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Host · Switzerland

1954

1954 FIFA Men's World Cup · 16 June 1954 – 4 July 1954

Champion

West Germany

3–2

Runner-up

Hungary

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The tournament in numbers

Overview

Tournament totals counted from imported source data.

Teams

16 nations qualified for this tournament.

Austria

AUT

Belgium

BEL

Brazil

BRA

Czechoslovakia

CSK

England

ENG

France

FRA

Hungary

HUN

Italy

ITA

Mexico

MEX

Scotland

SCO

Matches

Every match of the tournament, stage by stage (26 total).

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group stage · 18 matches
16 June 1954

Brazil v Mexico

5–0

Charmilles Stadium
16 June 1954

Yugoslavia v France

1–0

Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
16 June 1954

Top Scorers

Leading scorers of the tournament, excluding own goals.

1

Sándor KocsisHungary

11 goals

2

Max MorlockWest Germany

6 goals

3

Erich ProbstAustria

6 goals

4

Josef HügiSwitzerland

6 goals

5

Ottmar WalterWest Germany

4 goals

Honours

Awards

Official tournament awards in the archive.

Golden BootSándor KocsisHungary
Silver BootJosef HügiSwitzerland
Silver BootMax MorlockWest Germany
Silver BootErich ProbstAustria

Penalty Shootouts

No penalty shootouts

No match at this tournament was decided by a penalty shootout.

16

Teams

26

Matches

140

Goals

0

Cards

0

Substitutions

0

Penalty shootouts

0

Shootout kicks

4

Awards

Group standings and knockout bracket views will be added after standings/bracket queries are finalized.

South Korea

KOR

Switzerland

CHE

Turkey

TUR

Uruguay

URY

West Germany

DEU

Yugoslavia

YUG

Austria v Scotland

1–0

Hardturm Stadium
16 June 1954

Uruguay v Czechoslovakia

2–0

Wankdorf Stadium
17 June 1954

Switzerland v Italy

2–1

Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
17 June 1954

Hungary v South Korea

9–0

Hardturm Stadium
17 June 1954

West Germany v Turkey

4–1

Wankdorf Stadium
17 June 1954

England v Belgium

4–4

St. Jakob Stadium
19 June 1954

Uruguay v Scotland

7–0

St. Jakob Stadium
19 June 1954

Brazil v Yugoslavia

1–1

Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
19 June 1954

Austria v Czechoslovakia

5–0

Hardturm Stadium
19 June 1954

France v Mexico

3–2

Charmilles Stadium
20 June 1954

Hungary v West Germany

8–3

St. Jakob Stadium
20 June 1954

Turkey v South Korea

7–0

Charmilles Stadium
20 June 1954

Italy v Belgium

4–1

Cornaredo Stadium
20 June 1954

England v Switzerland

2–0

Wankdorf Stadium
23 June 1954

West Germany v Turkey

7–2

Hardturm Stadium
23 June 1954

Switzerland v Italy

4–1

St. Jakob Stadium
quarter-finals · 4 matches
26 June 1954

Austria v Switzerland

7–5

Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
26 June 1954

Uruguay v England

4–2

St. Jakob Stadium
27 June 1954

Hungary v Brazil

4–2

Wankdorf Stadium
27 June 1954

West Germany v Yugoslavia

2–0

Charmilles Stadium
semi-finals · 2 matches
30 June 1954

Hungary v Uruguay

4–2

Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
30 June 1954

West Germany v Austria

6–1

St. Jakob Stadium
third-place match · 1 match
3 July 1954

Austria v Uruguay

3–1

Hardturm Stadium
final · 1 match
4 July 1954

West Germany v Hungary

3–2

Wankdorf Stadium