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1954 FIFA World Cup
Overview
The 1954 FIFA World Cup was hosted by Switzerland. West Germany won the tournament, Hungary finished runners-up, Austria placed third and Uruguay fourth. Footballopedia links this edition to its decisive matches, leading scorer, champion manager and the wider World Cup knowledge graph.
Key facts
- Host
- Switzerland
- Champion
- West Germany
- Runner-up
- Hungary
- Third place
- Austria
- Fourth place
- Uruguay
- Format
- Four groups, group playoffs where needed, then quarter-finals onward
- Top scorer
- Sándor Kocsis (Hungary) - 11 goals
- Winning manager
- Sepp Herberger
- Matches
- 26
- Goals
- 140
- Current season
- 1954
- Teams
- 16
Records
ChampionValue: West Germany
Runner-upValue: Hungary
Third placeValue: Austria
Top scorerValue: Sándor Kocsis (Hungary) - 11 goals
TeamsValue: 16
MatchesValue: 26
GoalsValue: 140
Matches
Yugoslavia 1-0 FranceDate: 1954-06-16 · City: Lausanne · Stage: Group A · Home Team: Yugoslavia
Brazil 5-0 MexicoDate: 1954-06-16 · City: Geneva · Stage: Group A · Home Team: Brazil
France 3-2 MexicoDate: 1954-06-19 · City: Geneva · Stage: Group A · Home Team: France
Brazil 1-1 YugoslaviaDate: 1954-06-19 · City: Lausanne · Stage: Group A · Home Team: Brazil
Hungary 9-0 South KoreaDate: 1954-06-17 · City: Zürich · Stage: Group B · Home Team: Hungary
West Germany 4-1 TurkeyDate: 1954-06-17 · City: Bern · Stage: Group B · Home Team: West Germany
Hungary 8-3 West GermanyDate: 1954-06-20 · City: Basel · Stage: Group B · Home Team: Hungary
Turkey 7-0 South KoreaDate: 1954-06-20 · City: Geneva · Stage: Group B · Home Team: Turkey
West Germany 7-2 TurkeyDate: 1954-06-23 · City: Zürich · Stage: Group B playoff · Home Team: West Germany
Uruguay 2-0 CzechoslovakiaDate: 1954-06-16 · City: Bern · Stage: Group C · Home Team: Uruguay
Austria 1-0 ScotlandDate: 1954-06-16 · City: Zürich · Stage: Group C · Home Team: Austria
Uruguay 7-0 ScotlandDate: 1954-06-19 · City: Basel · Stage: Group C · Home Team: Uruguay
Austria 5-0 CzechoslovakiaDate: 1954-06-19 · City: Zürich · Stage: Group C · Home Team: Austria
England 4-4 BelgiumDate: 1954-06-17 · City: Basel · Stage: Group D · Home Team: England
Switzerland 2-1 ItalyDate: 1954-06-17 · City: Lausanne · Stage: Group D · Home Team: Switzerland
Switzerland 0-2 EnglandDate: 1954-06-20 · City: Bern · Stage: Group D · Home Team: Switzerland
Italy 4-1 BelgiumDate: 1954-06-20 · City: Lugano · Stage: Group D · Home Team: Italy
Switzerland 4-1 ItalyDate: 1954-06-23 · City: Basel · Stage: Group D playoff · Home Team: Switzerland
Switzerland 5-7 AustriaDate: 1954-06-26 · City: Lausanne · Stage: Quarter-finals · Home Team: Switzerland
Uruguay 4-2 EnglandDate: 1954-06-26 · City: Basel · Stage: Quarter-finals · Home Team: Uruguay
Hungary 4-2 BrazilDate: 1954-06-27 · City: Bern · Stage: Quarter-finals · Home Team: Hungary
West Germany 2-0 YugoslaviaDate: 1954-06-27 · City: Geneva · Stage: Quarter-finals · Home Team: West Germany
West Germany 6-1 AustriaDate: 1954-06-30 · City: Basel · Stage: Semi-finals · Home Team: West Germany
Hungary 4-2 UruguayDate: 1954-06-30 · City: Lausanne · Stage: Semi-finals · Home Team: Hungary
Austria 3-1 UruguayDate: 1954-07-03 · City: Zürich · Stage: Third-place match · Home Team: Austria
West Germany 3-2 HungaryDate: 1954-07-04 · City: Bern · Stage: Final · Home Team: West Germany
Tournament story
West Germany's comeback win over Hungary became known as the Miracle of Bern.
The tournament produced 140 goals in 26 matches.
Sándor Kocsis scored 11 goals for Hungary.
Final / decisive match
- Home
- West Germany
- Away
- Hungary
- Home Score
- 3
- Away Score
- 2
- Venue
- Wankdorf Stadium
- City
- Bern
- Date
- 1954-07-04
Third-place match
- Home
- Austria
- Away
- Uruguay
- Home Score
- 3
- Away Score
- 1
- Venue
- Hardturm
- City
- Zürich
- Date
- 1954-07-03