1954 FIFA World Cup qualification

A total of 37 teams entered the 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. Switzerland, as the hosts, and Uruguay, as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 14 spots open for competition.

1954 FIFA World Cup Qualification

Tournament details
Teams	37 (from 3 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	57
Goals scored	208 (3.65 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Max Morlock (6 goals)

37 teams were divided into 13 groups, based on geographical considerations, as follows:

• Groups 1 to 10 – Europe: 11 places, contested by 27 teams (including Egypt and Israel).
• Group 11 and 12 – The Americas: 2 places, contested by 7 teams.
• Group 13 – Asia: 1 place, contested by 3 teams.

A total of 33 teams played at least one qualifying match. A total of 57 qualifying matches were played, and 208 goals were scored (an average of 3.65 per match).

Listed below are the dates and results of the qualification rounds.

Groups

The 13 groups had different rules, as follows:

• Groups 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 10 had 3 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.
• Groups 7 and 9 had 2 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.
• Group 3 had 4 teams. The teams played against each other once. The group winner and runner-up would qualify.
• Group 11 had 4 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify.
• Group 12 had 3 teams. The teams played against each other twice. The group winner would qualify.
• Group 13 had 3 teams. After Republic of China withdrew before the matches began, the remaining 2 teams played against each other twice. The group winner would qualify.

Group 1

Main article: 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 1

Pos.	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	West Germany	4	3	1	0	12	3	+9	7
2	Saar	4	1	1	2	4	8	−4	3
3	Norway	4	0	2	2	4	9	−5	2

Norway  v  Saar

24 June 1953	Norway	2–3	Saar	Oslo, Norway
	Thoresen  3' Dahlen  15'	Report	Binkert  16' Otto  30' Siedl  55'	Stadium: Bislett Stadion Referee: J. Bronkhorst (Netherlands)

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Norway  v  West Germany

19 August 1953	Norway	1–1	West Germany	Oslo, Norway
	Hennum  41'	Report	F. Walter  44'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Referee: W. B. Aussum (Netherlands)

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West Germany  v  Saar

11 October 1953	West Germany	3–0	Saar	Stuttgart, West Germany
	Morlock  13', 50' Schade  70'	Report		Stadium: Neckarstadion Referee: Karel van der Meer (Netherlands)

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Saar  v  Norway

8 November 1953	Saar	0–0	Norway	Saarbrücken, Saarland
		Report		Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion Referee: Leo Horn (Netherlands)

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West Germany  v  Norway

22 November 1953	West Germany	5–1	Norway	Hamburg, West Germany
	Morlock  27', 63' O. Walter  69' F. Walter  80' Rahn  88'	Report	Nordahl  26'	Stadium: Volksparkstadion Referee: Archer Luty (England)

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Saar  v  West Germany

28 March 1954	Saar	1–3	West Germany	Saarbrücken, Saarland
	Martin  68' (pen.)	Report	Morlock  36', 48' Schäfer  84'	Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion Referee: J. Bronkhorst (Netherlands)

Group 2

Main article: 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2

Pos.	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Belgium	4	3	1	0	11	6	+5	7
2	Sweden	4	1	1	2	9	8	+1	3
3	Finland	4	0	2	2	7	13	−6	2

Finland  v  Belgium

25 May 1953	Finland	2–4	Belgium	Helsinki, Finland
	Lehtovirta  49', 75'	Report	Coppens  4', 26', 83' Anoul  9'	Stadium: Olympic Stadion Referee: Helge (Denmark)

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Sweden  v  Belgium

28 May 1953	Sweden	2–3	Belgium	Stockholm, Sweden
	Berndtsson  20' Selmosson  26'	Report	Anoul  28' Straetmans  37' Lemberechts  40'	Stadium: Råsunda Stadion Referee: Mowat (Scotland)

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Finland  v  Sweden

5 August 1953	Finland	3–3	Sweden	Helsinki, Finland
	Lehtovirta  63' Lahtinen  67' Rikberg  70'	Report	Sandell  9', 71' Persson  23'	Stadium: Olympic Stadion Referee: Baalstad (Norway)

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Sweden  v  Finland

16 August 1953	Sweden	4–0	Finland	Stockholm, Sweden
	Sandberg  22' Sandell  24', 61' Sandin  56'	Report		Stadium: Råsunda Stadion Referee: Asmussen (Denmark)

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Belgium  v  Finland

23 September 1953	Belgium	2–2	Finland	Brussels, Belgium
	Bollen  25', 75'	Report	Lahtinen  83' Vaihela  90'	Stadium: Heysel Stadion Referee: Baumberger (Switzerland)

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Belgium  v  Sweden

8 October 1953	Belgium	2–0	Sweden	Brussels, Belgium
	Coppens  23' Mees  49'	Report		Stadium: Heysel Stadion Referee: Schipper (Netherlands)

This is the first time Sweden failed to qualify.

Group 3

Main article: 1953–54 British Home Championship

This group was also the 1953–54 British Home Championship.

Pos.	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	England	3	3	0	0	11	4	+7	6
2	Scotland	3	1	1	1	8	8	0	3
3	Northern Ireland	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	2
4	Wales	3	0	1	2	5	9	−4	1

Northern Ireland  v  Scotland

3 October 1953	Northern Ireland	1–3	Scotland	Belfast, Northern Ireland
	Lockhart  72' (pen.)	Report	Fleming  47', 69' Henderson  89'	Stadium: Windsor Park Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (England)

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Wales  v  England

10 October 1953	Wales	1–4	England	Cardiff, Wales
	Allchurch  22'	Report	Wilshaw  45', 49' Lofthouse  52', 53'	Stadium: Ninian Park Referee: Charles Faultless (Scotland)

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Scotland  v  Wales

4 November 1953	Scotland	3–3	Wales	Glasgow, Scotland
	Brown  19' Johnstone  42' Reilly  58'	Report	Charles  49', 88' Allchurch  73'	Stadium: Hampden Park Referee: Thomas Mitchell (Northern Ireland)

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England  v  Northern Ireland

11 November 1953	England	3–1	Northern Ireland	Liverpool, England
	Hassall  10', 60' Lofthouse  75'	Report	McMorran  54'	Stadium: Goodison Park Referee: Robert Smith (Wales)

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Wales  v  Northern Ireland

31 March 1954	Wales	1–2	Northern Ireland	Wrexham, Wales
	Charles  80'	Report	McParland  1', 52'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Referee: Charles Faultless (Scotland)

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Scotland  v  England

3 April 1954	Scotland	2–4	England	Glasgow, Scotland
	Brown  7' Ormond  89'	Report	Broadis  13' Nicholls  50' Allen  68' Mullen  83'	Stadium: Hampden Park Referee: Thomas Mitchell (Northern Ireland)

Group 4

Main article: 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 4

Pos.	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	France	4	4	0	0	20	4	+16	8
2	Republic of Ireland	4	2	0	2	8	6	+2	4
3	Luxembourg	4	0	0	4	1	19	−18	0

Luxembourg  v  France

20 September 1953	Luxembourg	1–6	France	Luxembourg, Luxembourg
	Kohn  6'	Report	Piantoni  5' Kopa  10' Cicci  41' Glovacki  44' Kargu  73' Flamion  88'	Stadium: Stade Municipal Referee: Dörflinger (Switzerland)

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Republic of Ireland  v  France

4 October 1953	Republic of Ireland	3–5	France	Dublin, Republic of Ireland
	Ryan  58' (pen.) Walsh  83' O'Farrell  88'	Report	Glovacki  23' Penverne  40' Ujlaki  50', 69' Flamion  72'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Referee: Franken (Belgium)

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Republic of Ireland  v  Luxembourg

28 October 1953	Republic of Ireland	4–0	Luxembourg	Dublin, Republic of Ireland
	Fitzsimons  14', 83' Ryan  48' (pen.) Eglington  59'	Report		Stadium: Dalymount Park Referee: Bond (England)

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France  v  Republic of Ireland

25 November 1953	France	1–0	Republic of Ireland	Paris, France
	Piantoni  73'	Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Referee: Van Nuffel (Belgium)

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France  v  Luxembourg

17 December 1953	France	8–0	Luxembourg	Paris, France
	Desgranges  2', 88' Vincent  6', 10' Fontaine  21', 75', 80' Foix  57'	Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Referee: Roeykens (Belgium)

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Luxembourg  v  Republic of Ireland

7 March 1954	Luxembourg	0–1	Republic of Ireland	Luxembourg, Luxembourg
		Report	Cummins  67'	Stadium: Stade Municipal Referee: Ausum (Netherlands)

Group 5

Main article: 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 5

Pos.	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Austria	2	1	1	0	9	1	+8	3
2	Portugal	2	0	1	1	1	9	−8	1
—	Denmark	Withdrew

Austria  v  Portugal

27 September 1953	Austria	9–1	Portugal	Vienna, Austria
	Ocwirk  13' Probst  14', 19', 31', 59', 70' Happel  68' (pen.) Wagner  83' Dienst  87'	Report	Águas  60'	Stadium: Praterstadion Referee: Bauwens (Belgium)

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Portugal  v  Austria

29 November 1953	Portugal	0–0	Austria	Lisbon, Portugal
		Report		Stadium: Estádio Nacional Referee: Harzic (France)

Group 6

Main article: 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6

Pos.	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Spain	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2	2
	Turkey	2	1	0	1	2	4	−2	2
—	Netherlands	Withdrew

Spain  v  Turkey

6 January 1954	Spain	4–1	Turkey	Madrid, Spain
	Venancio  13' Gaínza  48' González  49' Alsua  65'	Report	Recep  31'	Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Chamartín Referee: Vincentini (France)

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Turkey  v  Spain

14 March 1954	Turkey	1–0	Spain	Istanbul, Turkey
	Burhan  16'	Report		Stadium: Mithat Paşa Stadium Referee: Schmetzer (Germany)

Spain and Turkey finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.

Turkey  v  Spain

17 March 1954	Turkey	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Spain	Rome, Italy
	Burhan  25' Suat  64'	Report	Artetxe  11' Escudero  78'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Bernardi (Italy)

Luigi Franco Gemma, a 14-year-old Italian boy whose father worked at the stadium, picked Turkey's name from the lots with his eyes blindfolded.[1][2] Since the 1970 FIFA World Cup finals, goal difference has been used as a tiebreaker for future qualifying rounds. Had those rules been in place, Spain would have qualified, and Turkey would have been eliminated. This is the first time Spain failed to qualify.

Group 7

Pos.	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Hungary	Qualified
—	Poland	Withdrew

Group 8

Pos.	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Czechoslovakia	4	3	1	0	5	1	+4	7
2	Romania	4	2	0	2	5	5	0	4
3	Bulgaria	4	0	1	3	3	7	−4	1

Czechoslovakia  v  Romania

14 June 1953	Czechoslovakia	2–0	Romania	Prague, Czechoslovakia
	Pažický  54' Vlk  63'	Report		Referee: Pósa (Hungary)

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Romania  v  Bulgaria

28 June 1953	Romania	3–1	Bulgaria	Bucharest, Romania
	Pecsovszky  20', 30' Ene  82'	Report	Tashkov  53'	Stadium: 23 August Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Schulz (East Germany)

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Bulgaria  v  Czechoslovakia

6 September 1953	Bulgaria	1–2	Czechoslovakia	Sofia, Bulgaria
	Bozhkov  55' (pen.)	Report	Vlk  5', 40'	Stadium: Vasil Levski Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Aleksandrowicz (Poland)

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Bulgaria  v  Romania

11 October 1953	Bulgaria	1–2	Romania	Sofia, Bulgaria
	Kolev  28'	Report	Serfözö  27' Călinoiu  52'	Stadium: Vasil Levski Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Dorogi (Hungary)

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Romania  v  Czechoslovakia

25 October 1953	Romania	0–1	Czechoslovakia	Bucharest, Romania
		Report	Šafránek  38' (pen.)	Referee: Schulz (East Germany)

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Czechoslovakia  v  Bulgaria

8 November 1953	Czechoslovakia	0–0	Bulgaria	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
		Report		Stadium: Tehelne Pole Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Chkhatarashvili (Soviet Union)

Group 9

Main article: 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 9

Pos.	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Italy	2	2	0	0	7	2	+5	4
2	Egypt	2	0	0	2	2	7	−5	0

Egypt  v  Italy

13 November 1953	Egypt	1–2	Italy	Cairo, Egypt
	Ad-Diba  33'		Frignani  62' Muccinelli  79'	Stadium: Al Ahly Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Steiner (Austria)

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Italy  v  Egypt

24 January 1954	Italy	5–1	Egypt	Milan, Italy
	Pandolfini  1' Frignani  62' Boniperti  65', 86' Ricagni  84'		El-Hamouly  32'	Stadium: Milan Municipality Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Horn (Netherlands)

Group 10

Main article: 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 10

Pos.	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Yugoslavia	4	4	0	0	4	0	+4	8
2	Greece	4	2	0	2	3	2	+1	4
3	Israel	4	0	0	4	0	5	−5	0

Yugoslavia  v  Greece

9 May 1953	Yugoslavia	1–0	Greece	Belgrade, Yugoslavia
	Matošić  71'	Report		Referee: Steiner (Austria)

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Greece  v  Israel

1 November 1953	Greece	1–0	Israel	Athens, Greece
	Bembis  52'	Report		Referee: Massai (Italy)

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Yugoslavia  v  Israel

8 November 1953	Yugoslavia	1–0	Israel	Skopje, Yugoslavia
	Milutinović  3'	Report		Referee: Alsteen (Belgium)

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Israel  v  Greece

8 March 1954	Israel	0–2	Greece	Tel-Aviv, Israel
		Report	Kokkinakis  61' Kamaras  83'	Referee: Buchmüller (Switzerland)

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Israel  v  Yugoslavia

21 March 1954	Israel	0–1	Yugoslavia	Tel-Aviv, Israel
		Report	Zebec  80'	Referee: Leafe (England)

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Greece  v  Yugoslavia

28 March 1954	Greece	0–1	Yugoslavia	Athens, Greece
		Report	Veselinović  50'	Referee: Rufli (Switzerland)

Group 11

Pos.	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Brazil	4	4	0	0	8	1	+7	8
2	Paraguay	4	2	0	2	8	6	+2	4
3	Chile	4	0	0	4	1	10	−9	0
—	Peru	Withdrew

Paraguay  v  Chile

14 February 1954	Paraguay	4–0	Chile	Asunción, Paraguay
	Lugo  30' J. Parodi  52' Hermosilla  70' S. Parodi  79'			Referee: Steiner (Austria)

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Chile  v  Paraguay

21 February 1954	Chile	1–3	Paraguay	Santiago, Chile
	Robledo  16'		Lugo  17', 63' J. Parodi  84'	Referee: Vincentini (France)

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Chile  v  Brazil

28 February 1954	Chile	0–2	Brazil	Santiago, Chile
			Baltazar  38', 63'	Referee: Vincentini (France)

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Paraguay  v  Brazil

7 March 1954	Paraguay	0–1	Brazil	Asunción, Paraguay
			Baltazar  52'	Referee: Steiner (Austria)

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Brazil  v  Chile

14 March 1954	Brazil	1–0	Chile	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
	Baltazar  35'			Referee: Steiner (Austria)

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Brazil  v  Paraguay

21 March 1954	Brazil	4–1	Paraguay	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
	Botelho  60', 85' Baltazar  62' Maurinho  90'		Martínez  75'	Referee: Vincentini (France)

Group 12

Pos.	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Mexico	4	4	0	0	19	1	+18	8
2	United States	4	2	0	2	7	9	−2	4
3	Haiti	4	0	0	4	2	18	−16	0

Mexico  v  Haiti

19 July 1953	Mexico	8–0	Haiti	Mexico City, Mexico
	Balcázar  23', 26', 76' Gómez  27' Tellez  34' Arnauda  38', 69', 85'			Referee: Crawford (England)

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Haiti  v  Mexico

27 December 1953	Haiti	0–4	Mexico	Port-au-Prince, Haiti
			Ávalos  6' Lamadrid  15', 59' Balcázar  65'	Referee: Van Rosberg (Netherlands Antilles)

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Mexico  v  United States

10 January 1954	Mexico	4–0	United States	Mexico City, Mexico
	Balcázar  5' Scheppel  16' (o.g.) Lamadrid  47' Naranjo  63'			Referee: Sunderland (England)

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Mexico  v  United States

14 January 1954	Mexico	3–1	United States	Mexico City, Mexico
	A. Torres  60', 89' Lamadrid  82'		Looby  6'	Referee: Best (United States)

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Haiti  v  United States

3 March 1954	Haiti	2–3	United States	Port-au-Prince, Haiti
	Ellie  60' (pen.), 89'		Casey  20' Chacurian  42' Looby  83'	Referee: Van Rosberg (Netherlands Antilles)

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Haiti  v  United States

4 March 1954	Haiti	0–3	United States	Port-au-Prince, Haiti
			Looby  22', 65' Mendoza  31'	Referee: Van Rosberg (Netherlands Antilles)

Group 13

Main article: 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC – Group 13)

Pos.	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	South Korea	2	1	1	0	7	3	+4	3
2	Japan	2	0	1	1	3	7	−4	1
—	Republic of China	Withdrew

Japan  v  South Korea

7 March 1954	Japan	1–5	South Korea	Tokyo, Japan
	Naganuma  16'		Chung Nam-sik  22' Choi Kwang-suk  34' Sung Nak-woon  65' Choi Chung-min  82'  85'	Stadium: Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium Referee: Haran (Hong Kong)

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South Korea  v  Japan

14 March 1954	South Korea	2–2	Japan	Tokyo, Japan
	Chung Nam-sik  20' Choi Kwang-suk  43'		Iwatani  17', 61'	Stadium: Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium Referee: Haran (Hong Kong)

Qualified teams

FIFA World Cup qualification 1954

Qualifying countries

Team	Finals appearance	Streak	Last appearance
Austria	3rd	1	1938
Belgium	4th	1	1938
Brazil	5th	5	1950
Czechoslovakia	3rd	1	1938
England	2nd	2	1950
France	4th	1	1938
Hungary	3rd	1	1938
Italy	4th	4	1950
South Korea	1st	1	—
Mexico	3rd	2	1950
Scotland	1st	1	—
Switzerland (h)	4th	4	1950
Turkey	1st	1	—
Uruguay (c)	3rd	2	1950
West Germany	1st	1	—
Yugoslavia	3rd	2	1950

(h) – qualified automatically as hosts

(c) – qualified automatically as defending champions

6 of the 16 teams subsequently failed to qualify for the 1958 finals: Belgium, Italy, South Korea, Switzerland, Turkey and Uruguay.

Goalscorers

6 goals

Max Morlock

5 goals

Erich Probst

Baltazar

Tomás Balcázar

4 goals

Henri Coppens José Luis Lamadrid

Nils-Åke Sandell

Bill Looby

3 goals

František Vlk Nat Lofthouse Kalevi Lehtovirta

Just Fontaine Pedro Arnauda Manuel Lugo

John Charles

2 goals

Léopold Anoul Mathieu Bollen Júlio Botelho Harold Hassall Dennis Wilshaw Olavi Lahtinen Jean Desgranges Pierre Flamion Léon Glovacki Roger Piantoni

Joseph Ujlaki Jean Vincent Gerard Ellie Arthur Fitzsimons Reg Ryan Giampiero Boniperti Amleto Frignani Toshio Iwatani Alfredo Torres Peter McParland

José Parodi József Pecsovszky Allan Brown Charlie Fleming Choi Chung-Min Choi Kwang-Suk Chung Nam-Sik Burhan Sargın Ivor Allchurch Fritz Walter

1 goal

Robert Dienst Ernst Happel Ernst Ocwirk Theodor Wagner Victor Lemberechts Victor Mees Jean-Louis Straetmans Maurinho Stefan Bozhkov Ivan Kolev Dobromir Tashkov Ted Robledo Emil Pažický František Šafránek Ad-Diba Alaa El-Hamouly Ronnie Allen Ivor Broadis Jimmy Mullen Johnny Nicholls Nils Rikberg Jorma Vaihela Raymond Cicci Jacques Foix Édouard Kargu Raymond Kopa Armand Penverne Thanasis Bembis Georgios Kamaras Dimitris Kokkinakis

George Cummins Tommy Eglington Frank O'Farrell Davy Walsh Ermes Muccinelli Egisto Pandolfini Eduardo Ricagni Ken Naganuma Antoine Kohn Rafael Ávalos Gregorio Gómez José Naranjo Nicolás Tellez Norman Lockhart Eddie McMorran Knut Dahlen Harald Hennum Hans Nordahl Gunnar Thoresen Ireneo Hermosilla Eulogio Martínez Silvio Parodi José Águas Valeriu Călinoiu Alexandru Ene Gavril Serfözö Herbert Binkert Herbert Martin Werner Otto Gerhard Siedl

Jackie Henderson Bobby Johnstone Willie Ormond Lawrence Reilly Sung Nak-Woon Rafael Alsua José Artetxe Adrián Escudero Agustín Gaínza Miguel González Venancio García Bengt Berndtsson Hans Persson Gösta Sandberg Herbert Sandin Arne Selmosson Recep Adanır Suat Mamat Cornelius Casey Efrain Chacurian Ruben Mendoza Helmut Rahn Horst Schade Hans Schäfer Ottmar Walter Frane Matošić Miloš Milutinović Todor Veselinović Branko Zebec

1 own goal

William Scheppel (playing against Mexico)

Notes

• Turkey gained a place in the World Cup through drawing lots, over Spain after failing to decide which team was the winner of Group 6 after three matches. However, it was not the only one. Morocco eliminated Tunisia during qualification for the 1962 FIFA World Cup by drawing lots, and eliminated Tunisia again on a coin toss during 1970 World Cup qualification. They also eliminated Tunisia during qualification for the 1968 Olympics either by drawing lots or a coin toss. In 1978, Tunisia defeated Morocco during World Cup qualification on penalties, in the first time penalties were ever used during World Cup qualification.
• For the first time, qualification matches were actually played in South America, since in all previous World Cups, the South American teams all qualified automatically due to withdrawals (in the case of 1934) or through the South American Football Championship (for the 1938 and 1950 tournaments). Argentina did not take part to the qualification process.
• As the French-occupied Saarland protectorate became part of the Federal Republic of Germany only in 1957, the Saarland entered their only World Cup competition and actually had to play Germany in the qualifiers.
• The entries of Bolivia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Iceland, India, and South Vietnam were rejected by FIFA.[3]
• After being banned from the 1950 edition, Germany and Japan were both allowed to play again, West Germany eventually qualified and became champions after defeating Hungary with a score of 3–2 in the final that became known as the Miracle of Bern.

References

1. "Play-off history provides no clues for Spain". FIFA. 20 Oct 2005.
2. Rogers, Iain (27 March 2009). "Don't mention the draw!". Reuters.
3. "History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year)" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 20 June 2014.

External links

• FIFA World Cup Official Site – 1954 World Cup Qualification
• RSSSF – 1954 World Cup Qualification