1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 13

Football tournament qualification stage 1954 FIFA World Cup 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification thumb | right | alt=1954 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers: Japan vs. South Korea | 1954 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers: Japan vs. South Korea The Group 13 qualifiers for the 1954 FIFA World Cup were contested by teams from Asia. Following the rejection of entries from India and Vietnam,December 2022 the group was organized into a three-team round-robin tournament between Japan, the Republic of China, and South Korea.World Cup 1954 qualifications RSSSF https://www.rsssf.org/tables/54qual.html December 13, 2022 The Republic of China later withdrew, leaving Japan and South Korea to play a pair of matches.Woitalla Mike May 8, 2018 World Cup Retro 1954: Five names to have at your fingertips https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/77818/world-cup-retro-1954-five-names-to-have-at-your-f.html Soccer America registration December 13, 2022 Both matches were played at Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium due to a refusal by South Korean president Rhee Syng-man to allow the entry of Japanese players. The tournament was played less than a decade after the end of World War II, which ended the occupation of Korea under Japanese rule. South Korea won the first leg 5–1 and drew 2–2 in the second leg to earn qualification to their first FIFA World Cup.August 14, 2019 S. Korea's inaugural victory over Japan in men's football to be made into film https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190814002400315 Yonhap News Agency December 13, 2022 It was the last qualification tournament not organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), which was established in May 1954.December 2022 Table and fixtures Final tableResultsHomeAway RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts KOR 1949JPN 1947ROC PldWDLGFGAPtsPldWDLGFGAPts1KOR 1949211073+43 X5–1– 000000021107332JPN 1947201137–41 2–2X– 20113710000000 –ROC–––––––– ––X –––––––––––––– 7 March 1954 JPN 1947 1–5 KOR 1949 Ken Naganuma 16 Chung Nam-sik 22 83Choi Kwang Suk 34Choi Chung-min 68 87 Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium Tokyo, Japan Haran (Hong Kong) 14 March 1954 KOR 1949 2–2 JPN 1947 Chung Nam-sik 24Choi Chung-min 43 Toshio Iwatani 17 61 Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium Tokyo, Japan Haran (Hong Kong) References External links 1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland Preliminaries AFC Group 13 Category:1954 in Asian football Category:1954 in Japanese football Category:South Korea at the 1954 FIFA World Cup Category:1954 in Taiwanese sport