1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2

None 1954 FIFA World Cup June 2013 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification 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 tableHomeAway RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts BELSWEFIN PldWDLGFGAPtsPldWDLGFGAPts1.BEL4310116+57 X2:02:2 211042322007442.SWE411298+13 2:3X4:0 210163220113513.FIN4022713-62 2:43:3X 20115712011261 25 May 1953 FIN Report 2 – 4 BEL Lehtovirta 49 75 Coppens 4 26 83Anoul 9 Helsinki, Finland Olympiastadion Helge (Denmark) 1 28 May 1953 SWE Report 2 – 3 BEL Bengtsson 20Selmosson 26 Anoul 28Straetmans 37Lemberechts 40 Stockholm, Sweden Råsunda Stadion Mowat (Scotland) 1 5 August 1953 FIN Report 3 – 3 SWE Lehtovirta 63Lahtinen 67Rikberg 70 Sandell 9 71Persson 23 Helsinki, Finland Olympiastadion Baalstad (Norway) 1 16 August 1953 SWE Report 4 – 0 FIN Sandberg 22Sandell 24 61Sandin 56 Stockholm, Sweden Råsunda Stadion Asmussen (Denmark) 1 23 September 1953 BEL Report 2 – 2 FIN Bollen 25 75 Lahtinen 83Vaihela 90 Brussels, Belgium Heysel Stadion Baumberger (Switzerland) 1 8 October 1953 BEL Report 2 – 0 SWE Coppens 23Mees 49 Brussels, Belgium Heysel Stadion Schipper (Netherlands) 1 Belgium qualified. Team stats BEL Head coach: ENG Bill Gormlie (first and second match); SCO Doug Livingstone (third and fourth match) Pos.PlayerDoBGamesplayedGoalsMinutesplayedSub offSub onFINSWEFINSWEClub FW Léopold Anoul August 19, 1922 4 2 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 BEL FC Liégeois MF Fernand Blaise February 7, 1925 1 0 90 0 0 90 B - - BEL Standard Liège FW Mathieu Bollen December 31, 1928 2 2 180 0 0 - - 90 90 BEL Waterschei Thor MF Louis Carré January 7, 1925 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 BEL FC Liégeois FW Henri Coppens April 29, 1930 4 4 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 BEL Beerschot VAV GK François Daenen August 18, 1919 2 0 180 0 0 B 90 90 B BEL FC Tilleur DF Henri Dirickx July 7, 1927 2 0 180 0 0 90 B B 90 BEL Union Saint-Gilloise DF Marcel Dries September 19, 1929 2 0 180 0 0 B 90 90 B BEL Berchem Sport GK Léopold Gernaey February 25, 1927 1 0 90 0 0 - - B 90 BEL AS Oostende MF Joseph Givard May 7, 1923 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 BEL Standard Liège FW Augustin Janssens September 24, 1930 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 - BEL Union Saint-Gilloise FW Victor Lemberechts May 18, 1924 2 1 180 0 0 90 90 - - BEL KV Mechelen MF Robert Maertens January 24, 1930 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 BEL FC Antwerp MF Victor Mees January 27, 1927 3 1 270 0 0 B 90 90 90 BEL FC Antwerp FW Joseph Mermans February 16, 1922 1 0 90 0 0 90 B B B BEL RSC Anderlecht GK Armand Seghers June 21, 1926 1 0 90 0 0 90 B - - BEL AA Gent FW Jean Straetmans June 13, 1930 1 1 90 0 0 B 90 - - BEL White Star AC DF Alfons Van Brandt June 24, 1927 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 BEL Lierse SK FW Fernand Van Gestel January 20, 1930 2 0 180 0 0 - - 90 90 BEL Lyra TSV MF Robert Van Kerkhoven October 1, 1924 0 0 0 0 0 B B B B BEL Daring Bruxelles SWE Head coach: SWE Putte Kock Pos.PlayerDoBGamesplayedGoalsMinutesplayedSub offSub onBELFINFINBELClubFW Hans Andersson 2 0 180 0 0 90 - - 90 SWEDjurgårdens IFFW Jan Aronsson 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 SWE Degerfors IFFWSylve BengtssonJuly 2, 1930119000 90 - - -SWE Halmstads BK DF Orvar Bergmark November 16, 1930 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 SWE Örebro SK FW Lars Eriksson 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - - SWE Degerfors IF MF Bengt Gustavsson January 13, 1928 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 SWE IFK Norrköping FW Kurt Hamrin November 19, 1934 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 SWE AIKFW Lennart Holmqvist 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - - SWE IFK Norrköping DF Gösta Lindh August 8, 1924 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 SWE Örebro SK FW Gösta Löfgren August 29, 1923 2 0 180 0 0 - - 90 90 SWE Motala AIFFW Hans Persson 1929 1 1 90 0 0 - 90 - - SWE Helsingborgs IF DF Lennart Samuelsson July 7, 1924 3 0 270 0 0 90 - 90 90 SWE IF Elfsborg FW Gösta Sandberg August 6, 1932 3 1 270 0 0 90 - 90 90 SWE Djurgårdens IF DF Sune Sandbring April 10, 1928 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - - SWE Malmö FF FW Nils-Åke Sandell February 5, 1927 2 4 180 0 0 - 90 90 - SWE Malmö FFFW Herbert Sandin 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 - SWE IFK Norrköping FW Arne Selmosson March 29, 1931 1 1 90 0 0 90 - - - SWE Jönköpings Södra IF GK Kalle Svensson November 11, 1925 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 SWE Hälsingborgs IF MF Sven-Ove Svensson 1922 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 SWE Hälsingborgs IFMF Henry Tillberg 2 0 180 0 0 - 90 90 - SWE Malmö FF FIN Head coach: FIN Aatos Lehtonen Pos.PlayerDoBGamesplayedGoalsMinutesplayedSub offSub onBELSWESWEBELClub FW Rainer Forss October 20, 1930 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 - FIN Pyrkivä Turku FW Matti Hiltunen January 26, 1933 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - FIN Koparit GK Matti Jokinen November 8, 1928 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - FIN Vasa IFK GK Aarre Klinga March 20, 1930 2 0 180 0 0 - 90 90 - FIN KIF Helsinki DF Pekka Kupiainen November 25, 1929 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 FIN KTP Kotka FW Olavi Lahtinen January 5, 1929 4 1 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 FIN HJK HelsinkiMF Martti Laitinen August 2, 1925 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - FIN Helsingin Ponnistus MF Lauri Lehtinen August 19, 1927 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 - FIN HJK Helsinki FW Kalevi Lehtovirta February 20, 1928 4 3 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 FIN/2The number indicates the league the team played in that year. TPS Turku DF Åke Lindman January 11, 1928 3 0 270 0 0 - 90 90 90 FIN/2 HIFK DF Kurt Martin March 13, 1923 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 FIN Vasa IFK FW Stig-Göran Myntti August 6, 1925 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 - FIN Vasa IFK DF Sulo Parkkinen April 24, 1930 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - FIN KTP Kotka MF Seppo Pelkonen March 13, 1930 3 0 270 0 0 - 90 90 90 FIN KuPS DF Aimo Pulkkinen June 14, 1928 2 0 180 0 0 - 90 90 - FIN FC Haka FW Nils Rikberg March 29, 1928 3 1 270 0 0 - 90 90 90 FIN/2 ÅIFK Turku GK Mauno Rintanen November 28, 1925 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 FIN HJK Helsinki FW Aulis Rytkönen January 5, 1929 1 1 90 0 0 - - - 90 FRA Toulouse FC DF Reino Suojanen September 3, 1925 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 FIN Pyrkivä Turku FW Jorma Vaihela September 30, 1925 2 1 180 0 0 90 - - 90 FIN RU-38 Pori External links FIFA official page RSSSF - 1954 World Cup Qualification Allworldcup 2 Category:Belgium at the 1954 FIFA World Cup Category:1952–53 in Swedish football Category:1953–54 in Swedish football Category:1953 in Finnish football