World Cup Archive
1954
World Cup 1954
Wed Jun 16 - Sun Jul 4 1954 (18d)
HostSwitzerland
Matches
26
Goals
140
Goals / Match
5.38
Draws
2
Extra Time
3
Penalty Shootouts
0
Goal Rate Trend
1930–2026
3.89
1930
4.12
1934
4.67
1938
4.00
1950
5.38
1954
3.60
1958
2.78
1962
2.78
1966
2.97
1970
2.55
1974
2.68
1978
2.81
1982
2.54
1986
2.21
1990
2.71
1994
2.67
1998
2.52
2002
2.30
2006
2.27
2010
2.67
2014
2.64
2018
2.69
2022
2026
Where this edition sits across goals-per-match history.
Group Stage
Local time18 Matches · 5.11 per match
Group 1
2 pts/win| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | YUGYugoslavia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Mexico | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 0 |
Group 2
2 pts/win| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| 2 | FRGWest Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 | South Korea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -16 | 0 |
Group 3
2 pts/win| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| 2 | Austria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 3 | CSCzechoslovakia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 0 |
| 4 | Scotland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -8 | 0 |
Group 4
2 pts/win| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | England | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 | Belgium | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
Knockout Stage
Local time8 Matches · 6.00 per match
Quarter-final
4Semi-final
2Match for third place
1Classic Matches
The highest-scoring matches of this edition, weighted towards finals, extra time, and shootouts.
Quarter-final12
🇦🇹Austria7
🇨🇭Switzerland5
La Pontaise · Lausanne
Group 211
🇭🇺Hungary8
FRGWest Germany3
St. Jakob-Park · Basel
Group 29
FRGWest Germany7
🇹🇷Turkey2
Hardturm · Zürich
Group 29
🇭🇺Hungary9
🇰🇷South Korea0
Hardturm · Zürich
Group 48
🏴England4
🇧🇪Belgium4
St. Jakob-Park · BaselAET
Semi-final7
FRGWest Germany6
🇦🇹Austria1
St. Jakob-Park · Basel
Group 37
🇺🇾Uruguay7
🏴Scotland0
St. Jakob-Park · Basel
Group 27
🇹🇷Turkey7
🇰🇷South Korea0
Charmilles · Geneva
Participating Teams
Edition Record| Team | Coach | Top Clubs | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRGWest Germany | Sepp HERBERGER | 1. FC Kaiserslautern (5), 1. FC Köln (2), Hamburger SV (2) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 11 |
| 🇭🇺Hungary | Gusztav SEBES | Budapesti Honvéd SE (8), Budapesti Vörös Lobogó (6), Budapesti Dózsa (2) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 17 |
| 🇦🇹Austria | Walter NAUSCH | Rapid Wien (10), Austria Wien (4), Wacker Wien (4) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 |
| 🇺🇾Uruguay | Juan LOPEZ | Peñarol (9), Nacional (8), Danubio (2) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 |
| 🇨🇭Switzerland | Karl RAPPAN | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds (5), Young Boys Bern (5), Lausanne Sports (4) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 🇧🇷Brazil | Zeze MOREIRA | Fluminense (4), São Paulo FC (4), Flamengo (3) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 🏴England | Walter WINTERBOTTOM | Manchester United (3), Wolverhampton Wanderers (3), Birmingham City (2) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| YUGYugoslavia | Aleksandar TIRNANIC | Crvena Zvezda Belgrade (5), Dinamo Zagreb (5), Partizan Belgrade (5) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| 🇫🇷France | Pierre PIBAROT | Stade de Reims (6), Lille OSC (4), OGC Nice (2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 🇹🇷Turkey | Sandro PUPPO | Fenerbahçe SK (8), Galatasaray S.K. (5), MKE Ankaragücü SK (3) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -1 |
| 🇮🇹Italy | Angelo SCHIAVIO, Lajos CZEIZLER, Silvio PIOLA | Internazionale (6), Fiorentina (5), Juventus (5) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 |
| 🇧🇪Belgium | Doug LIVINGSTONE | RSC Anderlechtois (4), Royal Beerschot AC (4), Royal Antwerp FC (3) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -3 |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | Antonio LOPEZ | Atlante F.C. (3), CD Oro (3), Necaxa (3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 |
| CSCzechoslovakia | Josef CEJP, Karol BOHRY, Oldrich NEJEDLY | ÚDA Prague (7), Křídla vlasti Olomouc (3), Slovan Bratislava (3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -7 |
| 🏴Scotland | Andy BATTIE | Celtic (3), Hibernian (3), Partick Thistle (3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -8 |
| 🇰🇷South Korea | KIM Yong Shik | CIC (8), Joseon Textile FC (4), Naval Forces (3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | -16 |
Stadium Overview
| Venue | Country | Matches | Goals | G/M | Finals | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Jakob-Park · Basel | Switzerland | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 0 | — |
| Hardturm · Zürich | Switzerland | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | — |
| La Pontaise · Lausanne | Switzerland | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | — |
| Stade de Suisse · Bern | Switzerland | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 1 | — |
| Charmilles · Geneva | Switzerland | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | — |
| Comunale di Cornaredo · Lugano | Switzerland | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | — |