Football World Cup 1954 Europe Qualification - 12 berths - 28 teams
10 Groups - 11 Berths + Switzerland host. 4 groups with 3 teams, 1 group with 4 teams and 5 groups with 2 teams.
28 teams took part. Egypt and Israel played in this zone. Only time Saar took part. Groups were composed in Regional bases. Turkey beat Spain after play-off.
From 1950 West Germany, Belgium, Austria, Hungary and Czechoslovakia replaced Sweden and Spain. Scotland, Turkey and France did not withdrawl as they did in 1950.

Switzerland World Cup 1954

HostSwitzerland
Group 1West Germany, Saar, Norway
Group 2Belgium, Sweden, Finland
Group 3England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales
Group 4France, Ireland, Luxembourg
Group 5Austria, Portugal
Group 6Turkey, Spain
Group 7Hungary, Poland
Group 8Czechoslovakia, Romania, Bulgaria
Group 9Italy, Egypt
Group 10Yugoslavia, Greece, Israel
Group 1pwdlgfgag+-
1. West Germany731012:3+9
2. Saar31124:8-4
3. Norway20224:9-5
TeamWestSaarNorw
West Germany---3:0 5:1
Saar 1:3--- 0:0
Norway1:12:3---
datevenueteam 1scoreteam 2HTatt.
Wed 24.06.53OsloNOR Norway2-3Saar2-2
Wed 19.08.53OsloNOR Norway1-1FRG West Germany1-1
Sun 11.10.53StuttgartFRG West Germany3-0Saar1-0
Sun 08.11.53SaarbruckenSaar0-0NOR Norway
Sun 22.11.53HamburgFRG West Germany5-1NOR Norway1-1
Sun 28.03.54SaarbruckenSaar0-1FRG West Germany
Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5Group 6Group 7Group 8Group 9Group 10
Group 2pwdlgfgag+-
1. Belgium731011:6+5
2. Sweden31129:8+1
3. Finland20227:13-6
TeamBelgSwedFinl
Belgium--- 2:0 2:2
Sweden2:3--- 4:0
Finland2:43:3---
datevenueteam 1scoreteam 2HTatt.
Mon 25.05.53HelsinkiFIN Finland2-4BEL Belgium0-3
Thu 28.05.53StockholmSWE Sweden2-3BEL Belgium2-3
Wed 05.08.53HelsinkiFIN Finland3-3SWE Sweden0-2
Sun 16.08.53StockholmSWE Sweden4-0FIN Finland2-0
Wed 23.09.53BrusselsBEL Belgium2-2FIN Finland2-0
Thu 08.10.53BrusselsBEL Belgium2-0SWE Sweden1-0
Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5Group 6Group 7Group 8Group 9Group 10
Group 3pwdlgfgag+-
1. England630011:4+7
2. Scotland31118:80
3. Northern Ireland21024:7-3
4. Wales10125:9-4
TeamEnglScotNortWale
England--- 3:1
Scotland2:4--- 3:3
Northern Ireland 1:3---
Wales1:4 1:2---
This was Brittish Home Championship 1953-1954.
datevenueteam 1scoreteam 2HTatt.
Sat 03.10.53BelfastNorthern Ireland1-3SCO Scotland0-0
Sat 10.10.53CardiffWAL Wales1-4ENG England1-1
Wed 04.11.53GlasgowSCO Scotland3-3WAL Wales2-0
Wed 11.11.53LiverpoolENG England3-1Northern Ireland1-0
Wed 31.03.54WrexhamWAL Wales1-2Northern Ireland0-1
Sat 03.04.54GlasgowSCO Scotland2-4ENG England1-1
Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5Group 6Group 7Group 8Group 9Group 10
Group 4pwdlgfgag+-
1. France840020:4+16
2. Ireland42028:6+2
3. Luxembourg00041:19-18
TeamFranIrelLuxe
France--- 1:0 8:0
Ireland3:5---4:0
Luxembourg1:6 0:1---
datevenueteam 1scoreteam 2HTatt.
Sun 20.09.53LuxembourgLuxembourg1-6FRA France1-4
Sun 04.10.53DublinIRL Ireland3-5FRA France0-2
Wed 28.10.53DublinIRL Ireland4-0Luxembourg1-0
Wed 25.11.53ParisFRA France1-0IRL Ireland0-0
Thu 17.12.53ParisFRA France8-0Luxembourg4-0
Sun 07.03.54LuxembourgLuxembourg0-1IRL Ireland0-0
Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5Group 6Group 7Group 8Group 9Group 10
Group 5pwdlgfgag+-
1. Austria31109:1+8
2. Portugal10111:9-8
TeamAustPort
Austria---9:1
Portugal 0:0---
datevenueteam 1scoreteam 2HTatt.
Sat 26.09.53WienAUT Austria9-1POR Portugal4-0
Sun 29.11.53LisboaPOR Portugal0-0AUT Austria0-0
Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5Group 6Group 7Group 8Group 9Group 10
Group 6pwdlgfgag+-
1. Spain21014:2+2
2. Turkey21012:4-2
TeamTurkSpai
Turkey--- 1:0
Spain4:1---
datevenueteam 1scoreteam 2HTatt.
Wed 06.01.54MadridESP Spain4-1TUR Turkey1-1
Sun 14.03.54IstanbulTUR Turkey1-0ESP Spain1-0
Play-off
Sun 17.03.54Roma (ITA)TUR Turkey2-2ESP Spain1-1
Turkey qualified by toss of coin
Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5Group 6Group 7Group 8Group 9Group 10
Group 7
datevenueteam 1scoreteam 2HTatt.
HUN HungarywoPolandwo
Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5Group 6Group 7Group 8Group 9Group 10
Group 8pwdlgfgag+-
1. Czechoslovakia73105:1+4
2. Romania42025:50
3. Bulgaria10133:7-4
TeamCzecRomaBulg
Czechoslovakia---2:0 0:0
Romania 0:1---3:1
Bulgaria1:2 1:2---
datevenueteam 1scoreteam 2HTatt.
Sun 14.06.53PragueTCH Czechoslovakia2-0ROU Romania0-0
Sun 28.06.53BucurestiROU Romania3-1BUL Bulgaria2-0
Sun 06.09.53SofiaBUL Bulgaria1-2TCH Czechoslovakia0-2
Sun 11.10.53SofiaBUL Bulgaria1-2ROU Romania1-1
Sun 25.10.53BucurestiROU Romania0-1TCH Czechoslovakia0-1
Sun 08.11.53BratislavaTCH Czechoslovakia0-0BUL Bulgaria0-0
Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5Group 6Group 7Group 8Group 9Group 10
Group 9pwdlgfgag+-
1. Italy42007:2+5
2. Egypt00022:7-5
TeamItalEgyp
Italy--- 5:1
Egypt1:2---
datevenueteam 1scoreteam 2HTatt.
Fri 13.11.53CairoEGY Egypt1-2ITA Italy1-0
Sun 24.01.54MilanoITA Italy5-1EGY Egypt1-1
Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5Group 6Group 7Group 8Group 9Group 10
Group 10pwdlgfgag+-
1. Yugoslavia84004:0+4
2. Greece42023:2+1
3. Israel00040:5-5
TeamYugoGreeIsra
Yugoslavia---1:01:0
Greece 0:1---1:0
Israel 0:1 0:2---
datevenueteam 1scoreteam 2HTatt.
Sat 09.05.53BeogradYUG Yugoslavia1-0GRE Greece1-0
Sun 01.11.53AthensGRE Greece1-0Israel0-0
Sun 08.11.53SkopjeYUG Yugoslavia1-0Israel1-0
Mon 08.03.54Ramat GanIsrael0-2GRE Greece0-0
Sun 21.03.54Ramat GanIsrael0-1YUG Yugoslavia0-0
Sun 28.03.54AthensGRE Greece0-1YUG Yugoslavia0-0
Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5Group 6Group 7Group 8Group 9Group 10
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