Qualified as hosts: Switzerland Qualified as holders: Uruguay Group 1 [West Germany] 24.06.53 Oslo Norway 2-3 Saar 1.WEST GERMANY 4 3 1 0 12- 3 7 19.08.53 Oslo Norway 1-1 West Germany 2.Saar 4 1 1 2 4- 8 3 11.10.53 Sttutgart West Germany 3-0 Saar 3.Norway 4 0 2 2 4- 9 2 08.11.53 Saarbrücken Saar 0-0 Norway 22.11.53 Hamburg West Germany 5-1 Norway 28.03.54 Saarbrücken Saar 1-3 West Germany Group 2 [Belgium] 25.05.53 Helsinki Finland 2-4 Belgium 1.BELGIUM 4 3 1 0 11- 6 7 28.05.53 Stockholm Sweden 2-3 Belgium 2.Sweden 4 1 1 2 9- 8 3 05.08.53 Helsinki Finland 3-3 Sweden 3.Finland 4 0 2 2 7-13 2 16.08.53 Stockholm Sweden 4-0 Finland 23.09.53 Brussel Belgium 2-2 Finland 08.10.53 Brussel Belgium 2-0 Sweden Group 3 [England, Scotland] 03.10.53 Belfast Northern Ireland 1-3 Scotland 1.ENGLAND 3 3 0 0 11- 4 6 10.10.53 Cardiff Wales 1-4 England 2.SCOTLAND 3 1 1 1 8- 8 3 04.11.53 Glasgow Scotland 3-3 Wales 3.Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 4- 7 2 11.11.53 Liverpool England 3-1 Northern Ireland 4.Wales 3 0 1 2 5- 9 1 31.03.54 Wrexham Wales 1-2 Northern Ireland [also Home Championship] 03.04.54 Glasgow Scotland 2-4 England Group 4 [France] 20.09.53 Luxembourg Luxembourg 1-6 France 1.FRANCE 4 4 0 0 20- 4 8 04.10.53 Dublin Ireland 3-5 France 2.Ireland 4 2 0 2 8- 6 4 28.10.53 Dublin Ireland 4-0 Luxembourg 3.Luxembourg 4 0 0 4 1-19 0 25.11.53 Paris France 1-0 Ireland 27.12.53 Paris France 8-0 Luxembourg 07.03.54 Luxembourg Luxembourg 0-1 Ireland Group 5 [Austria] 27.09.53 Wien Austria 9-1 Portugal 29.11.53 Lisboa Portugal 0-0 Austria Group 6 [Turkey] 06.01.54 Madrid Spain 4-1 Turkey 14.03.54 Istanbul Turkey 1-0 Spain 17.03.54 Roma Turkey 2-2 Spain Turkey qualified by drawing of lots. Group 7 [Hungary] Poland withdrew, Hungary had a walkover. Group 8 [Czechoslovakia] 14.06.53 Praha Czechoslovakia 2-0 Romania 1.CZECHOSLOVAKIA 4 3 1 0 5- 1 7 28.06.53 Bucuresti Romania 3-1 Bulgaria 2.Romania 4 2 0 2 5- 5 4 06.09.53 Sofia Bulgaria 1-2 Czechoslovakia 3.Bulgaria 4 0 1 3 3- 7 1 11.10.53 Sofia Bulgaria 1-2 Romania 25.10.53 Bucuresti Romania 0-1 Czechoslovakia 08.11.53 Bratislava Czechoslovakia 0-0 Bulgaria Group 9 [Italy] 13.11.53 Cairo Egypt 1-2 Italy 24.01.54 Milano Italy 5-1 Egypt Group 10 [Yugoslavia] 09.05.53 Beograd Yugoslavia 1-0 Greece 1.YUGOSLAVIA 4 4 0 0 4- 0 8 01.11.53 Athinai Greece 1-0 Israel 2.Greece 4 2 0 2 3- 2 4 08.11.53 Skopje Yugoslavia 1-0 Israel 3.Israel 4 0 0 4 0- 5 0 08.03.54 Ramat Gan Israel 0-2 Greece 21.03.54 Ramat Gan Israel 0-1 Yugoslavia 28.03.54 Athinai Greece 0-1 Yugoslavia Group 11 [Brazil] Peru withdrew 14.02.54 Asunción Paraguay 4-0 Chile 1.BRAZIL 4 4 0 0 8- 1 8 21.02.54 Santiago Chile 1-3 Paraguay 2.Paraguay 4 2 0 2 8- 6 4 28.02.54 Santiago Chile 0-2 Brazil 3.Chile 4 0 0 4 1-10 0 07.03.54 Asunción Paraguay 0-1 Brazil 14.03.54 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 1-0 Chile 21.03.54 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 4-1 Paraguay Group 12 [Mexico] 19.07.53 Cd. de México Mexico 8-0 Haiti 1.MEXICO 4 4 0 0 19- 1 8 27.12.53 Port-au-Prince Haiti 0-4 Mexico 2.USA 4 2 0 2 7- 9 4 10.01.54 Cd. de México Mexico 4-0 USA 3.Haiti 4 0 0 4 2-18 0 14.01.54 Cd. de México Mexico 3-1 USA 03.04.54 Port-au-Prince Haiti 2-3 USA 04.04.54 Port-au-Prince Haiti 0-3 USA Group 13 [South Korea] Taiwan withdrew. 07.03.54 Tokyo Japan 1-5 South Korea 14.03.54 Tokyo Japan 2-2 South Korea
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