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The 1954 FIFA World Cup was the 5th edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football tournament for senior men's national teams of the nations affiliated to FIFA. It was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerland was selected as the host country in July 1946. [1]
Football tournament FIFA World Cup final Founded 1930 ; 94 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 ...
For Hungary, the second place in 1954 remains the best World Cup result to date, jointly with finishing runners-up in 1938. The 1954 tournament is the only FIFA World Cup thus far in which two teams from Central Europe contested the final, with another Central European team, that of Austria, finishing third in the competition.
The knockout stage of the 1954 FIFA World Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. The knockout stage began on 26 June with the quarter-finals and ended on 4 July 1954 with the final match , held at the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern .
FIFA World Cup. 1954 World Cup held in Switzerland. West Germany beat Hungary 3–2. England. First Division – Wolverhampton Wanderers win the 1953–54 title. FA Cup – West Bromwich Albion beat Preston North End 3–2. Spain. La Liga won by Real Madrid; Italy. Serie A won by F.C. Internazionale Milano; West Germany. German football ...
Toggle the table of contents. ... Group 1 of the 1954 FIFA World Cup took place from 16 to 19 June 1954. The group consisted of Brazil, France, Mexico, ...
Austria then became the first team in World Cup history to recover from a 3–0 deficit, scoring 5 goals in the remainder of the first half; Theodor Wagner initiated the Austrian response at the 25th minute; forward Alfred Körner [1] drew the score to 2–3 one minute later, and another minute later Wagner equalized to 3–3. Austria had tied ...
Toggle the table of contents. 1954 FIFA World Cup Group 2. 8 languages. Bosanski; ... Group 2 of the 1954 FIFA World Cup took place from 17 to 23 June 1954.