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The 1954 FIFA World Cup was the 5th edition of the FIFA World Cup, ... The venues in Bern, Zurich and Lausanne each hosted 5 matches, the venue in Geneva hosted 4 ...
Six venues in six cities (1 venue in each city) hosted the 1954 FIFA World Cup tournament's 26 matches. The most used stadium was the St. Jakob stadium in Basel, which hosted 6 matches. The most used stadium was the St. Jakob stadium in Basel, which hosted 6 matches.
The 1954 World Cup hosting duty was decided on 26 July 1946, the same day that Brazil was selected for the 1950 World Cup, in Luxembourg City. On 27 July, the FIFA Congress pushed back the 5th World Cup finals, deciding it should take place in 1954.
2014 FIFA World Cup final (Germany 1–0 Argentina) Wankdorf Stadium: Bern, Switzerland: 1954 FIFA World Cup final (West Germany 3–2 Hungary) Råsunda Stadium: Solna , Sweden: 1958 FIFA World Cup final (Brazil 5–2 Sweden) Estadio Nacional: Santiago, Chile: 1962 FIFA World Cup final (Brazil 3–1 Czechoslovakia) Wembley Stadium: London, England
Football tournament FIFA World Cup final Founded 1930 ; 95 years ago (1930) Current champions Argentina (3rd title) Most successful team(s) Brazil (5 titles) The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship ...
The stadium saw two more major finals: in 1961, the final of the European Cup was played in the Wankdorf stadium. S.L. Benfica won 3–2 against FC Barcelona on 31 May. In 1989, the stadium was the venue of the final of the Cup Winners' Cup: on 10 May, FC Barcelona won 2–0 against U.C. Sampdoria.
The tournament has taken place every four years, except in 1942 and 1946, when the competition was cancelled due to World War II. The World Cup opening match is the first of the competition. Opening match regulations have changed many times. [1] Between 1974 and 2002, the defending champions were involved in the opening match.
The 1954 FIFA World Cup final was the final match of the 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth World Cup in FIFA history. The game was played at the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern, Switzerland, on 4 July 1954, and saw West Germany beat the heavily favoured Golden Team of Hungary 3–2.