzerland)

|nobars = 1

}}

----

{{footballbox

|date = 21 March 1954

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ISR}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426172313/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/Israel/World_Cup/1954fwcYUG_v_ISR Report]

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{fb|YUG}}

|goals2 = Zebec {{goal|80}}

|location = Ramat Gan, Israel

|stadium = Ramat Gan Stadium

|attendance = 50,000

|referee = Leafe (England)

|nobars = 1

}}

----

{{footballbox

|date = 28 March 1954

|team1 = {{fb-rt|GRE|old}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426173605/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/Greece/World_Cup/1954fwcYUG_v_GRC Report]

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{fb|YUG}}

|goals2 = Veselinović {{goal|50}}

|location = Athens, Greece

|stadium = Leoforos Alexandras Stadium

|attendance = 25,000

|referee = Rufli (Switzerland)

|nobars = 1

}}

Yugoslavia qualified.

=Group 11=

FIFA rejected the entry of {{fb|BOL|civil}}.

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class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="background:#cfc" \|1	style="text-align:left"\|{{fb\|BRA\|1889}} \|4	4	0	0	8	1	+7	8
2	style="text-align:left"\|{{fb\|PAR\|1842}} \|4	2	0	2	8	6	+2	4
3	style="text-align:left"\|{{fb\|CHI}} \|4	0	0	4	1	10	−9	0
—	style="text-align:left"\|{{fb\|PER\|civil}} \|colspan=8\|Withdrew

{{footballbox

|date = 14 February 1954

|team1 = {{fb-rt|PAR|1842}}

|score = 4–0

|team2 = {{fb|CHI}}

|goals1 = Lugo {{goal|30}}
J. Parodi {{goal|52}}
Hermosilla {{goal|70}}
S. Parodi {{goal|79}}

|location = Asunción, Paraguay

|referee = Steiner (Austria)

|nobars = 1

}}

----

{{footballbox

|date = 21 February 1954

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CHI}}

|score = 1–3

|team2 = {{fb|PAR|1842}}

|goals1 = Robledo {{goal|16}}

|goals2 = Lugo {{goal|17||63}}
J. Parodi {{goal|84}}

|location = Santiago, Chile

|referee = Vincentini (France)

|nobars = 1

}}

----

{{footballbox

|date = 28 February 1954

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CHI}}

|score = 0–2

|team2 = {{fb|BRA|1889}}

|goals2 = Baltazar {{goal|38||63}}

|location = Santiago, Chile

|referee = Vincentini (France)

|nobars = 1

}}

----

{{footballbox

|date = 7 March 1954

|team1 = {{fb-rt|PAR|1842}}

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{fb|BRA|1889}}

|goals2 = Baltazar {{goal|52}}

|location = Asunción, Paraguay

|referee = Steiner (Austria)

|nobars = 1

}}

----

{{footballbox

|date = 14 March 1954

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA|1889}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|CHI}}

|goals1 = Baltazar {{goal|35}}

|location = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

|referee = Steiner (Austria)

|nobars = 1

}}

----

{{footballbox

|date = 21 March 1954

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA|1889}}

|score = 4–1

|team2 = {{fb|PAR|1842}}

|goals1 = Botelho {{goal|60||85}}
Baltazar {{goal|62}}
Maurinho {{goal|90}}

|goals2 = Martínez {{goal|75}}

|location = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

|referee = Vincentini (France)

|nobars = 1

}}

Brazil qualified. Despite having participated in every World Cup, this was the first time they played qualifying matches.

=Group 12=

FIFA rejected the entries of {{fb|CRC}} and {{fb|CUB}}.

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style="background:#cfc" \|1	style="text-align:left"\|{{fb\|MEX\|1934}} \|4	4	0	0	19	1	+18	8
2	style="text-align:left"\|{{fb\|USA\|1912}} \|4	2	0	2	7	9	−2	4
3	style="text-align:left"\|{{fb\|HAI\|civil}} \|4	0	0	4	2	18	−16	0

{{footballbox

|date = 19 July 1953

|team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX|1934}}

|score = 8–0

|team2 = {{fb|HAI|civil}}

|goals1 = Balcázar {{goal|23||26||76}}
Gómez {{goal|27}}
Tellez {{goal|34}}
Arnauda {{goal|38||69||85}}

|location = Mexico City, Mexico

|referee = Crawford (England)

|nobars = 1

}}

----

{{footballbox

|date = 27 December 1953

|team1 = {{fb-rt|HAI|civil}}

|score = 0–4

|team2 = {{fb|MEX|1934}}

|goals2 = Ávalos {{goal|6}}
Lamadrid {{goal|15||59}}
Balcázar {{goal|65}}

|location = Port-au-Prince, Haiti

|referee = Van Rosberg (Netherlands Antilles)

|nobars = 1

}}

----

{{footballbox

|date = 10 January 1954

|team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX|1934}}

|score = 4–0

|team2 = {{fb|USA|1912}}

|goals1 = Balcázar {{goal|5}}
Scheppel {{goal|16|o.g.}}
Lamadrid {{goal|47}}
Naranjo {{goal|63}}

|location = Mexico City, Mexico

|referee = Sunderland (England)

|nobars = 1

}}

----

{{footballbox

|date = 14 January 1954

|team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX|1934}}

|score = 3–1

|team2 = {{fb|USA|1912}}

|goals1 = A. Torres {{goal|60||89}}
Lamadrid {{goal|82}}

|goals2 = Looby {{goal|6}}

|location = Mexico City, Mexico

|referee = Best (United States)

|nobars = 1

}}

----

{{footballbox

|date = 3 April 1954

|team1 = {{fb-rt|HAI|civil}}

|score = 2–3

|team2 = {{fb|USA|1912}}

|goals1 = Ellie {{goal|60|pen.|||89}}

|goals2 = Casey {{goal|20}}
Chacurian {{goal|42}}
Looby {{goal|83}}

|location = Port-au-Prince, Haiti

|referee = Van Rosberg (Netherlands Antilles)

|nobars = 1

}}

----

{{footballbox

|date = 4 April 1954

|team1 = {{fb-rt|HAI|civil}}

|score = 0–3

|team2 = {{fb|USA|1912}}

|goals2 = Looby {{goal|22||65}}
Mendoza {{goal|31}}

|location = Port-au-Prince, Haiti

|referee = Van Rosberg (Netherlands Antilles)

|nobars = 1

}}

Mexico qualified.

=Group 13=

FIFA rejected the entries of {{fb|IND}} and {{Fb|State of Vietnam|name=Vietnam}}.

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2	style="text-align:left"\|{{fb\|JPN\|1870}} \|2	0	1	1	3	7	−4	1
	style="text-align:left"\|{{fb\|ROC}} \|colspan="8"\|Withdrew

{{footballbox

|date = 7 March 1954

|team1 = {{fb-rt|JPN|1870}}

|score = 1–5

|team2 = {{fb|KOR|1949}}

|goals1 = Naganuma {{goal|16}}

|goals2 = Chung Nam-sik {{goal|22||83}}
Choi Kwang-suk {{goal|34}}
Choi Chung-min {{goal|68||87}}

|location = Tokyo, Japan

|stadium = Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium

|attendance = 8,000

|referee = Haran (Hong Kong)

|nobars = 1

}}

----

{{footballbox

|date = 14 March 1954

|team1 = {{fb-rt|KOR|1949}}

|score = 2–2

|team2 = {{fb|JPN|1870}}

|goals1 = Chung Nam-sik {{goal|20}}
Choi Chung-min {{goal|43}}

|goals2 = Iwatani {{goal|17||61}}

|location = Tokyo, Japan

|stadium = Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium

|attendance = 13,000

|referee = Haran (Hong Kong)

|nobars = 1

}}

South Korea qualified.

Qualified teams

File:Qualification for the 1954 FIFA World Cup.png

File:1954 world cup.png

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style="text-align:left"\|{{fb\|AUT}} \|29 November 1953 \|3rd	1	1938
style="text-align:left"\|{{fb\|BEL}} \|8 October 1953 \|4th	1	1938
style="text-align:left"\|{{fb\|BRA\|1889}} \|21 March 1954 \|5th	5	1950
style="text-align:left"\|{{fb\|TCH}} \|25 October 1953 \|3rd	1	1938
style="text-align:left"\|{{fb\|ENG}} \|11 November 1953 \|2nd	2	1950
style="text-align:left"\|{{fb\|FRA}} \|25 November 1953 \|4th	1	1938
style="text-align:left"\|{{fb\|HUN\|1949}} (w) \| \|3rd	1	1938
style="text-align:left"\|{{fb\|ITA}} \|24 January 1954 \|4th	4	1950
style="text-align:left"\|{{fb\|KOR\|1949}} \|14 March 1954 \|1st	1	—
style="text-align:left"\|{{fb\|MEX\|1934}} \|14 January 1954 \|3rd	2	1950
style="text-align:left"\|{{fb\|SCO}} \|31 March 1954 \|1st	1	—
style="text-align:left"\|{{fb\|SUI}} (h) \|22 July 1946 \|4th	4	1950
style="text-align:left"\|{{fb\|TUR}} \|17 March 1954 \|1st	1	—
style="text-align:left"\|{{fb\|URU}} (c) \|16 July 1950 \|3rd	2	1950
style="text-align:left"\|{{fb\|FRG}} \|28 March 1954 \|3rd	1	1938
style="text-align:left"\|{{fb\|YUG}} \|28 March 1954 \|3rd	2	1950

(h) – qualified automatically as hosts

(w) – qualified automatically because Poland withdrew

Goalscorers

;6 goals

{{flagicon|FRG}} Max Morlock

;5 goals

{{flagicon|AUT}} Erich Probst
{{flagicon|BRA|1889}} Baltazar
{{flagicon|MEX|1934}} Tomás Balcázar

;4 goals

{{flagicon|BEL}} Henri Coppens
{{flagicon|MEX|1934}} José Luis Lamadrid
{{flagicon|SWE}} Nils-Åke Sandell
{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Bill Looby

;3 goals

{{flagicon|TCH}} František Vlk
{{flagicon|ENG}} Nat Lofthouse
{{flagicon|FIN}} Kalevi Lehtovirta
{{flagicon|FRA}} Just Fontaine
{{flagicon|MEX|1934}} Pedro Arnauda
{{flagicon|PAR|1842}} Manuel Lugo
{{flagicon|KOR|1949}} Choi Chung-min
{{flagicon|KOR|1949}} Chung Nam-sik
{{flagicon|WAL|1953}} John Charles

;2 goals

{{flagicon|BEL}} Léopold Anoul
{{flagicon|BEL}} Mathieu Bollen
{{flagicon|BRA|1889}} Júlio Botelho
{{flagicon|ENG}} Harold Hassall
{{flagicon|ENG}} Dennis Wilshaw
{{flagicon|FIN}} Olavi Lahtinen
{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean Desgranges
{{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Flamion
{{flagicon|FRA}} Léon Glovacki
{{flagicon|FRA}} Roger Piantoni
{{flagicon|FRA}} Joseph Ujlaki
{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean Vincent
{{flagicon|HAI|civil}} Gerard Ellie
{{flagicon|IRL}} Arthur Fitzsimons
{{flagicon|IRL}} Reg Ryan
{{flagicon|ITA}} Giampiero Boniperti
{{flagicon|ITA}} Amleto Frignani
{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Toshio Iwatani
{{flagicon|MEX|1934}} Alfredo Torres
{{flagicon|NIR}} Peter McParland
{{flagicon|PAR|1842}} José Parodi
{{flagicon|ROU|1952}} József Pecsovszky
{{flagicon|SCO}} Allan Brown
{{flagicon|SCO}} Charlie Fleming
{{flagicon|TUR}} Burhan Sargın
{{flagicon|WAL|1953}} Ivor Allchurch
{{flagicon|FRG}} Fritz Walter

;1 goal

{{flagicon|AUT}} Robert Dienst
{{flagicon|AUT}} Ernst Happel
{{flagicon|AUT}} Ernst Ocwirk
{{flagicon|AUT}} Theodor Wagner
{{flagicon|BEL}} Victor Lemberechts
{{flagicon|BEL}} Victor Mees
{{flagicon|BEL}} Jean-Louis Straetmans
{{flagicon|BRA|1889}} Maurinho
{{flagicon|BUL|1948}} Stefan Bozhkov
{{flagicon|BUL|1948}} Ivan Kolev
{{flagicon|BUL|1948}} Dobromir Tashkov
{{flagicon|CHI}} Ted Robledo
{{flagicon|TCH}} Emil Pažický
{{flagicon|TCH}} František Šafránek
{{flagicon|EGY|1922}} Ad-Diba
{{flagicon|EGY|1922}} Alaa El-Hamouly
{{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie Allen
{{flagicon|ENG}} Ivor Broadis
{{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy Mullen
{{flagicon|ENG}} Johnny Nicholls
{{flagicon|FIN}} Nils Rikberg
{{flagicon|FIN}} Jorma Vaihela
{{flagicon|FRA}} Raymond Cicci
{{flagicon|FRA}} Jacques Foix
{{flagicon|FRA}} Édouard Kargu
{{flagicon|FRA}} Raymond Kopa
{{flagicon|FRA}} Armand Penverne
{{flagicon|GRE|old}} Thanasis Bembis
{{flagicon|GRE|old}} Georgios Kamaras
{{flagicon|GRE|old}} Dimitris Kokkinakis
{{flagicon|IRL}} George Cummins
{{flagicon|IRL}} Tommy Eglington
{{flagicon|IRL}} Frank O'Farrell
{{flagicon|IRL}} Davy Walsh
{{flagicon|ITA}} Ermes Muccinelli
{{flagicon|ITA}} Egisto Pandolfini
{{flagicon|ITA}} Eduardo Ricagni
{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Ken Naganuma
{{flagicon|LUX}} Antoine Kohn
{{flagicon|MEX|1934}} Rafael Ávalos
{{flagicon|MEX|1934}} Gregorio Gómez
{{flagicon|MEX|1934}} José Naranjo
{{flagicon|MEX|1934}} Nicolás Tellez
{{flagicon|NIR}} Norman Lockhart
{{flagicon|NIR}} Eddie McMorran
{{flagicon|NOR}} Knut Dahlen
{{flagicon|NOR}} Harald Hennum
{{flagicon|NOR}} Hans Nordahl
{{flagicon|NOR}} Gunnar Thoresen
{{flagicon|PAR|1842}} Ireneo Hermosilla
{{flagicon|PAR|1842}} Eulogio Martínez
{{flagicon|PAR|1842}} Silvio Parodi
{{flagicon|POR}} José Águas
{{flagicon|ROU|1952}} Valeriu Călinoiu
{{flagicon|ROU|1952}} Alexandru Ene
{{flagicon|ROU|1952}} Gavril Serfözö
{{flagicon|SAA}} Herbert Binkert
{{flagicon|SAA}} Herbert Martin
{{flagicon|SAA}} Werner Otto
{{flagicon|SAA}} Gerhard Siedl
{{flagicon|SCO}} Jackie Henderson
{{flagicon|SCO}} Bobby Johnstone
{{flagicon|SCO}} Willie Ormond
{{flagicon|SCO}} Lawrence Reilly
{{flagicon|KOR|1949}} Choi Kwang-suk
{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Rafael Alsua
{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} José Artetxe
{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Adrián Escudero
{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Agustín Gaínza
{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Miguel González
{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Venancio García
{{flagicon|SWE}} Bengt Berndtsson
{{flagicon|SWE}} Hans Persson
{{flagicon|SWE}} Gösta Sandberg
{{flagicon|SWE}} Herbert Sandin
{{flagicon|SWE}} Arne Selmosson
{{flagicon|TUR}} Recep Adanır
{{flagicon|TUR}} Suat Mamat
{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Cornelius Casey
{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Efrain Chacurian
{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Ruben Mendoza
{{flagicon|FRG}} Helmut Rahn
{{flagicon|FRG}} Horst Schade
{{flagicon|FRG}} Hans Schäfer
{{flagicon|FRG}} Ottmar Walter
{{flagicon|YUG}} Frane Matošić
{{flagicon|YUG}} Miloš Milutinović
{{flagicon|YUG}} Todor Veselinović
{{flagicon|YUG}} Branko Zebec

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{{flagicon|USA|1912}} William Scheppel (playing against Mexico)

Notes

Turkey qualified via the drawing of lots, after they and Spain finished level on points in Group 6 and a drawn play-off match in Rome.
For the first time, qualification matches were actually played in South America; in the four previous World Cups, the South American teams qualified automatically due to withdrawals (in the case of 1934) or through the South American Football Championship (for the 1938 and 1950 tournaments), while there was no qualifying process in 1930. Argentina did not take part in the qualification process.
As the French-occupied Saarland protectorate did not become part of Germany until 1957, the Saarland national team 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 rejected by FIFA.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mcwc/ip-fwc_preliminaryhistory%28byyear%29_36285.pdf#page=10|title=History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year)|publisher=FIFA|access-date=20 June 2014|archive-date=9 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709172018/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mcwc/ip-fwc_preliminaryhistory%28byyear%29_36285.pdf#page=10|url-status=dead}}
After being banned from the 1950 tournament following the Second World War, Germany and Japan were both allowed to play again. West Germany qualified and became champions after defeating Hungary with a score of 3–2 in the final that became known as the Miracle of Bern.

References

External links

[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/worldcup/switzerland1954/preliminaries/index.html FIFA World Cup Official Site – 1954 World Cup Qualification] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001162821/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/worldcup/switzerland1954/preliminaries/index.html |date=2014-10-01 }}
[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/54q.html RSSSF – 1954 World Cup Qualification]

Qualification

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