1954 FIFA World Cup qualification
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1954 FIFA World Cup qualification
| Tournament details | |
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| Teams | 45 (from 3 confederations) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 57 |
| Goals scored | 208 (3.65 per match) |
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A total of 45 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.
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Groups
The 13 groups had different rules, as follows:
- Groups 1, 2, 4, 8 and 10 had 3 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.
- Groups 5, 6, 7 and 9 had 2 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners 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 Taiwan withdrew before the matches began, the remaining 2 teams played against each other twice. The group winner would qualify.
Group 1
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 1 |  West Germany |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 |
| 2 |  Saar |
3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 |
| 3 |  Norway |
2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 |
| 24 June 1953 | Norway |
2 – 3 | Saar |
Oslo, Norway | ||
Thoresen  3'Dahlen 15' |
Report | Binkert 16' Otto 30'Siedl 55' |
Stadium: Bislett Stadion Referee: J. Bronkhorst (Netherlands) |
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| 19 August 1953 | Norway |
1 – 1 | West Germany |
Oslo, Norway | ||
| Hennum 41' |
Report | F. Walter 44' |
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Referee: W. B. Aussum (Netherlands) |
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| 11 October 1953 | West Germany |
3 – 0 | Saar |
Stuttgart, West Germany | ||
| Morlock 13', 51' Schade 71' |
Report | Stadium: Neckarstadion Referee: Karel van der Meer (Netherlands) |
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| 8 November 1953 | Saar |
0 – 0 | Norway |
Saarbrücken, Saarland | ||
| Report | Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion Referee: Leo Horn (Netherlands) |
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| 22 November 1953 | West Germany |
5 – 1 | Norway |
Hamburg, West Germany | ||
| Morlock 27', 63' O. Walter 69'F. Walter 80'Rahn 86' |
Report | Nordahl 26' |
Stadium: Volksparkstadion Referee: Archer Luty (England) |
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| 28 March 1954 | Saar |
1 – 3 | West Germany |
Saarbrücken, Saarland | ||
| Martin 67' (pen.) |
Report | Morlock 37', 51' Schäfer 83' |
Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion Referee: J. Bronkhorst (Netherlands) |
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West Germany qualified.
Group 2
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 1 |  Belgium |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 |
| 2 |  Sweden |
3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 |
| 3 |  Finland |
2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | −6 |
| 25 May 1953 | Finland |
2 – 4 | Belgium |
Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Lehtovirta 49', 75' |
Report | Coppens 4', 26', 83' Anoul 9' |
Referee: Helge (Denmark) |
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| 28 May 1953 | Sweden |
2 – 3 | Belgium |
Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Berndtsson 20' Selmsson 26' |
Report | Anoul 28' Straetmans 37'Lemberechts 40' |
Referee: Mowat (Scotland) |
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| 5 August 1953 | Finland |
3 – 3 | Sweden |
Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Lehtovirta 63' Lahtinen 67'Rikberg 70' |
Report | Sandell 9', 71' Persson 23' |
Referee: Baalstad (Norway) |
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| 16 August 1953 | Sweden |
4 – 0 | Finland |
Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Sandberg 22' Sandell 24', 61'Sandin 56' |
Report | Referee: Asmussen (Denmark) |
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| 23 September 1953 | Belgium |
2 – 2 | Finland |
Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Bollen 25' 75' |
Report | Lahtinen 83' Vaihela 90' |
Referee: Baumberger (Switzerland) |
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| 8 October 1953 | Belgium |
2 – 0 | Sweden |
Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Coppens 23' Mees 49' |
Report | Referee: Schipper (Netherlands) |
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Belgium qualified.
Group 3
This group was also the 1953-1954 British Home Championship.
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 1 |  England |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 |
| 2 |  Scotland |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 3 |  Northern Ireland |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 |
| 4 |  Wales |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 |
| 3 October 1953 | Northern Ireland |
1 – 3 | Scotland |
Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Lockhart 72' (pen.) |
Report | Fleming 47', 69' Henderson 89' |
Stadium: Windsor Park Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (England) |
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| 10 October 1953 | Wales |
1 – 4 | England |
Cardiff, Wales | ||
| Allchurch 22' |
Report | Wilshaw 45', 49' Lofthouse 52', 53' |
Stadium: Ninian Park Referee: Charles Faultless (Scotland) |
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| 4 November 1953 | Scotland |
3 – 3 | Wales |
Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Brown 19' Johnstone 42'Reilly 58' |
Report | Charles 49', 88' Allchurch 73' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Referee: Thomas Mitchell (Northern Ireland) |
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| 11 November 1953 | England |
3 – 1 | Northern Ireland |
Liverpool, England | ||
| Hassall 10', 60' Lofthouse 75' |
Report | McMorran 54' |
Stadium: Goodison Park Referee: Robert Smith (Wales) |
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| 31 March 1954 | Wales |
1 – 2 | Northern Ireland |
Wrexham, Wales | ||
| Charles 80' |
Report | McParland 1', 52' |
Stadium: Racecourse Ground Referee: Charles Faultless (Scotland) |
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| 3 April 1954 | Scotland |
2 – 4 | England |
Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Brown 7' Ormond 89' |
Report | Broadis 13' Nicholls 50'Allen 68'Mullen 83' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Referee: Thomas Mitchell (Northern Ireland) |
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England and Scotland qualified.
Group 4
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 1 |  France |
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | +16 |
| 2 |  Republic of Ireland |
4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 |
| 3 |  Luxembourg |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | −18 |
| 20 September 1953 | Luxembourg |
1 – 6 | France |
Luxembourg, Luxembourg | ||
| Kohn 6' |
Report | Piantoni 5' Kopa 10'Cicci 41'Glovacki 44'Kargu 73'Flamion 88' |
Referee: Dörflinger (Switzerland) |
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| 4 October 1953 | Republic of Ireland |
3 – 5 | France |
Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Ryan 58' (pen.) Walsh 83'O'Farrell 88' |
Report | Glovacki 23' Penverne 40'Ujlaki 50', 69'Flamion 72' |
Referee: Franken (Belgium) |
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| 28 October 1953 | Republic of Ireland |
4 – 0 | Luxembourg |
Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Fitzsimons 14' 83' Ryan 48' (pen.)Eglington 59' |
Report | Referee: Bond (England) |
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| 25 November 1953 | France |
1 – 0 | Republic of Ireland |
Paris, France | ||
| Piantoni 73' |
Report | Referee: Van Nuffel (Belgium) |
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| 27 December 1953 | France |
8 – 0 | Luxembourg |
Paris, France | ||
| Desgranges 2', 88' Vincent 6', 10'Fontaine 21', 75', 80'Foix 57' |
Report | Referee: Roeykens (Belgium) |
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| 7 March 1954 | Luxembourg |
0 – 1 | Republic of Ireland |
Luxembourg, Luxembourg | ||
| Report | Cummins 67' |
Referee: Ausum (Netherlands) |
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France qualified.
Group 5
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 1 |  Austria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 |
| 2 |  Portugal |
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | −8 |
| 27 September 1953 | Austria |
9 – 1 | Portugal |
Vienna, Austria | ||
| Probst 14' 19' 31' 59' 70' Dienst 87'Wagner 83'Ocwirk 13'Happel 68' (pen.) |
Report | José Águas 60' |
Referee: Bauwens (Belgium) |
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| 29 November 1953 | Portugal |
0 – 0 | Austria |
Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Report | Referee: Harzic (France) |
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Austria qualified.
Group 6
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 1= |  Spain |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| 1= |  Turkey |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
| 6 January 1954 | Spain |
4 – 1 | Turkey |
Madrid, Spain | ||
| Venancio 13' Gaínza 48'Alsua 65'González 49' |
Report | Recep 31' |
Referee: Vincentini (France) |
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| 14 March 1954 | Turkey |
1 – 0 | Spain |
Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Burhan 16' |
Report | Referee: Schmetzer (Germany) |
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Spain and Turkey finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
| 17 March 1954 | Turkey |
2 – 2 (a.e.t.) |
Spain |
Rome, Italy | ||
| Burhan 25' Suat 64' |
Report | Arteche 11' Escudero 78' |
Referee: Bernardi (Italy) |
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Turkey qualified after drawing lots. 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.[1][2]
Group 7
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 1 |  Hungary |
qualified | |||||||
| — |  Poland |
withdrew | |||||||
Poland withdrew, so Hungary qualified automatically.
Group 8
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 1 |  Czechoslovakia |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| 2 |  Romania |
4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 |  Bulgaria |
1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 |
| 14 June 1953 | Czechoslovakia |
2 – 0 | Romania |
Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Crha 52' Laskov 67' |
Report | Referee: Pósa (Hungary) |
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| 28 June 1953 | Romania |
3 – 1 | Bulgaria |
Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Petschovski 20' 30' Ene 82' |
Report | Kolev 53' |
Stadium: 23 August Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Schulz (East Germany) |
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| 6 September 1953 | Bulgaria |
1 – 2 | Czechoslovakia |
Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Bozhkov 55' (pen.) |
Report | Vik 5' 40' |
Stadium: Vasil Levski Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Aleksandrowicz (Poland) |
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| 11 October 1953 | Bulgaria |
1 – 2 | Romania |
Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Kolev 28' |
Report | Serfózó 27' Calinoui 52' |
Stadium: Vasil Levski Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Dorogi (Hungary) |
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| 25 October 1953 | Romania |
0 – 1 | Czechoslovakia |
Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Report | Safranek 38' (pen.) |
Referee: Schulz (East Germany) |
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| 8 November 1953 | Czechoslovakia |
0 – 0 | Bulgaria |
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Report | Stadium: Tehelne Pole Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Chkhatarashvili (Soviet Union) |
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Czechoslovakia qualified.
Group 9
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 1 |  Italy |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
| 2 |  Egypt |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 |
| 13 November 1953 | Egypt |
1 – 2 | Italy |
Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Mohamed Ad-Diba 33' |
Frignani 62' Muccinelli 79' |
Referee: Steiner (Austria) |
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| 24 January 1954 | Italy |
5 – 1 | Egypt |
Milan, Italy | ||
| Pandolfini 1' Frignani 62'Boniperti 65', 86'Ricagni 84' |
El-Din 32' |
Referee: Horn (Netherlands) |
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Italy qualified.
Group 10
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 1 |  Yugoslavia |
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| 2 |  Greece |
4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| 3 |  Israel |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | −5 |
| 9 May 1953 | Yugoslavia |
1 – 0 | Greece |
Belgrade, Yugoslavia | ||
| Matošić 71' |
Report | Referee: Steiner (Austria) |
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| 1 November 1953 | Greece |
1 – 0 | Israel |
Athens, Greece | ||
| Bembis 52' |
Report | Referee: Massai (Italy) |
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| 8 November 1953 | Yugoslavia |
1 – 0 | Israel |
Skopje, Yugoslavia | ||
| Milutinović 3' |
Report | Referee: Alsteen (Belgium) |
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| 8 March 1954 | Israel |
0 – 2 | Greece |
Tel-Aviv, Israel | ||
| Report | Kokkinakis 61' Kamaras 83' |
Referee: Buchmüller (Switzerland) |
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| 21 March 1954 | Israel |
0 – 1 | Yugoslavia |
Tel-Aviv, Israel | ||
| Report | Zebec 80' |
Referee: Leafe (England) |
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| 28 March 1954 | Greece |
0 – 1 | Yugoslavia |
Athens, Greece | ||
| Report | Veselinović 50' |
Referee: Rufli (Switzerland) |
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Yugoslavia qualified.
Group 11
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 1 |  Brazil |
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 |
| 2 |  Paraguay |
4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 |
| 3 |  Chile |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | −9 |
| — |  Peru |
withdrew | |||||||
| 14 February 1954 | Paraguay |
4 – 0 | Chile |
Asunción, Paraguay | ||
| Lugo 38' S. Parodi 69'Hermosilla 71'J. Parodi 77' |
Referee: Steiner (Austria) |
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| 21 February 1954 | Chile |
1 – 3 | Paraguay |
Santiago, Chile | ||
| Robledo 16' |
Lugo 17' 63' J. Parodi 84' |
Referee: Vincentini (France) |
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| 28 February 1954 | Chile |
0 – 2 | Brazil |
Santiago, Chile | ||
| Baltazar 38' 63' |
Referee: Vincentini (France) |
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| 7 March 1954 | Paraguay |
0 – 1 | Brazil |
Asunción, Paraguay | ||
| Baltazar 52' |
Referee: Steiner (Austria) |
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| 14 March 1954 | Brazil |
1 – 0 | Chile |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Baltazar 35' |
Referee: Steiner (Austria) |
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| 21 March 1954 | Brazil |
4 – 1 | Paraguay |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Julinho 60' 85' Baltazar 62'Maurinho 90' |
Referee: Vincentini (France) |
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Brazil qualified.
Group 12
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 1 |  Mexico |
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 |
| 2 |  United States |
4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 |
| 3 |  Haiti |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | −16 |
| 19 July 1953 | Mexico |
8 – 0 | Haiti |
Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Balcazar 23', 26', 76' Gómez 27'Tellez 34'Amauda 38', 69', 85' |
Referee: Crawford (England) |
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| 27 December 1953 | Haiti |
0 – 4 | Mexico |
Port-au-Prince, Haiti | ||
| Avalos 6' Lamadrid 15', 59'Balcazar 65' |
Referee: Van Rosberg (Netherlands Antilles) |
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| 10 January 1954 | Mexico |
4 – 0 | United States |
Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Balcazar 5' Lamadrid 16', 47'Naranjo 63' |
Referee: Sunderland (England) |
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| 14 January 1954 | Mexico |
3 – 1 | United States |
Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| A. Torres 60', 89' Lamadrid 82' |
Looby 6' |
Referee: Best (United States) |
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| 3 March 1954 | Haiti |
2 – 3 | United States |
Port-au-Prince, Haiti | ||
| Ellie 60' (pen.) Gerard Haig 89' |
Casey 20' Chachurian 42'Lobby 83' |
Referee: Van Rosberg (Netherlands Antilles) |
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| 4 March 1954 | Haiti |
0 – 3 | United States |
Port-au-Prince, Haiti | ||
| Looby 22' 65' Mendoza 31' |
Referee: Van Rosberg (Netherlands Antilles) |
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Mexico qualified.
Group 13
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 1 |  South Korea |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
| 2 |  Japan |
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 |
| — |  Republic of China |
withdrew | |||||||
| 7 March 1954 | Japan |
1 – 5 | South Korea |
Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Ken Naganuma 16' |
Chung Nam Sick 22' Choi Kwang Suk 34'Sung Nak Woon 65'Choi Jung Mih 82' 85' |
Referee: Haran (Hong Kong) |
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| 14 March 1954 | South Korea |
2 – 2 |  Japan |
Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Choi Nam Shik 20' Choi Kwang Suk 43' |
Toshio Iwatani 17' 61' |
Referee: Haran (Hong Kong) |
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Korea Republic qualified.
Qualified teams
| Team | Finals Appearance | Streak | Last Appearance |
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| Austria |
2nd | 1 | 1934 |
| Belgium |
4th | 1 | 1938 |
| Brazil |
5th | 5 | 1950 |
| Czechoslovakia |
3rd | 1 | 1938 |
| England |
2nd | 2 | 1950 |
| France |
4th | 1 | 1938 |
| Hungary |
3rd | 1 | 1938 |
| Italy |
4th | 4 | 1950 |
| South Korea |
1st | 1 | – |
| Mexico |
3rd | 2 | 1950 |
| Scotland |
1st | 1 | – |
 Switzerland (h) |
4th | 4 | 1950 |
| Turkey |
1st | 1 | – |
 Uruguay (c) |
3rd | 2 | 1950 |
| West Germany |
3rd | 1 | 1938 |
| Yugoslavia |
3rd | 2 | 1950 |
(h) - qualified automatically as hosts
(c) - qualified automatically as defending champions
Notes
- Turkey gained a place in the World Cup through drawing lots, over Spain after failing to decide which team was the winner of Group 6 after three matches. However, it was not the only one. Morocco eliminated Tunisia during qualification for the 1962 FIFA World Cup by drawing lots, and eliminated Tunisia again on a coin toss during 1970 World Cup qualification. They also eliminated Tunisia during qualification for the 1968 Olympics either by drawing lots or a coin toss. In 1978, Tunisia defeated Morocco during World Cup qualification on penalties, in the first time penalties were ever used during World Cup qualification.[1]
- For the first time, qualification matches were actually played in South America, since in all previous World Cups, the South American teams all qualified automatically due to withdrawals.
- As the French-occupied Saarland protectorate became part of the Federal Republic of Germany only in 1957, the Saarland entered their only World Cup competition and actually had to play Germany in the qualifiers.
References
- ^ a b "FIFA Fact Sheet: History of the FIFA World Cup (TM) Preliminary Competition (by year)". FIFA. 2010. Archived from the original on 14 June 2010. http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/75/fs-201_19a_fwc-prel-history.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
- ^ http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1193744/index.html
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