1954 FIFA World Cup squads

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Below are the squads for the 1954 FIFA World Cup tournament in Switzerland. This was the first World Cup where the players were assigned squad numbers.

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[edit] Group 1

[edit] Flag of Brazil Brazil

Head coach: Zezé Moreira

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Castilho 27 November 1927 Flag of Brazil Fluminense
2 DF Djalma Santos 27 February 1929 Flag of Brazil Portuguesa
3 DF Nílton Santos 16 May 1927 Flag of Brazil Botafogo
4 DF Brandãozinho 9 June 1925 Flag of Brazil Portuguesa
5 MF Pinheiro 13 January 1932 Flag of Brazil Fluminense
6 MF Bauer 21 November 1925 Flag of Brazil São Paulo FC
7 FW Julinho 29 July 1929 Flag of Brazil Portuguesa
8 FW Didi 8 October 1929 Flag of Brazil Fluminense
9 FW Baltazar 14 January 1926 Flag of Brazil Corinthians
10 FW Pinga 11 February 1924 Flag of Brazil Vasco da Gama
11 FW Rodrigues 27 June 1925 Flag of Brazil Palmeiras
12 DF Paulinho 15 April 1932 Flag of Brazil Vasco da Gama
13 DF Alfredo 27 October 1924 Flag of Brazil São Paulo FC
14 MF Ely 14 May 1921 Flag of Brazil Vasco da Gama
15 DF Mauro 30 August 1930 Flag of Brazil São Paulo FC
16 MF Dequinha 19 March 1928 Flag of Brazil Flamengo
17 FW Maurinho 06 June 1933 Flag of Brazil São Paulo FC
18 FW Humberto 04 February 1934 Flag of Brazil Palmeiras
19 FW Índio 1 March 1931 Flag of Brazil Flamengo
20 FW Rubens 04 November 1928 Flag of Brazil Flamengo
21 GK Veludo 07 August 1930 Flag of Brazil Fluminense
22 GK Cabeção 23 August 1930 Flag of Brazil Corinthians


[edit] Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia

Head coach: Aleksandar Tirnanić

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Vladimir Beara 02 November 1928 25 Flag of Yugoslavia Hajduk Split
2 DF Branko Stanković 31 October 1921 50 Flag of Yugoslavia Crvena Zvezda Belgrade
3 DF Tomislav Crnković 17 June 1929 17 Flag of Yugoslavia Dinamo Zagreb
4 MF Zlatko Čajkovski 24 January 1923 51 Flag of Yugoslavia Partizan Belgrade
5 DF Ivan Horvat 16 July 1926 43 Flag of Yugoslavia Dinamo Zagreb
6 DF Vujadin Boškov 16 May 1931 22 Flag of Yugoslavia Vojvodina Novi Sad
7 FW Tihomir Ognjanov 02 March 1927 22 Flag of Yugoslavia Crvena Zvezda Belgrade
8 DF Rajko Mitić 06 September 1922 47 Flag of Yugoslavia Crvena Zvezda Belgrade
9 FW Bernard Vukas 01 May 1927 35 Flag of Yugoslavia Hajduk Split
10 MF Stjepan Bobek 03 December 1923 53 Flag of Yugoslavia Partizan Belgrade
11 FW Branko Zebec 17 May 1929 22 Flag of Yugoslavia Partizan Belgrade
12 GK Branko Kralj 10 March 1924 0 Flag of Yugoslavia Dinamo Zagreb
13 DF Miljan Zeković 15 November 1925 3 Flag of Yugoslavia Crvena Zvezda Belgrade
14 MF Lev Mantula 08 December 1928 0 Flag of Yugoslavia Dinamo Zagreb
15 MF Ljubiša Spajić 07 March 1926 6 Flag of Yugoslavia Crvena Zvezda Belgrade
16 DF Sima Milovanov 10 April 1923 4 Flag of Yugoslavia Vojvodina Novi Sad
17 DF Bruno Belin 16 January 1929 3 Flag of Yugoslavia Partizan Belgrade
18 FW Miloš Milutinović 05 February 1933 8 Flag of Yugoslavia Partizan Belgrade
19 MF Zlatko Papec 17 January 1934 1 Flag of Yugoslavia Hajduk Split
20 FW Dionizije Dvornić 27 April 1926 3 Flag of Yugoslavia Dinamo Zagreb
21 FW Todor Veselinović 22 October 1930 2 Flag of Yugoslavia Vojvodina Novi Sad
22 FW Aleksandar Petaković 06 August 1932 0 Flag of Yugoslavia Radnicki Belgrade


[edit] Flag of France France

Head coach: Pierre Pibarot

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK François Remetter 8 August 1928 4 Flag of France FC Metz
2 GK César Ruminski 14 June 1924 7 Flag of France Lille OSC
3 GK Claude Abbes 24 May 1927 0 Flag of France AS Saint-Étienne
4 DF Lazare Gianessi 9 November 1925 12 Flag of France AS Monaco FC
5 DF Jacques Grimonpon 30 July 1925 0 Flag of France FC Girondins de Bordeaux
6 DF Raymond Kaelbel 31 January 1932 0 Flag of France RC Strasbourg
7 DF Roger Marche 5 March 1924 37 Flag of France Stade de Reims
8 MF Guillaume Bieganski 3 November 1932 1 Flag of France Lille OSC
9 MF Antoine Cuissard 19 July 1924 27 Flag of France OGC Nice
10 MF Robert Jonquet 3 May 1925 26 Flag of France Stade de Reims
11 MF Xercès Louis 31 October 1926 0 Flag of France RC Lens
12 MF Jean-Jacques Marcel 13 June 1931 8 Flag of France FC Sochaux
13 FW Abderrahmane Mahjoub 25 April 1929 2 Flag of France OGC Nice
14 DF Armand Penverne 26 November 1926 11 Flag of France Stade de Reims
15 MF Abdelaziz Ben Tifour 25 July 1927 1 Flag of France AS Troyes
16 FW René Dereuddre 26 June 1930 1 Flag of France Toulouse FC
17 FW Léon Glovacki 19 February 1928 3 Flag of France Stade de Reims
18 FW Raymond Kopa 13 October 1931 13 Flag of France Stade de Reims
19 MF Michel Leblond 10 May 1932 1 Flag of France Stade de Reims
20 FW Ernest Schultz 29 January 1931 0 Flag of France Olympique de Lyon
21 FW André Strappe 23 February 1928 23 Flag of France Lille OSC
22 FW Jean Vincent 29 November 1930 2 Flag of France Lille OSC


[edit] Flag of Mexico Mexico

Head coach: Flag of Spain Antonio López Herranz

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Antonio Carbajal 7 June 1929 11 Flag of Mexico FC León
2 DF Narciso López 18 August 1928 3 Flag of Mexico Oro
3 MF Jorge Romo 20 April 1934 5 Flag of Mexico Marte
4 DF Saturnino Martínez 1918 6 Flag of Mexico Necaxa
5 DF Raúl Cárdenas 30 October 1928 4 Flag of Mexico CF Puebla
6 MF Rafael Avalos 1922 3 Flag of Mexico CF Atlante
7 FW Alfredo Torres 31 May 1931 3 Flag of Mexico CF Atlas
8 FW José Naranjo 19 March 1926 12 Flag of Mexico Oro
9 FW José Luis Lamadrid 1928 5 Flag of Mexico Necaxa
10 FW Tomás Balcázar 21 December 1931 9 Flag of Mexico Chivas de Guadalajara
11 FW Raúl Arellano 28 February 1935 0 Flag of Mexico Chivas de Guadalajara
12 GK Salvador Mota 1923 0 Flag of Mexico CF Atlante
13 DF Sergio Bravo 6 Flag of Mexico UANL Tigres
14 MF Juan Gómez 26 June 1924 0 Flag of Mexico CF Atlas
15 FW Carlos Blanco 1927 4 Flag of Mexico Necaxa
16 MF Pedro Nájera 03 February 1929 0 Flag of Mexico Club América
17 FW Carlos Septién 18 January 1923 11 Flag of Mexico Tampico
18 FW Carlos Carus 0 Flag of Mexico Club Toluca
19 FW Moises Jinich 1 Flag of Mexico CF Atlante
20 FW José Antonio Roca 24 May 1928 7 Flag of Mexico Zacatapec
21 MF Mario Ochoa 1927 5 Flag of Mexico Marte
22 FW Ranulfo Cortés 0 Flag of Mexico Oro


[edit] Group 2

[edit] Flag of Hungary Hungary

Head coach: Gusztáv Sebes

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Gyula Grosics 4 February 1926 31 Flag of Hungary Budapest Honvéd FC
2 DF Jenő Buzánszky 4 May 1925 23 Flag of Hungary Dorogi Bányász
3 MF Gyula Lóránt 6 February 1923 24 Flag of Hungary Budapest Honvéd FC
4 DF Mihály Lantos 29 September 1928 30 Flag of Hungary MTK Hungária FC
5 DF József Bozsik 25 November 1925 48 Flag of Hungary Budapest Honvéd FC
6 MF József Zakariás 25 March 1924 31 Flag of Hungary MTK Hungária FC
7 FW József Tóth 16 May 1929 2 Flag of Hungary Csepel SC
8 FW Sándor Kocsis 21 September 1929 36 Flag of Hungary Budapest Honvéd FC
9 FW Nándor Hidegkuti 3 March 1922 36 Flag of Hungary MTK Hungária FC
10 FW Ferenc Puskás 2 April 1927 55 Flag of Hungary Budapest Honvéd FC
11 FW Zoltán Czibor 8 August 1929 26 Flag of Hungary Budapest Honvéd FC
12 DF Béla Kárpáti 30 September 1929 1 Flag of Hungary Rába ETO Győr
13 DF Pál Várhidi 06 November 1931 0 Flag of Hungary Újpesti Dózsa
14 MF Imre Kovács 26 November 1921 8 Flag of Hungary MTK Hungária FC
15 MF Ferenc Szojka 07 April 1931 0 Flag of Hungary Salgótarjáni BTC
16 FW László Budai 19 July 1928 21 Flag of Hungary Budapest Honvéd FC
17 FW Ferenc Machos 30 June 1932 0 Flag of Hungary Budapest Honvéd FC
18 FW Lajos Csordás 06 October 1932 7 Flag of Hungary Vasas SC
19 FW Péter Palotás 27 June 1929 16 Flag of Hungary MTK Hungária FC
20 FW Mihály Tóth 24 September 1926 3 Flag of Hungary Újpesti Dózsa
21 GK Sándor Gellér 12 July 1925 5 Flag of Hungary MTK Hungária FC
22 GK Géza Gulyás 23 March 1933 0 Flag of Hungary Budapesti Kinizsi


[edit] Flag of West Germany West Germany

Head coach: Sepp Herberger

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Toni Turek 18 January 1919 13 Flag of West Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf
2 DF Fritz Laband 1 November 1925 1 Flag of West Germany Hamburger SV
3 DF Werner Kohlmeyer 19 April 1924 12 Flag of West Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern
4 DF Hans Bauer 28 July 1927 2 Flag of West Germany Bayern Munich
5 DF Herbert Erhardt 6 July 1930 1 Flag of West Germany SpVgg Fürth
6 DF Horst Eckel 8 February 1932 8 Flag of West Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern
7 MF Josef Posipal 20 June 1927 15 Flag of West Germany Hamburger SV
8 MF Karl Mai 27 July 1928 3 Flag of West Germany SpVgg Fürth
9 MF Paul Mebus 9 June 1920 5 Flag of West Germany 1. FC Köln
10 MF Werner Liebrich 18 January 1927 2 Flag of West Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern
11 FW Karl-Heinz Metzner 9 January 1923 2 Flag of West Germany KSV Hessen Kassel
12 MF Helmut Rahn 16 August 1929 9 Flag of West Germany Rot-Weiss Essen
13 FW Max Morlock 11 May 1925 12 Flag of West Germany 1. FC Nürnberg
14 FW Bernhard Klodt 26 October 1926 6 Flag of West Germany FC Schalke 04
15 FW Ottmar Walter 3 March 1924 11 Flag of West Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern
16 MF Fritz Walter 31 October 1920 38 Flag of West Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern
17 FW Richard Herrmann 28 January 1923 7 Flag of West Germany FSV Frankfurt
18 MF Ulrich Biesinger 6 August 1933 0 Flag of West Germany BC Augsburg
19 FW Alfred Pfaff 16 July 1926 1 Flag of West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
20 FW Hans Schäfer 19 October 1927 5 Flag of West Germany 1. FC Köln
21 GK Heinz Kubsch 20 July 1930 1 Flag of West Germany FK Pirmasens
22 GK Heinz Kwiatkowski 16 July 1926 0 Flag of West Germany Borussia Dortmund


[edit] Flag of Turkey Turkey

Head coach: Flag of Italy Sandro Puppo

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Turgay Şeren 15 May 1932 11 Flag of Turkey Galatasaray S.K.
2 DF Rıdvan Bolatlı 02 December 1928 2 Flag of Turkey Ankaragücü GK
3 DF Basri Dirimlili 07 June 1929 3 Flag of Turkey Fenerbahçe SK
4 DF Mustafa Ertan 21 April 1926 4 Flag of Turkey Ankaragücü GK
5 MF Çetin Zeybek 12 September 1932 2 Flag of Turkey Kasımpaşa SK
6 MF Rober Eryol 21 December 1930 5 Flag of Turkey Galatasaray S.K.
7 FW Erol Keskin 02 March 1927 1 Flag of Turkey Adalet Istanbul
8 FW Suat Mamat 08 November 1930 2 Flag of Turkey Galatasaray S.K.
9 FW Feridun Buğeker 05 April 1933 3 Flag of Turkey Fenerbahçe SK
10 FW Burhan Sargın 11 February 1929 5 Flag of Turkey Fenerbahçe SK
11 FW Lefter Küçükandonyadis 29 January 1926 3 Flag of Turkey Fenerbahçe SK
12 GK Şükrü Ersoy 14 January 1934 3 Flag of Turkey Ankaragücü GK
13 DF Bülent Eken 26 January 1923 11 Flag of Turkey Galatasaray S.K.
14 DF Ali Beratlıgil 2 Flag of Turkey Galatasaray S.K.
15 MF Mehmet Dinçer 0 Flag of Turkey Fenerbahçe SK
16 DF Nedim Günar 0 Flag of Turkey Fenerbahçe SK
17 DF Naci Erdem 28 January 1931 0 Flag of Turkey Fenerbahçe SK
18 DF Kaçmaz Akgün 1 Flag of Turkey Ankaragücü GK
19 DF Ahmet Berman 0 Flag of Turkey Beşiktaş
20 FW Necmi Onarıcı 02 November 1925 0 Flag of Turkey Adalet Istanbul
21 FW Kadri Aytaç 1931 0 Flag of Turkey Galatasaray S.K.
22 FW Coşkun Taş 23 April 1935 2 Flag of Turkey Ankaragücü GK


[edit] Flag of South Korea South Korea

Head coach: Kim Young-Sik

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Hong Duk-Yung 5 May 1921 Flag of South Korea Seoul Army Club
2 DF Park Kyu-Chong 12 June 1924 Flag of South Korea Seoul Army Club
3 DF Park Yae-Seung 1 April 1923 Flag of South Korea Seoul Army Club
4 MF Kang Chang-Gi 28 August 1928 Flag of South Korea Seoul Army Club
5 MF Lee Sang-Yi 1922 Flag of South Korea Seoul Army Club
6 DF Min Byung-Dae 20 February 1918 Flag of South Korea Anyang LG Cheetahs
7 FW Lee Seo-Nam 1927 Flag of South Korea Seoul Army Club
8 FW Choi Chung-Min 30 August 1930 Flag of South Korea Seoul Army Club
9 FW Woo Sang-Kwon 1927 Flag of South Korea Seoul Army Club
10 FW Sung Nak-Woon 2 February 1926 Flag of South Korea Seoul Army Club
11 MF Chung Nom-Sik 16 February 1917 Flag of South Korea Seoul Army Club
12 GK Ham Heung-Chul 1931 Flag of South Korea Seoul Army Club
13 DF Lee Chong-Kap 18 March 1920 Flag of South Korea Wonjoo
14 DF Han Chang-Wha 3 November 1922 Flag of South Korea Seoul Army Club
15 MF Kim Ji-Sung 7 November 1924 Flag of South Korea Seoul Army Club
16 MF Choo Young-Kwan 15 July 1931 Flag of South Korea Seoul Army Club
17 FW Park Il-Kap 21 March 1926 Flag of South Korea Seoul Army Club
18 FW Choi Young-Keun 8 February 1923 Flag of South Korea Seoul Army Club
19 FW Lee Ki-Joo 12 November 1926 Flag of South Korea Pusan University
20 FW Chung Kook-Chin 1927 Flag of South Korea Wonsan University


  • Only 20 players in South Korea squad.

[edit] Group 3

[edit] Flag of Uruguay Uruguay

Head coach: Juan López

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Roque Máspoli 12 October 1917 Flag of Uruguay C.A. Peñarol
2 DF José Santamaría 31 July 1929 Flag of Uruguay Club Nacional de Football
3 DF William Martínez 13 January 1928 Flag of Uruguay Rampla Juniors
4 DF Víctor Rodríguez Andrade 02 May 1927 Flag of Uruguay C.A. Peñarol
5 MF Obdulio Varela 20 September 1917 Flag of Uruguay C.A. Peñarol
6 MF Roberto Leopardi 19 July 1933 Flag of Uruguay Club Nacional de Football
7 FW Julio Abbadie 07 September 1930 Flag of Uruguay C.A. Peñarol
8 FW Juan Hohberg 08 October 1929 Flag of Uruguay C.A. Peñarol
9 FW Oscar Míguez 05 December 1927 Flag of Uruguay C.A. Peñarol
10 FW Juan Alberto Schiaffino 28 July 1925 Flag of Uruguay C.A. Peñarol
11 FW Carlos Borges 14 January 1932 Flag of Uruguay C.A. Peñarol
12 GK Julio Maceiras 22 April 1926 Flag of Uruguay Danubio F.C.
13 DF Mirto Davoine 13 February 1933 Flag of Uruguay C.A. Peñarol
14 DF Eusebio Tejera 06 January 1922 Flag of Uruguay Defensor Sporting Club
15 MF Urbano Rivera Flag of Uruguay Danubio F.C.
16 MF Néstor Carballo 03 February 1929 Flag of Uruguay Club Nacional de Football
17 MF Luis Cruz 28 April 1925 Flag of Uruguay Club Nacional de Football
18 FW Rafael Souto 24 October 1930 Flag of Uruguay Club Nacional de Football
19 FW Javier Ambrois 09 May 1932 Flag of Uruguay Club Nacional de Football
20 FW Omar Méndez 07 August 1934 Flag of Uruguay Club Nacional de Football
21 FW Julio Pérez 19 June 1926 Flag of Uruguay Club Nacional de Football
22 FW Luis Castro 31 July 1921 Flag of Uruguay Defensor Sporting Club


[edit] Flag of Austria Austria

Head coach: Walter Nausch

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


[edit] Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia

Head coach: Jaroslav Cejp

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Theodor Reimann 10 February 1921 Flag of Czechoslovakia Slovan Bratislava
2 DF František Šafránek 02 January 1931 Flag of Czechoslovakia ÚDA Praha
3 MF Svatopluk Pluskal 28 October 1930 Flag of Czechoslovakia ÚDA Praha
4 DF Ladislav Novák 5 December 1931 Flag of Czechoslovakia ÚDA Praha
5 DF Jiří Trnka 02 December 1926 Flag of Czechoslovakia ÚDA Praha
6 MF Michal Benedikovič 31 May 1923 Flag of Czechoslovakia Slovan Bratislava
7 FW Ladislav Hlaváček 26 June 1925 Flag of Czechoslovakia ÚDA Praha
8 FW Otto Hemele 22 January 1926 Flag of Czechoslovakia ÚDA Praha
9 FW Anton Malatinský 15 January 1920 Flag of Czechoslovakia Baník Handlová
10 FW Emil Pažický 14 October 1927 Flag of Czechoslovakia Slovan Bratislava
11 FW Jiří Pešek 04 June 1927 Flag of Czechoslovakia Spartak Praha Sokolovo
12 DF Anton Krásnohorský 22 October 1925 Flag of Czechoslovakia Iskra Žilina
13 MF Jiří Hledík 19 April 1929 Flag of Czechoslovakia Křídla vlasti Olomouc
14 MF Jan Hertl 23 January 1929 Flag of Czechoslovakia ÚDA Praha
15 FW Ladislav Kačáni 01 April 1931 Flag of Czechoslovakia CH Bratislava
16 MF Zdeněk Procházka 12 January 1928 Flag of Czechoslovakia Spartak Praha Sokolovo
17 FW Tadeáš Kraus 22 October 1932 Flag of Czechoslovakia Křídla vlasti Olomouc
18 FW Josef Majer 19 September 1947 Flag of Czechoslovakia Baník Kladno
19 FW Jaroslav Košnar 17 August 1930 Flag of Czechoslovakia CH Bratislava
20 FW Kazimír Gajdoš 28 March 1934 Flag of Czechoslovakia Tatran Prešov
21 GK Imrich Stacho 04 November 1931 Flag of Czechoslovakia Tankista Praha
22 GK Viliam Schrojf 02 August 1931 Flag of Czechoslovakia Křídla vlasti Olomouc


[edit] Flag of Scotland 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 Flag of Scotland Aberdeen
2 DF Willie Cunningham 22 February 1925 3 Flag of England Preston North End
3 DF Jock Aird 18 February 1926 2 Flag of England Burnley
4 DF Bobby Evans 16 July 1927 17 Flag of Scotland Celtic
5 DF Tommy Docherty 24 August 1928 5 Flag of England Preston North End
6 MF Jimmy Davidson 8 November 1925 2 Flag of Scotland Partick Thistle
7 MF Doug Cowie 1 May 1926 6 Flag of Scotland Dundee
8 FW John Mackenzie 4 September 1925 4 Flag of Scotland Partick Thistle
9 FW George Hamilton 7 December 1917 5 Flag of Scotland Aberdeen
10 FW Allan Brown 12 October 1926 11 Flag of England Blackpool
11 FW Neil Mochan 6 April 1927 1 Flag of Scotland Celtic
12 FW Willie Fernie 22 November 1928 1 Flag of Scotland Celtic
13 FW Willie Ormond 23 February 1927 3 Flag of Scotland Hibernian
14 GK John Anderson* 8 December 1929 1 Flag of England Leicester City
15 FW Bobby Johnstone* 7 September 1929 11 Flag of Scotland Hibernian
16 FW Jackie Henderson* 17 January 1932 4 Flag of England Portsmouth
17 MF David Mathers* 25 October 1931 1 Flag of Scotland Partick Thistle
18 DF Alex Wilson* 29 October 1933 1 Flag of England Portsmouth
19 FW Jimmy Binning* 0 Flag of Scotland Queen of the South
20 FW Bobby Combe* 29 February 1924 3 Flag of Scotland Hibernian
21 FW Ernie Copland* 0 Flag of Scotland Raith Rovers
22 FW Ian McMillan* 18 March 1931 3 Flag of Scotland 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] Flag of England England

Head coach: Walter Winterbottom

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Gil Merrick 26 January 1922 20 Flag of England Birmingham City
2 DF Ron Staniforth 13 April 1924 3 Flag of England Huddersfield Town
3 DF Roger Byrne 8 September 1929 3 Flag of England Manchester United
4 DF Billy Wright 6 February 1924 58 Flag of England Wolverhampton Wanderers
5 MF Syd Owen 28 February 1922 2 Flag of England Luton Town
6 MF Jimmy Dickinson 24 April 1925 35 Flag of England Portsmouth
7 FW Stanley Matthews 1 February 1915 36 Flag of England Blackpool
8 FW Ivor Broadis 18 December 1922 11 Flag of England Newcastle United
9 FW Nat Lofthouse 27 August 1925 19 Flag of England Bolton Wanderers
10 FW Tommy Taylor 29 January 1932 3 Flag of England Manchester United
11 FW Tom Finney 5 April 1922 51 Flag of England Preston North End
12 GK Ted Burgin 29 April 1927 0 Flag of England Sheffield United
13 DF Ken Green 27 April 1924 0 Flag of England Birmingham City
14 MF Bill McGarry 10 June 1927 0 Flag of England Huddersfield Town
15 FW Dennis Wilshaw 11 March 1926 1 Flag of England Wolverhampton Wanderers
16 MF Albert Quixall 9 August 1933 3 Flag of England Sheffield Wednesday
17 FW Jimmy Mullen 6 January 1923 11 Flag of England Wolverhampton Wanderers
18 DF Allenby Chilton* 16 September 1918 2 Flag of England Manchester United
19 MF Ken Armstrong* 3 June 1924 0 Flag of England Chelsea
20 MF Bedford Jezzard* 19 October 1927 1 Flag of England Fulham
21 MF Johnny Haynes* 17 October 1934 0 Flag of England Fulham
22 FW Harry Hooper* 14 June 1933 0 Flag of England 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] Flag of Switzerland Switzerland

Head coach: Flag of Austria Karl Rappan

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Walter Eich 27 May 1925 Flag of Switzerland Young Boys Bern
2 GK Eugene Parlier 05 December 1930 Flag of Switzerland Servette FC
3 GK Georges Stuber 11 May 1925 Flag of Switzerland Lausanne Sports
4 MF Roger Bocquet 09 April 1921 Flag of Switzerland Lausanne Sports
5 DF Marcel Flückiger 20 June 1929 Flag of Switzerland Young Boys Bern
6 DF Roger Mathis 04 April 1921 Flag of Switzerland Lausanne Sports
7 DF André Neury 03 September 1921 Flag of Switzerland Servette FC
8 MF Heinz Bigler 21 December 1925 Flag of Switzerland Young Boys Bern
9 MF Charles Casali 27 April 1923 Flag of Switzerland Young Boys Bern
10 DF Oliver Eggimann 06 August 1921 Flag of Switzerland FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
11 FW Norbert Eschmann 19 March 1933 Flag of Switzerland Lausanne Sports
12 MF Gilbert Fesselet 16 April 1928 Flag of Switzerland FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
13 MF Ivo Frosio 27 April 1930 Flag of Switzerland Grasshopper-Club Zürich
14 DF Willy Kernen 06 August 1929 Flag of Switzerland FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
15 FW Charles Antenen 03 November 1929 Flag of Switzerland FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
16 FW Robert Ballaman 21 June 1926 Flag of Switzerland Grasshopper-Club Zürich
17 FW Jacques Fatton 19 December 1925 Flag of Switzerland Servette FC
18 FW Josef Hügi 23 January 1930 Flag of Switzerland FC Basel
19 FW Marcel Mauron 25 March 1929 Flag of Switzerland FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
20 FW Eugen Meier 30 April 1930 Flag of Switzerland Young Boys Bern
21 FW Ferdinando Riva 03 July 1930 Flag of Switzerland FC Chiasso
22 FW Roger Vonlanthen 13 February 1929 Flag of Switzerland Grasshopper-Club Zürich


[edit] Flag of Italy Italy

Head coach: Flag of Hungary Lajos Czeizler

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Giorgio Ghezzi 10 July 1930 1 Flag of Italy Internazionale Milano F.C.
2 DF Guido Vincenzi 14 July 1932 1 Flag of Italy Internazionale Milano F.C.
3 DF Giovanni Giacomazzi 18 January 1928 1 Flag of Italy Internazionale Milano F.C.
4 DF Maino Neri 30 June 1924 6 Flag of Italy Internazionale Milano F.C.
5 MF Omero Tognon 3 March 1924 11 Flag of Italy A.C. Milan
6 MF Fulvio Nesti 8 June 1925 2 Flag of Italy Internazionale Milano F.C.
7 FW Ermes Muccinelli 28 July 1927 9 Flag of Italy Juventus F.C.
8 FW Egisto Pandolfini 19 February 1926 14 Flag of Italy A.S. Roma
9 FW Carlo Galli 6 March 1931 2 Flag of Italy A.S. Roma
10 FW Gino Cappello 2 June 1920 10 Flag of Italy Bologna F.C. 1909
11 FW Benito Lorenzi 20 December 1925 11 Flag of Italy Internazionale Milano F.C.
12 GK Giovanni Viola 26 June 1926 0 Flag of Italy Juventus F.C.
13 DF Ardico Magnini 21 October 1928 4 Flag of Italy ACF Fiorentina
14 DF Sergio Cervato 22 March 1929 11 Flag of Italy ACF Fiorentina
15 DF Giacomo Mari 17 October 1924 7 Flag of Italy Juventus F.C.
16 MF Rino Ferrario 7 December 1926 1 Flag of Italy Juventus F.C.
17 FW Armando Segato 3 May 1930 3 Flag of Italy ACF Fiorentina
18 MF Gino Pivatelli 27 March 1933 0 Flag of Italy Bologna F.C. 1909
19 FW Giampiero Boniperti 4 July 1928 22 Flag of Italy Juventus F.C.
20 MF Guido Gratton 23 September 1932 1 Flag of Italy ACF Fiorentina
21 FW Amleto Frignani 5 March 1932 6 Flag of Italy A.C. Milan
22 GK Leonardo Costagliola 27 October 1921 3 Flag of Italy ACF Fiorentina


[edit] Flag of Belgium Belgium

Head coach: Flag of Scotland Doug Livingstone

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Léopold Gernaey 25 February 1927 7 Flag of Belgium K.V. Oostende
2 DF Marcel Dries 19 September 1929 7 Flag of Belgium Berchem Sport
3 DF Alfons Van Brandt 24 June 1927 18 Flag of Belgium Lierse
4 DF Constant Huysmans 11 October 1928 5 Flag of Belgium KV Beerschot Antwerpen
5 MF Louis Carré 07 January 1925 39 Flag of Belgium Royal FC Liegeois
6 MF Victor Mees 26 January 1927 31 Flag of Belgium Royal Antwerp FC
7 MF Jozef Vliers 18 December 1932 0 Flag of Belgium Royal Beerschot AC
8 FW Denis Houf 16 February 1932 0 Flag of Belgium Standard Liège
9 FW Henri Coppens 29 April 1930 32 Flag of Belgium Royal Beerschot AC
10 FW Léopold Anoul 19 August 1922 45 Flag of Belgium Royal FC Liegeois
11 FW Joseph Mermans 16 February 1922 45 Flag of Belgium Anderlecht
12 GK Charles Geerts 29 October 1930 0 Flag of Belgium KV Beerschot Antwerpen
13 DF Henri Dirickx 07 July 1927 13 Flag of Belgium Union St. Gilloise
14 MF Robert Van Kerkhoven 1 October 1924 5 Flag of Belgium Daring Club
15 FW Hippolyte Van Den Bosch 30 April 1926 2 Flag of Belgium Anderlecht
16 FW Pieter Van Den Bosch 31 October 1927 0 Flag of Belgium Anderlecht
17 GK Raymond Ausloos 0 Flag of Belgium White Star
18 DF Jef Van Der Linden 02 November 1927 0 Flag of Belgium Royal Antwerp FC
19 MF Jo Backaert 0 Flag of Belgium Charleroi SC
20 MF Robert Maertens 24 January 1930 11 Flag of Belgium Royal Antwerp FC
21 MF Jean Van Steen 02 June 1929 5 Flag of Belgium Anderlecht
22 FW Luc Van Hoywegen 0 Flag of Belgium Daring Club


[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Rafferty p96
  2. ^ Unlucky 13 for Scots, Evening Telegraph, 23 December 2004
  3. ^ 1954 Squad at englandfootballonline.com

[edit] References

  • Rafferty, John (1973). One Hundred Years of Scottish Football (Paperback), Pan. ISBN 0-330-23654-7. 
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