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World Cup Stories: Switzerland 1954


By Eduardo Mendoza


The hosting rights for the fifth World Cup were awarded to Switzerland at the FIFA Congress held in Luxembourg in 1946 and confirmed two years later at the London Congress in 1948. One of the key factors that contributed to Switzerland’s selection as host was its status as a neutral country during World War II, which meant its infrastructure remained intact, alongside its stable economic condition.

Following the confirmation of the host country in 1948, the Organizing Committee was established on November 1, 1949, under the leadership of Ernst Thommen. To raise funds, commemorative stamps and souvenirs were issued, while radio and film rights were sold. For the first time, television coverage was secured for the tournament. This edition marked the last World Cup attended by its creator, Jules Rimet, who retired at the Bern Congress, where delegates applauded his final speech.

For the 1954 tournament, 45 countries registered, with 38 participating in the qualifiers. The Soviet Union decided not to participate after a humiliating defeat to Yugoslavia at the 1952 Olympic Tournament, leading to the disbandment of both their national team and the CDSA club. Meanwhile, Argentina chose not to take part in the competition.

The qualifying draw took place on February 15, 1953, but was met with dissatisfaction due to the grouping of teams and the number of qualification spots assigned. Germany returned under the name West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany). Having lost only two of their 19 matches since their return in 1950, they won their group comfortably, finishing ahead of Norway and Saar—a small German region occupied by France since 1945. The Saar team was a surprise in the qualifiers, debuting with a victory over Norway in their first official international match (having only previously played six matches against B teams from Switzerland, Austria, and France) and remaining competitive until the final group game.

Sweden and Spain, two of Europe’s strongest teams from the previous World Cup, were eliminated—Sweden by Belgium, who defeated them in both legs, and Spain by Turkey. Spain had won the first leg at home 4-1, but Turkey narrowly won the return leg 1-0. Since goal difference was not used as a tiebreaker, a playoff match was held in Rome, leading to a draw conducted at the stadium reception by Luigi Franco Gemma, a young boy from Rome, who drew Turkey’s name, thereby granting them qualification.

England once again topped the British qualifying group, followed by Scotland. France scored prolifically, netting 20 goals in their four qualifying matches to win their group easily. The French team began training on June 1, announced the 22 players traveling to Switzerland on June 3, and arrived in Lucerne on June 14 to prepare for their first match. However, just before the tournament began, they lost their starting goalkeeper René Vignal to injury.

Yugoslavia required only one goal per match to win their four qualifiers, although they suffered the loss of Zdravko Rajkov prior to the tournament. Austria secured qualification by overwhelming Portugal 9-1 in Vienna. Italy, whose squad had weakened due to the presence of many foreign players in domestic clubs at the expense of national talent, won their qualifying tie against Egypt with relative ease.

In the North American and Caribbean zone, only Mexico, Haiti, and the United States registered. Mexico dominated the competition and qualified once again, but financial difficulties almost prevented their participation. A recent devaluation of the Mexican peso made the federation doubt whether to send the team. Ultimately, Mexico sent only 19 players, departing on June 3 for their first World Cup participation in Europe.

Brazil, undergoing renewal after the Maracanazo defeat in 1950, replaced coach Flávio Costa, who had led the team since 1945, with Zezé Moreira. Moreira had secured Brazil’s first Panamerican Football Championship victory in 1952 in Chile and led the team to an easy win in the South American qualifying group, conceding just one goal in four matches. They departed for Switzerland on May 22 with a large delegation, though some 1950 veterans such as Zizinho and Ademir were absent, a decision that drew criticism from sections of the press.

Uruguay, the defending champions, did not need to qualify and arrived at the tournament with a poor recent record, having lost five of their last sixteen matches, including two defeats by Brazil.




Hungary, exempt from qualifying due to Poland’s withdrawal, brought the strongest team of the tournament. The Magyars had begun building their squad four years earlier after their 3-5 loss to Austria. The country’s top players were concentrated in two teams: Vörös Lobogó, sponsored by state security services, and Honvéd, based in Kispest and supported by the army. Over these four years, Hungary remained unbeaten in 28 matches, including stunning victories over England—6-3 at Wembley and 7-1 in Budapest.

Scotland struggled to assemble its team as Rangers refused to release players for a US tour. Although 22 players were registered, financial constraints limited the traveling party to just 13, making it the smallest delegation ever sent to a World Cup at that time. Following a 7-0 defeat to Uruguay, coach Andy Beattie resigned.

For the first time, qualifiers were held in Asia. Korea’s participation was a true odyssey. Their registration was surprising, given the ongoing Korean War. They faced Japan in two matches, both played on Japanese soil because the Korean president refused to grant visas to Japanese players. After qualifying, their journey to Switzerland began just six days before the World Cup commenced. The team traveled by ship from Pusan to Shimonoseki, Japan. The squad was divided into two groups: the first flew to Switzerland via Air France; the second endured a 64-hour flight aboard a US Air Force plane.

They arrived in Switzerland only one day before their match against Hungary, exhausted and able only to conduct light training in the hotel garden. As this was their first World Cup, the players had not even prepared basic equipment; their uniforms lacked numbers, so they had to sew white fabric numbers onto their shirts. While in Switzerland, players frequently got lost in the streets and had to be escorted back to their hotel by the Swiss police. At that time, the Korean military emphasized physical education to demonstrate strong national defense. Athletes from various sports, including football, were required to enlist in the army. Military teams dominated Korean football in the 1950s, with only the Chosun Textiles team as a non-military representative.

 

CURIOSITIES AND OTHER INTERESTING FACTS

  • This was the first World Cup in which matches were broadcast live on television. The first live televised match was Yugoslavia vs. France. This was made possible because eight European countries (Spain, England, France, Italy, Denmark, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Germany) joined forces to form Eurovision. The introduction of television to football led to some changes, such as the color of the ball, which from 1951 onward became white because matches were broadcast in black and white.
  • For this World Cup, Brazil debuted the green and yellow jersey. The traditional white shirt with blue collar and cuffs was replaced as it was considered unlucky. The new design was the idea of Aldyr García Schlee, winner of a contest organized to select the new design.
  • For the first-round match against Hungary, German coach Sepp Herberger did not use several of his starters, and his team ended up losing 3-8. The match served Herberger to study the Hungarians and to injure Puskás, who had to leave the field before the end after a foul from behind by Liebrich. With the defeat, the Germans also avoided South American teams in the following rounds. After the game, Herberger stated: "Germany lost today a match they didn't have to win. The regulations of this first phase of the tournament are so complex that our team must seek qualification for the round of 16 regardless of results. It is clear that if we beat the seeded team, Turkey, we can reach the final. Therefore, against Hungary, we played without our starting goalkeeper and our three best forwards. Our commitment here in Switzerland is to qualify for the next round, and for that, we must defeat the Turks."
  • Brazil and Hungary faced off in the quarter-finals in what was anticipated to be a great match due to the quality of both teams. But the match, played on a muddy pitch, was far from what was expected and turned into a real brawl that went down in history as the "Battle of Bern." Hungary quickly took the lead, Hidegkuti scored the first after a mistake in the Brazilian defense, in an action where one of the Brazilian players tore the Hungarian's shorts. Minutes later, Kocsis headed in a pass from Hidegkuti for the second goal, which prompted the South Americans to use rougher tactics to contain the Europeans, who in turn used the same tactics. At 18 minutes, Indio was fouled in the Hungarian area, and the foul was awarded a penalty, which Djalma Santos converted to bring his team closer. After the goal, the foul fest continued, and in the final minutes of the first half, József Tóth received a violent foul that left him injured; although he played the second half, he limped the entire time.At 60 minutes, Nílton Santos and Hidegkuti collided in the area, and referee Ellis surprisingly awarded a penalty to the Magyars, converted by Lantos. The referee's decision enraged the Brazilians even more, who scored at 65 minutes through Julinho. Minutes later, Nílton Santos and Bozsik got into a fight, and Ellis decided to send both off; they needed police to be removed from the field. At 79 minutes, Humberto kicked Lóránt without hesitation and was sent off. Two minutes from the end, Kocsis again headed in to make it 4-2. When the final whistle blew, the fights moved to the locker rooms. There are many versions about who started the brawl, but players, masseurs, and officials were involved. Gustav Sebes was hit on the cheek by a shoe thrown by Zezé Moreira, while Pinheiro needed three stitches on the head after being hit with a bottle by Puskás. Meanwhile, in the stands, fans fought police with everything they had, and the match referee, Englishman Ellis, had to be escorted by armed guards to the locker rooms.
  • The English referee Arthur Ellis, who officiated the Brazil-Hungary match, said years later about the game: "I thought it would be the best game I would see. I was at the peak of world football, but it was just a premature disappointment. Whether politics or religion had to do with it, I don't know, but in any case, they behaved like beasts. It was a disgrace, and FIFA acted as if nothing happened. Many committee members were afraid of losing trips to attractive tourist destinations."
  • Franco Gemma, who drew Turkey's name in the draw to give the Ottomans qualification, was an honored guest of the Turks during the tournament.
  • Yugoslavia and Brazil faced each other, and a draw would have been enough for both teams to advance to the next round. With 20 minutes left, the score tied at 1 and the Brazilians attacking, rumor has it that the Yugoslavs began signaling to the South Americans to let them know that a draw would be enough for both teams and to stop attacking. Eventually, the Brazilians understood, and both teams spent the rest of the match speculating.
  • The unexpected defeat of the Hungarians had several repercussions, including the arrest of Grosics by the Hungarian secret police, and a one-and-a-half-year ban from playing. Puskás said after the defeat that the German locker room smelled like a "poppy garden". Hidegkuti recalled: "Suddenly I felt my legs wouldn't respond, the commands I gave my muscles didn't reach their destination, and the ball left my legs weak and off course." 
  • The attacking play was spectacular, producing large goal tallies and making this tournament the one with the highest average goals per game, as well as featuring the highest scoring match in World Cup history: Austria vs. Switzerland 7-5 in the quarter-finals. The final featured favorites Hungary and Germany, with the latter winning the championship 3-2 after trailing 0-2 just 10 minutes into the match.
  • West Germany became the first country to win a World Cup after losing a match.
  • Players born in a different country than the one they played for:
    West Germany: Josef "Jupp" Posipal (Romania), Richard Herrmann (Poland).
    Austria: Walter Schleger (Czechoslovakia).
    Uruguay: Juan Hohberg (Argentina).
    Switzerland: Jacques Fatton (France).
    France: Abdelaziz Ben Tifour (Algeria, then a French colony).
    Mexico: Jorge Romo (Cuba), Carlos Blanco (Spain).
  • Brothers in this World Cup included the German Fritz and Ottmar Walter, and the Austrian Alfred and Robert Körner.

 

SWITZERLAND 1954 GAME BY GAME

The sixteen teams that qualified for the tournament were divided into four groups of four. Each group included two seeded teams and two unseeded teams. Unlike the traditional round-robin format—where each team plays the other three (for a total of six matches per group)—only four matches were played in each group. Each seeded team faced only the two unseeded teams, and the seeded teams did not play each other.

Another innovation was the introduction of extra time in the group stage, which was unusual for most tournaments. If a match was tied after 90 minutes, 30 minutes of extra time were played. If the score remained level after 120 minutes, the result was recorded as a draw.

Two points were awarded for a win and one for a draw. The top two teams in each group advanced to the next stage. In the event of a tie for second place, the teams involved played a playoff match, with extra time and a drawing of lots if necessary. In the rare case that all four teams in a group finished with the same number of points, two additional playoffs would be held: one between the seeded teams and another between the unseeded teams. The winners of those matches would move on to the quarterfinals.


Group Stage

16/06/1954

Venue: Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne.

FRANCE 0–1 YUGOSLAVIA (0:1)

Goal: Milutinovic 15’

FRA: 1-Remetter, 4-Gianessi, 6-Kaelbel, 14-Penverne, 10-Jonquet©, 12-Marcel, 18-Kopa, 17-Glovacki, 21-Strappe, 16-Dereuddre, 22-Vincent

YUG: 1-Beara, 2-Stankovic, 3-Crnkovic, 4-Čajkovski, 5-Horvat, 6-Boskov, 18-Milutinovic, 8-Mitic, 9-Vukas, 10-Bobek©, 11-Zebec.

Referee: Benjamin Griffiths(WAL) A1: Rene Baumberger(SUI) A2: Manuel Asensi(ESP)




16/06/1954

Venue: Charmilles Stadium, Geneva.

MEXICO 0–5 BRAZIL (0:1)

Goals: Baltazar 24’, Didi 29’, Pinga 34’, Pinga 42’, Julinho 90’

MEX: 12-Mota, 2-López, 14-Gomez, 5-Cárdenas, 3-Romo, 6-Avalos, 7-Torres, 8-Naranjo©, 9-Lamadrid, 10-Balcázar, 11-Arellano.

BRA: 1-Castilho, 2-Dos Santos, 3-Nilton, 4-Brandaozinho, 5-Pinheiro, 6-Bauer©, 7-Julinho, 8-Didi, 9-Baltazar, 10-Pinga, 11-Rodrigues.

Referee: Raymon Wyssling (SUI) A1: Ernest Schonholzer (SUI) A2: José Viera (POR)

 


16/06/1954

Venue: Hardturm Stadium, Zurich.

AUSTRIA 1–0 SCOTLAND (1:0)

Goal: Probst 33’

AUT: 1-Schmied, 3-Hanappi, 4-Barschandt, 5-Ocwirk©, 3-Happel, 6-Koller, 7-R. Körner, 8-Schleger, 19-Dienst, 10-Probst, 11-A. Körner.

SCO: 1-Martin, 2-Cunningham©, 3-Aird, 5-Docherty, 6-Davidson, 7-Cowie, 8-McKenzie, 12-Fernie, 11-Mochan, 10-Brown, 13-Ormond.

Referee: Laurent Franken (BEL) A1: Mario Vianna (BRA) A2: Josef Gulde (SUI)



16/06/1954

Venue: Wankdorf Stadium, Bern.

URUGUAY 2–0 CZECHOSLOVAKIA (0:0)

Goals: Miguez 70’, Schiaffino 84’

URU: 1-Máspoli, 2-Santamaría, 3-Martínez, 4-Rodríguez Andrade, 5-Varela©, 17-Cruz, 7-Abbadie, 19-Ambrois, 9-Miguez, 10-Schiaffino, 11-Borges.

TCH: 1-Rejmann, 2-Šafránek, 4-Novák©, 5-Trnka, 13-Hledik, 14-Hertl, 7-Hlaváček, 8-Hemele, 15-Kacáni, 10-Pažický, 11-Pešek.

Referee: Arthur Ellis (ENG) A1: William Ling (ENG) A2: Werner Schicker (SUI)

 


17/06/1954

Venue: Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne.

SWITZERLAND 2–1 ITALY (1:1)

Goals: Ballaman 18’, Boniperti 44’, Hügi 79’

SUI: 2-Parlier, 7-Neury, 14-Kernen, 5-Flückiger, 4-Bocquet©, 9-Casali, 16-Ballaman, 22-Vonlanthen, 18-Hügi, 20-Meier, 17-Fatton.

ITA: 1-Ghezzi, 2-Vincenzi, 3-Giacomazzi, 4-Neri, 5-Tognon, 6-Nesti, 7-Muccinelli, 19-Boniperti©, 9-Galli, 8-Pandolfini, 11-Lorenzi.

Referee: Mario Vianna (BRA) A1: Manuel Asensi (ESP) A2: Esteban Mariño (URU)

 



17/06/1954

Venue: Hardturm Stadium, Zurich.

HUNGARY 9–0 SOUTH KOREA (4:0)

Goals: Puskás 11’, Lantos 16’, Kocsis 24’, Kocsis 31’, Kocsis 49’, Czibor 59’, Palotás 76’, Palotás 83’, Puskás 89’

HUN: 1-Grosics, 2-Buzánszky, 3-Lantos, 5-Bozsik, 4-Lóránt, 15-Szojka, 16-Budai, 8-Kocsis, 19-Palotás, 10-Puskás©, 11-Czibor.

KOR: 1-Hong Deok, 2-Park Kyu, 5-Min Byung, 3-Seung Park, 4-Gi Kang, 8-Min Choi, 10-Woo Sang, 9-Woon Sung, 7-Chung Nam, 6-Joo Young©, 11-Park Il.

Referee: Raymond Vicenti (FRA) A1: Albert Von Gunter (SUI) A2: Carl Steiner (AUT)

South Korea used a different numbering than the one registered for their players.

 


17/06/1954

Venue: Wankdorf Stadium, Bern.

WEST GERMANY 4–1 TURKEY (1:1)

Goals: Suat 3’, Schäfer 12’, Klodt 51’, O. Walter 80’, Morlock 84’

GFR: 1-Turek, 2-Laband, 3-Kohlmeyer, 6-Eckel, 7-Posipal, 8-Mai, 14-Klodt, 13-Morlock, 15-O. Walter, 16-F. Walter©, 20-Schäfer.

TUR: 1-Turgay©, 2-Bolati, 3-Dirimili, 4-Ertan, 5-Çetin, 6-Rober, 7-Erol, 8-Suat, 9-Feridun, 10-Burhan, 11-Küçükandonyadis.

Referee: Jose Vieira (POR) A1: Istvan Zsolt (HUN) A2: Armand Merlotti (SUI)

 





17/06/1954

Venue: St. Jakob Stadium, Basel.

ENGLAND 4–4 BELGIUM (2:1) (3:3) AET

Goals: Anoul 6’, Broadis 25’, Lofthouse 37’, Broadis 62’, Anoul 72’, Coppens 76’, Lofthouse 91’, Dickinson(a) 94’

ENG: 1-Merrick, 2-Staniforth, 3-Byrne, 4-Wright©, 5-Owen, 6-Dickinson, 7-Matthews, 8-Broadis, 9-Lofthouse, 10-Taylor, 11-Finney.

BEL: 1-Gernaey, 2-Dries, 3-Van Brandt, 4-Huysmans, 5-Carre, 6-Mees, 11-Mermans©, 8-Houf, 9-Coppens, 10-Anoul, 16-P. Van Den Bosch.

Referee: Emil Schmetzer (GFR) A1: Fritz Buchmueller (SUI) A2: Willy Ruffli (SUI)

 



19/06/1954

Venue: St. Jakob Stadium, Basel.

URUGUAY 7–0 SCOTLAND (2:0)

Goals: Borges 17’, Miguez 31’, Borges 48’, Abbadie 55’, Borges 58’, Miguez 82’, Abbadie 84’.

URU: 1-Maspoli, 2-Santamaria, 3-Martinez, 4-Rodriguez Andrade, 5-Varela©, 17-Cruz, 7-Abbadie, 19-Ambrois, 9-Miguez, 10-Schiaffino, 11-Borges.

SCO: 1-Martin, 2-Cunningham©, 3-Aird, 5-Docherty, 6-Davidson, 7-Cowie, 8-McKenzie, 12-Fernie, 11-Mochan, 10-Brown, 13-Ormond.

Referee: Vicenzo Orlandini (ITA) A1: Paul Wyssling (SUI) A2: Denilo Guidi (SUI)

19/06/1954

Venue: Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne.

BRAZIL 1-1 YUGOSLAVIA (0:0) (1:1) ET

Goals: Zebec 49’, Didi 69’.

BRA: 1-Castilho, 2-Dos Santos, 3-Nilton, 4-Brandaozinho, 5-Pinheiro, 6-Bauer©, 7-Julinho, 8-Didi, 9-Baltazar, 10-Pinga, 11-Rodrigues

YUG: 1-Beara, 2-Stanković, 3-Crnković, 4-Čajkovski, 5-Horvat, 6-Boskov, 18-Milutinović, 8-Mitić©, 9-Vukas, 20-Dvornić, 11-Zebec.

Referee: Charlie Faultless (SCO) A1: Arthur Ellis (ENG) A2: Albert Von Gunter (SUI)

 



19/06/1954

Venue: Hardturm Stadium, Zurich.

AUSTRIA 5-0 CZECHOSLOVAKIA (4:0)

Goals: Stojaspal 3’, Probst 4’, Probst 21’, Probst 24’, Stojaspal 65’.

AUT: 1-Schmied, 2-Hanappi, 4-Barschandt, 5-Ocwirk©, 3-Happel, 6-Koller, 7-R. Körner, 9-Wagner, 21-Stojaspal, 10-Probst, 11-A. Körner.

TCH: 21-Stacho, 2-Šafránek, 4-Novák©, 5-Trnka, 3-Pluskal, 14-Hertl, 7-Hlaváček, 8-Hemele, 15-Kacáni, 10-Pažický, 17-Kraus.

Referee: Vasa Stefanovic (YUG) A1: Ernst Doerflinger (SUI) A2: Josef Gulde (SUI)

 


19/06/1954

Venue: Charmilles Stadium, Geneva.

FRANCE 3-2 MEXICO (1:0)

Goals: Vincent 19’, Cárdenas 46’ OG, Lamadrid 54’, Balcázar 85’, Kopa(p) 88’

FRA: 1-Remetter, 4-Gianessi, 6-Kaelbel, 7-Marche©, 15-Ben Tifour, 12-Marcel, 18-Kopa, 13-Mahjoub, 21-Strappe, 16-Dereuddre, 22-Vincent.

MEX: 1-Carbajal, 2-López, 4-Martínez, 5-Cárdenas, 3-Romo, 6-Ávalos, 7-Torres, 8-Naranjo©, 9-Lamadrid, 10-Balcázar, 11-Arellano.

Referee: Manuel Asensi(ESP) A1: Laurent Franken(BEL) A2: Rene Baumberger(SUI)





20/06/1954

Venue: St. Jakob Stadium, Basel.

WEST GERMANY 3-8 HUNGARY (1:3)

Goals: Kocsis 4’, Puskás 17’, Kocsis 21’, Pfaff 28’, Hidegkuti 52’, Hidegkuti 56’, Kocsis 69’, J. Tóth 75’, Rahn 76’, Kocsis 79’, Hermann 84’.

FRG: 22-Kwiatkowski, 4-Bauer, 3-Kohlmeyer, 7-Posipal, 10-Liebrich, 9-Mebus, 12-Rahn, 6-Eckel, 16-F. Walter©, 19-Pfaff, 17-Herrmann.

HUN: 1-Grosics, 2-Buzánszky, 4-Lantos, 5-Bozsik, 3-Lóránt, 6-Zakárias, 7-J. Tóth, 8-Kocsis, 9-Hidegkuti, 10-Puskás©, 11-Czibor.

Referee: William Ling (ENG) A1: Werner Schicker (SUI) A2: Benjamin Griffiths (WAL)

Puskás left the match at the 65th minute.

 


20/06/1954

Venue: Charmilles Stadium, Geneva.

TURKEY 7-0 SOUTH KOREA (4:0)

Goals: Suat 10’, Küçükandonyadis 24’, Suat 30’, Burhan 38’, Burhan 64’, Burhan 70’, Erol 76’.

TUR: 1-Turgay©, 2-Bolati, 3-Dirimili, 4-Ertan, 5-Çetin, 6-Rober, 7-Erol, 8-Suat, 20-Necmi, 10-Burhan, 11-Küçükandonyadis.

KOR: 1-Hong Deok, 2-Park Kyu, 4-Gi Kang, 6-Nam Lee, 10-Woo Sang, 14-Lee Chung, 12-Han Chang, 15-Kim Ji, 18-Choi Young, 9-Lee Ki, 7-Chung Kook©.

Referee: Esteban Mariño (URU) A1: Vicenzo Orlandini (ITA) A2: Ernest Schonholzer (SUI)

South Korea used a different numbering from the one registered for their players. FIFA mentions Feridun instead of Necmi but the video confirms otherwise.




20/06/1954

Venue: Cornaredo Stadium, Lugano.

ITALY 4-1 BELGIUM (1:0)

Goals: Pandolfini(p) 41’, Galli 49’, Frignani 58’, Lorenzi 78’, Anoul 81’.

ITA: 1-Ghezzi, 13-Magnini, 3-Giacomazzi, 4-Neri, 5-Tognon, 6-Nesti, 21-Frignani, 10-Cappello, 9-Galli, 8-Pandolfini©, 11-Lorenzi.

BEL: 1-Gernaey, 2-Dries, 3-Van Brandt, 4-Huysmans, 5-Carre, 6-Mees, 11-Mermans©, 15-H. Van Den Bosch, 9-Coppens, 10-Anoul, 16-P. Van Den Bosch.

Referee: Carl Steiner (AUT) A1: Raymond Vicentini (FRA) A2: Emil Schmetzer (GFR)

 




20/06/1954

Venue: Wankdorf Stadium, Bern.

SWITZERLAND 0-2 ENGLAND (0:1)

Goals: Mullen 43’, Wilshaw 69’.

SUI: 2-Parlier, 7-Neury, 14-Kernen, 10-Eggimann, 4-Bocquet©, 8-Bigler, 16-Ballaman, 22-Vonlanthen, 15-Antenen, 20-Meier, 17-Fatton.

ENG: 1-Merrick, 2-Staniforth, 3-Byrne, 4-Wright©, 14-McGarry, 6-Dickinson, 15-Wilshaw, 8-Broadis, 17-Mullen, 10-Taylor, 11-Finney.

Referee: Benjamin Griffiths (WAL) A1: José Vieira (POR) A2: Vasa Stefanovic (YUG)

 


Playoff

23/06/1954

Venue: Hardturm Stadium, Zurich.

WEST GERMANY 7–2 TURKEY (3:1)

Goals: O. Walter 7’, Schäfer 12’, Mustafa 22’, Morlock 31’, Morlock 62’, F. Walter 63’, Morlock 71’, Schäfer 79’, Küçükandonyadis 84’.

FRG: 1-Turek, 2-Laband, 4-Bauer, 6-Eckel, 7-Posipal, 8-Mai, 14-Klodt, 13-Morlock, 15-O. Walter, 16-F. Walter©, 20-Schäfer.

TUR: 12-Sükrü, 2-Bolati, 3-Dirimili, 17-Naci, 4-Ertan, 5-Cetin, 6-Rober, 7-Erol, 20-Necmi, 22-Coskun, 11-Küçükandonyadis©.

Referee: Raymond Vicentini (FRA) A1: Charlie Faultless (SCO) A2: Ernest Doerflinger (SUI)

Çetin left the match at the 51st minute.

 



23/06/1954

Venue: St. Jakob Stadium, Basel.

SWITZERLAND 4-1 ITALY (1:0)

Goals: Hügl 12’, Ballmann 48’, Nesti 67’, Hügl 85’, Fatton 90’.

SUI: 2-Parlier, 7-Neury, 14-Kernen, 10-Eggimann, 4-Bocquet©, 9-Casali, 16-Ballaman, 22-Vonlanthen, 18-Hügi, 15-Antenen, 17-Fatton.

ITA: 12-Viola, 13-Magnini, 3-Giacomazzi, 15-Mari, 5-Tognon, 6-Nesti, 7-Muccinelli, 17-Segato, 21-Frignani, 8-Pandolfini©, 11-Lorenzi.

Referee: Benjamin Griffiths (WAL) A1: José Vieira(POR) A2: William Ling(ENG)

 




Quarterfinals

In the event of a tie in the quarter-finals or semi-finals after 90 minutes, 30 minutes of extra time would be played, followed by a drawing of lots if necessary. It was later stated that, in such cases, the match could be replayed. In the final, a replay would be scheduled if the score remained tied after extra time. If the replay also ended in a draw, the winner would be decided by the tournament's organizing committee or by drawing lots.


26/06/1954

Venue: St. Jakob Stadium, Basel.

ENGLAND 2-4 URUGUAY (1:2)

Goals: Borges 5’, Lofthouse 16’, Varela 44’, Schiaffino 47’, Finney 67’, Ambrois 78’.

ENG: 1-Merrick, 2-Staniforth, 3-Byrne, 14-McGarry, 4-Wright©, 6-Dickinson, 7-Matthews, 8-Broadis, 9-Lofthouse, 15-Wilshaw, 11-Finney.

URU: 1-Máspoli, 2-Santamaría, 3-Martínez, 4-Rodríguez Andrade, 5-Varela©, 7-Abbadie, 17-Cruz, 19-Ambrois, 9-Miguez, 10-Schiaffino, 11-Borges.

Referee: Carl Steiner (AUT) A1: Vasa Stefanovic(YUG) A2: Vicenzo Orlandini(ITA)




26/06/1954

Venue: Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne.

SWITZERLAND 5-7 AUSTRIA (4:5)

Goals: Ballaman 16’, Hügi 17’, Hügi 23’, Wagner 25’, A. Körner 26’, Wagner 28’, Ocwirk 32’, A. Körner 34’, Ballaman 41’, Wagner 52’, Hügi 60’, Probst 77’.

SUI: 2-Parlier, 7-Neury, 14-Kernen, 10-Eggimann, 4-Bocquet©, 9-Casali, 15-Antenen, 22-Vonlanthen, 18-Hügi, 16-Ballaman, 17-Fatton.

AUT: 1-Schmied, 2-Hanappi, 4-Barschandt, 5-Ocwirk©, 3-Happel, 6-Koller, 7-R. Körner, 9-Wagner, 21-Stojaspal, 10-Probst, 11-A. Körner.

Referee: Charlie Faultless(SCO) A1: Manuel Asensi(ESP) A2: Emil Schmetzer(GFR)

R. Körner missed a penalty, sending the ball wide at minute 42.

 


27/06/1954

Venue: Wankdorf Stadium, Bern.

HUNGARY 4-2 BRAZIL (2:1)

Goals: Hidegkuti 4’, Kocsis 7’, Dos Santos(p) 18’, Lántos(p) 60’, Julinho 65’, Kocsis 88’.

HUN: 1-Grosics, 2-Buzánszky, 3-Lantos, 5-Bozsik©, 4-Lóránt, 6-Zakárias, 20-M. Tóth, 8-Kocsis, 9-Hidegkuti, 11-Czibor, 7-J. Tóth.

BRA: 1-Castilho, 2-Dos Santos, 3-Nilton, 4-Brandaozinho, 5-Pinheiro, 6-Bauer©, 7-Julinho, 8-Didi, 19-Índio, 18-Humberto, 17-Maurinho.

Sent off: Bozsik 71’, Nilton 71’, Humberto 79’.

Referee: Arthur Ellis (ENG) A1: William Ling (ENG) A2: Raymon Wyssling (SUI)

 




27/06/1954

Venue: Charmilles Stadium, Geneva.

YUGOSLAVIA 0–2 WEST GERMANY (0:1)

Goals: Horvat(a) 10’, Rahn 86’.

YUG: 1-Beara, 2-Stanković, 3-Crnković, 4-Čajkovski, 5-Horvat, 6-Boskov, 18-Milutinović, 8-Mitić©, 9-Vukas, 10-Bobek, 11-Zebec.

FRG: 1-Turek, 2-Laband, 3-Kohlmeyer, 6-Eckel, 10-Liebrich, 8-Mai, 12-Rahn, 13-Morlock, 15-O. Walter, 16-F. Walter©, 20-Schäfer.

Referee: Istvan Zsolt(HUN) A1: Laurent Franken(BEL) A2: Fritz Buchmueller(SUI)

 


Semifinals

30/06/1954

Venue: Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne.

URUGUAY 2–4 HUNGARY (0:1) (2:2) ET

Goals: Czibor 12’, Hidegkuti 47’, Hohberg 76’, Hohberg 87’, Kocsis 109’, Kocsis 117’.

URU: 1-Máspoli, 3-Martínez©, 2-Santamaría, 4-Rodríguez Andrade, 16-Carballo, 17-Cruz, 18-Souto, 19-Ambrois, 8-Hohberg, 10-Schiaffino, 11-Borges.

HUN: 1-Grosics, 2-Buzánszky, 4-Lantos, 5-Bozsik©, 3-Lóránt, 6-Zakariás, 16-Budai, 8-Kocsis, 9-Hidegkuti, 11-Czibor, 19-Palotás.

Referee: Benjamin Griffiths(WAL) A1: Charlie Faultless(SCO) A2: Raymond Vicentini(FRA)




30/06/1954

Venue: St. Jakob Stadium, Basel.

WEST GERMANY 6–1 AUSTRIA (1:0)

Goals: Schäfer 31’, Morlock 47’, Probst 52’, F. Walter(p) 56’, O. Walter 61’, F. Walter(p) 65’, O. Walter 89’.

FRG: 1-Turek, 7-Posipal, 3-Kohlmeyer, 6-Eckel, 10-Liebrich, 8-Mai, 12-Rahn, 13-Morlock, 15-O. Walter, 16-F. Walter©, 20-Schäfer.

AUT: 16-Zeman, 2-Hanappi, 8-Schleger, 5-Ocwirk©, 3-Happel, 6-Koller, 7-R. Körner, 9-Wagner, 21-Stojaspal, 10-Probst, 11-A. Körner.

Referee: Vicenzo Orlandini (ITA) A1: Arthur Ellis (ENG) A2: Fritz Buchmueller (SUI)

 


Third Place Match

03/07/1954

Venue: Hardturm Stadium, Zürich.

URUGUAY 1–3 AUSTRIA (1:1)

Goals: Stojaspal(p) 16’, Hohberg 21’, Cruz(a) 59’, Ocwirk 79’.

URU: 1-Máspoli, 3-Martínez©, 2-Santamaría, 4-Rodríguez Andrade, 16-Carballo, 17-Cruz, 7-Abbadie, 20-Méndez, 8-Hohberg, 10-Schiaffino, 11-Borges.

AUT: 1-Schmied, 2-Hanappi, 4-Barschandt, 5-Ocwirk©, 13-Kollmann, 6-Koller, 7-R. Körner, 9-Wagner, 21-Stojaspal, 10-Probst, 19-Dienst.

Referee: Paul Wyssling (SUI) A1: Istvan Zsolt (HUN) A2: Arthur Ellis (ENG)

 

Final

04/07/1954

Venue: Wankdorf Stadium, Bern.

WEST GERMANY 3–2 HUNGARY (2:2)

Goals: Puskás 6’, Czibor 9’, Morlock 11’, Rahn 18’, Rahn 84’.

FRG: 1-Turek, 7-Posipal, 3-Kohlmeyer, 6-Eckel, 10-Liebrich, 8-Mai, 12-Rahn, 13-Morlock, 15-O. Walter, 16-F. Walter©, 20-Schäfer.

HUN: 1-Grosics, 2-Buzánszky, 4-Lantos, 5-Bozsik, 3-Lóránt, 6-Zakariás, 11-Czibor, 8-Kocsis, 9-Hidegkuti, 10-Puskás©, 20-M. Tóth.

Referee: William Ling (ENG) A1: Vicenzo Orlandini (ITA) A2: Benjamin Griffiths(WAL)


Squads

One month before the registration deadline, each national team had to submit a list of 40 players from which the final 22 had to be selected. Once the registrations were closed, no changes to the squads were allowed. For this World Cup, the only amateur teams were South Korea, Belgium, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia; however, the Belgians were actually in a semi-professional situation, while the Eastern European teams (Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia) clearly had players fully dedicated to football. Among the countries without unified national leagues were Brazil, Turkey, and Germany. Only the Scots had players who played abroad, all in England. This was the first World Cup where fixed squad numbers were used for each player.


England 

No.NameDate of BirthPositionClub
1MERRICK Gilbert Harold26/01/1922GKBirmingham City
2STANIFORTH Ronald13/04/1924DFHuddersfield Town
3BYRNE Roger William08/02/1929DFManchester United
4WRIGHT William Ambrose06/02/1924DFWolverhampton Wanderers
5OWEN Sydney William29/09/1922DFLuton Town
6DICKINSON James William25/04/1925MFPortsmouth
7MATTHEWS Stanley01/02/1915FWBlackpool
8BROADIS Ivan Arthur18/12/1922FWNewcastle United
9LOFTHOUSE Nathaniel27/08/1925FWBolton Wanderers
10TAYLOR Thomas29/01/1932FWManchester United
11FINNEY Thomas05/04/1922FWPreston North End
12BURGIN Edward29/04/1927GKSheffield United
13GREEN Kenneth27/04/1924DFBirmingham City
14McGARRY William Harry10/06/1927MFHuddersfield Town
15WILSHAW Dennis James11/03/1926MFWolverhampton Wanderers
16QUIXHALL Albert09/08/1933MFSheffield Wednesday
17MULLEN James06/01/1923FWWolverhampton Wanderers
18CHILTON Allenby C.16/09/1918DFManchester United -   
19ARMSTRONG Kenneth03/06/1924MFChelsea-
20JEZZARD Bedford Alfred George19/10/1927MFFulham-
21HAYNES John Norman17/10/1934MFFulham-
22HOOPER Harold14/06/1933FWWest Ham United-

 
Coaching staff

Coach: WINTERBOTTOM Walter
Assistant: TROTTER Jimmy

- Registered but did not travel

Birmingham City, Luton Town, Fulham Second Division Team.

Hungary 

No.NameDate of BirthPositionClub
1GROSICS Gyula04/02/1926GKBudapesti Honvéd
2BUZÁNSZKY Jeno04/05/1925DFDorogi Bányász
3LÓRÁNT Gyula06/02/1923MFBudapesti Honvéd
4LANTOS Mihály29/09/1928DFBudapesti Vörös Lobogó
5BOZSIK József28/11/1925MFBudapesti Honvéd
6ZAKARIÁS József05/03/1924MFBudapesti Vörös Lobogó
7TÓTH Jozsef16/05/1929FWCsepel
8KOCSIS Sándor21/09/1929FWBudapesti Honvéd
9HIDEGKUTI Nándor03/03/1922FWBudapesti Vörös Lobogó
10PUSKÁS Ferenc02/04/1927FWBudapesti Honvéd
11CZIBOR Zoltán23/08/1929FWBudapesti Honvéd
12KÁRPÁTY Béla30/11/1929DFGyőri Vasas
13VARHIDI Pál06/11/1931DFBudapesti Dózsa
14KOVÁCS Imre26/11/1921MFBudapesti Vörös Lobogó
15SZOJKA Ferenc07/04/1931FWSalgótarjáni Bányász
16BUDAI László19/07/1928FWBudapesti Honvéd
17MACHOS Ferenc30/06/1932FWBudapesti Honvéd
18CSORDÁS Lajos06/10/1932FWBudapesti Vasas
19PALOTÁS Péter27/06/1929FWBudapesti Vörös Lobogó
20TÓTH Mihály14/09/1926FWBudapesti Dózsa
21GELLÉR Sándor12/07/1925GKBudapesti Vörös Lobogó
22GULYÁS Géza23/03/1933GKBudapesti Kinizsi

Coaching and Delegation Staff

Coach: SEBES Gusztáv

Assistant Coach: MANDY Gyula

Delegate: TITKOS Pál

Delegate: BUKOVI Márton

Delegate: KÁLMÁR Jenő

Delegate: KALOCSAY Géza


Yugoslavia 

No.NameDate of BirthPositionClubNotes
1BEARA Vladimir02/11/1928GKHajduk Split
2STANKOVIC Branislav31/10/1921DFCrvena Zvezda
3CRNKOVIC Tomislav17/06/1929DFDinamo Zagreb
4CAJKOVSKI Zlatko24/11/1923MFPartizan Beograd
5HORVAT Ivica16/07/1926MFDinamo Zagreb
6BOSKOV Vujadin16/05/1931MFVojvodina Novi Sad
7OGNJANOV Tihomir02/03/1927FWSpartak Subotica
8MITIC Rajko19/11/1922FWCrvena Zvezda
9VUKAS Bernard01/05/1927FWHajduk Split
10BOBEK Stjepan03/12/1923FWPartizan Beograd
11ZEBEC Branislav17/05/1929FWPartizan Beograd
12KRALJ Branko10/03/1924GKDinamo Zagreb
13ZEKOVIC Milijan15/11/1925DFCrvena Zvezda
14MANTULA Lav08/12/1928MFDinamo Zagreb
15SPAJIC Ljubomir07/03/1926MFCrvena Zvezda
16MILOVANOV Sima10/04/1923DFVojvodina Novi Sad
17BELIN Bruno16/01/1929DFPartizan Beograd
18MILUTINOVIC Milos Obrad05/02/1933FWPartizan Beograd
19PAPEC Zlatko17/01/1934MFLokomotiv Zagreb
20DVORNIC Dionizije27/04/1926FWDinamo Zagreb
21VESELINOVIC Todor22/10/1930FWVojvodina Novi Sad
22PETAKOVIC Aleksandar06/02/1930FWRadnicki Beograd* 

Staff

Coach: TIRNANIC Aleksandar

Assistant Coach: CIRIC Milovan

Assistant Coach: WOLF Franjo

Doctor: BABIC Boza

President of the Federation: PRESIC Branislav

*  Registered but did not travel


 France 

No.NameDate of BirthPositionClub
1REMETTER François08/08/1928GKMetz
2RUMINSKI César Jean14/06/1924GKLille
3ABBÉS Claude Jean Jules César24/05/1927GKSaint-Étienne
4GIANESSI Lazare09/11/1925DFAS Monaco
5GRIMONPOND Jacques Julian30/07/1925DFGirondins de Bordeaux
6KAELBEL Raymond Yvan31/01/1932DFRC Strasbourg
7MARCHE Roger Gaston Louis05/03/1924DFStade de Reims
8BIEGANSKI Guillaume03/11/1932MFLille
9CUISSARD Antoine19/07/1924MFOGC Nice
10JONQUET Robert Henri03/05/1925DFStade de Reims
11LOUIS Xerxes30/10/1926DFRC Lens
12MARCEL Jean-Jacques Lucien Élie13/06/1931MFSochaux-Montbéliard
13MAHJOUB Abderrahman25/04/1929MFOGC Nice
14PENVERNE Armand Pierre Adolphe26/11/1926DFStade de Reims
15BEN TIFOUR Abdelaziz25/07/1927FWTroyes
16DEREUDDRE René Laurent Albert22/06/1930FWToulouse
17GLOVACKI Léon19/02/1928FWStade de Reims
18KOPA Raymond13/10/1931FWStade de Reims
19LEBLOND Michel10/05/1932FWStade de Reims
20SCHULTZ Ernest Michel29/01/1931FWLyon
21STRAPPE André23/02/1928FWLille
22VINCENT Jean Charles Henri29/11/1930FWLille

Staff

Coach: PIBAROT Pierre

Manager: BARREAU Gaston

Manager: RÉGAL Jean

Manager: THÉPOT Alexis

Delegate: NICOLAS Paul


Czechoslovakia 

No.NameDate of BirthPositionClub
1REJMANN Theodor10/02/1921GKŠlovan Bratislava
2ŠAFRÁNEK František02/01/1931DFUDA Praha
3PLUSKAL Svatopluk28/10/1930MFUDA Praha
4NOVÁK Ladislav05/12/1931DFUDA Praha
5TRNKA Jiří02/12/1926MFUDA Praha
6BENEDIKOVIČ Michal31/05/1923MFSlovan Bratislava
7HLAVÁČEK Ladislav26/06/1925FWUDA Praha
8HEMELE Otakar22/01/1926FWUDA Praha
9MALATINSKÝ Anton15/01/1920FWBaník Handjova
10PAŽICKÝ Emil14/10/1927FWŠlovan Bratislava
11PEŠEK Jiří04/06/1927FWSpartak Sokolovo
12KRÁSNOHORSKÝ Anton22/10/1925DFJiskra Žilina
13HLEDÍK Jiří19/04/1929DFKřídla Vlasti Olomouc
14HERTL Jan23/01/1929MFUDA Praha
15KACÁNI Ladislav01/04/1931FWČervená Hviezda
16PROCHÁZKA Zdeněk12/01/1928MFSpartak Sokolovo
17KRAUS Tadeáš22/10/1932FWKřídla Vlasti Olomouc
18MAJER Josef08/06/1925FWBaník Kladno
19KOŠNAR Jaroslav17/08/1930FWČervená Hviezda
20GAJDOŠ Kazimír28/03/1934FWSlovan Bratislava
21STACHO Imrich04/11/1931GKTankista Praha
22SCHROJF Viliam02/08/1931GKKřídla Vlasti Olomouc

Staff

Coach: BORHY Karol(HUN)

Assistant: CEJP Jaroslav

Assistant: NEJEDLÝ Oldřich

 Baník Handjova not a first division team.


Turkey 

No.NameDate of BirthPositionClub
1TURGAY Sabit Seren15/05/1932GKGalatasaray
2BOLATI Ridvan02/12/1928DFAnkaragücü
3DIRIMLILI Basri07/06/1929DFFenerbahçe
4ERTAN Mustafa21/04/1926MFAnkaragücü
5ÇETIN Zeybek12/09/1932MFKasımpaşa
6ROBER Eryol Izak21/12/1930MFGalatasaray
7EROL Keskin02/03/1927FWAdalet SK
8SUAT Mamat Ismail08/11/1930FWGalatasaray
9FERIDUN Ismail Bugeker05/04/1933FWFenerbahçe
10BURHAN Sargin11/02/1929FWFenerbahçe
11KÜÇÜKANDONYADIS Lefter22/12/1925FWFenerbahçe
12SÜKRÜ Ersoy14/01/1934GKAnkaragücü
13BÜLENT Gurbuz1934GKBeşiktaş -
14ALI Beratligil21/10/1931DFGalatasaray
15DINCER Gokcen20/02/1933DFAdalet SK
16NEDIM Günar1932DFFenerbahçe-
17NACI Erdem28/01/1930DFFenerbahçe
18AKGÜN Kaçmaz19/02/1935DFFenerbahçe
19OZCAN Esinduy Ahmet1933MFBeşiktaş
20NECMI Yarici02/11/1925FWAdalet SK
21KADRI Aytaç06/08/1931FWGalatasaray-
22COSKUN Tas23/04/1925FWBeşiktaş

Staff

Coach: PUPPO Alessandro(ITA)

Assistant: SEYMENER Saim  

Head of Federation: YENAL Ulvi  

Masseur: TAGAR Yorgo  

 - registered but did not travel

Ankaragücü played in Ankara league

South Korea 

No.NameDate of BirthPositionClub / Affiliation
1HONG Deok Young05/05/1926GKChosun Textile
2PARK Kyu Jung12/06/1924DFROK Quartermaster Corps
3SEUNG Park Yae01/04/1923DFROK CIC
4GI Kang Chang28/08/1927MFChosun Textile
5YI Lee Sang09/08/1923MFChosun Textile
6MIN Byung Dae20/02/1918MFROK CIC
7NAM Lee Seo02/02/1927FWROK CIC
8MIN Choi Chung30/08/1930FWROK CIC
9WOO Sang Kwon02/02/1926FWProvost Marshal Headquarters
10WOON Sung Nak03/02/1926FWROK Quartermaster Corps
11CHUNG Nam Sik16/02/1917FWROK Intelligence Corps
12HAM Heung Chul17/11/1930GKProvost Marshal Headquarters
13LEE Chung-Kap18/03/1920DFROK CIC
14HAN Chang-Wha03/01/1922MFROK CIC
15KIM Ji-Sung07/11/1924MFROK CIC
16JOO Young-Kwang01/12/1920MFROK Navy
17PARK Il-Kap21/03/1926FWROK CIC
18CHOI Young-Kwun08/02/1923FWROK Navy
19LEE Ki-Joo12/11/1926FWChosun Textile
20CHUNG Kook-Jin02/01/1917FWROK Navy

Staff:

Coach: KIM Yong-Sik 

Assistant: LEE Yoo-Hyung 


Mexico  

No.NameDate of BirthPositionClub
1CARBAJAL Antonio07/06/1929GKLeón
2LÓPEZ Narciso18/08/1928DFOro
3ROMO Jorge20/04/1923DFMarte
4MARTÍNEZ Saturnino Paulo30/11/1927DFNecaxa
5CÁRDENAS Raúl30/10/1928MFPuebla
6ÁVALOS Rafael22/11/1925MFAtlante
7TORRES Juan Alfredo31/05/1931FWAtlas
8NARANJO José de Jesús19/03/1926FWOro
9LAMADRID José Luis03/07/1930FWNecaxa
10BALCÁZAR Tomás21/12/1931FWGuadalajara
11ARELLANO Raúl28/02/1935FWGuadalajara
12MOTA Salvador10/04/1922GKAtlante
13BRAVO Sergio27/11/1927DFLeón
14GÓMEZ Juan26/06/1924DFAtlas
15BLANCO Carlos05/03/1928MFMarte
16NÁJERA Pedro03/02/1929MFAmérica
17SEPTIÉN Carlos18/01/1923FWTampico
18CARÚS Carlos10/07/1930FWToluca
19JINICH Moisés15/12/1927FWAtlante
20ROCA José Antonio24/05/1928DFZacatepec* 
21OCHOA Mario07/11/1927MFMarte* 
22CORTÉS Ranulfo09/07/1934FWOro* 

Technical Staff
Coach: Antonio López Herranz(ESP)
Team Manager: Octavio Vial
Head of Delegation: José Manuel Núñez
Delegate: Emilio Echeverría
Doctor: Ángel Matute
Masseur: Manuel Artero

* Did not travel

Scotland 

No.NameDate of BirthPositionClub
1MARTIN Frederick13/05/1929GKAberdeen
2CUNNINGHAM William Carruthers22/02/1925DFPreston North End (ENG)
3AIRD John Rae18/02/1926DFBurnley (ENG)
4EVANS Robert16/07/1927DFCeltic
5DOCHERTY Thomas Henderson24/04/1928DFPreston North End (ENG)
6DAVIDSON James Anderson08/11/1925MFPartick Thistle
7COWIE Douglas01/05/1926MFDundee
8MCKENZIE John Archie04/09/1925FWPartick Thistle
9HAMILTON George07/12/1917FWAberdeen

10BROWN Allan Duncan12/10/1926FWBlackpool (ENG)
11MOCHAN Neil06/04/1927FWCeltic
12FERNIE William22/11/1928FWCeltic
13ORMOND William Esplin23/02/1927FWHibernian
14ANDERSON John08/12/1929GKLeicester City (ENG)* 
15JOHNSTONE Robert07/09/1929FWHibernian
16HENDERSON John Gillespie17/01/1932FWPortsmouth (ENG)* 
17MATHERS David Cochrane23/10/1931MFPartick Thistle* 
18WILSON Alexander29/10/1933DFPortsmouth (ENG)* 
19BINNING James25/07/1927FWQueen of the South* 
20COMBE James Robert29/02/1924FWHibernian* 
21COPLAND Ernest George14/10/1923FWRaith Rovers* 
22MCMILLAN John Livingstone18/03/1931FWAirdrieonians* 

Technical Staff and Delegation 

Coach: BEATTIE Andrew 

Delegate: REID Tom

Delegate: GRAHAM George

Delegate: DOWDELLS Alex

* Registered but did not travel
  Hamilton called up late to replace Johnstone who had originally been nominated to travel.

Leicester City played in second Division


Switzerland

No.NameDate of BirthPositionClub
1EICH Walter27/05/1925GKYoung Boys
2PARLIER Eugène13/02/1929GKServette
3STUBER Georges11/05/1925GKLausanne-Sports
4BOCQUET Roger19/04/1921DFLausanne-Sports
5FLÜCKIGER Marcel20/06/1929DFYoung Boys
6MATHIS Roger04/04/1921DFLausanne-Sports
7NEURY André03/09/1921DFServette
8BIGLER Heinz21/12/1925MFYoung Boys
9CASALI Charles27/04/1923MFYoung Boys
10EGGIMANN Oliver06/08/1921MFLa Chaux-de-Fonds
11ESCHMANN Norbert19/09/1933FWLausanne-Sports
12FESSELET Gilbert16/04/1928MFLa Chaux-de-Fonds
13FROSIO Ivo27/04/1930MFGrasshoppers
14KERNEN Wilhelm06/08/1929DFLa Chaux-de-Fonds
15ANTENEN Charly03/11/1929FWLa Chaux-de-Fonds
16BALLAMAN Robert21/06/1926FWGrasshoppers
17FATTON Jacques19/12/1925FWServette
18HÜGI Joseph23/01/1930FWFC Basel
19MAURON Marcel25/03/1929FWLa Chaux-de-Fonds
20MEIER Eugen30/04/1930FWYoung Boys
21RIVA Ferdinando03/07/1930FWFC Chiasso
22VONLANTHEN Roger05/12/1930FWGrasshoppers

Technical Staff and Delegation

Coach: RAPPAN Karl (Austria)

Delegate: ROUFF Carl

Delegate: ROUFF P.

Delegate: TSCHIRREN Gaston

Delegate: BAUMGARTNER

Delegate: GUINCHARD Albert

Delegate: KIELHOLZ Leopold


Italy

No.NameDate of BirthPositionClub
1GHEZZI Giorgio10/07/1930GKInter Milan
2VINCENZI Guido14/07/1932DFInter Milan
3GIACOMAZZI Giovanni18/01/1928DFInter Milan
4NERI Maino30/06/1924DFInter Milan
5TOGNON Omero03/03/1924MFAC Milan
6NESTI Fulvio08/06/1925MFInter Milan
7MUCCINELLI Ermes28/07/1927FWJuventus
8PANDOLFINI Egisto19/02/1926FWAS Roma
9GALLI Carlo06/03/1931FWAS Roma
10CAPPELLO Gino02/06/1920FWFC Bologna
11LORENZI Benito20/12/1925FWInter Milan
12VIOLA Giovanni20/06/1925GKJuventus
13MAGNINI Ardico21/10/1928DFAC Fiorentina
14CERVATO Sergio22/03/1929DFAC Fiorentina
15MARI Giacomo17/10/1924MFSampdoria
16FERRARIO Rino07/12/1926MFJuventus
17SEGATO Armando03/05/1930MFAC Fiorentina
18PIVATELLI Gino27/03/1933FWFC Bologna
19BONIPERTI Giampiero04/07/1928MFJuventus
20GRATTON Guido23/09/1932MFAC Fiorentina
21FRIGNANI Amleto01/03/1932FWAC Milan
22COSTAGLIOLA Leonardo27/10/1921GKAC Fiorentina

Coach: LAJOS CZEIZLER (HUN)
Coach: ANGELO SCHIAVIO
Assistant Coach: SILVIO PIOLA
Masseur: FARABULLINI
Masseur: FERRARO

 


Austria

No.NameDate of BirthPositionClubNotes
1SCHMIED Kurt14/06/1926GKFirst Vienna
2HANAPPI Gerhard16/02/1929DFRapid Wien
3HAPPEL Ernst Franz Hermann29/11/1925DFRapid Wien
4BARSCHANDT Leopold12/08/1925DFWiener Sport Club
5OCWIRK Ernst07/03/1926MFAustria Wien
6KOLLER Karl09/02/1929MFFirst Vienna
7KÖRNER Robert21/08/1924FWRapid Wien
8SCHLEGER Walter19/09/1929FWAustria Wien
9WAGNER Theodor06/08/1927FWWacker Wien
10PROBST Erich05/12/1927FWRapid Wien
11KORNER Alfred14/02/1926FWRapid Wien
12STOTZ Karl27/03/1927MFAustria Wien
13KOLLMANN Walter17/06/1932DFWacker Wien
14GIESSER Karl29/10/1928MFRapid Wien
15PELIKAN Franz06/11/1925GKWacker Wien
16ZEMAN Walter01/05/1927GKRapid Wien
17TEINITZER Alfred29/07/1927MFLinzer ASK
18RIEGLER Johann17/07/1929FWRapid Wien
19DIENST Robert01/03/1928FWRapid Wien
20HALLA Paul10/04/1931DFRapid Wien
21STOJASPAL Ernst14/01/1925FWAustria Wien
22HAUMMER Walter22/11/1928FWWacker Wien

Coaching Staff



Coach:NAUSCH Walter
Assisant:FREUHWIRTH Edi
Assisant:MOLZER Josef
Physical Trainer:PRESSER Hans

Belgium

No.NameDate of BirthPositionClub
1GERNAEY Leopold Andries25/02/1927GKOostende
2DRIES Marcel Henricus19/09/1929DFBerchem Sport
3VAN BRANDT Alfons24/06/1927DFLierse SK
4HUYSMANS Constant Carolus11/10/1928DFBeerschot AC
5CARRE Louis Aime07/01/1925MFRFC Liege
6MEES Victor Edward Louis26/01/1927MFRoyal Antwerp FC
7VLIERS Jozef18/12/1932MFTongeren 
8HOUF Denis Mathieu16/02/1932FWStandard Liege
9COPPENS Hendrik Francois Louis29/04/1930FWBeerschot AC
10ANOUL Leopold Rene Jean Victor19/08/1922FWRFC Liege
11MERMANS Josef16/02/1922FWRSC Anderlecht
12GEERTS Charles Marie Jean29/10/1930GKBeerschot AC
13DIRICKX Hendrik Paul07/07/1927DFUnion St. Gilloise
14VAN KERCKHOVEN Robert01/10/1924MFDaring CB
15VAN DER BOSCH Hyppolite Gerard30/04/1926FWRSC Anderlecht
16VAN DEN BOSCH Pieter Rosalia31/10/1927FWRSC Anderlecht
17AUSLOOS Raymond Hubert03/02/1930GKWhite Star 
18VAN DER LINDEN Josef Victor Marie02/11/1927DFRoyal Antwerp FC*
19BACKAERT Joseph Louis05/08/1921MFRoyal Charleroi* 
20MAERTENS Robert August24/01/1930MFRoyal Antwerp FC* 
21VAN STEEN Jean Pieter02/06/1929MFRSC Anderlecht*
22VAN HOYWEGHEN Luc Bernard Marie01/01/1929FWDaring CB*

Coach: Dugald LIVINGSTONE (SCO)

* Registered but did not travel 

Oostende, White Star second division team

Tongeren Third division team.

Brazil

No.NameDate of BirthPositionClub
1CASTILHO Carlos Jose27/11/1927GKFluminense
2DOS SANTOS Djalma27/02/1929DFPortuguesa Desportos
3NILTON Do Santos16/05/1925DFBotafogo
4BRANDAOZINHO Antenor Lucas09/06/1925DFPortuguesa Desportos
5PINHEIRO Joao Carlos13/01/1932DFFluminense
6BAUER Jose Carlos21/11/1925MFSao Paulo
7JULINHO Botelho29/07/1929FWPortuguesa Desportos
8DIDI Waldyr Pereira08/10/1928MFFluminense
9BALTAZAR Oswaldo14/01/1926FWCorinthians
10PINGA Jose Lazaro11/02/1924FWVasco da Gama
11RODRIGUES Francisco27/06/1925FWPalmeiras
12PAULINHO Paulo de Almeida15/04/1932DFVasco da Gama
13ALFREDO Ramos27/10/1924MFSão Paulo
14ELY do Amparo14/05/1921MFVasco da Gama
15MAURO Ramos30/08/1930DFSao Paulo
16DEQUINHA José19/03/1928MFFlamengo
17MAURINHO Raphael06/06/1933FWSao Paulo
18HUMBERTO Tozzi04/02/1934FWPalmeiras
19INDIO Aluizio01/03/1931FWFlamengo
20RUBENS Josue24/11/1928FWFlamengo
21VELUDO Caetano07/08/1930GKFluminense
22CABAÇÃO Luiz23/08/1930GKCorinthians
Coaching Staff

Coach: José Alfredo MOREIRA
Assistant: Alfredo CUERVELO
Doctor: Newton PAES
Masseur: Mario AMERICO
Equipment Manager: Aloisio ALVES
Cook: Laudelio OLIVEIRA
Delegation Chief: Jose MOREIRA

Fluminense, Botafogo, Vasco, Flamengo played in Carioca Championship, Portuguesa, Sao Paulo, Corinthians, Palmeiras played in Paulista Championship.

West Germany

No.NameDate of BirthPositionClub
1TUREK Anton18/01/1919GKFortuna Düsseldorf
2LABAND Fritz01/11/1925DFHamburger SV
3KOHLMEYER Werner19/04/1924DF1. FC Kaiserslautern
4BAUER Hans28/07/1927DFBayern München
5ERHARDT Herbert06/07/1930DFSpVgg Fürth
6ECKEL Horst08/02/1932MF1. FC Kaiserslautern
7POSIPAL Josef20/06/1927DFHamburger SV
8MAI Karl27/07/1928MFSpVgg Fürth
9MEBUS Paul09/06/1920MF1. FC Köln
10LIEBRICH Werner18/01/1927DF1. FC Kaiserslautern
11METZNER Karl-Heinz09/01/1923MFHessen Kassel
12RAHN Helmut16/08/1929FWRot-Weiss Essen
13MORLOCK Maximilian11/05/1925MF1. FC Nürnberg
14KLODT Bernhard26/10/1926FWSchalke 04
15WALTER Ottmar06/03/1924FW1. FC Kaiserslautern
16WALTER Fritz31/10/1920MF1. FC Kaiserslautern
17HERRMANN Richard28/01/1923FWFSV Frankfurt
18BIESINGER Ulrich06/08/1933FWBC Augsburg
19PFAFF Alfred16/07/1926FWEintracht Frankfurt
20SCHÄFER Hans19/10/1927FW1. FC Köln
21KUBSCH Heinz20/07/1930GKFK Pirmasens
22KWIATKOWSKI Heinrich16/07/1926GKBorussia Dortmund

Coaching Staff

Coach: HERBERGER Josef
Assistant Coach: SCHÖN Helmut
Assistant Coach: SING Albert
Doctor: LOOGEN Albert
Physiotherapist: DEUSER Erich

Kaiserlautern, Koln, Eintracht played in National Championship.



Uruguay  

No.NameDate of BirthPositionClub
1MÁSPOLI Roque Gaston12/10/1917GKPeñarol
2SANTAMARÍA Jose Emilio31/07/1929DFNacional
3MARTÍNEZ William Ruben13/01/1928DFRampla Juniors
4RODRÍGUEZ ANDRADE Victor Pablo C.02/05/1927MFPeñarol
5VARELA Obdulio Jacinto20/09/1917MFPeñarol
6LEOPARDI Roberto Rafael19/07/1933MFNacional
7ABBADIE Julio Cesar07/09/1930FWPeñarol
8HOHBERG Juan Eduardo08/10/1926FWPeñarol
9MIGUEZ Oscar Omar05/12/1927FWPeñarol
10SCHIAFFINO Juan Alberto28/07/1925FWPeñarol
11BORGES Carlos Ariel14/01/1932FWPeñarol
12MACEIRAS Julio Cesar22/04/1926GKDanubio
13DAVOINE Mirto Lenin13/02/1933DFPeñarol
14TEJERA Eusebio Ramon06/01/1922DFDefensor Sporting
15RIVERA Urbano01/04/1926MFDanubio
16CARBALLO Nestor03/02/1929DFNacional
17CRUZ Luis Alberto28/04/1925MFNacional
18SOUTO Rafael Arturo24/10/1930FWNacional
19AMBROIS Javier09/05/1932FWNacional
20MÉNDEZ Omar Pedro07/08/1934FWNacional
21PÉREZ Julio Gervasio19/06/1926FWNacional
22CASTRO Luis Ernesto31/07/1921FWDefensor Sporting

Coach: LOPEZ Juan
Assistant: MIBELLI Celestino
Physiotherapist: ABATE Carlos
Physiotherapist: KIRCHEBERG Carlos
Fitness Trainer: VAZQUEZ Carlos
Doctor: BOZZO Carlos
Delegate: VIAPIANA Juan
Delegate: BRANCO Juan
Delegate: TROCCOLI Luis

 



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