1954 FIFA World Cup squads

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Below are the rosters for the 1954 FIFA World Cup tournament in Switzerland. This was the first World Cup where the players' jersey numbers were fixed.

[edit] Group 1

[edit] Brazil

Head coach: Zezé Moreira

No.	Pos.	Player	Club
1	GK	Castilho	Fluminense
2	DF	Djalma Santos	Portuguesa
3	DF	Nílton Santos	Botafogo
4	DF	Brandãozinho	Portuguesa
5	MF	Pinheiro	Fluminense
6	MF	Bauer	São Paulo FC
7	FW	Julinho	Portuguesa
8	FW	Didi	Fluminense
9	FW	Baltazar	Corinthians
10	FW	Pinga	Vasco da Gama
11	FW	Rodrigues	Palmeiras
12	DF	Paulinho	Vasco da Gama
13	DF	Alfredo	São Paulo FC
14	MF	Ely	Vasco da Gama
15	DF	Mauro	São Paulo FC
16	MF	Dequinha	Flamengo
17	FW	Maurinho	São Paulo FC
18	FW	Humberto	Palmeiras
19	FW	Índio	Flamengo
20	FW	Rubens	Flamengo
21	GK	Veludo	Fluminense
22	GK	Cabeção	Corinthians

[edit] Yugoslavia

Head coach: Aleksandar Tirnanić

No.	Pos.	Player	Caps	Club
1	GK	Vladimir Beara	25	Hajduk Split
2	DF	Branislav Stankovic	50	Crvena Zvezda Belgrade
3	DF	Tomislav Crnković	17	Dinamo Zagreb
4	DF	Zlatko Čajkovski	51	Partizan Belgrade
5	MF	Ivan Horvat	43	Dinamo Zagreb
6	MF	Vujadin Boškov	22	Vojvodina Novi Sad
7	FW	Tihomir Ognjanov	22	Crvena Zvezda Belgrade
8	FW	Rajko Mitić	47	Crvena Zvezda Belgrade
9	FW	Bernard Vukas	35	Hajduk Split
10	FW	Stjepan Bobek	53	Partizan Belgrade
11	FW	Branko Zebec	22	Partizan Belgrade
12	GK	Branko Kralj	0	Dinamo Zagreb
13	DF	Milan Zekovic	3	Crvena Zvezda Belgrade
14	MF	Lev Mantula	0	Dinamo Zagreb
15	MF	Ljubomir Spajic	6	Crvena Zvezda Belgrade
16	MF	Sima Milovanov	4	Vojvodina Novi Sad
17	DF	Bruno Belin	3	Partizan Belgrade
18	FW	Miloš Milutinović	8	Partizan Belgrade
19	FW	Zlatko Papec	1	Hajduk Split
20	FW	Dionizije Dvornic	3	Dinamo Zagreb
21	FW	Todor Veselinović	2	Vojvodina Novi Sad
22	FW	Aleksandar Petaković	0	Radnicki Belgrade

[edit] France

Head coach: Pierre Pibarot

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB/Age	Caps	Club
1	GK	François Remetter	8 August 1928	4	FC Metz
2	GK	Cesar Jean Ruminski	14 June 1924	7	Lille OSC
3	GK	Claude Abbes	24 May 1927	0	AS Saint-Étienne
4	DF	Lazare Gianessi	9 November 1925	12	AS Monaco FC
5	DF	Jacques Grimonpon		0	FC Girondins de Bordeaux
6	DF	Raymond Kaelbel	31 January 1932	0	RC Strasbourg
7	DF	Roger Marche	4 March 1924	37	Stade de Reims
8	MF	Guillaume Bieganski	3 November 1932	1	Lille OSC
9	MF	Antoine Cuissard	19 July 1924	27	OGC Nice
10	MF	Robert Jonquet	3 May 1925	26	Stade de Reims
11	MF	Xercès Louis	31 October 1926	0	RC Lens
12	MF	Jean-Jacques Marcel	13 June 1931	8	FC Sochaux
13	FW	Abderrahmane Mahjoub	25 April 1929	2	OGC Nice
14	DF	Armand Penverne	26 November 1926	11	Stade de Reims
15	MF	Abdelaziz Ben Tifour	25 July 1927	1	AS Troyes
16	FW	René Dereuddre	26 June 1930	1	Toulouse FC
17	FW	Léon Glovacki	19 February 1928	3	Stade de Reims
18	FW	Raymond Kopa	13 October 1931	13	Stade de Reims
19	MF	Michel Leblond	10 May 1932	1	Stade de Reims
20	FW	Ernie Schultz	29 January 1931	0	Olympique de Lyon
21	FW	André Strappe	23 February 1928	23	Lille OSC
22	FW	Jean Vincent	29 November 1930	2	Lille OSC

[edit] Mexico

Head coach: Antonio López Herranz

No.	Pos.	Player	Caps	Club
1	GK	Antonio Carbajal	11	FC León
2	DF	Narciso López	3	Oro
3	MF	Jorge Romo	5	Marte
4	DF	Saturnino Martínez	6	Necaxa
5	DF	Raúl Cárdenas	4	CF Puebla
6	MF	Rafael Avalos	3	CF Atlante
7	FW	Juan Alfredo Torres	3	CF Atlas
8	FW	José Naranjo	12	Oro
9	FW	José Luis Lamadrid	5	Necaxa
10	FW	Tomás Balcázar	9	Chivas de Guadalajara
11	FW	Raúl Arellano	0	Chivas de Guadalajara
12	GK	Salvador Mota	0	CF Atlante
13	DF	Carlos Bravo	6	UANL Tigres
14	MF	Juan Gómez	0	CF Atlas
15	FW	Carlos Blanco	4	Necaxa
16	MF	Pedro Najera	0	Club América
17	FW	Carlos Septién	11	Tampico
18	FW	Carlos Carus	0	Club Toluca
19	FW	Moises Jinich	1	CF Atlante
20	FW	José Antonio Roca	7	Zacatapec
21	MF	Mario Ochoa	5	Marte
22	FW	Ranulfo Cortes	0	Oro

[edit] Group 2

[edit] Hungary

Head coach: Gusztáv Sebes

No.	Pos.	Player	Club
1	GK	Gyula Grosics	Budapest-Honvéd FC
2	DF	Jenő Buzánszky	Dorogi Bányász
3	MF	Gyula Lóránt	Budapest-Honvéd FC
4	DF	Mihály Lantos	MTK Hungária FC
5	DF	József Bozsik	Budapest-Honvéd FC
6	MF	József Zakariás	MTK Hungária FC
7	FW	József Tóth	Csepel SC
8	FW	Sándor Kocsis	Budapest-Honvéd FC
9	FW	Nándor Hidegkuti	MTK Hungária FC
10	FW	Ferenc Puskás	Budapest-Honvéd FC
11	FW	Zoltán Czibor	Budapest-Honvéd FC
12	DF	Béla Kárpáti	Rába ETO Győr
13	DF	Pál Várhidy	Újpesti Dózsa
14	MF	Imre Kovács	MTK Hungária FC
15	MF	Ferenc Szojka	Salgótarjáni BTC
16	FW	László Budai	Budapest-Honvéd FC
17	FW	Ferenc Machos	Budapest-Honvéd FC
18	FW	Lajos Csordás	Vasas SC
19	FW	Péter Palotás	MTK Hungária FC
20	FW	Mihály Tóth	Újpesti Dózsa
21	GK	Sándor Gellér	MTK Hungária FC
22	GK	Géza Gulyás	Budapesti Kinizsi

[edit] West Germany

Head coach: Sepp Herberger

No.	Pos.	Player	Caps	Club
1	GK	Toni Turek	13	Fortuna Düsseldorf
2	DF	Fritz Laband	1	Hamburger SV
3	DF	Werner Kohlmeyer	12	1. FC Kaiserslautern
4	DF	Hans Bauer	2	Bayern Munich
5	DF	Herbert Erhardt	1	SpVgg Fürth
6	DF	Horst Eckel	8	1. FC Kaiserslautern
7	MF	Josef Posipal	15	Hamburger SV
8	MF	Karl Mai	3	SpVgg Fürth
9	MF	Paul Mebus	5	1. FC Köln
10	MF	Werner Liebrich	2	1. FC Kaiserslautern
11	FW	Karl-Heinz Metzner	2	KSV Hessen Kassel
12	MF	Helmut Rahn	9	Rot-Weiss Essen
13	FW	Max Morlock	12	1. FC Nürnberg
14	FW	Bernhard Klodt	6	FC Schalke 04
15	FW	Ottmar Walter	11	1. FC Kaiserslautern
16	MF	Fritz Walter	38	1. FC Kaiserslautern
17	FW	Richard Herrmann	7	FSV Frankfurt
18	MF	Ulrich Biesinger	0	BC Augsburg
19	FW	Alfred Pfaff	1	Eintracht Frankfurt
20	FW	Hans Schäfer	5	1. FC Köln
21	GK	Heinz Kubsch	1	FK Pirmasens
22	GK	Heinz Kwiatkowski	0	Borussia Dortmund

[edit] Turkey

Head coach: Sandro Puppo

No.	Pos.	Player	Caps	Club
1	GK	Turgay Şeren	11	Galatasaray
2	DF	Bolati Rıdvan	2	Ankaragücü GK
3	DF	Dirimlili Basri	3	Fenerbahçe SK
4	DF	Mustafa Erton	4	Ankaragücü GK
5	MF	Çetin Zeybek	2	Kasımpaşa SK
6	MF	Iazk Sertyol Rober	5	Galatasaray
7	FW	Erol Keskin	1	Adalet Istanbul
8	FW	Mamat İsmail Suat	2	Galatasaray
9	FW	Bugeker İsmail Feridun	3	Fenerbahçe SK
10	FW	Burhan Sargun	5	Fenerbahçe SK
11	FW	Lefter Küçükandonyadis	3	Fenerbahçe SK
12	GK	Şükrü Ersoy	3	Ankaragücü GK
13	DF	Bülent Eken	11	Galatasaray
14	DF	Ali Beratligil	2	Galatasaray
15	MF	Mehmet Dinçer	0	Fenerbahçe SK
16	DF	Gunar Doan Nedim	0	Fenerbahçe SK
17	DF	Erdem Mehmet Naci	0	Fenerbahçe SK
18	DF	Kaçmaz Akgün	1	Ankaragücü GK
19	DF	Ahmet Berman	0	Besiktas
20	FW	Onariçi Necmi Necmettin	0	Adalet Istanbul
21	FW	Aytaç Kadri	0	Galatasaray
22	FW	Pas Coşkun	2	Ankaragücü GK

[edit] South Korea

Head coach: Kim Young-Sik

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB/Age	Club
1	GK	Hong Duk-Yung	5 May 1921	Seoul Army Club
2	DF	Park Kyu-Chang	12 June 1924	Seoul Army Club
3	DF	Park Yae-Seung	1 April 1923	Seoul Army Club
4	MF	Kang Chang-Gi	28 August 1928	Seoul Army Club
5	MF	Lee Sang-Yi	1922	Seoul Army Club
6	DF	Min Byung-Dae	1923	Anyang LG Cheetahs
7	FW	Lee Seo-Nam	1927	Seoul Army Club
8	FW	Choi Chung-Min	1925	Seoul Army Club
9	FW	Woo Sang-Kwon	1927	Seoul Army Club
10	FW	Sung Nak-Woon	1927	Seoul Army Club
11	MF	Chung Nom-Sik	16 February 1917	Seoul Army Club
12	GK	Ham Heung-Chul	1931	Seoul Army Club
13	DF	Lee Chong-Kap	1927	Wonjoo
14	DF	Han Chang-Wha	3 November 1922	Seoul Army Club
15	MF	Kim Ji-Sung	1925	Seoul Army Club
16	MF	Choo Young-Kwan	1926	Seoul Army Club
17	FW	Park Il-Kap	21 March 1926	Seoul Army Club
18	FW	Choi Young-Keun	8 February 1923	Seoul Army Club
19	FW	Lee Ki-Joo	12 November 1926	Pusan University
20	FW	Chung Kook-Chin	1927	Wonsan University

[edit] Group 3

[edit] Uruguay

Head coach: Manuel Solis

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB/Age	Club
1	GK	Roque Máspoli		C.A. Peñarol
2	DF	José Santamaría		Club Nacional de Football
3	DF	William Ruben Martinez		Rampla Juniors
4	DF	Victor Rodriguez Andrade		C.A. Peñarol
5	MF	Obdulio Varela		C.A. Peñarol
6	MF	Roberto Rafael Leopardi		Club Nacional de Football
7	FW	Julio Abbadie	7 September 1930	C.A. Peñarol
8	FW	Juan Hohberg		C.A. Peñarol
9	FW	Oscar Míguez		C.A. Peñarol
10	FW	Juan Alberto Schiaffino		C.A. Peñarol
11	FW	Carlos Borges		C.A. Peñarol
12	GK	Julio Cesar Maceiras		Danubio F.C.
13	DF	Mirto Davoine		C.A. Peñarol
14	DF	Eusebio Ramon Tejera		Defensor Sporting Club
15	MF	Urbano Rivera		Danubio F.C.
16	MF	Nestor Carballo		Club Nacional de Football
17	MF	Luis Alberto Cruz		Club Nacional de Football
18	FW	Rafael Arturo Souto		Club Nacional de Football
19	FW	Javier Ambrois		Club Nacional de Football
20	FW	Omar Pedro Mendez		Club Nacional de Football
21	FW	Julio Pérez		Club Nacional de Football
22	FW	Luis Ernesto Castro		Defensor Sporting Club

[edit] Austria

Head coach: Walter Nausch

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB/Age	Club
1	GK	Kurt Schmied	14 June 1926	First Vienna FC
2	DF	Gerhard Hanappi	16 February 1929	Rapid Wien
3	MF	Ernst Happel	29 November 1925	Rapid Wien
4	DF	Leopold Barschandt	12 August 1925	Wiener Sportclub
5	DF	Ernst Ocwirk	7 March 1926	Austria Wien
6	MF	Karl Koller	8 February 1929	First Vienna FC
7	FW	Robert Körner	21 August 1924	Rapid Wien
8	DF	Walter Schleger	19 September 1929	Austria Wien
9	FW	Theodor Wagner	6 August 1927	Wacker Wien
10	MF	Erich Probst	5 December 1927	Rapid Wien
11	FW	Alfred Körner	14 February 1926	Rapid Wien
12	MF	Karl Stotz	27 March 1927	Austria Wien
13	MF	Walter Kollmann	17 June 1932	Wacker Wien
14	MF	Karl Giesser	29 October 1928	Rapid Wien
15	GK	Franz Pelikan	6 November 1925	Wacker Wien
16	GK	Walter Zeman	1 May 1927	Rapid Wien
17	MF	Alfred Teinitzer	29 July 1929	Linzer ASK
18	MF	Johann Riegler	17 July 1929	Rapid Wien
19	FW	Robert Dienst	1 March 1928	Rapid Wien
20	DF	Paul Halla	10 April 1931	Rapid Wien
21	FW	Ernst Stojaspal	14 January 1925	Austria Wien
22	FW	Walter Haumer	22 November 1928	Wacker Wien

[edit] Czechoslovakia

Head coach: Jaroslav Cejp

No.	Pos.	Player	Club
1	GK	Theodor Reimann	Slovan Bratislava
2	DF	František Šafránek	ÚDA Praha
3	MF	Svatopluk Pluskal	ÚDA Praha
4	DF	Ladislav Novák	ÚDA Praha
5	DF	Jiří Trnka	ÚDA Praha
6	MF	Michal Benedikovič	Slovan Bratislava
7	FW	Ladislav Hlaváček	ÚDA Praha
8	FW	Otokar Hemele	ÚDA Praha
9	FW	Anton Malatinský	Baník Handlová
10	FW	Emil Pažický	Slovan Bratislava
11	FW	Jiří Pešek	Spartak Praha Sokolovo
12	DF	Anton Krásnohorský	Iskra Žilina
13	MF	Jiří Hledík	Křídla vlasti Olomouc
14	MF	Jan Hertl	ÚDA Praha
15	FW	Ladislav Kačáni	CH Bratislava
16	MF	Zdeněk Procházka	Spartak Praha Sokolovo
17	FW	Tadeáš Kraus	Křídla vlasti Olomouc
18	FW	Josef Majer	Baník Kladno
19	FW	Jaroslav Košnar	CH Bratislava
20	FW	Kazimír Gajdoš	Tatran Prešov
21	GK	Imrich Stacho	Tankista Praha
22	GK	Viliam Schrojf	Křídla vlasti Olomouc

[edit] Scotland

Head coach: Andy Beattie (quit after first match; remaining matches were managed by a selection committee)

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB/Age	Caps	Club
1	GK	Fred Martin	13 May 1929	2	Aberdeen
2	DF	Willie Cunningham	22 February 1925	3	Preston North End
3	DF	Jock Aird	18 February 1926	2	Burnley
4	DF	Bobby Evans	16 July 1927	17	Celtic
5	DF	Tommy Docherty	24 August 1928	5	Preston North End
6	MF	Jimmy Davidson	8 November 1925	2	Partick Thistle
7	MF	Doug Cowie	1 May 1926	6	Dundee
8	FW	John Mackenzie	4 September 1925	4	Partick Thistle
9	FW	George Hamilton	7 December 1917	5	Aberdeen
10	FW	Allan Brown	12 October 1926	11	Blackpool
11	FW	Neil Mochan	6 April 1927	1	Celtic
12	FW	Willie Fernie	22 November 1928	1	Celtic
13	FW	Willie Ormond	23 February 1927	3	Hibernian
14	GK	John Anderson*	8 December 1929	1	Leicester City
15	FW	Bobby Johnstone*	7 September 1929	11	Hibernian
16	FW	Jackie Henderson*	17 January 1932	4	Portsmouth
17	MF	David Mathers*	25 October 1931	1	Partick Thistle
18	DF	Alex Wilson*	29 October 1933	1	Portsmouth
19	FW	Jimmy Binning*		0	Queen of the South
20	FW	Bobby Combe*	29 February 1924	3	Hibernian
21	FW	Ernie Copland*		0	Raith Rovers
22	FW	Ian McMillan*	18 March 1931	3	Airdrieonians

Only 13 members of the squad actually travelled to Switzerland for the 1954 tournament. Anderson, Henderson, Mathers, Wilson, Binning, Combe, Copland and McMillan were not required to travel and stayed at home on reserve. Johnstone originally travelled with the squad but returned home injured before the tournament started and was replaced by Hamilton.^[1] ^[2]

[edit] Group 4

[edit] England

Head coach: Walter Winterbottom

No.	Pos.	Player	Caps	Club
1	GK	Gil Merrick	20	Birmingham City
2	DF	Ron Staniforth	3	Huddersfield Town
3	DF	Roger Byrne	3	Manchester United
4	DF	Billy Wright	58	Wolverhampton Wanderers
5	MF	Syd Owen	2	Luton Town
6	MF	Jimmy Dickinson	35	Portsmouth
7	FW	Stanley Matthews	36	Blackpool
8	FW	Ivor Broadis	11	Newcastle United
9	FW	Nat Lofthouse	19	Bolton Wanderers
10	FW	Tommy Taylor	3	Manchester United
11	FW	Tom Finney	51	Preston North End
12	GK	Ted Burgin	0	Sheffield United
13	DF	Ken Green	0	Birmingham City
14	MF	Bill McGarry	0	Huddersfield Town
15	FW	Dennis Wilshaw	1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
16	MF	Albert Quixall	3	Sheffield Wednesday
17	FW	Jimmy Mullen	11	Wolverhampton Wanderers
18	DF	Allenby Chilton*	2	Manchester United
19	MF	Ken Armstrong*	0	Chelsea
20	MF	Bedford Jezzard*	1	Fulham
21	MF	Johnny Haynes*	0	Fulham
22	FW	Harry Hooper*	0	West Ham United

Only 17 of the 22 official squad members actually travelled to Switzerland for the 1954 tournament. Five players--Ken Armstrong, Allenby Chilton, Johnny Haynes, Harry Hooper and Bedford Jezzard--were put on reserve status and remained at home awaiting a call if the need arose. It did not. ^[3]

[edit] Switzerland

Head coach: Karl Rappan

No.	Pos.	Player	Club
1	GK	Walter Eich	Young Boys Bern
2	GK	Eugene Parlier	Servette FC
3	GK	Georges Stuber	Lausanne Sports
4	MF	Roger Bocquet	Lausanne Sports
5	DF	Marcel Fluckiger	Young Boys Bern
6	DF	Roger Mathis	Lausanne Sports
7	DF	Andre Neury	Servette FC
8	MF	Heinz Bigler	Young Boys Bern
9	MF	Charles Casali	Young Boys Bern
10	DF	Oliver Eggimann	FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
11	FW	Norbert Eschmann	Lausanne Sports
12	MF	Gilbert Fesselet	FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
13	MF	Ivo Frosio	Grasshopper-Club Zürich
14	DF	Wilhelm Kernen	FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
15	FW	Charles Antenen	FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
16	FW	Robert Ballaman	Grasshopper-Club Zürich
17	FW	Jacques Fatton	Servette FC
18	FW	Josef Hügi	FC Basel
19	FW	Marcel Mauron	FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
20	FW	Eugen Meier	Young Boys Bern
21	FW	Ferdinando Riva	FC Chiasso
22	FW	Roger Vonlanthen	Grasshopper-Club Zürich

[edit] Italy

Head coach: Lajos Czeizler

No.	Pos.	Player	Club
1	GK	Giorgio Ghezzi	Internazionale Milano F.C.
2	DF	Guido Vincenzi	Internazionale Milano F.C.
3	DF	Giovanni Giacomazzi	Internazionale Milano F.C.
4	DF	Maino Neri	Internazionale Milano F.C.
5	MF	Omero Tognon	A.C. Milan
6	MF	Fulvio Nesti	Internazionale Milano F.C.
7	FW	Ermes Muccinelli	Juventus F.C.
8	FW	Egisto Pandolfini	A.S. Roma
9	FW	Carlo Galli	A.S. Roma
10	FW	Gino Cappello	Bologna F.C. 1909
11	FW	Benito Lorenzi	Internazionale Milano F.C.
12	GK	Giovanni Viola	Juventus F.C.
13	DF	Ardico Magnini	ACF Fiorentina
14	DF	Sergio Cervato	ACF Fiorentina
15	DF	Giacomo Mari	Juventus F.C.
16	MF	Rino Ferrario	Juventus F.C.
17	FW	Armando Segato	ACF Fiorentina
18	MF	Gino Pivatelli	Bologna F.C. 1909
19	FW	Giampiero Boniperti	Juventus F.C.
20	MF	Guido Gratton	ACF Fiorentina
21	FW	Amleto Frignani	A.C. Milan
22	GK	Leonardo Costagliola	ACF Fiorentina

[edit] Belgium

Head coach: Dugald Livingstone

No.	Pos.	Player	Caps	Club
1	GK	Léopold Gernaey	7	K.V. Oostende
2	DF	Marcel Dries	7	Berchem Sport
3	DF	Alfons Van Brandt	18	Lierse
4	DF	Constant Huysmans	5	KV Beerschot Antwerpen
5	MF	Louis Carré	39	Royal FC Liegeois
6	MF	Victor Mees	31	Royal Antwerp FC
7	MF	Jozef Vliers	0	Royal Beerschot AC
8	FW	Denis Houf	0	Standard Liège
9	FW	Henri Coppens	32	Royal Beerschot AC
10	FW	Leopold Anoul	45	Royal FC Liegeois
11	FW	Joseph Mermans	45	Anderlecht
12	GK	Charles Geerts	0	KV Beerschot Antwerpen
13	DF	Henri Dirickx	13	Union St. Gilloise
14	MF	Robert Van Kerckhoven	5	Daring Club
15	FW	Hippolyte Vanden Bosch	2	Anderlecht
16	FW	Piet Vanden Bossche	0	Anderlecht
17	GK	Raymond Ausloos	0	White Star
18	DF	Jef Van Der Linden	0	Royal Antwerp FC
19	MF	Jo Backaert	0	Charleroi SC
20	MF	Robert Maertens	11	Royal Antwerp FC
21	MF	Jean Van Steen	5	Anderlecht
22	FW	Luc Van Hoywegen	0	Daring Club

NB*: Rosters include reserves, alternates, and preselected players that may have participated in qualifiers and/or pre-tournament friendlies but not in the finals themselves.