| 10 Groups - 11 Berths + Switzerland host. 4 groups with 3 teams, 1 group with 4 teams and 5 groups with 2 teams. | | 28 teams took part. Egypt and Israel played in this zone. Only time Saar took part. Groups were composed in Regional bases. Turkey beat Spain after play-off. | | From 1950 West Germany, Belgium, Austria, Hungary and Czechoslovakia replaced Sweden and Spain. Scotland, Turkey and France did not withdrawl as they did in 1950. | | |
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| Host | Switzerland | | Group 1 | West Germany, Saar, Norway | | Group 2 | Belgium, Sweden, Finland | | Group 3 | England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales | | Group 4 | France, Ireland, Luxembourg | | Group 5 | Austria, Portugal |
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| Group 1 | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | g+- | | 1. West Germany | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12: | 3 | +9 | | 2. Saar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4: | 8 | -4 | | 3. Norway | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4: | 9 | -5 |
| Team | West | Saar | Norw | | West Germany | --- | 3:0 | 5:1 | | Saar | 1:3 | --- | 0:0 | | Norway | 1:1 | 2:3 | --- |
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | att. | | Wed 24.06.53 | Oslo | Norway | 2-3 | Saar | 2-2 | | Wed 19.08.53 | Oslo | Norway | 1-1 | West Germany | 1-1 | | Sun 11.10.53 | Stuttgart | West Germany | 3-0 | Saar | 1-0 | | Sun 08.11.53 | Saarbrucken | Saar | 0-0 | Norway | | | Sun 22.11.53 | Hamburg | West Germany | 5-1 | Norway | 1-1 | | Sun 28.03.54 | Saarbrucken | Saar | 0-1 | West Germany | |
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| Group 2 | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | g+- | | 1. Belgium | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11: | 6 | +5 | | 2. Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9: | 8 | +1 | | 3. Finland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7: | 13 | -6 |
| Team | Belg | Swed | Finl | | Belgium | --- | 2:0 | 2:2 | | Sweden | 2:3 | --- | 4:0 | | Finland | 2:4 | 3:3 | --- |
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | att. | | Mon 25.05.53 | Helsinki | Finland | 2-4 | Belgium | 0-3 | | Thu 28.05.53 | Stockholm | Sweden | 2-3 | Belgium | 2-3 | | Wed 05.08.53 | Helsinki | Finland | 3-3 | Sweden | 0-2 | | Sun 16.08.53 | Stockholm | Sweden | 4-0 | Finland | 2-0 | | Wed 23.09.53 | Brussels | Belgium | 2-2 | Finland | 2-0 | | Thu 08.10.53 | Brussels | Belgium | 2-0 | Sweden | 1-0 |
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| Group 3 | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | g+- | | 1. England | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11: | 4 | +7 | | 2. Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8: | 8 | 0 | | 3. Northern Ireland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4: | 7 | -3 | | 4. Wales | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5: | 9 | -4 |
| Team | Engl | Scot | Nort | Wale | | England | --- | | 3:1 | | | Scotland | 2:4 | --- | | 3:3 | | Northern Ireland | | 1:3 | --- | | | Wales | 1:4 | | 1:2 | --- |
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | att. | | Sat 03.10.53 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | 1-3 | Scotland | 0-0 | | Sat 10.10.53 | Cardiff | Wales | 1-4 | England | 1-1 | | Wed 04.11.53 | Glasgow | Scotland | 3-3 | Wales | 2-0 | | Wed 11.11.53 | Liverpool | England | 3-1 | Northern Ireland | 1-0 | | Wed 31.03.54 | Wrexham | Wales | 1-2 | Northern Ireland | 0-1 | | Sat 03.04.54 | Glasgow | Scotland | 2-4 | England | 1-1 |
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| Group 4 | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | g+- | | 1. France | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20: | 4 | +16 | | 2. Ireland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8: | 6 | +2 | | 3. Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1: | 19 | -18 |
| Team | Fran | Irel | Luxe | | France | --- | 1:0 | 8:0 | | Ireland | 3:5 | --- | 4:0 | | Luxembourg | 1:6 | 0:1 | --- |
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | att. | | Sun 20.09.53 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 1-6 | France | 1-4 | | Sun 04.10.53 | Dublin | Ireland | 3-5 | France | 0-2 | | Wed 28.10.53 | Dublin | Ireland | 4-0 | Luxembourg | 1-0 | | Wed 25.11.53 | Paris | France | 1-0 | Ireland | 0-0 | | Thu 17.12.53 | Paris | France | 8-0 | Luxembourg | 4-0 | | Sun 07.03.54 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0-1 | Ireland | 0-0 |
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| Group 5 | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | g+- | | 1. Austria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9: | 1 | +8 | | 2. Portugal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1: | 9 | -8 |
| Team | Aust | Port | | Austria | --- | 9:1 | | Portugal | 0:0 | --- |
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | att. | | Sat 26.09.53 | Wien | Austria | 9-1 | Portugal | 4-0 | | | Sun 29.11.53 | Lisboa | Portugal | 0-0 | Austria | 0-0 | |
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| Group 6 | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | g+- | | 1. Spain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4: | 2 | +2 | | 2. Turkey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2: | 4 | -2 |
| Team | Turk | Spai | | Turkey | --- | 1:0 | | Spain | 4:1 | --- |
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | att. | | Wed 06.01.54 | Madrid | Spain | 4-1 | Turkey | 1-1 | | Sun 14.03.54 | Istanbul | Turkey | 1-0 | Spain | 1-0 | | Play-off | | Sun 17.03.54 | Roma (ITA) | Turkey | 2-2 | Spain | 1-1 | | Turkey qualified by toss of coin |
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | att. | | | | Hungary | wo | Poland | wo |
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| Group 8 | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | g+- | | 1. Czechoslovakia | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5: | 1 | +4 | | 2. Romania | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5: | 5 | 0 | | 3. Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3: | 7 | -4 |
| Team | Czec | Roma | Bulg | | Czechoslovakia | --- | 2:0 | 0:0 | | Romania | 0:1 | --- | 3:1 | | Bulgaria | 1:2 | 1:2 | --- |
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | att. | | Sun 14.06.53 | Prague | Czechoslovakia | 2-0 | Romania | 0-0 | | Sun 28.06.53 | Bucuresti | Romania | 3-1 | Bulgaria | 2-0 | | Sun 06.09.53 | Sofia | Bulgaria | 1-2 | Czechoslovakia | 0-2 | | Sun 11.10.53 | Sofia | Bulgaria | 1-2 | Romania | 1-1 | | Sun 25.10.53 | Bucuresti | Romania | 0-1 | Czechoslovakia | 0-1 | | Sun 08.11.53 | Bratislava | Czechoslovakia | 0-0 | Bulgaria | 0-0 |
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| Group 9 | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | g+- | | 1. Italy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7: | 2 | +5 | | 2. Egypt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2: | 7 | -5 |
| Team | Ital | Egyp | | Italy | --- | 5:1 | | Egypt | 1:2 | --- |
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | att. | | Fri 13.11.53 | Cairo | Egypt | 1-2 | Italy | 1-0 | | Sun 24.01.54 | Milano | Italy | 5-1 | Egypt | 1-1 |
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| Group 10 | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | g+- | | 1. Yugoslavia | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4: | 0 | +4 | | 2. Greece | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3: | 2 | +1 | | 3. Israel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0: | 5 | -5 |
| Team | Yugo | Gree | Isra | | Yugoslavia | --- | 1:0 | 1:0 | | Greece | 0:1 | --- | 1:0 | | Israel | 0:1 | 0:2 | --- |
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | att. | | Sat 09.05.53 | Beograd | Yugoslavia | 1-0 | Greece | 1-0 | | Sun 01.11.53 | Athens | Greece | 1-0 | Israel | 0-0 | | Sun 08.11.53 | Skopje | Yugoslavia | 1-0 | Israel | 1-0 | | Mon 08.03.54 | Ramat Gan | Israel | 0-2 | Greece | 0-0 | | Sun 21.03.54 | Ramat Gan | Israel | 0-1 | Yugoslavia | 0-0 | | Sun 28.03.54 | Athens | Greece | 0-1 | Yugoslavia | 0-0 |
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