1953 World Men's Military Cup

November 2024 World Men's Military Cup 1953 200px Turkey Ankara & Istanbul 14–23 March 7 2 2 BEL 2 TUR GRE old 10 34 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.Hürriyet Newspaper archive, March 1953Milliyet Newspaper archive, March 1953Zafer Newspaper archive, March 1953 Qualified teams 35em yes BEL EGY 1922 FRA GRE old ITA NED TUR Venues Ankara Turkey right 400 Turkey 39.933333 32.833333 Ankara right Turkey 41.013056 28.953611 Istanbul right Istanbul 19 Mayıs Stadium Mithatpaşa Stadium Capacity: 19,219 Capacity: ? Results Group A Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsBEL 211031+23ITA21015502NED201146−21 14 March 1953 BEL 1 − 1 NED Vliers 54 Bennaars 4 Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium 4,500 Luigi Gemini (Italy) Report 15 March 1953 ITA 5 − 3 NED Gianmarinaro 4Bettini 14Marra 16Savioni 64 70 Piet Vergouwen 50Bennaars 75Louer 87 Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium 15,000 Zülbahar Sağnak (Turkey) Report 17 March 1953 BEL 2 − 0 ITA Piters 16 Van Huffel 26 Istanbul Mithatpaşa Stadium 11,842Hürriyet Newspaper, 18.03.1953, p. 1 Zoumboulakis (Greece) Report Group B Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsGRE old 220030+34FRA210153+22EGY 1922200227−50 15 March 1953 FRA 5 − 2 EGY 1922 Ludo 9 17 Piantoni 18 Leblond 22 Marcel 55 pen. ? 27 Saad Rashed 73 Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium 15,000 Karl Lescart (Belgium) Report 17 March 1953 GRE old 1 − 0 FRA Nembidis 51 Istanbul Mithatpaşa Stadium 11,842 Luigi Gemini (Italy) Report 18 March 1953 GRE old 2 − 0 EGY 1922 Assimakopoulos 15Petropoulos 43 Istanbul Mithatpaşa Stadium 5,000 Jan Bronkhorst (Netherlands) Report Final Group Turkey qualified directly for the final group as a host country. Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsBEL 220042+24TUR21013302GRE old200202-20 19 March 1953 BEL 3 − 2 TUR Vliers 22 24Van Huffel 37 Ülük 23 pen.Çetinel 81 Istanbul Mithatpaşa Stadium 9,409Hürriyet Newspaper, 20.03.1953, p. 1 Luigi Gemini (Italy) Report 21 March 1953 TUR 1 − 0 GRE old Çetinel 21 Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium 15,000+ Jan Bronkhorst (Netherlands) Report 23 March 1953 BEL 1 − 0 GRE old Van Gestel 75 Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium Jan Bronkhorst (Netherlands) Report Memorial match This match played for the victims of the earthquake of 18 March 1953 in the Çanakkale peninsula region. 22 March 1953 FRA 4 − 1 NED Piantoni 74 80 Ludo 85 Marcel 87 Bennaars 62 Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium 5,000 Karl Lescart (Belgium) Report Champion fb 1953 World Military Cup winners Belgium Second References External links 1953 World Military Cup - rsssf.com 1953 World Military Cup 1953 Category:1953 in Turkish sport Football Football Category:March 1953 in Turkey