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1954 FIFA World Cup knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 1954 FIFA World Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. The knockout stage began on 26 June with the quarter-finals and ended on 4 July 1954 with the final match, held at the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern. The top two teams from each group (eight in total) advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament. A third place play-off also was played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals.

West Germany won the final 3–2 against Hungary for their first World Cup title.[1]

All times listed are local time.

Qualified teams

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The top two placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.

Group Winners Runners-up
1   Brazil   Yugoslavia
2   Hungary   West Germany
3   Uruguay   Austria
4   England    Switzerland

Bracket

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For each of the first two quarter-finals, one team progressing from group 1 was drawn against one team progressing from group 2. For the remaining two quarter-finals, this procedure was repeated for groups 3 and 4.[2]

For the semi-finals, a further draw was held, with each semi-final featuring one team from groups 1–2 against one team from groups 3–4.[2]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
27 June – Geneva
 
 
  West Germany2
 
30 June – Basel
 
  Yugoslavia0
 
  West Germany6
 
26 June – Lausanne
 
  Austria1
 
  Austria7
 
4 July – Bern
 
   Switzerland5
 
  West Germany3
 
27 June – Bern
 
  Hungary2
 
  Hungary4
 
30 June – Lausanne
 
  Brazil2
 
  Hungary (a.e.t.)4
 
26 June – Basel
 
  Uruguay2 Third place play-off
 
  Uruguay4
 
3 July – Zürich
 
  England2
 
  Austria3
 
 
  Uruguay1
 

Quarter-finals

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Austria vs Switzerland

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Main article: Austria v Switzerland (1954 FIFA World Cup)
Austria  7–5   Switzerland
Wagner   25', 27', 53'
A. Körner   26', 34'
Ocwirk   32'
Probst   76'		 Report Ballaman   16', 39'
Hügi   17', 19', 60'
Attendance: 30,340[3]
Referee: Charlie Faultless (Scotland)


Assistant referees:
Emil Schmetzer (West Germany)
Manuel Asensi (Spain)

Uruguay vs England

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Uruguay  4–2  England
Borges   5'
Varela   39'
Schiaffino   46'
Ambrois   78'		 Report Lofthouse   16'
Finney   67'
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Carl Erich Steiner (Austria)

West Germany vs Yugoslavia

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West Germany  2–0  Yugoslavia
Horvat   9' (o.g.)
Rahn   85'		 Report
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Istvan Zsolt (Hungary)

Hungary vs Brazil

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Main article: Battle of Berne (1954 FIFA World Cup)
Hungary  4–2  Brazil
Hidegkuti   4'
Kocsis   7', 88'
Lantos   60' (pen.)		 Report Djalma Santos   18' (pen.)
Julinho   65'
Attendance: 40,000

Assistant referees:
  William Ling
  Raymon Wyssling

Semi-finals

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West Germany vs Austria

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West Germany  6–1  Austria
Schäfer   31'
Morlock   47'
F. Walter   54' (pen.), 64' (pen.)
O. Walter   61', 89'		 Report Probst   51'
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini (Italy)

Hungary vs Uruguay

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Hungary  4–2 (a.e.t.)  Uruguay
Czibor   13'
Hidegkuti   46'
Kocsis   111', 116'		 Report Hohberg   75', 86'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Benjamin Griffiths (Wales)

Third place play-off

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Austria  3–1  Uruguay
Stojaspal   16' (pen.)
Cruz   59' (o.g.)
Ocwirk   89'		 Report Hohberg   22'
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Raymon Wyssling (Switzerland)

Final

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Main article: 1954 FIFA World Cup Final
West Germany  3–2  Hungary
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Attendance: 62,500
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
West Germany[4]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hungary[4]
GK 1 Toni Turek
RB 7 Josef Posipal
CB 10 Werner Liebrich
LB 3 Werner Kohlmeyer
RH 6 Horst Eckel
LH 8 Karl Mai
OR 12 Helmut Rahn
IR 13 Max Morlock
CF 15 Ottmar Walter
IL 16 Fritz Walter (c)
OL 20 Hans Schäfer
Manager:
Sepp Herberger
 
GK 1 Gyula Grosics
RB 2 Jenő Buzánszky
CB 3 Gyula Lóránt
LB 4 Mihály Lantos
RH 5 József Bozsik
CH 9 Nándor Hidegkuti
LH 6 József Zakariás
OR 11 Zoltán Czibor
IR 8 Sándor Kocsis
IL 10 Ferenc Puskás (c)
OL 20 Mihály Tóth
Manager:
Gusztáv Sebes

Assistant referees:
Vincenzo Orlandini (Italy)
Sandy Griffiths (Wales)

References

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  1. ^ Majundar, Amlan (11 October 2012). "The miracle of Bern – a game that changed Germany and Hungary forever". theHardTackle. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Aujourd'hui commence le tour final de la Coupe du Monde de football". Journal du Jura (in French). Bienne, Switzerland: 5. 16 June 1954 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
  3. ^ "European football teams database - Quarterfinal - Switzerland v Austria".
  4. ^ a b Sebes 1955, pp. 361–363.

Bibliography

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  • Sebes, Gusztáv (1955). A magyar labdarúgás (in Hungarian). Budapest: Sport Lap- és Könyvkiadó. ASIN B0018CL3XW.
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