The 1954 FIFA World Cup was a football sporting event that was held in Switzerland in 1954. Germany won the trophy after beating Hungary in the final.

Contents 1 Participants 1.1 Asia 1.2 Europe 1.3 North and Central America 1.4 South America 2 Results 2.1 Round 1 2.1.1 Group A 2.1.2 Group B 2.1.3 Group C 2.1.4 Group D 2.2 Round 2 2.2.1 Quarterfinals 2.2.2 Semifinals 2.2.3 3rd place 2.2.4 Final 3 References

Participants Edit

Asia Edit

• Korea Republic (KOR)

Europe Edit

• Austria (AUT)
• Belgium (BEL)
• Czechoslovakia (TCH)
• England (ENG)
• France (FRA)
• West Germany (FRG)
• Hungary (HUN)
• Italy (ITA)
• Scotland (SCO)
• Switzerland (SUI)
• Turkey (TUR)
• Yugoslavia (YUG)

North and Central America Edit

• Mexico (MEX)

South America Edit

• Brazil (BRA)
• Uruguay (URU)

Results Edit

Round 1 Edit

Group A Edit

Pos	Team	BRA	YUG	FRA	MEX	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Note
1	Brazil	-	1-1	-	5-0	2	1	1	0	6	1	3	Round 2
2	Yugoslavia	1-1	-	1-0	-	2	1	1	0	2	1	3	Round 2
3	France	-	0-1	-	3-2	2	1	0	1	3	3	2
4	Mexico	0-5	-	2-3	-	2	0	0	2	2	8	0

Group B Edit

Pos	Team	HUN	FRG	TUR	KOR	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Note
1	Hungary	-	8-3	-	9-0	2	2	0	0	17	3	4	Round 2
2	West Germany	3-8	-	4-1	-	2	1	0	1	7	9	2	Round 2
2	Turkey	-	1-4	-	7-0	2	1	0	1	8	4	2
4	Korea Republic	0-9	-	0-7	-	2	0	0	2	0	16	0

Playoff for Round 2

• West Germany 7-2 Turkey

Group C Edit

Pos	Team	URU	AUT	TCH	SCO	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Note
1	Uruguay	-	-	2-0	7-0	2	2	0	0	9	0	4	Round 2
2	Austria	-	-	5-0	1-0	2	2	0	0	6	0	4	Round 2
3	Czechoslovakia	0-2	0-5	-	-	2	0	0	2	0	7	0
4	Scotland	0-7	0-1	-	-	2	0	0	2	0	8	0

Group D Edit

Pos	Team	ENG	SUI	ITA	BEL	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Note
1	England	-	2-0	-	4-4	2	1	1	0	6	4	3	Round 2
2	Switzerland	0-2	-	2-1	-	2	1	0	1	2	3	2	Round 2
2	Italy	-	1-2	-	4-1	2	1	0	1	5	3	2
4	Belgium	4-4	-	1-4	-	2	0	1	1	5	8	1

Playoff for Round 2

• Switzerland 4-1 Italy

Round 2 Edit

Quarterfinals Edit

Austria	7 – 5	Switzerland
England	2 – 4	Uruguay
Yugoslavia	0 – 2	West Germany
Hungary	4 – 2	Brazil

Semifinals Edit

West Germany	6 – 1	Austria
Hungary	4 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Uruguay

3rd place Edit

Austria

3 – 1

Uruguay

Final Edit

West Germany

3 – 2

Hungary

West Germany won the championship for the 1st time. In Germany the final is called Das Wunder von Bern (The Miracle of Berne) because of the unexpected win over the largely favoured Hungary.

References Edit

FIFA

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