1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6
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The 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6 contained Spain and Turkey.[1]
Table
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1= | File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
1= | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
Matches
6 January 1954 | Spain File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg | 4 – 1 | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | Madrid, Spain |
Venancio File:Soccerball shade.svg 13' Gaínza File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' Alsua File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' González File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' |
Report | Recep File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' | Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Chamartín Referee: Vincentini (France) |
14 March 1954 | Turkey File:Flag of Turkey.svg | 1 – 0 | File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain | Istanbul, Turkey |
Burhan File:Soccerball shade.svg 16' | Report | Stadium: Mithat Paşa Stadium Referee: Schmetzer (Germany) |
Spain and Turkey finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
17 March 1954 | Turkey File:Flag of Turkey.svg | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) | File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain | Rome, Italy |
Burhan File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' Suat File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' |
Report | Arteche File:Soccerball shade.svg 11' Escudero File:Soccerball shade.svg 78' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Bernardi (Italy) |
Turkey qualified after drawing lots. Since the 1970 FIFA World Cup finals, goal difference has been used as a tiebreaker for future qualifying rounds. Had those rules been in place, Spain would have qualified, and Turkey would have been eliminated. A 14-year-old local (i.e. Roman) boy whose father worked at the stadium, Luigi Franco Gemma, picked Turkey's name from the lots with his eyes blindfolded.[2][3]
Team stats
File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
Head coach: File:Flag of Italy.svg Sandro Puppo
File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain
Head coach: File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Luis Iribarren
References
- ↑ Stokkermans, Karel; Jarreta, Sergio Henrique (27 March 2015). "World Cup 1954 Qualifying". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ↑ "FIFA Fact Sheet: History of the FIFA World Cup (TM) Preliminary Competition (by year)" (PDF). FIFA. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
- ↑ 57 days to go - FIFA.com