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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 ...
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.
FIFA decided in 2007 to retroactively award winners' medals to all members of the winning squads between 1930 and 1974. [1] World Cup winning players are among a selected few who are officially allowed to touch the FIFA World Cup Trophy with bare hands, the group also including managers who have won the competition, heads of state, and FIFA ...
1954 FIFA World Cup qualification [8] 4 20 June 1954: St. Jakob Stadium, Basel, Switzerland Hungary: 2–7 3–8 1954 FIFA World Cup [9] 5 27 June 1954: Charmilles Stadium, Geneva, Switzerland Yugoslavia: 2–0 2–0 1954 FIFA World Cup [10] 6 4 July 1954: Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, Switzerland Hungary: 2–2 3–2 1954 FIFA World Cup [11] 7 3–2 ...
Pages in category "1954 FIFA World Cup" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Since the 1958 FIFA World Cup, to avoid future boycotts or controversy, FIFA began a pattern of alternating the hosts between the Americas and Europe, which continued until the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The 2002 FIFA World Cup, hosted jointly by South Korea and Japan, was the first one held in Asia, and the first tournament with multiple hosts. [83]
However, if FIFA's confederation exclusion process is still used for 2038, it is likely only North America and/or Oceania are allowed to host; South America, Europe and Africa can't bid due to the agreement to host the 2030 World Cup in Morocco, Portugal and Spain with celebratory games in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, while Asia will host ...