1953 World Men's Military Cup

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1953 World Men's Military Cup
Tournament details
Host countryTurkey
CityAnkara & Istanbul
Dates14–23 March
Teams7
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFile:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (2nd title)
Runners-upFile:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
Third placeFile:Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Greece
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored34 (3.4 per match)
1959
1961

The 1953 World Men's Military Cup was the 8th edition of the World Military Cup, the football military championship of the world. It was hosted by Ankara and Istanbul, Turkey. The format of competition was a championship in the final tournament.[1][2][3]

Qualified teams

Venues

Ankara Istanbul
19 Mayıs Stadium Mithatpaşa Stadium
Capacity: 19,219 Capacity: ?

Results

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 3
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 2
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 2 0 1 1 4 6 −2 1

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Greece 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 4
File:Flag of France.svg France 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 2
File:Flag of Egypt (1922–1958).svg Egypt 2 0 0 2 2 7 −5 0

Final Group

Turkey qualified directly for the final group as a host country.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 4
File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 2
File:Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Greece 2 0 0 2 0 2 -2 0

Memorial match

This match played for the victims of the earthquake of 18 March 1953 in the Çanakkale peninsula region.

Champion

 1953 World Military Cup winners 
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium

Second title

References

  1. Hürriyet Newspaper archive, March 1953
  2. Milliyet Newspaper archive, March 1953
  3. Zafer Newspaper archive, March 1953
  4. 4.0 4.1 Hürriyet Newspaper, 18.03.1953, p. 1
  5. Hürriyet Newspaper, 20.03.1953, p. 1

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