1954 FIFA World Cup qualification#Group 12

{{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=

{{main|1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 1}}

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|FRG}}

|4

310123+97
2style="text-align:left"|{{fb|SAA}}

|4

11248−43
3style="text-align:left"|{{fb|NOR}}

|4

02249−52

{{football box

|date = 24 June 1953

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

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426174505/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/Norway/World_Cup/1954fwcNOR_v_SAA Report]

|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)

}}

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{{football box

|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)

}}

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{{football box

|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)

}}

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{{football box

|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)

}}

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{{football box

|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)

}}

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{{football box

|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)

}}

West Germany qualified.

=Group 2=

{{main|1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2}}

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|BEL}}

|4

310116+57
2style="text-align:left"|{{fb|SWE}}

|4

11298+13
3style="text-align:left"|{{fb|FIN}}

|4

022713−62

{{football box

|date = 25 May 1953

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

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426173626/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/Finland/World_Cup/1954fwcFIN_v_BEL Report]

|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)

}}

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{{football box

| date = 28 May 1953

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

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426173646/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/Sweden/World_Cup/1954fwcSWE_v_BEL Report]

| 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)

| event =

| time =

| round =

| score1 =

| score2 =

}}

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{{football box

|date = 5 August 1953

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

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426174817/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/Finland/World_Cup/1954fwcFIN_v_SWE Report]

|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)

}}

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{{football box

|date = 16 August 1953

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

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110426172959/http://scoreshelf.com/gjdb/en/Sweden/World_Cup/1954fwcSWE_v_FIN Report]

|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)

}}

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{{football box

|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)

}}

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{{football box

|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)

}}

Belgium qualified.

This was the first time Sweden failed to qualify.

=Group 3=

{{main|1953–54 British Home Championship}}

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

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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}}

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|1

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

|3

300114+76
style="background:#cfc"

|2

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

|3

1118803
3style="text-align:left"|{{fb|NIR}}

|3

10247−32
4style="text-align:left"|{{fb|WAL|1953}}

|3

01259−41

{{football box

|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)

}}

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{{football box

|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)

}}

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{{football box

|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)

}}

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{{football box

|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)

}}

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{{football box

|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)

}}

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{{football box

|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)

}}

England and Scotland qualified.

=Group 4=

{{main|1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 4}}

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|FRA}}

|4

400204+168
2style="text-align:left"|{{fb|IRL}}

|4

20286+24
3style="text-align:left"|{{fb|LUX}}

|4

004119−180

{{football box

|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)

}}

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{{football box

|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)

}}

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{{football box

|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)

}}

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{{football box

|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)

}}

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{{football box

|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)

}}

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{{football box

|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)

}}

France qualified.

=Group 5=

{{main|1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 5}}

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|AUT}}

|2

11091+83
2style="text-align:left"|{{fb|POR}}

|2

01119−81

{{football box

|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)

}}

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{{football box

|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)

}}

Austria qualified.

=Group 6=

{{main|1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6}}

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:#ffd"

|rowspan=2|1

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

|2

10142+22
style="background:#ffd"

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

|2

10124−22

{{football box

|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)

}}

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{{football box

|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)

}}

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

{{football box

|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)

}}

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=

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|TCH}}

|4

31051+47
2style="text-align:left"|{{fb|ROU|1952}}

|4

2025504
3style="text-align:left"|{{fb|BUL|1948}}

|4

01337−41

{{football box

|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)

}}

----

{{football box

|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)

}}

----

{{football box

|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)

}}

----

{{football box

|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)

}}

----

{{football box

|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)

}}

----

{{football box

|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)

}}

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

=Group 9=

{{main|1954 FIFA World Cup qualification 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

20072+54
2style="text-align:left"|{{fb|EGY|1922}}

|2

00227−50

{{football box

|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)

}}

----

{{football box

|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)

}}

Italy qualified.

=Group 10=

{{main|1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 10}}

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|YUG}}

|4

40040+48
2style="text-align:left"|{{fb|GRE|old}}

|4

20232+14
3style="text-align:left"|{{fb|ISR}}

|4

00405−50

{{football box

|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)

}}

----

{{football box

|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)

}}

----

{{football box

|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)

}}

----

{{football box

|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)

}}

----

{{football box

|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)

}}

----

{{football box

|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)

}}

Yugoslavia qualified.

=Group 11=

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

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|BRA|1889}}

|4

40081+78
2style="text-align:left"|{{fb|PAR|1842}}

|4

20286+24
3style="text-align:left"|{{fb|CHI}}

|4

004110−90
style="text-align:left"|{{fb|PER|civil}}

|colspan=8|Withdrew

{{football box

|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)

}}

----

{{football box

|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)

}}

----

{{football box

|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)

}}

----

{{football box

|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)

}}

----

{{football box

|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)

}}

----

{{football box

|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)

}}

Brazil qualified. This was the first time they had to play qualifying matches.

=Group 12=

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

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|MEX|1934}}

|4

400191+188
2style="text-align:left"|{{fb|USA|1912}}

|4

20279−24
3style="text-align:left"|{{fb|HAI|civil}}

|4

004218−160

{{football box

|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)

}}

----

{{football box

|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)

}}

----

{{football box

|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)

}}

----

{{football box

|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)

}}

----

{{football box

|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)

}}

----

{{football box

|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)

}}

Mexico qualified.

=Group 13=

{{main|1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 13}}

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

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|KOR|1949}}

|2

11073+43
2style="text-align:left"|{{fb|JPN|1870}}

|2

01137−41
style="text-align:left"|{{fb|ROC}}

|colspan="8"|Withdrew

{{football box

|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)

}}

----

{{football box

|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)

}}

South Korea qualified.

Qualified teams

File:Qualification for the 1954 FIFA World Cup.png

File:1954 world cup.png

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
width=200|Team

!width=120|Date of qualification

!width=80|Finals appearance

!width=50|Streak

!width=80|Last appearance

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

|29 November 1953

|3rd

11938
style="text-align:left"|{{fb|BEL}}

|8 October 1953

|4th

11938
style="text-align:left"|{{fb|BRA|1889}}

|21 March 1954

|5th

51950
style="text-align:left"|{{fb|TCH}}

|25 October 1953

|3rd

11938
style="text-align:left"|{{fb|ENG}}

|11 November 1953

|2nd

21950
style="text-align:left"|{{fb|FRA}}

|25 November 1953

|4th

11938
style="text-align:left"|{{fb|HUN|1949}} (w)

|

|3rd

11938
style="text-align:left"|{{fb|ITA}}

|24 January 1954

|4th

41950
style="text-align:left"|{{fb|KOR|1949}}

|14 March 1954

|1st

1
style="text-align:left"|{{fb|MEX|1934}}

|14 January 1954

|3rd

21950
style="text-align:left"|{{fb|SCO}}

|31 March 1954

|1st

1
style="text-align:left"|{{fb|SUI}} (h)

|22 July 1946

|4th

41950
style="text-align:left"|{{fb|TUR}}

|17 March 1954

|1st

1
style="text-align:left"|{{fb|URU}} (c)

|16 July 1950

|3rd

21950
style="text-align:left"|{{fb|FRG}}

|28 March 1954

|3rd

11938
style="text-align:left"|{{fb|YUG}}

|28 March 1954

|3rd

21950

(h) – qualified automatically as hosts

(c) – qualified automatically as defending champions

(w) – qualified automatically because Poland withdrew

Goalscorers

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;5 goals

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;4 goals

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;3 goals

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;2 goals

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;1 goal

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{{div col end}}

;1 own goal

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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

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