1954 FIFA World Cup qualification
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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.
FIFA rejected the entries of Iceland, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Cuba, South Vietnam and India. The remaining 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 - South America: 1 place, contested by 4 teams.
- Group 12 - North, Central America and Caribbean: 1 place, contested by 3 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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[edit] Groups
The 13 groups had different rules, as follows:
- Groups 1, 2, 4, 8 and 10 had 3 teams each. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.
- Group 3 had 4 teams. The teams would play against each other once. The group winner and runner-up would qualify.
- Groups 5, 6, 7 and 9 had 2 teams each. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.
- Group 11 had 4 teams. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify.
- Group 12 had 3 teams. The teams would play 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 would play against each other twice. The group winner would qualify.
[edit] Group 1
June 24, 1953, Oslo, Norway - Norway 2 - 3 Saar
August 19, 1953, Oslo, Norway - Norway 1 - 1 West Germany
October 11, 1953, Stuttgart, West Germany - West Germany 3 - 0 Saar
November 8, 1953, Saarbrücken, Saar - Saar 0 - 0 Norway
November 22, 1953, Hamburg, West Germany - West Germany 5 - 1 Norway
March 28, 1954, Saarbrücken, Saar - Saar 1 - 3 West Germany
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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1 | West Germany | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
2 | Saar | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
3 | Norway | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
West Germany qualified.
[edit] Group 2
May 25, 1953, Helsinki, Finland - Finland 2 - 4 Belgium
May 28, 1953, Stockholm, Sweden - Sweden 2 - 3 Belgium
August 5, 1953, Helsinki, Finland - Finland 3 - 3 Sweden
August 16, 1953, Stockholm, Sweden - Sweden 4 - 0 Finland
September 23, 1953, Brussels, Belgium - Belgium 2 - 2 Finland
October 8, 1953, Brussels, Belgium - Belgium 2 - 0 Sweden
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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1 | Belgium | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 |
2 | Sweden | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 |
3 | Finland | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
Belgium qualified.
[edit] Group 3
This group was also the 1953-1954 British Home Championship.
October 3, 1953, Belfast, Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland 1 - 3 Scotland
October 10, 1953, Cardiff, Wales - Wales 1 - 4 England
November 4, 1953, Glasgow, Scotland - Scotland 3 - 3 Wales
November 11, 1953, Liverpool, England - England 3 - 1 Northern Ireland
March 31, 1954, Wrexham, Wales - Wales 1 - 2 Northern Ireland
April 3, 1954, Glasgow, Scotland - Scotland 2 - 4 England
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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1 | England | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
2 | Scotland | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
3 | Northern Ireland | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
4 | Wales | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
England and Scotland qualified.
[edit] Group 4
September 20, 1953, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Luxembourg 1 - 6 France
October 4, 1953, Dublin, Ireland - Republic of Ireland 3 - 5 France
October 28, 1953, Dublin, Ireland - Republic of Ireland 4 - 0 Luxembourg
November 25, 1953, Paris, France - France 1 - 0 Republic of Ireland
December 27, 1953, Paris, France - France 8 - 0 Luxembourg
March 7, 1954, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Luxembourg 0 - 1 Republic of Ireland
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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1 | France | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 |
2 | Republic of Ireland | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
3 | Luxembourg | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 |
France qualified.
[edit] Group 5
September 27, 1953, Vienna, Austria - Austria 9 - 1 Portugal
November 29, 1953, Lisbon, Portugal - Portugal 0 - 0 Austria
Austria qualified.
[edit] Group 6
January 6, 1954, Madrid, Spain - Spain 4 - 1 Turkey
March 14, 1954, Istanbul, Turkey - Turkey 1 - 0 Spain
With one win for either team, a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
March 17, 1954, Rome, Italy - Turkey 2 - 2 Spain
Turkey qualified after drawing of lots.
[edit] Group 7
Poland withdrew, so Hungary qualified automatically.
[edit] Group 8
June 14, 1953, Prague, Czechoslovakia - Czechoslovakia 2 - 0 Romania
June 28, 1953, Bucharest, Romania - Romania 3 - 1 Bulgaria
September 6, 1953, Sofia, Bulgaria - Bulgaria 1 - 2 Czechoslovakia
October 11, 1953, Sofia, Bulgaria - Bulgaria 1 - 2 Romania
October 25, 1953, Bucharest, Romania - Romania 0 - 1 Czechoslovakia
November 8, 1953, Prague, Czechoslovakia - Czechoslovakia 0 - 0 Bulgaria
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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1 | Czechoslovakia | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
2 | Romania | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
3 | Bulgaria | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Czechoslovakia qualified.
[edit] Group 9
November 13, 1953, Cairo, Egypt - Egypt 1 - 2 Italy
January 24, 1954, Milan, Italy - Italy 5 - 1 Egypt
Italy qualified.
[edit] Group 10
May 9, 1953, Belgrade, Yugoslavia - Yugoslavia 1 - 0 Greece
November 1, 1953, Athens, Greece - Greece 1 - 0 Israel
November 8, 1953, Skopje, Yugoslavia - Yugoslavia 1 - 0 Israel
March 7, 1954, Ramat Gan, Israel - Israel 0 - 2 Greece
March 21, 1954, Ramat Gan, Israel - Israel 0 - 1 Yugoslavia
March 28, 1954, Athens, Greece - Greece 0 - 1 Yugoslavia
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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1 | Yugoslavia | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
2 | Greece | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
3 | Israel | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
Yugoslavia qualified.
[edit] Group 11
Peru withdrew.
February 14, 1954, Asunción, Paraguay - Paraguay 4 - 0 Chile
February 21, 1954, Santiago, Chile - Chile 1 - 3 Paraguay
February 28, 1954, Santiago, Chile - Chile 0 - 2 Brazil
March 7, 1954, Asunción, Paraguay - Paraguay 0 - 1 Brazil
March 14, 1954, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Brazil 1 - 0 Chile
March 21, 1954, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Brazil 4 - 1 Paraguay
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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1 | Brazil | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
2 | Paraguay | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
3 | Chile | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
Brazil qualified.
[edit] Group 12
July 19, 1953, Mexico City, Mexico - Mexico 8 - 0 Haiti
December 27, 1953, Port au Prince, Haiti - Haiti 0 - 4 Mexico
January 10, 1954, Mexico City, Mexico - Mexico 4 - 0 USA
January 14, 1954, Mexico City, Mexico - Mexico 3 - 1 USA
April 3, 1954, Port au Prince, Haiti - Haiti 2 - 3 USA
April 4, 1954, Port au Prince, Haiti - Haiti 0 - 3 USA
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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1 | Mexico | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
2 | USA | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
3 | Haiti | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 |
Mexico qualified.
[edit] Group 13
Taiwan withdrew.
March 7, 1954, Tokyo, Japan - Japan 1 - 5 Korea Republic
March 14, 1954, Tokyo, Japan - Japan 2 - 2 Korea Republic
South Korea qualified.
[edit] Qualified teams
Team | Appearance | Streak | Previous 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 |
Korea Republic | 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) | 1 | 1938(1) |
Yugoslavia | 3rd | 2 | 1950 |
(h) - qualified automatically as hosts
(c) - qualified automatically as defending champions
[edit] Notes
- Turkey is the only team to gain a place in the World Cup through the drawing of lots, over Spain after failing to decide which team was the winner of Group 6 after three matches.
- 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.
- Saar entered their only World Cup competition, before the Saar protectorate became part of West Germany in 1957. They actually played West Germany in the qualifiers.
[edit] External links
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