| Tourney Name: | World Men's Military Cup |
| Year: | 1953 |
| Size: | 200px |
| Country: | Turkey |
| City: | Ankara & Istanbul |
| Dates: | 14–23 March |
| Num Teams: | 7 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 2 |
| Count: | 2 |
| Matches: | 10 |
| Goals: | 34 |
| Prevseason: | 1959 |
| Nextseason: | 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.[1] [2] [3]
| Ankara | Istanbul | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Mayıs Stadium | Mithatpaşa Stadium | |
| Capacity: 19,219 | Capacity: ? | |
| Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 |
| Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
Turkey qualified directly for the final group as a host country.
| Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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This match played for the victims of the earthquake of 18 March 1953 in the Çanakkale peninsula region.