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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]
Below are the squads for the 1954 FIFA World Cup final tournament in Switzerland. Each team had to submit a squad of 22 players. All the teams included three goalkeepers, except England, Mexico, Scotland, South Korea, Uruguay and Yugoslavia, who only named two. This was the first World Cup for which the players were assigned squad numbers.
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 ...
FIFA members are eligible to enter the FIFA World Cup and matches between them are recognised as official international matches. Based on their match results over the previous four-year period, the FIFA Men's World Rankings, published monthly by FIFA, compare the relative strengths of the national teams.
The top two teams from each group (eight in total) advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament. A third place play-off also was played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals. West Germany won the final 3–2 against Hungary for their first World Cup title. [1] All times listed are local time.
Pages in category "1954 FIFA World Cup players" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 350 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
The group winner Belgium qualified for the fifth FIFA World Cup held ... Final table: Home: Away: Rank Team Pld W D L ... FIFA official page; RSSSF - 1954 World Cup ...
Group 2 of the 1954 FIFA World Cup took place from 17 to 23 June 1954. The group consisted of Hungary, South Korea, ... Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1