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Background |
27 UEFA national teams entered qualification, and eleven teams will
qualify for the 1954 World Cup. FIFA offered two places at the World Cup
Finals to the winners and runners up of the 1953-54 British Home
Championship.
"The four British home countries-England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and
Wales-are grouped together for the elimination series of Soccer's 1954
World Cup. Next season's international championship, at present held
jointly by Wales and England, will probably be used for the play-off
games. Two of the four will qualify for the final rounds of the
competition, to be played in Switzerland." -
The Daily Mirror, Monday, 16 Februay
1953.
A record
45 teams entered, and 35 took part. |
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Group 3 |
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Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
Pts |
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England |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
4 |
+7 |
6 |
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Scotland |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
=0 |
3 |
|
Ireland |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
-3 |
2 |
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Wales |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
9 |
-4 |
1 |
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Matches |
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3 October 1953 |
Ireland 1 Scotland 3 [0-0]
Windsor Park, Belfast (58,248) |
Lockhart (pen)
Fleming (2), Henderson |
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10 October 1953 |
Wales 1 England 4 [1-1]
Ninian Park, Cardiff (61,000) |
Allchurch
Wilshaw (2),
Lofthouse (2) |
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4 November 1953 |
Scotland 3 Wales 3
[2-0]
Hampden
Park, Glasgow
(71,387) |
Brown, Johnstone, Reilly
Charles (2),
Allchurch |
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11 November 1953 |
England 3 Ireland 1 [1-0]
Goodison
Park, Liverpool
(70,700) |
Hassall (2),
Lofthouse
Merrick OG |
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ENGLAND QUALIFIED |
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31 March 1954 |
Wales 1 Ireland 2
[0-1]
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
(32,817) |
Charles
McParland (2) |
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3 April 1954 |
Scotland 2 England 4 [1-1]
Hampden
Park, Glasgow (134,544) |
Brown, Ormond
Broadis, Nicholls, Allen, Mullen |
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Scotland qualified |
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