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 edit
The top two placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.
Group | Winners | Runners-up |
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1 | Brazil | Yugoslavia |
2 | Hungary | West Germany |
3 | Uruguay | Austria |
4 | England | Switzerland |
Bracket edit
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-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
27 June – Geneva | ||||||||||
West Germany | 2 | |||||||||
30 June – Basel | ||||||||||
Yugoslavia | 0 | |||||||||
West Germany | 6 | |||||||||
26 June – Lausanne | ||||||||||
Austria | 1 | |||||||||
Austria | 7 | |||||||||
4 July – Bern | ||||||||||
Switzerland | 5 | |||||||||
West Germany | 3 | |||||||||
27 June – Bern | ||||||||||
Hungary | 2 | |||||||||
Hungary | 4 | |||||||||
30 June – Lausanne | ||||||||||
Brazil | 2 | |||||||||
Hungary (a.e.t.) | 4 | |||||||||
26 June – Basel | ||||||||||
Uruguay | 2 | Third place play-off | ||||||||
Uruguay | 4 | |||||||||
3 July – Zürich | ||||||||||
England | 2 | |||||||||
Austria | 3 | |||||||||
Uruguay | 1 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals edit
Austria vs Switzerland edit
Austria | 7–5 | Switzerland |
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Wagner 25', 27', 53' A. Körner 26', 34' Ocwirk 32' Probst 76' |
Report | Ballaman 16', 39' Hügi 17', 19', 60' |
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Uruguay vs England edit
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West Germany vs Yugoslavia edit
West Germany | 2–0 | Yugoslavia |
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Horvat 9' (o.g.) Rahn 85' |
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Hungary vs Brazil edit
Hungary | 4–2 | Brazil |
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Hidegkuti 4' Kocsis 7', 88' Lantos 60' (pen.) |
Report | Djalma Santos 18' (pen.) Julinho 65' |
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Semi-finals edit
West Germany vs Austria edit
West Germany | 6–1 | Austria |
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Schäfer 31' Morlock 47' F. Walter 54' (pen.), 64' (pen.) O. Walter 61', 89' |
Report | Probst 51' |
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Hungary vs Uruguay edit
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Third place play-off edit
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Final edit
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References edit
- ^ Majundar, Amlan (11 October 2012). "The miracle of Bern – a game that changed Germany and Hungary forever". theHardTackle. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "European football teams database - Quarterfinal - Switzerland v Austria".
- ^ a b Sebes 1955, pp. 361–363.
Bibliography edit
- Sebes, Gusztáv (1955). A magyar labdarúgás (in Hungarian). Budapest: Sport Lap- és Könyvkiadó. ASIN B0018CL3XW.