1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2

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

bgcolor="#efefef"\|Rank !bgcolor="#efefef" width="160"\|Team !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"\|Pld !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"\|W !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"\|D !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"\|L !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"\|GF !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"\|GA !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"\|GD !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"\|Pts !bgcolor="#efefef"\| !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"\|{{flagicon\|BEL}} !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"\|{{flagicon\|SWE}} !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"\|{{flagicon\|FIN}} !bgcolor="#efefef"\| !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"\|Pld !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"\|W !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"\|D !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"\|L !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"\|GF !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"\|GA !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"\|Pts !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"\|Pld !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"\|W !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"\|D !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"\|L !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"\|GF !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"\|GA !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"\|Pts
class="wikitable"
colspan=10 align=center\|Final table \|colspan=5\| \|colspan=7 align=center bgcolor=yellow\|Home \|colspan=7 align=center\|Away
align=center bgcolor=#ccffcc \|1. \|align=left\|{{fb\|BEL}} \|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
align=center \|2. \|align=left\|{{fb\|SWE}} \|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
align=center \|3. \|align=left\|{{fb\|FIN}} \|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
align=center

{{footballbox_collapsible

|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

|referee = Helge (Denmark)

|nobars = 1

}}

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{{footballbox_collapsible

|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

|referee = Mowat (Scotland)

|nobars = 1

}}

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{{footballbox_collapsible

|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

|referee = Baalstad (Norway)

|nobars = 1

}}

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{{footballbox_collapsible

|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

|referee = Asmussen (Denmark)

|nobars = 1

}}

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|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}} {{goal|75}}

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

|location = Brussels, Belgium

|stadium = Heysel Stadion

|referee = Baumberger (Switzerland)

|nobars = 1

}}

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{{footballbox_collapsible

|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

|referee = Schipper (Netherlands)

|nobars = 1

}}

Belgium qualified.

Team stats

={{fb|BEL}} =

Head coach: {{Flagicon|ENG}} Bill Gormlie (first and second match); {{flagicon|SCO}} Doug Livingstone (third and fourth match)

border="0" width="100%" style="border: 1px solid #999; background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center"
align="center" bgcolor="#AAD0FF" !width=7%\|Pos. !width=22%\|Player !width=12%\|DoB !width=6%\|Games played !width=6%\|Goals !width=4%\|Minutes played !width=4%\|Sub off !width=4%\|Sub on !width=4%\|{{flagicon\|FIN}} !width=4%\|{{flagicon\|SWE}} !width=4% bgcolor=yellow\|{{flagicon\|FIN}} !width=4% bgcolor=yellow\|{{flagicon\|SWE}} !width=21%\|Club
FW	align="left"\| Léopold Anoul	August 19, 1922	4	2	360	0	0	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BEL}} FC Liégeois
bgcolor="#EFEFEF" \| MF	align="left"\| Fernand Blaise	February 7, 1925	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red\| 90	B	-	-	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BEL}} Standard Liège
FW	align="left"\| Mathieu Bollen	December 31, 1928	2	2	180	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BEL}} Waterschei Thor
bgcolor="#EFEFEF" \| MF	align="left"\| Louis Carré	January 7, 1925	4	0	360	0	0	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BEL}} FC Liégeois
FW	align="left"\| Henri Coppens	April 29, 1930	4	4	360	0	0	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BEL}} Beerschot VAV
bgcolor="#EFEFEF" \| GK	align="left"\| François Daenen	August 18, 1919	2	0	180	0	0	B	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	B	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BEL}} FC Tilleur
DF	align="left"\| Henri Dirickx	July 7, 1927	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red\| 90	B	B	bgcolor=red\| 90	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BEL}} Union Saint-Gilloise
bgcolor="#EFEFEF" \| DF	align="left"\| Marcel Dries	September 19, 1929	2	0	180	0	0	B	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	B	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BEL}} Berchem Sport
GK	align="left"\| Léopold Gernaey	February 25, 1927	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	B	bgcolor=red\| 90	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BEL}} AS Oostende
bgcolor="#EFEFEF" \| MF	align="left"\| Joseph Givard	May 7, 1923	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	bgcolor=red\| 90	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BEL}} Standard Liège
FW	align="left"\| Augustin Janssens	September 24, 1930	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	-	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BEL}} Union Saint-Gilloise
bgcolor="#EFEFEF" \| FW	align="left"\| Victor Lemberechts	May 18, 1924	2	1	180	0	0	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	-	-	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BEL}} KV Mechelen
MF	align="left"\| Robert Maertens	January 24, 1930	4	0	360	0	0	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BEL}} FC Antwerp
bgcolor="#EFEFEF" \| MF	align="left"\| Victor Mees	January 27, 1927	3	1	270	0	0	B	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BEL}} FC Antwerp
FW	align="left"\| Joseph Mermans	February 16, 1922	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red\| 90	B	B	B	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BEL}} RSC Anderlecht
bgcolor="#EFEFEF" \| GK	align="left"\| Armand Seghers	June 21, 1926	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red\| 90	B	-	-	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BEL}} AA Gent
FW	align="left"\| Jean Straetmans	June 13, 1930	1	1	90	0	0	B	bgcolor=red\| 90	-	-	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BEL}} White Star AC
bgcolor="#EFEFEF" \| DF	align="left"\| Alfons Van Brandt	June 24, 1927	4	0	360	0	0	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BEL}} Lierse SK
FW	align="left"\| Fernand Van Gestel	January 20, 1930	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BEL}} Lyra TSV
bgcolor="#EFEFEF" \| MF	align="left"\| Robert Van Kerkhoven	October 1, 1924	0	0	0	0	0	B	B	B	B	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|BEL}} Daring Bruxelles

={{fb|SWE}} =

Head coach: {{Flagicon|SWE}} Putte Kock

border="0" width="100%" style="border: 1px solid #999; background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center"
align="center" bgcolor="#AAD0FF" !width=7%\|Pos. !width=22%\|Player !width=12%\|DoB !width=6%\|Games played !width=6%\|Goals !width=4%\|Minutes played !width=4%\|Sub off !width=4%\|Sub on !width=4% bgcolor=yellow\|{{flagicon\|BEL}} !width=4%\|{{flagicon\|FIN}} !width=4% bgcolor=yellow\|{{flagicon\|FIN}} !width=4%\|{{flagicon\|BEL}} !width=21%\|Club
FW	align="left"\| Hans Andersson	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red\| 90	-	-	bgcolor=red\| 90	align="left"\|
bgcolor="#EFEFEF" \|	align="left"\| Jan Aronsson	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	bgcolor=red\| 90	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|SWE}} Degerfors IF
FW \|Sylve Bengtsson \|July 2, 1930 \|1 \|1 \|90 \| \| \| {\| border="0" width="100%" style="border: 1px solid #999; background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center"
bgcolor="red" \| 90

|Halmstad BK

| DF ||align="left"| Orvar Bergmark || November 16, 1930 || 4 || 0 || 360 || 0 || 0 ||bgcolor=red| 90 ||bgcolor=red| 90 ||bgcolor=red| 90 ||bgcolor=red| 90 ||align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Örebro SK

| FW ||align="left"|Lars Eriksson || || 2 || 0 || 180 || 0 || 0 ||bgcolor=red| 90 ||bgcolor=red| 90 || - || - ||align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Degerfors IF

|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"

| MF ||align="left"| Bengt Gustavsson || January 13, 1928 || 4 || 0 || 360 || 0 || 0 ||bgcolor=red| 90 ||bgcolor=red| 90 ||bgcolor=red| 90 ||bgcolor=red| 90 ||align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} IFK Norrköping

| FW ||align="left"| Kurt Hamrin || November 19, 1934 || 1 || 0 || 90 || 0 || 0 || - || - || - ||bgcolor=red| 90 ||align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} AIK

|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"

|FW||align="left"| Lennart Holmqvist || || 1 || 0 || 90 || 0 || 0 || - ||bgcolor=red| 90 || - || - ||align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} IFK Norrköping

| DF ||align="left"| Gösta Lindh || August 8, 1924 || 4 || 0 || 360 || 0 || 0 ||bgcolor=red| 90 ||bgcolor=red| 90 ||bgcolor=red| 90 ||bgcolor=red| 90 ||align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Örebro SK

|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"

| FW ||align="left"| Gösta Löfgren || August 29, 1923 || 2 || 0 || 180 || 0 || 0 || - || - ||bgcolor=red| 90 ||bgcolor=red| 90 ||align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Motala AIF

|FW ||align="left"| Hans Persson || 1929 || 1 || 1 || 90 || 0 || 0 || - ||bgcolor=red| 90 || - || - ||align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Helsingborgs IF

|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"

| DF ||align="left"| Lennart Samuelsson || July 7, 1924 || 3 || 0 || 270 || 0 || 0 ||bgcolor=red| 90 || - ||bgcolor=red| 90 ||bgcolor=red| 90 ||align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} IF Elfsborg

| FW ||align="left"| Gösta Sandberg || August 6, 1932 || 3 || 1 || 270 || 0 || 0 ||bgcolor=red| 90 || - ||bgcolor=red| 90 ||bgcolor=red| 90 ||align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Djurgårdens IF

|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"

| DF ||align="left"| Sune Sandbring || April 10, 1928 || 1 || 0 || 90 || 0 || 0 || - ||bgcolor=red| 90 || - || - ||align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Malmö FF

| FW ||align="left"| Nils-Åke Sandell || February 5, 1927 || 2 || 4 || 180 || 0 || 0 || - ||bgcolor=red| 90 ||bgcolor=red| 90 || - ||align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Malmö FF

|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"

|FW||align="left"| Herbert Sandin || || 1 || 0 || 90 || 0 || 0 || - || - ||bgcolor=red| 90 || - ||align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} IFK Norrköping

| FW ||align="left"| Arne Selmosson || March 29, 1931 || 1 || 1 || 90 || 0 || 0 ||bgcolor=red| 90 || - || - || - ||align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Jönköpings Södra IF

|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"

| GK ||align="left"| Kalle Svensson || November 11, 1925 || 4 || 0 || 360 || 0 || 0 ||bgcolor=red| 90 ||bgcolor=red| 90 ||bgcolor=red| 90 ||bgcolor=red| 90 ||align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Hälsingborgs IF

| MF ||align="left"| Sven-Ove Svensson || 1922 || 4 || 0 || 360 || 0 || 0 ||bgcolor=red| 90 ||bgcolor=red| 90 ||bgcolor=red| 90 ||bgcolor=red| 90 ||align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Hälsingborgs IF

|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"

|MF||align="left"| Henry Tillberg || || 2 || 0 || 180 || 0 || 0 || - ||bgcolor=red| 90 ||bgcolor=red| 90 |||{{flagicon|SWE}} Malmo FF ||align="left"|

={{fb|FIN}} =

Head coach: {{Flagicon|FIN}} Aatos Lehtonen

border="0" width="100%" style="border: 1px solid #999; background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center"
align="center" bgcolor="#AAD0FF" !width=7%\|Pos. !width=22%\|Player !width=12%\|DoB !width=6%\|Games played !width=6%\|Goals !width=4%\|Minutes played !width=4%\|Sub off !width=4%\|Sub on !width=4% bgcolor=yellow\|{{flagicon\|BEL}} !width=4% bgcolor=yellow\|{{flagicon\|SWE}} !width=4%\|{{flagicon\|SWE}} !width=4%\|{{flagicon\|BEL}} !width=21%\|Club
FW	align="left"\| Rainer Forss	October 20, 1930	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	-	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|FIN}} Pyrkivä Turku
bgcolor="#EFEFEF" \| FW	align="left"\| Matti Hiltunen	January 26, 1933	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red\| 90	-	-	-	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|FIN}} Koparit
GK	align="left"\| Matti Jokinen	November 8, 1928	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red\| 90	-	-	-	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|FIN}} Vasa IFK
bgcolor="#EFEFEF" \| GK	align="left"\| Aarre Klinga	March 20, 1930	2	0	180	0	0	-	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	-	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|FIN}} KIF Helsinki
DF	align="left"\| Pekka Kupiainen	November 25, 1929	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	bgcolor=red\| 90	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|FIN}} KTP Kotka
bgcolor="#EFEFEF" \| FW	align="left"\| Olavi Lahtinen	January 5, 1929	4	1	360	0	0	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|FIN}} HJK Helsinki
MF	align="left"\| Martti Laitinen	August 2, 1925	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red\| 90	-	-	-	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|FIN}} Helsingin Ponnistus
bgcolor="#EFEFEF" \| MF	align="left"\| Lauri Lehtinen	August 19, 1927	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	-	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|FIN}} HJK Helsinki
FW	align="left"\| Kalevi Lehtovirta	February 20, 1928	4	3	360	0	0	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|FIN}}/2The number indicates the league the team played in that year. TPS Turku
bgcolor="#EFEFEF" \| DF	align="left"\| Åke Lindman	January 11, 1928	3	0	270	0	0	-	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|FIN}}/2 HIFK
DF	align="left"\| Kurt Martin	March 13, 1923	4	0	360	0	0	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|FIN}} Vasa IFK
bgcolor="#EFEFEF" \| FW	align="left"\| Stig-Göran Myntti	August 6, 1925	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	-	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|FIN}} Vasa IFK
DF	align="left"\| Sulo Parkkinen	April 24, 1930	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red\| 90	-	-	-	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|FIN}} KTP Kotka
bgcolor="#EFEFEF" \| MF	align="left"\| Seppo Pelkonen	March 13, 1930	3	0	270	0	0	-	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|FIN}} KuPS
DF	align="left"\| Aimo Pulkkinen	June 14, 1928	2	0	180	0	0	-	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	-	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|FIN}} FC Haka
bgcolor="#EFEFEF" \| FW	align="left"\| Nils Rikberg	March 29, 1928	3	1	270	0	0	-	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	bgcolor=red\| 90	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|FIN}}/2 ÅIFK Turku
GK	align="left"\| Mauno Rintanen	November 28, 1925	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	bgcolor=red\| 90	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|FIN}} HJK Helsinki
bgcolor="#EFEFEF" \| FW	align="left"\| Aulis Rytkönen	January 5, 1929	1	1	90	0	0	-	-	-	bgcolor=red\| 90	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Toulouse FC
DF	align="left"\| Reino Suojanen	September 3, 1925	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	bgcolor=red\| 90	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|FIN}} Pyrkivä Turku
bgcolor="#EFEFEF" \| FW	align="left"\| Jorma Vaihela	September 30, 1925	2	1	180	0	0	bgcolor=red\| 90	-	-	bgcolor=red\| 90	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|FIN}} RU-38 Pori

External links

[https://www.fifa.com/ FIFA official page]
[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/54qual.html RSSSF - 1954 World Cup Qualification]
[http://www.allworldcup.narod.ru/ Allworldcup]

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