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 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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[edit] 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.
[edit] Group 1
| Date | Venue | Home | Result | Guest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 24, 1953 | Oslo |  Norway |
2 - 3 |  Saarland |
| August 19, 1953 | Oslo | Norway |
1 - 1 |  West Germany |
| October 11, 1953 | Stuttgart | West Germany |
3 - 0 | Saarland |
| November 8, 1953 | Saarbrücken | Saarland |
0 - 0 | Norway |
| November 22, 1953 | Hamburg | West Germany |
5 - 1 | Norway |
| March 28, 1954 | Saarbrücken | Saarland |
1 - 3 | West Germany |
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| 2 | Saarland |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | Portugal |
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Austria qualified.
[edit] Group 6
January 6, 1954, Madrid, Spain - 
Spain 4 - 1 
Turkey
March 14, 1954, Istanbul, Turkey - Turkey 1 - 0 Spain
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1= | Spain |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 1= | Turkey |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Spain and Turkey finished level on points, and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 2 | Egypt |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
USA played all their matches away.
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 
United States
January 14, 1954, Mexico City, Mexico - Mexico 3 - 1 United States
April 3, 1954, Port au Prince, Haiti - Haiti 2 - 3 United States
April 4, 1954, Port au Prince, Haiti - Haiti 0 - 3 United States
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico |
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| 2 | United States |
4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 3 | Haiti |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 |
Mexico qualified.
[edit] Group 13
Republic of China (Taiwan) withdrew.
March 7, 1954, Tokyo, Japan - 
Japan 1 - 5 
Korea Republic
March 14, 1954, Tokyo, Japan - Japan 2 - 2 Korea Republic
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korea Republic |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Japan |
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Korea Republic qualified.
[edit] Qualified teams
| Team | Finals Appearance | Streak | Last Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1938 |
| 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.
- 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. Both German teams were joint first before the final game.
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