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ArchiveFIFA World Cup 1954

1954 World Cup

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Global leaders

Top 3 across all groups

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  • West Germany flag

    West Germany

    Grp B

    3 played · 3 wins · GD +9

    6

    points

  • 2Uruguay flag

    Uruguay

    Grp C

    2 played · 2 wins · GD +9

    4

    points

  • 3

Tables

Group standings

4 groups

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A

Group stage

4 nations

Top 2 → R32
  • 1Brazil flag

    Brazil

    Q
    P2W1D1

Results

Latest scores

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Final

West Germany flagWest Germany
3–2
Hungary flagHungary

1954-07-04 · 17:00 · Wankdorf Stadium

Third place

Austria flagAustria
3–1
Uruguay flagUruguay

1954-07-03 · 17:00 · Hardturm Stadium

5th edition

Switzerland

Jun 16, 1954 – Jul 4, 1954

West Germany flag

Champion

West Germany

Teams

16

Matches

26

Squads

1954 nations

16 teams

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West Germany flag

West Germany

Grp 2

Hungary flag

Hungary

Grp 2

Austria flag

Austria

Grp 3

Uruguay flag

Uruguay

Grp 3

Knockout

1954 bracket

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Quarter-finals

Stade Olympique de la Pontaise · Lausanne

Austria flagAustria
Switzerland flagSwitzerland

7–5

St. Jakob Stadium · Basel

Uruguay flagUruguay
England flagEngland

4–2

Charmilles Stadium · Geneva

West Germany flag

Full schedule

All 1954 matches

26 games

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group 1

Brazil flagBrazil
5–0
Mexico flagMexico

1954-06-16 · 18:00 · Charmilles Stadium

group 1

Yugoslavia flagYugoslavia
1–0
France flagFrance

1954-06-16 · 18:00 · Stade Olympique de la Pontaise

Venues

1954 stadiums

6 venues

Wankdorf Stadium

Bern, Switzerland

64.0K capacity · 560m elevation

Stade Olympique de la Pontaise

Lausanne, Switzerland

15.8K capacity · 614m elevation

Hardturm

Zürich, Switzerland

35.0K capacity · 401m elevation

St. Jakob Stadium

Basel, Switzerland

60.0K capacity · 262m elevation

Stade des Charmilles

Geneva, Switzerland

35.0K capacity · 432m elevation

Cornaredo Stadium

Lugano, Switzerland

6.3K capacity · 364m elevation

All time

World Cup winners

Brazil flagBrazil
5 titles
Italy flagItaly
4 titles
West Germany flagWest Germany
3 titles
Argentina flagArgentina
3 titles
Uruguay flagUruguay
2 titles
France flag

On this day

July 17 in World Cup history

Yugoslavia flagYugoslavia
4-0
Bolivia flagBolivia

1930 · group 2 · Estadio Parque Central, Montevideo · 96y ago

United States flagUnited States
3-0
Paraguay flagParaguay

1930 · group 4 · Estadio Parque Central, Montevideo · 96y ago

Brazil flagBrazil
0-0
Italy flagItaly

1994 · Final · Rose Bowl, Pasadena · 32y ago

Tournaments
24
Matches
1.2K
Stadiums
206
Archive
1930–2026
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Austria flag

Austria

Grp C

2 played · 2 wins · GD +6

4

points

L0
GD+5

3

pts

  • 2Yugoslavia flag

    Yugoslavia

    Q
    P2W1D1L0GD+1

    3

    pts

  • 3France flag

    France

    P2W1D0L1GD0

    2

    pts

  • 4Mexico flag

    Mexico

    P2W0D0L2GD-6

    0

    pts

    • B

    Group stage

    4 nations

    Top 2 → R32
    • 1West Germany flag

      West Germany

      Q
      P3W3D0L0GD+9

      6

      pts

    • 2Hungary flag

      Hungary

      Q
      P2W1D0L1GD+8

      2

      pts

    • 3Turkey flag

      Turkey

      P3W1D0L2GD-1

      2

      pts

    • 4South Korea flag

      South Korea

      P2W0D0L2GD-16

      0

      pts

    Semi-final

    Hungary flagHungary
    4–2
    Uruguay flagUruguay

    1954-06-30 · 18:00 · Stade Olympique de la Pontaise

    Semi-final

    West Germany flagWest Germany
    6–1
    Austria flagAustria

    1954-06-30 · 18:00 · St. Jakob Stadium

    Quarter-final

    Hungary flagHungary
    4–2
    Brazil flagBrazil

    1954-06-27 · 17:00 · Wankdorf Stadium

    Quarter-final

    West Germany flagWest Germany
    2–0
    Yugoslavia flagYugoslavia

    1954-06-27 · 17:00 · Charmilles Stadium

    Goals

    140

    Attendance

    768.6K

    Hungary flag

    Runner-up

    Hungary

    Austria flag

    Third place

    Austria

    Top scorer

    Sándor Kocsis (11)

    Switzerland flag

    Switzerland

    Grp 4

    Brazil flag

    Brazil

    Grp 1

    England flag

    England

    Grp 4

    Yugoslavia flag

    Yugoslavia

    Grp 1

    Turkey flag

    Turkey

    Grp 2

    Italy flag

    Italy

    Grp 4

    France flag

    France

    Grp 1

    Belgium flag

    Belgium

    Grp 4

    Mexico flag

    Mexico

    Grp 1

    Czechoslovakia flag

    Czechoslovakia

    Grp 3

    Scotland flag

    Scotland

    Grp 3

    South Korea flag

    South Korea

    Grp 2

    West Germany
    Yugoslavia flagYugoslavia

    2–0

    Wankdorf Stadium · Bern

    Hungary flagHungary
    Brazil flagBrazil

    4–2

    Semi-finals

    St. Jakob Stadium · Basel

    West Germany flagWest Germany
    Austria flagAustria

    6–1

    Stade Olympique de la Pontaise · Lausanne

    Hungary flagHungary
    Uruguay flagUruguay

    4–2

    group 1

    Brazil flagBrazil
    1–1
    Yugoslavia flagYugoslavia

    1954-06-19 · 17:00 · Stade Olympique de la Pontaise

    group 1

    France flagFrance
    3–2
    Mexico flagMexico

    1954-06-19 · 17:10 · Charmilles Stadium

    France
    2 titles
    England flagEngland
    1 title
    Spain flagSpain
    1 title
    Germany flagGermany
    1 title