1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2
The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner Belgium qualified for the fifth FIFA World Cup held in Switzerland .
Table and Matches
Final table
Home
Away
Rank
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
Pts
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
Pts
1.
Belgium
4
3
1
0
11
6
+5
7
X
2:0
2:2
2
1
1
0
4
2
3
2
2
0
0
7
4
4
2.
Sweden
4
1
1
2
9
8
+1
3
2:3
X
4:0
2
1
0
1
6
3
2
2
0
1
1
3
5
1
3.
Finland
4
0
2
2
7
13
-6
2
2:4
3:3
X
2
0
1
1
5
7
1
2
0
1
1
2
6
1
Belgium qualified.
Team stats
Head coach: Bill Gormlie (first and second match); Doug Livingstone (third and fourth match)
Pos.
Player
DoB
Games played
Goals
Minutes played
Sub off
Sub on
Club
FW
Léopold Anoul
August 19, 1922
4
2
360
0
0
90
90
90
90
FC Liégeois
MF
Fernand Blaise
February 7, 1925
1
0
90
0
0
90
B
-
-
Standard Liège
FW
Mathieu Bollen
December 31, 1928
2
2
180
0
0
-
-
90
90
Waterschei Thor
MF
Louis Carré
January 7, 1925
4
0
360
0
0
90
90
90
90
FC Liégeois
FW
Henri Coppens
April 29, 1930
4
4
360
0
0
90
90
90
90
Beerschot VAV
GK
François Daenen
August 18, 1919
2
0
180
0
0
B
90
90
B
FC Tilleur
DF
Henri Dirickx
July 7, 1927
2
0
180
0
0
90
B
B
90
Union Saint-Gilloise
DF
Marcel Dries
September 19, 1929
2
0
180
0
0
B
90
90
B
Berchem Sport
GK
Léopold Gernaey
February 25, 1927
1
0
90
0
0
-
-
B
90
AS Oostende
MF
Joseph Givard
May 7, 1923
1
0
90
0
0
-
-
-
90
Standard Liège
FW
Augustin Janssens
September 24, 1930
3
0
270
0
0
90
90
90
-
Union Saint-Gilloise
FW
Victor Lemberechts
May 18, 1924
2
1
180
0
0
90
90
-
-
KV Mechelen
MF
Robert Maertens
January 24, 1930
4
0
360
0
0
90
90
90
90
FC Antwerp
MF
Victor Mees
January 27, 1927
3
1
270
0
0
B
90
90
90
FC Antwerp
FW
Joseph Mermans
February 16, 1922
1
0
90
0
0
90
B
B
B
RSC Anderlecht
GK
Armand Seghers
June 21, 1926
1
0
90
0
0
90
B
-
-
AA Gent
FW
Jean Straetmans
June 13, 1930
1
1
90
0
0
B
90
-
-
White Star AC
DF
Alfons Van Brandt
June 24, 1927
4
0
360
0
0
90
90
90
90
Lierse SK
FW
Fernand Van Gestel
January 20, 1930
2
0
180
0
0
-
-
90
90
Lyra TSV
MF
Robert Van Kerkhoven
October 1, 1924
0
0
0
0
0
B
B
B
B
Daring Bruxelles
Head coach: Putte Kock
Pos.
Player
DoB
Games played
Goals
Minutes played
Sub off
Sub on
Club
FW
Hans Andersson
2
0
180
0
0
90
-
-
90
Jan Aronsson
1
0
90
0
0
-
-
-
90
Degerfors IF
FW
Sylve Bengtsson
July 2, 1930
1
1
90
Halmstad BK
DF
Orvar Bergmark
November 16, 1930
4
0
360
0
0
90
90
90
90
Örebro SK
FW
Lars Eriksson
2
0
180
0
0
90
90
-
-
Degerfors IF
MF
Bengt Gustavsson
January 13, 1928
4
0
360
0
0
90
90
90
90
IFK Norrköping
FW
Kurt Hamrin
November 19, 1934
1
0
90
0
0
-
-
-
90
AIK
FW
Lennart Holmqvist
1
0
90
0
0
-
90
-
-
IFK Norrköping
DF
Gösta Lindh
August 8, 1924
4
0
360
0
0
90
90
90
90
Örebro SK
FW
Gösta Löfgren
August 29, 1923
2
0
180
0
0
-
-
90
90
Motala AIF
FW
Hans Persson
1929
1
1
90
0
0
-
90
-
-
Helsingborgs IF
DF
Lennart Samuelsson
July 7, 1924
3
0
270
0
0
90
-
90
90
IF Elfsborg
FW
Gösta Sandberg
August 6, 1932
3
1
270
0
0
90
-
90
90
Djurgårdens IF
DF
Sune Sandbring
April 10, 1928
1
0
90
0
0
-
90
-
-
Malmö FF
FW
Nils-Åke Sandell
February 5, 1927
2
4
180
0
0
-
90
90
-
Malmö FF
FW
Herbert Sandin
1
0
90
0
0
-
-
90
-
IFK Norrköping
FW
Arne Selmosson
March 29, 1931
1
1
90
0
0
90
-
-
-
Jönköpings Södra IF
GK
Kalle Svensson
November 11, 1925
4
0
360
0
0
90
90
90
90
Hälsingborgs IF
MF
Sven-Ove Svensson
1922
4
0
360
0
0
90
90
90
90
Hälsingborgs IF
MF
Henry Tillberg
2
0
180
0
0
-
90
90
Malmo FF
Head coach: Aatos Lehtonen
Pos.
Player
DoB
Games played
Goals
Minutes played
Sub off
Sub on
Club
FW
Rainer Forss
October 20, 1930
3
0
270
0
0
90
90
90
-
Pyrkivä Turku
FW
Matti Hiltunen
January 26, 1933
1
0
90
0
0
90
-
-
-
Koparit
GK
Matti Jokinen
November 8, 1928
1
0
90
0
0
90
-
-
-
Vasa IFK
GK
Aarre Klinga
March 20, 1930
2
0
180
0
0
-
90
90
-
KIF Helsinki
DF
Pekka Kupiainen
November 25, 1929
1
0
90
0
0
-
-
-
90
KTP Kotka
FW
Olavi Lahtinen
January 5, 1929
4
1
360
0
0
90
90
90
90
HJK Helsinki
MF
Martti Laitinen
August 2, 1925
1
0
90
0
0
90
-
-
-
Helsingin Ponnistus
MF
Lauri Lehtinen
August 19, 1927
3
0
270
0
0
90
90
90
-
HJK Helsinki
FW
Kalevi Lehtovirta
February 20, 1928
4
3
360
0
0
90
90
90
90
/2[ 1] TPS Turku
DF
Åke Lindman
January 11, 1928
3
0
270
0
0
-
90
90
90
/2[ 1] HIFK
DF
Kurt Martin
March 13, 1923
4
0
360
0
0
90
90
90
90
Vasa IFK
FW
Stig-Göran Myntti
August 6, 1925
3
0
270
0
0
90
90
90
-
Vasa IFK
DF
Sulo Parkkinen
April 24, 1930
1
0
90
0
0
90
-
-
-
KTP Kotka
MF
Seppo Pelkonen
March 13, 1930
3
0
270
0
0
-
90
90
90
KuPS
DF
Aimo Pulkkinen
June 14, 1928
2
0
180
0
0
-
90
90
-
FC Haka
FW
Nils Rikberg
March 29, 1928
3
1
270
0
0
-
90
90
90
/2[ 1] ÅIFK Turku
GK
Mauno Rintanen
November 28, 1925
1
0
90
0
0
-
-
-
90
HJK Helsinki
FW
Aulis Rytkönen
January 5, 1929
1
1
90
0
0
-
-
-
90
Toulouse FC
DF
Reino Suojanen
September 3, 1925
1
0
90
0
0
-
-
-
90
Pyrkivä Turku
FW
Jorma Vaihela
September 30, 1925
2
1
180
0
0
90
-
-
90
RU-38 Pori
^ a b c The number indicates the league the team played in that year.
External links
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