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A total of 39 teams entered the 1954 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.
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 - South America: 1 place, contested by 4 teams.
- Group 12 - North, Central America and Caribbean: 1 place, contested by 3 teams.
- Group 13 - Asia: 1 place, contested by 3 teams.
Listed below are the dates and results of the qualification rounds.
Groups
The 13 groups had different rules, as follows:
- Groups 1, 2, 4, 8 and 10 had 3 teams each. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.
- Group 3 had 4 teams. The teams would play against each other once. The group winner and runner-up would qualify.
- Groups 5, 6, 7 and 9 had 2 teams each. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.
- Group 11 had 4 teams. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify.
- Group 12 had 3 teams. The teams would play 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 would play against each other twice. The group winner would qualify.
Group 1
June 24, 1953, Oslo, Norway - 2 - 3August 19, 1953, Oslo, Norway - 1 - 1
October 11, 1953, Stuttgart, West Germany - 3 - 0
November 8, 1953, Saarbrücken, Saar - 0 - 0
November 22, 1953, Hamburg, West Germany - 5 - 1
March 28, 1954, Saarbrücken, Saar - 1 - 3
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
West Germany qualified.
Group 2
May 25, 1953, Helsinki, Finland - 2 - 4May 28, 1953, Stockholm, Sweden - 2 - 3
August 5, 1953, Helsinki, Finland - 3 - 3
August 16, 1953, Stockholm, Sweden - 4 - 0
September 23, 1953, Brussels, Belgium - 2 - 2
October 8, 1953, Brussels, Belgium - 2 - 0
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
Belgium qualified.
Group 3
This group was also the 1953-1954 British Home Championship.October 3, 1953, Belfast, Northern Ireland - 1 - 3
October 10, 1953, Cardiff, Wales - 1 - 4
November 4, 1953, Glasgow, Scotland - 3 - 3
November 11, 1953, Liverpool, England - 3 - 1
March 31, 1954, Wrexham, Wales - 1 - 2
April 3, 1954, Glasgow, Scotland - 2 - 4
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | |||
| 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
England and Scotland qualified.
Group 4
September 20, 1953, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - 1 - 6October 4, 1953, Dublin, Ireland - 3 - 5
October 28, 1953, Dublin, Ireland - 4 - 0
November 25, 1953, Paris, France - 1 - 0
December 27, 1953, Paris, France - 8 - 0
March 7, 1954, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - 0 - 1
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 4 | |||
| 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 19 |
France qualified.
Group 5
September 27, 1953, Vienna, Austria - 9 - 1November 29, 1953, Lisbon, Portugal - 0 - 0
Austria qualified.
Group 6
January 6, 1954, Madrid, Spain - 4 - 1March 14, 1954, Istanbul, Turkey - 1 - 0
With one win for either team, a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
March 17, 1954, Rome, Italy - 2 - 2
Turkey qualified after drawing of lots.
Group 7
Poland withdrew, so Hungary qualified automatically.Group 8
June 14, 1953, Prague, Czechoslovakia - 2 - 0June 28, 1953, Bucharest, Romania - 3 - 1
September 6, 1953, Sofia, Bulgaria - 1 - 2
October 11, 1953, Sofia, Bulgaria - 1 - 2
October 25, 1953, Bucharest, Romania - 0 - 1
November 8, 1953, Prague, Czechoslovakia - 0 - 0
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Czechoslovakia qualified.
Group 9
November 13, 1953, Cairo, Egypt - 1 - 2January 24, 1954, Milan, Italy - 5 - 1
Italy qualified.
Group 10
May 9, 1953, Belgrade, Yugoslavia - 1 - 0November 1, 1953, Athens, Greece - 1 - 0
November 8, 1953, Skopje, Yugoslavia - 1 - 0
March 7, 1954, Ramat Gan, Israel - 0 - 2
March 21, 1954, Ramat Gan, Israel - 0 - 1
March 28, 1954, Athens, Greece - 0 - 1
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Yugoslavia qualified.
Group 11
Peru withdrew.February 14, 1954, Asunción, Paraguay - 4 - 0
February 21, 1954, Santiago, Chile - 1 - 3
February 28, 1954, Santiago, Chile - 0 - 2
March 7, 1954, Asunción, Paraguay - 0 - 1
March 14, 1954, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 1 - 0
March 21, 1954, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 4 - 1
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
Brazil qualified.
Group 12
July 19, 1953, Mexico City, Mexico - 8 - 0December 27, 1953, Port au Prince, Haiti - 0 - 4
January 10, 1954, Mexico City, Mexico - 4 - 0
January 14, 1954, Mexico City, Mexico - 3 - 1
April 3, 1954, Port au Prince, Haiti - 2 - 3
April 4, 1954, Port au Prince, Haiti - 0 - 3
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 |
Mexico qualified.
Group 13
Taiwan withdrew.March 7, 1954, Tokyo, Japan - 1 - 5
March 14, 1954, Tokyo, Japan - 2 - 2
South Korea qualified.
Qualified teams
| Team | Appearance | Streak | Previous appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 1 | 1934 | |
| 4th | 1 | 1938 | |
| 5th | 5 | 1950 | |
| 3rd | 1 | 1938 | |
| 2nd | 2 | 1950 | |
| 4th | 1 | 1938 | |
| 3rd | 1 | 1938 | |
| 4th | 4 | 1950 | |
| 3rd | 2 | 1950 | |
| 1st | 1 | - | |
| 1st | 1 | - | |
| (h) | 4th | 4 | 1950 |
| 1st | 1 | - | |
| (c) | 3rd | 2 | 1950 |
| 3rd(1) | 1 | 1938(1) | |
| 3rd | 2 | 1950 |
(h) - qualified automatically as hosts
(c) - qualified automatically as defending champions
Notes
- 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.
- Saar entered their only World Cup competition, before the Saar protectorate became part of West Germany in 1957.
External links
1954 in football (soccer) | 1954 FIFA World Cup | FIFA World Cup qualification
Kvalifikation til VM i fodbold 1954 | Clasificación para la Copa Mundial de Fútbol de 1954 | WK voetbal 1954 (kwalificatie)
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