1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6

The 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6 contained Spain and Turkey.[1]

Table

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1=  Spain 2 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2
1=  Turkey 2 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2

Matches

6 January 1954 Spain  4 – 1  Turkey Madrid, Spain
Venancio 13'
Gaínza 48'
Alsua 65'
González 49'		 Report Recep 31' Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Chamartín
Referee: Vincentini (France)
14 March 1954 Turkey  1 – 0  Spain Istanbul, Turkey
Burhan 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  2 – 2
(a.e.t.)		  Spain Rome, Italy
Burhan 25'
Suat 64'		 Report Arteche 11'
Escudero 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

 Turkey

Head coach: Italy Sandro Puppo

Pos. Player DoB Games
played 		Goals Minutes
played 		Sub off Sub on Spain Spain Spain Club
MF Recep Adanır 3 May 1929 1 1 90 0 0 90 – – Turkey Beşiktaş J.K.
DF Rıdvan Bolatlı 2 December 1928 2 0 210 0 0 – 90 120 Turkey Ankaragücü
FW Feridun Buğeker 5 April 1933 2 0 210 0 0 – 90 120 Turkey Fenerbahçe S.K.
FW Fahrettin Cansever 1930 1 0 90 0 0 90 – – Turkey Beşiktaş J.K.
DF Basri Dirimlili 7 June 1929 2 0 210 0 0 – 90 120 Turkey Fenerbahçe S.K.
DF Bülent Eken 26 October 1923 1 0 90 0 0 90 – – Turkey Galatasaray S.K.
GK Şükrü Ersoy 14 January 1934 2 0 165 0 0 90 – 75 Turkey Ankaragücü
DF Mustafa Ertan 21 April 1926 2 0 210 0 0 – 90 120 Turkey Ankaragücü
MF Rober Eryol 21 December 1930 3 0 300 0 0 90 90 120 Turkey Galatasaray S.K.
MF Mehmet Ali Has 1 0 90 0 0 90 – – Turkey Fenerbahçe S.K.
MF Ali İhsan Karayiğit 1927 1 0 90 0 0 90 – – Turkey Beşiktaş J.K.
FW Lefter Küçükandonyadis 22 December 1925 3 0 300 0 0 90 90 120 Turkey Fenerbahçe S.K.
FW Suat Mamat 8 November 1930 2 1 180 0 0 – 90 120 Turkey Galatasaray S.K.
DF Eşref Özmenç 1930 1 0 90 0 0 90 – – Turkey Beşiktaş J.K.
FW Burhan Sargın 11 February 1929 3 2 300 0 0 90 90 120 Turkey Fenerbahçe S.K.
GK Turgay Şeren (c) 15 May 1932 2 0 135 1 0 – 90 45 Turkey Galatasaray S.K.
FW Coşkun Taş 23 April 1935 2 0 210 0 0 – 90 120 Turkey Beşiktaş J.K.
MF Müzdat Yetkiner (c) 1 0 90 0 0 90 – – Turkey Fenerbahçe S.K.
MF Çetin Zeybek 12 September 1932 2 0 210 0 0 – 90 120 Turkey Kasımpaşa S.K.

 Spain

Head coach: Spain Luis Iribarren

Pos. Player DoB Games
played 		Goals Minutes
played 		Sub off Sub on Turkey Turkey Turkey Club
FW Rafael Alsua 18 August 1923 2 1 180 0 0 90 90 – Spain Racing de Santander
GK Fernando Argila 26 December 1922 1 0 90 0 0 90 – – Spain Real Oviedo
FW José Luis Arteche 28 June 1930 1 1 120 0 0 – – 120 Spain Athletic Bilbao
DF Gustau Biosca 29 February 1928 2 0 210 0 0 – 90 120 Spain FC Barcelona
MF Andreu Bosch 22 April 1931 1 0 90 0 0 90 – – Spain FC Barcelona
DF Campanal 13 February 1931 3 0 300 0 0 90 90 120 Spain Sevilla FC
GK Carmelo 6 December 1930 2 0 210 0 0 – 90 120 Spain Athletic Bilbao
FW Adrián Escudero 24 November 1927 1 1 120 0 0 – – 120 Spain Atlético Madrid
FW Agustín Gaínza (c) 28 May 1922 2 1 210 0 0 90 – 120 Spain Athletic Bilbao
MF Mariano Gonzalvo 22 March 1922 1 0 120 0 0 – – 120 Spain FC Barcelona
FW Ladislao Kubala 10 June 1927 1 0 90 0 0 – 90 – Spain FC Barcelona
DF Francisco Lesmes 4 March 1924 1 0 90 0 0 90 – – Spain Real Valladolid
FW Eduardo Manchón 24 July 1930 1 0 90 0 0 – 90 – Spain FC Barcelona
FW Miguel 27 April 1927 2 1 180 0 0 90 90 – Spain Atlético Madrid
FW Pasieguito 21 May 1925 3 0 300 0 0 90 90 120 Spain Valencia CF
MF Antonio Puchades (vc) 4 June 1925 3 0 300 0 0 90 90 120 Spain Valencia CF
DF Joan Segarra 15 November 1927 3 0 300 0 0 90 90 120 Spain FC Barcelona
MF Venancio 22 April 1921 3 1 300 0 0 90 90 120 Spain Athletic Bilbao

References

  1. ^ Stokkermans, Karel; Jarreta, Sergio Henrique (27 March 2015). "World Cup 1954 Qualifying". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 57 days to go - FIFA.com