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West Germany was the third country to win a World Cup, following Uruguay (1930 and 1950) and Italy (1934 and 1938), although, different from Uruguay and Italy, West Germany won its maiden title as a guest rather than host. For Hungary, the second place in 1954 remains the best World Cup result to date, jointly with finishing runners-up in 1938.
Turkey had also been one of the few non-German speaking countries that had played West Germany after being reinstated as FIFA member in late 1950; and like most, did it twice, Switzerland even four times. Thus, West Germany's coach and players had limited international experience in 1954, and no intercontinental game before the 1958 FIFA World Cup.
The final was between Hungary and West Germany. Hungary were in their second World Cup Final (their 1938 team had lost to Italy 4–2 in Paris); in addition, they had a record of 34 wins, 6 draws, and 1 defeat since August 1949, and were unbeaten in their last 32 matches. Hungary had beaten West Germany 8–3 in a first-round game.
This is a list of international football matches of the Germany national football team during its period as West Germany from 1950 until 1990. Following the end of World War II , Germany was partitioned into rival West and East zones, each with their own football systems.
4 July 1954 1954 World Cup F: West Germany ... Hungary : West Germany: 1958 20 ...
2.3 Hungary vs West Germany. 2.4 Turkey vs South Korea. 2.5 Play-off: West Germany vs Turkey. ... Group 2 of the 1954 FIFA World Cup took place from 17 to 23 June 1954.
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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.