1954 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING

World Cup 1930-2006
Final Tournament
Qualifying Entries | Qualifying Groups | Statistics

Qualifying Entries

Qualifying Groups

Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 5 | Group 6 | Group 7 | Group 8 | Group 9 | Group 10 | Group 11 | Group 12 | Group 13

Uruguay qualified as holders, Switzerland qualified as hosts.

Group 1

24/06/1953                Norway   2 - 3   Saar                  (2-2)   
19/08/1953                Norway   1 - 1   West_Germany          (1-1)   
11/10/1953          West_Germany   3 - 0   Saar                  (1-0)   
08/11/1953                  Saar   0 - 0   Norway                (0-0)   
22/11/1953          West_Germany   5 - 1   Norway                (1-1)   
28/03/1954                  Saar   1 - 3   West_Germany          (0-1)   

    Team                      P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   WEST_GERMANY              4     3     1     0    12     3    +9     7   87.5
2   Saar                      4     1     1     2     4     8    -4     3   37.5
3   Norway                    4     0     2     2     4     9    -5     2   25.0

Group 2

25/05/1953               Finland   2 - 4   Belgium               (0-3)   
28/05/1953                Sweden   2 - 3   Belgium               (2-3)   
05/08/1953               Finland   3 - 3   Sweden                (0-2)   
16/08/1953                Sweden   4 - 0   Finland               (2-0)   
23/09/1953               Belgium   2 - 2   Finland               (2-0)   
08/10/1953               Belgium   2 - 0   Sweden                (1-0)   

    Team                      P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   BELGIUM                   4     3     1     0    11     6    +5     7   87.5
2   Sweden                    4     1     1     2     9     8    +1     3   37.5
3   Finland                   4     0     2     2     7    13    -6     2   25.0

Group 3

03/10/1953      Northern_Ireland   1 - 3   Scotland              (0-0)   
10/10/1953                 Wales   1 - 4   England               (1-1)   
04/11/1953              Scotland   3 - 3   Wales                 (2-0)   
11/11/1953               England   3 - 1   Northern_Ireland      (1-0)   
31/03/1954                 Wales   1 - 2   Northern_Ireland      (0-1)   
03/04/1954              Scotland   2 - 4   England               (1-1)   

    Team                      P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   ENGLAND                   3     3     0     0    11     4    +7     6  100.0
2   SCOTLAND                  3     1     1     1     8     8     0     3   50.0
3   Northern_Ireland          3     1     0     2     4     7    -3     2   33.3
4   Wales                     3     0     1     2     5     9    -4     1   16.7

Group 4

20/09/1953            Luxembourg   1 - 6   France                (1-4)   
04/10/1953               Ireland   3 - 5   France                (0-2)   
28/10/1953               Ireland   4 - 0   Luxembourg            (1-0)   
25/11/1953                France   1 - 0   Ireland               (0-0)   
17/12/1953                France   8 - 0   Luxembourg            (4-0)   
07/03/1954            Luxembourg   0 - 1   Ireland               (0-0)   

    Team                      P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   FRANCE                    4     4     0     0    20     4   +16     8  100.0
2   Ireland                   4     2     0     2     8     6    +2     4   50.0
3   Luxembourg                4     0     0     4     1    19   -18     0    0.0

Group 5

27/09/1953               Austria   9 - 1   Portugal              (4-0)   
29/11/1953              Portugal   0 - 0   Austria               (0-0)   

Group 6

06/01/1954                 Spain   4 - 1   Turkey                (1-1)   
14/03/1954                Turkey   1 - 0   Spain                 (1-0)   
17/03/1954                Turkey   2 - 2   Spain                 (1-1)  * Playoff

Turkey qualified after drawing of lots.

Group 7

Hungary qualified, Poland withdrew.

Group 8

14/06/1953        Czechoslovakia   2 - 0   Romania               (0-0)   
28/06/1953               Romania   3 - 1   Bulgaria              (2-0)   
06/09/1953              Bulgaria   1 - 2   Czechoslovakia        (0-2)   
11/10/1953              Bulgaria   1 - 2   Romania               (1-1)   
25/10/1953               Romania   0 - 1   Czechoslovakia        (0-1)   
08/11/1953        Czechoslovakia   0 - 0   Bulgaria              (0-0)   

    Team                      P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   CZECHOSLOVAKIA            4     3     1     0     5     1    +4     7   87.5
2   Romania                   4     2     0     2     5     5     0     4   50.0
3   Bulgaria                  4     0     1     3     3     7    -4     1   12.5

Group 9

13/11/1953                 Egypt   1 - 2   Italy                 (1-0)   
24/01/1954                 Italy   5 - 1   Egypt                 (1-1)   

Group 10

09/05/1953            Yugoslavia   1 - 0   Greece                (1-0)   
01/11/1953                Greece   1 - 0   Israel                (0-0)   
08/11/1953            Yugoslavia   1 - 0   Israel                (1-0)   
08/03/1954                Israel   0 - 2   Greece                (0-0)   
21/03/1954                Israel   0 - 1   Yugoslavia            (0-0)   
28/03/1954                Greece   0 - 1   Yugoslavia            (0-0)   

    Team                      P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   YUGOSLAVIA                4     4     0     0     4     0    +4     8  100.0
2   Greece                    4     2     0     2     3     2    +1     4   50.0
3   Israel                    4     0     0     4     0     5    -5     0    0.0

Group 11

19/07/1953                Mexico   8 - 0   Haiti                 (5-0)   
27/12/1953                 Haiti   0 - 4   Mexico                (0-2)   
10/01/1954                Mexico   4 - 0   U.S.A.                (2-0)   
14/01/1954                Mexico   3 - 1   U.S.A.                (0-1)   
03/04/1954                 Haiti   2 - 3   U.S.A.                (1-0)   
04/04/1954                 Haiti   0 - 3   U.S.A.                (0-2)   

    Team                      P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   MEXICO                    4     4     0     0    19     1   +18     8  100.0
2   U.S.A.                    4     2     0     2     7     9    -2     4   50.0
3   Haiti                     4     0     0     4     2    18   -16     0    0.0

Group 12

14/02/1954              Paraguay   4 - 0   Chile                 (1-0)   
21/02/1954                 Chile   1 - 3   Paraguay              (1-1)   
28/02/1954                 Chile   0 - 2   Brazil                (0-1)   
07/03/1954              Paraguay   0 - 1   Brazil                (0-0)   
14/03/1954                Brazil   1 - 0   Chile                 (1-0)   
21/03/1954                Brazil   4 - 1   Paraguay              (0-0)   

    Team                      P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   BRAZIL                    4     4     0     0     8     1    +7     8  100.0
2   Paraguay                  4     2     0     2     8     6    +2     4   50.0
3   Chile                     4     0     0     4     1    10    -9     0    0.0

Peru withdrew.

Group 13

07/03/1954                 Japan   1 - 5   South_Korea           (1-2)   
14/03/1954                 Japan   2 - 2   South_Korea           (2-1)   

Taiwan withdrew.

Statistics

    Team                      P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   Mexico                    4     4     0     0    19     1   +18     8  100.0
2   France                    4     4     0     0    20     4   +16     8  100.0
3   Brazil                    4     4     0     0     8     1    +7     8  100.0
4   Yugoslavia                4     4     0     0     4     0    +4     8  100.0
5   West_Germany              4     3     1     0    12     3    +9     7   87.5
6   Belgium                   4     3     1     0    11     6    +5     7   87.5
7   Czechoslovakia            4     3     1     0     5     1    +4     7   87.5
8   England                   3     3     0     0    11     4    +7     6  100.0
9   Italy                     2     2     0     0     7     2    +5     4  100.0
10  Ireland                   4     2     0     2     8     6    +2     4   50.0
11  Paraguay                  4     2     0     2     8     6    +2     4   50.0
12  Greece                    4     2     0     2     3     2    +1     4   50.0
13  Romania                   4     2     0     2     5     5     0     4   50.0
14  U.S.A.                    4     2     0     2     7     9    -2     4   50.0
15  Austria                   2     1     1     0     9     1    +8     3   75.0
16  South_Korea               2     1     1     0     7     3    +4     3   75.0
17  Spain                     3     1     1     1     6     4    +2     3   50.0
18  Sweden                    4     1     1     2     9     8    +1     3   37.5
19  Scotland                  3     1     1     1     8     8     0     3   50.0
20  Turkey                    3     1     1     1     4     6    -2     3   50.0
21  Saar                      4     1     1     2     4     8    -4     3   37.5
22  Northern_Ireland          3     1     0     2     4     7    -3     2   33.3
23  Norway                    4     0     2     2     4     9    -5     2   25.0
24  Finland                   4     0     2     2     7    13    -6     2   25.0
25  Wales                     3     0     1     2     5     9    -4     1   16.7
26  Bulgaria                  4     0     1     3     3     7    -4     1   12.5
27  Japan                     2     0     1     1     3     7    -4     1   25.0
28  Portugal                  2     0     1     1     1     9    -8     1   25.0
29  Egypt                     2     0     0     2     2     7    -5     0    0.0
30  Israel                    4     0     0     4     0     5    -5     0    0.0
31  Chile                     4     0     0     4     1    10    -9     0    0.0
32  Haiti                     4     0     0     4     2    18   -16     0    0.0
33  Luxembourg                4     0     0     4     1    19   -18     0    0.0