1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2
The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner Belgium qualified for the fifth FIFA World Cup held in Switzerland.
Table and Matches
Final table | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 7 | X | 2:0 | 2:2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | ||
2. | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 3 | 2:3 | X | 4:0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | ||
3. | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 2 | 2:4 | 3:3 | X | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Finland
v
Belgium
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png)
25 May 1953 | Finland ![]() | 2 – 4 | ![]() | Helsinki, Finland |
Lehtovirta ![]() | Report | Coppens ![]() Anoul ![]() | Stadium: Olympiastadion Referee: Helge (Denmark) |
Sweden
v
Belgium
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png)
28 May 1953 | Sweden ![]() | 2 – 3 | ![]() | Stockholm, Sweden |
Bengtsson ![]() Selmosson ![]() | Report | Anoul ![]() Straetmans ![]() Lemberechts ![]() | Stadium: Råsunda Stadion Referee: Mowat (Scotland) |
Finland
v
Sweden
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png)
5 August 1953 | Finland ![]() | 3 – 3 | ![]() | Helsinki, Finland |
Lehtovirta ![]() Lahtinen ![]() Rikberg ![]() | Report | Sandell ![]() Persson ![]() | Stadium: Olympiastadion Referee: Baalstad (Norway) |
Sweden
v
Finland
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png)
16 August 1953 | Sweden ![]() | 4 – 0 | ![]() | Stockholm, Sweden |
Sandberg ![]() Sandell ![]() Sandin ![]() | Report | Stadium: Råsunda Stadion Referee: Asmussen (Denmark) |
Belgium
v
Finland
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png)
23 September 1953 | Belgium ![]() | 2 – 2 | ![]() | Brussels, Belgium |
Bollen ![]() ![]() | Report | Lahtinen ![]() Vaihela ![]() | Stadium: Heysel Stadion Referee: Baumberger (Switzerland) |
Belgium
v
Sweden
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png)
8 October 1953 | Belgium ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() | Brussels, Belgium |
Coppens ![]() Mees ![]() | Report | Stadium: Heysel Stadion Referee: Schipper (Netherlands) |
Belgium qualified.
Team stats
Head coach: Bill Gormlie (first and second match);
Doug Livingstone (third and fourth match)
Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played | Goals | Minutes played | Sub off | Sub on | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FW | Léopold Anoul | August 19, 1922 | 4 | 2 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
MF | Fernand Blaise | February 7, 1925 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | B | - | - | ![]() |
FW | Mathieu Bollen | December 31, 1928 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
MF | Louis Carré | January 7, 1925 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Henri Coppens | April 29, 1930 | 4 | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
GK | François Daenen | August 18, 1919 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | B | 90 | 90 | B | ![]() |
DF | Henri Dirickx | July 7, 1927 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | B | B | 90 | ![]() |
DF | Marcel Dries | September 19, 1929 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | B | 90 | 90 | B | ![]() |
GK | Léopold Gernaey | February 25, 1927 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | B | 90 | ![]() |
MF | Joseph Givard | May 7, 1923 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Augustin Janssens | September 24, 1930 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | ![]() |
FW | Victor Lemberechts | May 18, 1924 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | ![]() |
MF | Robert Maertens | January 24, 1930 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
MF | Victor Mees | January 27, 1927 | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | B | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Joseph Mermans | February 16, 1922 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | B | B | B | ![]() |
GK | Armand Seghers | June 21, 1926 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | B | - | - | ![]() |
FW | Jean Straetmans | June 13, 1930 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | B | 90 | - | - | ![]() |
DF | Alfons Van Brandt | June 24, 1927 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Fernand Van Gestel | January 20, 1930 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
MF | Robert Van Kerkhoven | October 1, 1924 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | B | B | B | B | ![]() |
Head coach: Putte Kock
Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played | Goals | Minutes played | Sub off | Sub on | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Club | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FW | Hans Andersson | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | 90 | |||
Jan Aronsson | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() | |||
FW | Sylve Bengtsson | July 2, 1930 | 1 | 1 | 90 |
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DF | Orvar Bergmark | November 16, 1930 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() | |
FW | Lars Eriksson | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | ![]() | ||
MF | Bengt Gustavsson | January 13, 1928 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() | |
FW | Kurt Hamrin | November 19, 1934 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() | |
FW | Lennart Holmqvist | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | ![]() | ||
DF | Gösta Lindh | August 8, 1924 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() | |
FW | Gösta Löfgren | August 29, 1923 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | ![]() | |
FW | Hans Persson | 1929 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | ![]() | |
DF | Lennart Samuelsson | July 7, 1924 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | ![]() | |
FW | Gösta Sandberg | August 6, 1932 | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | ![]() | |
DF | Sune Sandbring | April 10, 1928 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | ![]() | |
FW | Nils-Åke Sandell | February 5, 1927 | 2 | 4 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | ![]() | |
FW | Herbert Sandin | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | ![]() | ||
FW | Arne Selmosson | March 29, 1931 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | ![]() | |
GK | Kalle Svensson | November 11, 1925 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() | |
MF | Sven-Ove Svensson | 1922 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() | |
MF | Henry Tillberg | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
Head coach: Aatos Lehtonen
Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played | Goals | Minutes played | Sub off | Sub on | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FW | Rainer Forss | October 20, 1930 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | ![]() |
FW | Matti Hiltunen | January 26, 1933 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | ![]() |
GK | Matti Jokinen | November 8, 1928 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | ![]() |
GK | Aarre Klinga | March 20, 1930 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | ![]() |
DF | Pekka Kupiainen | November 25, 1929 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Olavi Lahtinen | January 5, 1929 | 4 | 1 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
MF | Martti Laitinen | August 2, 1925 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | ![]() |
MF | Lauri Lehtinen | August 19, 1927 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | ![]() |
FW | Kalevi Lehtovirta | February 20, 1928 | 4 | 3 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
DF | Åke Lindman | January 11, 1928 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
DF | Kurt Martin | March 13, 1923 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Stig-Göran Myntti | August 6, 1925 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | ![]() |
DF | Sulo Parkkinen | April 24, 1930 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | ![]() |
MF | Seppo Pelkonen | March 13, 1930 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
DF | Aimo Pulkkinen | June 14, 1928 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | ![]() |
FW | Nils Rikberg | March 29, 1928 | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
GK | Mauno Rintanen | November 28, 1925 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Aulis Rytkönen | January 5, 1929 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() |
DF | Reino Suojanen | September 3, 1925 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Jorma Vaihela | September 30, 1925 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | 90 | ![]() |
- ^ a b c The number indicates the league the team played in that year.
External links
- FIFA official page
- RSSSF - 1954 World Cup Qualification
- Allworldcup