1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 4
Football tournament qualifying stage
The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner France qualified for the fifth FIFA World Cup held in Switzerland.
Results
Luxembourg
v
France
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg/23px-Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png)
20 September 1953 | Luxembourg ![]() | 1 – 6 | ![]() | Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
Kohn ![]() | Report | Piantoni ![]() Kopa ![]() Cicci ![]() Glovacki ![]() Kargu ![]() Flamion ![]() | Stadium: Stade Municipal Referee: Dörflinger (Switzerland) |
Republic of Ireland
v
France
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png)
4 October 1953 | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 3 – 5 | ![]() | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
Ryan ![]() Walsh ![]() O'Farrell ![]() | Report | Glovacki ![]() Penverne ![]() Ujlaki ![]() Flamion ![]() | Stadium: Dalymount Park Referee: Franken (Belgium) |
Republic of Ireland
v
Luxembourg
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg/23px-Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg.png)
28 October 1953 | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 4 – 0 | ![]() | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
Fitzsimons ![]() ![]() Ryan ![]() Eglington ![]() | Report | Stadium: Dalymount Park Referee: Bond (England) |
France
v
Republic of Ireland
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png)
25 November 1953 | France ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() | Paris, France |
Piantoni ![]() | Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes Referee: Van Nuffel (Belgium) |
France
v
Luxembourg
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg/23px-Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg.png)
17 December 1953 | France ![]() | 8 – 0 | ![]() | Paris, France |
Desgranges ![]() Vincent ![]() Fontaine ![]() Foix ![]() | Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes Referee: Roeykens (Belgium) |
Luxembourg
v
Republic of Ireland
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg/23px-Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png)
7 March 1954 | Luxembourg ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() | Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
Report | Cummins ![]() | Stadium: Stade Municipal Referee: Ausum (Netherlands) |
France qualified.
Final Table
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 | ||
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1. | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | +16 | 8 | X | 1:0 | 8:0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | ||
2. | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 | 3:5 | X | 4:0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
3. | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | -18 | 0 | 1:6 | 0:1 | X | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Team stats
Head coach: none, selected by committee
Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played | Goals | Minutes played | Sub off | Sub on | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FW | Abdesselem Ben Mohammed | January 2, 1926 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | ![]() |
GK | Pierre Bernard | June 27, 1932 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | B | ![]() |
MF | Guillaume Bieganski | November 3, 1932 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() |
DF | Marius Bruat | June 27, 1930 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() |
MF | Raymond Cicci | August 11, 1929 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | ![]() |
MF | Antoine Cuissard | July 19, 1924 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | ![]() |
GK | Stéphane Dakowski | June 29, 1921 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | B | - | ![]() |
FW | Léon Deladerrière | June 29, 1927 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | ![]() |
FW | Jean Desgranges | April 22, 1929 | 1 | 2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Ferry | September 2, 1930 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | B | - | - | - | ![]() |
FW | Pierre Flamion | December 13, 1924 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | ![]() |
FW | Jacques Foix | November 26, 1930 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Just Fontaine | August 18, 1933 | 1 | 3 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() |
DF | Lazare Gianessi | November 9, 1925 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | ![]() |
MF | Léon Glovacki | February 19, 1928 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | ![]() |
DF | Robert Jonquet | May 3, 1925 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | ![]() |
FW | Édouard Kargu | December 16, 1925 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | B | - | - | ![]() |
FW | Raymond Kopa | October 13, 1931 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | ![]() |
GK | Jean-Pierre Kress | March 1, 1930 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() |
DF | Robert Lemaître | March 7, 1929 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() |
DF | André Lerond | December 6, 1930 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | B | ![]() |
MF | Abderrahman Mahjoub | April 25, 1929 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() |
MF | Jean-Jacques Marcel | June 13, 1931 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | ![]() |
DF | Roger Marche | March 5, 1924 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | ![]() |
DF | Ahmed Mihoubi | June 2, 1924 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | ![]() |
FW | Célestin Oliver | July 12, 1930 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() |
DF | Antoine Pazur | January 3, 1931 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() |
DF | Armand Penverne | November 26, 1926 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | ![]() |
MF | Roger Piantoni | December 26, 1931 | 3 | 2 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | ![]() |
DF | René Pleimelding | February 13, 1925 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | B | B | B | - | ![]() |
GK | François Remetter | August 8, 1928 | 2 | 0 | 172 | 0 | 1 | 82 | B | 90 | - | ![]() |
MF | André Strappe | February 23, 1928 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | ![]() |
MF | Joseph Ujlaki | August 10, 1929 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | ![]() |
GK | René Vignal | August 12, 1926 | 2 | 0 | 98 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 90 | - | - | ![]() |
FW | Jean Vincent | November 29, 1930 | 1 | 2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Raymond Wozniesko | January 17, 1930 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | B | ![]() |
Head coach: none, selected by committee, team manager: Alex Stevenson
Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played | Goals | Minutes played | Sub off | Sub on | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DF | Tom Aherne | January 26, 1919 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | ![]() |
MF | Noel Cantwell | February 28, 1932 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | ![]() |
DF | Tommy Clinton | April 13, 1926 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
FW | George Cummins | March 12, 1931 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | 90 | ![]() |
DF | Seamus Dunne | April 13, 1930 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | ![]() |
FW | Tommy Eglington | January 15, 1923 | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | ![]() |
DF/MF | Peter Farrell | August 16, 1922 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | - | ![]() |
FW | Arthur Fitzsimons | December 16, 1929 | 3 | 2 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | ![]() |
DF | Mick Gallagher | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() | |
DF | Eddie Gannon | January 3, 1921 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | ![]() |
FW | Johnny Gavin | April 20, 1928 | 1 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Shay Gibbons | May 19, 1929 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | ![]() |
FW | Jimmy Hartnett | March 21, 1927 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Freddie Kearns | November 8, 1927 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() |
MF | Noel Kelly | December 28, 1921 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() |
DF | Robin Lawler | August 28, 1925 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | ![]() |
MF | Con Martin | March 20, 1923 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Tommy Moroney | November 10, 1923 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | ![]() |
FW | Liam Munroe | November 15, 1930 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | ![]() |
MF | Frank O'Farrell | October 9, 1927 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | ![]() |
GK | Jimmy O'Neill | October 13, 1931 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | ![]() |
FW | Alf Ringstead | October 14, 1927 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | ![]() |
MF | Reg Ryan | February 13, 1925 | 3 | 2 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | ![]() |
MF | Pat Saward | August 17, 1928 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() |
GK | Tom Scannell | June 3, 1925 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() |
DF | Tommy Traynor | July 22, 1933 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Davy Walsh | April 28, 1923 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | - | ![]() |
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p The number indicates the league the team played in that year.
Head coach: Béla Volentik
Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played | Goals | Minutes played | Sub off | Sub on | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DF | Secondo Caldarelli | August 13, 1923 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() |
DF | Henri Fickinger | July 25, 1930 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | ![]() |
MF | Fernand Guth | May 3, 1926 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | B | - | - | - | ![]() |
FW | Jos Hansen | June 8, 1932 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | B | - | ![]() |
FW | Lucien Karier | July 7, 1923 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Paul Kemp | September 27, 1930 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | ![]() |
GK | Théo Kemp | September 25, 1931 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | B | B | ![]() |
FW | Antoine Kohn | November 1, 1933 | 4 | 1 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
GK | Ferdy Lahure | March 28, 1929 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | B | - | - | ![]() |
DF | Roger Lorang | November 22, 1930 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | ![]() |
DF | Nicolas May | September 30, 1927 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
DF | Jean-Pierre Mertl | April 23, 1930 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | B | ![]() |
MF | Jules Meurisse | May 3, 1931 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
DF | Robert Mond | December 13, 1927 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | B | - | ![]() |
DF | Josy Mosar | September 16, 1927 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() |
MF | Armand Müller | July 26, 1928 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | B | ![]() |
MF | François Müller | February 23, 1927 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | ![]() |
MF | Guillaume Peiffer | May 2, 1928 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | B | B | 90 | ![]() |
DF | Michel Reuter | November 24, 1929 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | B | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
MF | Jos Roller | August 21, 1929 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | B | B | - | - | ![]() |
DF | Léon Spartz | April 17, 1927 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | ![]() |
DF | Jacques Speck | November 5, 1931 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | B | 90 | 90 | - | ![]() |
GK | Paul Steffen | January 17, 1930 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | B | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
DF | Camille Wagner | April 13, 1925 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Roger Weydert | February 18, 1927 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
External links
- FIFA official page
- RSSSF - 1954 World Cup Qualification
- Allworldcup