1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6

{{Short description|Football tournament qualifying stage}}

The 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6 contained Spain and Turkey.{{cite web |last1=Stokkermans |first1=Karel |last2=Jarreta |first2=Sergio Henrique |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/54q.html |title=World Cup 1954 Qualifying |website=RSSSF |date=27 March 2015 |access-date=7 December 2019}}

Table

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
width=30|Rank

! style="width:165px; text-align:left;"|Team

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

!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}}

style="background:#fdd;"

|1=

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

|2

210142+2
style="background:#fdd;"

|1=

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

|2

210124−2

Matches

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|date = 6 January 1954

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ESP|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}}
Alsua {{goal|65}}
González {{goal|49}}

|goals2 = Recep {{goal|31}}

|location = Madrid, Spain

|stadium = Estadio Nuevo Chamartín

|referee = Vincentini (France)

|nobars = 1

}}

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{{footballbox_collapsible

|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|ESP|1945}}

|goals1 = Burhan {{goal|16}}

|location = Istanbul, Turkey

|stadium = Mithat Paşa Stadium

|referee = Schmetzer (Germany)

|nobars = 1

}}

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

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|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
(a.e.t.)

|team2 = {{fb|ESP|1945}}

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

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

|location = Rome, Italy

|stadium = Stadio Olimpico

|referee = Bernardi (Italy)

|nobars = 1

}}

Turkey qualified after drawing lots. 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. A 14-year-old local (i.e. Roman) boy whose father worked at the stadium, Luigi Franco Gemma, picked Turkey's name from the lots with his eyes blindfolded.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/75/fs-201_19a_fwc-prel-history.pdf |title=FIFA Fact Sheet: History of the FIFA World Cup (TM) Preliminary Competition (by year) |year=2010 |accessdate=2010-06-09 |publisher=FIFA |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614212731/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/75/fs-201_19a_fwc-prel-history.pdf |archivedate=14 June 2010 |url-status=dead }}[https://web.archive.org/web/20140709172000/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/worldcup/southafrica2010/news/newsid=1193744/index.html 57 days to go - FIFA.com]

Team stats

={{fb|TUR}}=

Head coach: {{flagicon|ITA}} Sandro Puppo

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align="center" bgcolor="#AAD0FF"

!width=7%|Pos.

!width=20%|Player

!width=12%|DoB

!width=6%|Games
played

!width=6%|Goals

!width=4%|Minutes
played

!width=4%|Sub off

!width=4%|Sub on

!width=3%|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}}

!width=3% bgcolor=yellow|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}}

!width=3% bgcolor=orange|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}}

!width=27%|Club

MFalign="left"| Recep Adanır3 May 1929119000bgcolor=red| 90align="left"| {{flagicon|TUR}} Beşiktaş J.K.
bgcolor="#EFEFEF"

| DF

align="left"| Rıdvan Bolatlı2 December 19282021000bgcolor=red| 90bgcolor=red| 120align="left"| {{flagicon|TUR}} Ankaragücü
FWalign="left"| Feridun Buğeker5 April 19332021000bgcolor=red| 90bgcolor=red| 120align="left"| {{flagicon|TUR}} Fenerbahçe S.K.
bgcolor="#EFEFEF"

|FW

align="left"| Fahrettin Cansever1930109000bgcolor=red| 90align="left"| {{flagicon|TUR}} Beşiktaş J.K.
DFalign="left"| Basri Dirimlili7 June 19292021000bgcolor=red| 90bgcolor=red| 120align="left"| {{flagicon|TUR}} Fenerbahçe S.K.
bgcolor="#EFEFEF"

| DF

align="left"| Bülent Eken26 October 1923109000bgcolor=red| 90align="left"| {{flagicon|TUR}} Galatasaray S.K.
GKalign="left"| Şükrü Ersoy14 January 19342016500bgcolor=red| 90bgcolor=lightgreen| 75align="left"| {{flagicon|TUR}} Ankaragücü
bgcolor="#EFEFEF"

| DF

align="left"| Mustafa Ertan21 April 19262021000bgcolor=red| 90bgcolor=red| 120align="left"| {{flagicon|TUR}} Ankaragücü
MFalign="left"| Rober Eryol21 December 19303030000bgcolor=red| 90bgcolor=red| 90bgcolor=red| 120align="left"| {{flagicon|TUR}} Galatasaray S.K.
bgcolor="#EFEFEF"

|MF

align="left"| Mehmet Ali Has109000bgcolor=red| 90align="left"| {{flagicon|TUR}} Fenerbahçe S.K.
MFalign="left"| Ali İhsan Karayiğit1927109000bgcolor=red| 90align="left"| {{flagicon|TUR}} Beşiktaş J.K.
bgcolor="#EFEFEF"

| FW

align="left"| Lefter Küçükandonyadis22 December 19253030000bgcolor=red| 90bgcolor=red| 90bgcolor=red| 120align="left"| {{flagicon|TUR}} Fenerbahçe S.K.
FWalign="left"| Suat Mamat8 November 19302118000bgcolor=red| 90bgcolor=red| 120align="left"| {{flagicon|TUR}} Galatasaray S.K.
bgcolor="#EFEFEF"

|DF

align="left"| Eşref Özmenç1930109000bgcolor=red| 90align="left"| {{flagicon|TUR}} Beşiktaş J.K.
FWalign="left"| Burhan Sargın11 February 19293230000bgcolor=red| 90bgcolor=red| 90bgcolor=red| 120align="left"| {{flagicon|TUR}} Fenerbahçe S.K.
bgcolor="#EFEFEF"

| GK

align="left"| Turgay Şeren (c)15 May 19322013510bgcolor=red| 90bgcolor=blue| 45align="left"| {{flagicon|TUR}} Galatasaray S.K.
FWalign="left"| Coşkun Taş23 April 19352021000bgcolor=red| 90bgcolor=red| 120align="left"| {{flagicon|TUR}} Beşiktaş J.K.
bgcolor="#EFEFEF"

|MF

align="left"| Müzdat Yetkiner (c)109000bgcolor=red| 90align="left"| {{flagicon|TUR}} Fenerbahçe S.K.
MFalign="left"| Çetin Zeybek12 September 19322021000bgcolor=red| 90bgcolor=red| 120align="left"| {{flagicon|TUR}} Kasımpaşa S.K.

={{fb|ESP|1945}}=

Head coach: {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Luis Iribarren

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align="center" bgcolor="#AAD0FF"

!width=7%|Pos.

!width=20%|Player

!width=12%|DoB

!width=6%|Games
played

!width=6%|Goals

!width=4%|Minutes
played

!width=4%|Sub off

!width=4%|Sub on

!width=3% bgcolor=yellow|{{flagicon|TUR}}

!width=3%|{{flagicon|TUR}}

!width=3% bgcolor=orange|{{flagicon|TUR}}

!width=27%|Club

FWalign="left"| Rafael Alsua18 August 19232118000bgcolor=red| 90bgcolor=red| 90align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Racing de Santander
bgcolor="#EFEFEF"

| GK

align="left"| Fernando Argila26 December 1922109000bgcolor=red| 90align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Real Oviedo
FWalign="left"| José Luis Arteche28 June 19301112000bgcolor=red| 120align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Athletic Bilbao
bgcolor="#EFEFEF"

| DF

align="left"| Gustau Biosca29 February 19282021000bgcolor=red| 90bgcolor=red| 120align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} FC Barcelona
MFalign="left"| Andreu Bosch22 April 1931109000bgcolor=red| 90align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} FC Barcelona
bgcolor="#EFEFEF"

| DF

align="left"| Campanal13 February 19313030000bgcolor=red| 90bgcolor=red| 90bgcolor=red| 120align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Sevilla FC
GKalign="left"| Carmelo6 December 19302021000bgcolor=red| 90bgcolor=red| 120align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Athletic Bilbao
bgcolor="#EFEFEF"

| FW

align="left"| Adrián Escudero24 November 19271112000bgcolor=red| 120align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Atlético Madrid
FWalign="left"| Agustín Gaínza (c)28 May 19222121000bgcolor=red| 90bgcolor=red| 120align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Athletic Bilbao
bgcolor="#EFEFEF"

| MF

align="left"| Mariano Gonzalvo22 March 19221012000bgcolor=red| 120align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} FC Barcelona
FWalign="left"| Ladislao Kubala10 June 1927109000bgcolor=red| 90align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} FC Barcelona
bgcolor="#EFEFEF"

| DF

align="left"| Francisco Lesmes4 March 1924109000bgcolor=red| 90align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Real Valladolid
FWalign="left"| Eduardo Manchón24 July 1930109000bgcolor=red| 90align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} FC Barcelona
bgcolor="#EFEFEF"

| FW

align="left"| Miguel27 April 19272118000bgcolor=red| 90bgcolor=red| 90align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Atlético Madrid
FWalign="left"| Pasieguito21 May 19253030000bgcolor=red| 90bgcolor=red| 90bgcolor=red| 120align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Valencia CF
bgcolor="#EFEFEF"

| MF

align="left"| Antonio Puchades (vc)4 June 19253030000bgcolor=red| 90bgcolor=red| 90bgcolor=red| 120align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Valencia CF
DFalign="left"| Joan Segarra15 November 19273030000bgcolor=red| 90bgcolor=red| 90bgcolor=red| 120align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} FC Barcelona
bgcolor="#EFEFEF"

| MF

align="left"| Venancio22 April 19213130000bgcolor=red| 90bgcolor=red| 90bgcolor=red| 120align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Athletic Bilbao

References

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