1953 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18

1953 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18
Tournament details
Host country Belgium
Dates 31 March - 6 April
Teams 16
Final positions
Champions  Hungary (1st title)
Runners-up  Yugoslavia
Third place  Turkey
Fourth place  Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played 32

The FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18 1953 Final Tournament was held in Belgium. Argentina was the first non-European team that entered.

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

First Round

31 March 1953
England  2 – 0  Belgium

31 March 1953
Germany  3 – 2  Argentina

31 March 1953
Hungary  4 – 0   Switzerland

31 March 1953
Republic of Ireland  1 – 0  Netherlands

31 March 1953
Luxembourg  4 – 3  Austria
Namur

31 March 1953
Spain  5 – 0  Saar

31 March 1953
Turkey  1 – 0  France

31 March 1953
Yugoslavia  5 – 1  Northern Ireland
Brugge

Quarterfinals

Places 9-16

2 April 1953
France  2 – 1  Austria

2 April 1953
Netherlands  2 – 1   Switzerland

2 April 1953
Belgium  4 – 3  Northern Ireland

2 April 1953
Argentina  7 – 0  Saar

Places 1-8

2 April 1953
Hungary  4 – 0  Republic of Ireland

2 April 1953
Spain  5 – 1  Germany

2 April 1953
Turkey  3 – 0  Luxembourg

2 April 1953
Yugoslavia  (aet)1 – 1
Yugoslavia win coin toss 		 England

Semifinals

Places 13-16

4 April 1953
Switzerland   3 – 1  Austria

4 April 1953
Saar  6 – 5  Northern Ireland

Places 9-12

4 April 1953
Netherlands  3 – 0  France

4 April 1953
Argentina  4 – 1  Belgium
Termonde

Places 5-8

4 April 1953
England  3 – 1  Germany

4 April 1953
Republic of Ireland  3 – 2  Luxembourg

Places 1-4

4 April 1953
Hungary  2 – 0  Turkey

4 April 1953
Yugoslavia  3 – 1  Spain

Final Matches

Fifteenth Place Match

5 April 1953
Northern Ireland  2 – 1  Austria

Thirteenth Place Match

5 April 1953
Switzerland   2 – 2
Saar refused to play extra time 		 Saar

Eleventh Place Match

5 April 1953
Belgium  4 – 3  France

Ninth Place Match

5 April 1953
Argentina  3 – 1  Netherlands

Seventh Place Match

5 April 1953
Luxembourg  3 – 2  Germany

Fifth Place Match

5 April 1953
England  2 – 0  Republic of Ireland

Third Place Match

6 April 1953
Turkey  3 – 2  Spain

Final

6 April 1953
Hungary  2 – 0  Yugoslavia
 1953 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18 

Hungary
First title

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