1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 1 explained

See also: 1954 FIFA World Cup.

See main article: 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification.

The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner West Germany qualified for the fifth FIFA World Cup held in Switzerland.Dates : 24/6/1953-28/3/1954

Group 1

Norway vs Saarland

width=33% valign=top Norwaywidth=33% valign=top align=center2 — 3
(final score after 90 minutes)		width=33% valign=top Saarland
valign=topManager: Willibald Hahn----Team:
- GK - Olaf Førli
- DF - Erik Holmberg
- DF - Yngve Karlsen
- MF - Thorbjørn Svenssen
- MF - Thor Hernes
- MF - Thorleif Olsen
- FW - Gunnar Thoresen
- FW - Asbjørn Andersen
- FW - Knut Dahlen
- FW - Leif Olsen
- FW - Harald Hennum

----Substitutes:

none----Unused Substitutes:
- GK - Asbjørn Hansen
- DF - Harry Boye Karlsen
- DF - Arne Bakker
- FW - Kjell Kristiansen
- FW - Willy Olsen----Scorers:
1-0 Gunnar Thoresen (3')
2-0 Knut Dahlen (15')

valign=middle align=centerHalf-time:
2-2

Competition:
World Cup qualifier 1954
(Group 1)

Date:
Wednesday
June 24, 1953

Kick off:
?

Venue:
Bislett stadion, Oslo

Attendance:
28000

Assistants:
?

Match rules:
90 minutes
one injured player can be
substituted before half time

valign=topManager: Helmut Schön----Team:
- GK - Erwin Strempel
- DF - Theodor Puff sub first half
- DF - Albert Keck
- MF - Kurt Clemens
- MF - Peter Momber
- MF - Waldemar Philippi
- FW - Werner Otto
- FW - Herbert Martin
- FW - Herbert Binkert
- FW - Gerhard Siedl
- FW - Karl Schirra

----Substitutes:
- MF - Karl Berg on first half----Unused Substitutes:
?----Scorers:
2-1 Herbert Binkert (16')
2-2 Werner Otto (30')
2-3 Gerhard Siedl (55')

Norway vs West Germany

width=33% valign=top Norwaywidth=33% valign=top align=center1 — 1
(final score after 90 minutes)		width=33% valign=top West Germany
valign=topManager: Willibald Hahn----Team:
- GK - Asbjørn Hansen
- DF - Harry Boye Karlsen
- DF - Oddvar Hansen
- MF - Thorbjørn Svenssen
- MF - Thor Hernes
- MF - Thorleif Olsen
- FW - Leif Olsen
- FW - Arne Natland
- FW - Gunnar Dybwad sub 63' injured
- FW - Gunnar Thoresen
- FW - Harald Hennum

----Substitutes:

none----Unused Substitutes:
- GK - Olaf Førli
- ? - Knut Gudem
- FW - Ragnar Hvidsten----Scorers:
1-0 Harald Hennum (41')

valign=middle align=centerHalf-time:
1-1

Competition:
World Cup qualifier 1954
(Group 1)

Date:
Wednesday
August 19, 1953

Kick off:
?

Venue:
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance:
32266

Assistants:
?

Match rules:
90 minutes
one injured player can be
substituted before half time

valign=topManager: Sepp Herberger----Team:
- GK - Toni Turek
- DF - Werner Kohlmeyer
- DF - Erich Retter
- MF - Erich Schanko
- MF - Jupp Posipal
- MF - Horst Eckel
- FW - Hans Schäfer sub 42'
- FW - Fritz Walter (capt.)
- FW - Ottmar Walter
- FW - Max Morlock
- FW - Helmut Rahn

----Substitutes:
- FW - Alfred Pfaff on 42'----Unused Substitutes:
?----Scorers:
1-1 Fritz Walter (44')

West Germany vs Saarland

width=33% valign=top West Germanywidth=33% valign=top align=center3 — 0
(final score after 90 minutes)		width=33% valign=top Saarland
valign=topManager: Sepp Herberger----Team:
- GK - Toni Turek
- DF - Herbert Erhardt
- DF - Erich Retter
- MF - Richard Gottinger sub 38'
- MF - Jupp Posipal
- MF - Karl Mai
- FW - Hans Schäfer
- FW - Karl-Heinz Metzner
- FW - Horst Schade
- FW - Max Morlock
- FW - Helmut Rahn

----Substitutes:
- MF - Horst Eckel on 38'----Unused Substitutes:
?----Scorers:
1-0 Max Morlock (13')
2-0 Max Morlock (51')
3-0 Horst Schade (71')

valign=middle align=centerHalf-time:
1-0

Competition:
World Cup qualifier 1954
(Group 1)

Date:
Sunday
October 11, 1953

Kick off:
?

Venue:
Neckarstadion, Stuttgart

Attendance:
50000

Assistants:
?

Match rules:
90 minutes
one injured player can be
substituted before half time

valign=topManager: Helmut Schön----Team:
- GK - Erwin Strempel
- DF - Theodor Puff
- DF - Nikolaus Biewer
- MF - Waldemar Philippi
- MF - Peter Momber
- MF - Karl Berg sub 65' injured
- FW - Gerhard Siedl
- FW - Kurt Clemens
- FW - Jakob Balzert
- FW - Herbert Martin
- FW - Werner Otto

----Substitutes:

none----Unused Substitutes:
?----Scorers:
-

Saarland vs Norway

width=33% valign=top Saarlandwidth=33% valign=top align=center0 — 0
(final score after 90 minutes)		width=33% valign=top Norway
valign=topManager: Helmut Schön----Team:
- GK - Erwin Strempel
- DF - Theodor Puff
- DF - Nikolaus Biewer
- MF - Kurt Clemens
- MF - Waldemar Philippi
- MF - Peter Momber
- FW - Helmut Fottner
- FW - Gerhard Siedl
- FW - Jakob Balzert
- FW - Herbert Martin
- FW - Werner Otto

----Substitutes:

none----Unused Substitutes:
?----Scorers:
-

valign=middle align=centerHalf-time:
0-0

Competition:
World Cup qualifier 1954
(Group 1)

Date:
Sunday
November 8, 1953

Kick off:
?

Venue:
Ludwigsparkstadion, Saarbrücken

Attendance:
45000

Assistants:
?

Match rules:
90 minutes
one injured player can be
substituted before half time

valign=topManager: Willibald Hahn----Team:
- GK - Asbjørn Hansen
- DF - Harry Boye Karlsen
- DF - Oddvar Hansen
- MF - Thorbjørn Svenssen
- MF - Thor Hernes
- MF - Thorleif Olsen
- FW - Willy Olsen
- FW - Hans Nordahl
- FW - Gunnar Dybwad
- FW - Gunnar Thoresen
- FW - Harald Hennum

----Substitutes:

none----Unused Substitutes:
- GK - Olaf Førli
- DF - Erik Holmberg
- FW - Ragnar Hvidsten
- FW - Arne Natland----Scorers:
-

West Germany vs Norway

width=33% valign=top West Germanywidth=33% valign=top align=center5 — 1
(final score after 90 minutes)		width=33% valign=top Norway
valign=topManager: Sepp Herberger----Team:
- GK - Toni Turek
- DF - Werner Kohlmeyer
- DF - Erich Retter
- MF - Horst Eckel
- MF - Jupp Posipal
- MF - Karl Mai
- FW - Richard Herrmann
- FW - Fritz Walter (capt.)
- FW - Ottmar Walter
- FW - Max Morlock
- FW - Helmut Rahn

----Substitutes:

none----Unused Substitutes:
?----Scorers:
1-1 Max Morlock (26')
2-1 Max Morlock (63')
3-1 Ottmar Walter (69')
4-1 Fritz Walter (80')
5-1 Helmut Rahn (86')

valign=middle align=centerHalf-time:
1-1

Competition:
World Cup qualifier 1954
(Group 1)

Date:
Sunday
November 22, 1953

Kick off:
?

Venue:
Volksparkstadion, Hamburg

Attendance:
76000

Assistants:
?

Match rules:
90 minutes
one injured player can be
substituted before half time

valign=topManager: Willibald Hahn----Team:
- GK - Asbjørn Hansen
- DF - Harry Boye Karlsen sub 29'
- DF - Oddvar Hansen
- MF - Thorbjørn Svenssen
- MF - Thor Hernes
- MF - Thorleif Olsen
- FW - Ragnar Hvidsten
- FW - Hans Nordahl
- FW - Gunnar Dybwad
- FW - Gunnar Thoresen
- FW - Willy Fossli

----Substitutes:
- DF - Erik Holmberg on 29'----Unused Substitutes:
- GK - Olaf Førli
- FW - Harald Hennum
- FW - Arne Natland----Scorers:
0-1 Hans Nordahl (22')

Saarland vs West Germany

width=33% valign=top Saarlandwidth=33% valign=top align=center1 — 3
(final score after 90 minutes)		width=33% valign=top West Germany
valign=topManager: Helmut Schön----Team:
- GK - Erwin Strempel
- DF - Albert Keck
- DF - Nikolaus Biewer
- MF - Kurt Clemens
- MF - Waldemar Philippi sub injured (*)
- MF - Peter Momber
- FW - Karl Schirra
- FW - Gerhard Siedl
- FW - Herbert Binkert
- FW - Herbert Martin
- FW - Werner Otto

----Substitutes:

none----Unused Substitutes:
?----Scorers:
1-2 Herbert Martin (67', pen.)(**)

valign=middle align=centerHalf-time:
0-1

Competition:
World Cup qualifier 1954
(Group 1)

Date:
Sunday
March 28, 1954

Kick off:
?

Venue:
Ludwigsparkstadion, Saarbrücken

Attendance:
53000

Assistants:
?

Match rules:
90 minutes
one injured player can be
substituted before half time

valign=topManager: Sepp Herberger----Team:
- GK - Toni Turek
- DF - Werner Kohlmeyer
- DF - Erich Retter
- MF - Erich Schanko
- MF - Werner Liebrich
- MF - Jupp Posipal
- FW - Hans Schäfer
- FW - Josef Röhrig
- FW - Fritz Walter (capt.) sub 31'
- FW - Max Morlock
- FW - Helmut Rahn

----Substitutes:
- FW - Ottmar Walter on 31'----Unused Substitutes:
?----Scorers:
0-1 Max Morlock (37')
0-2 Max Morlock (51')
1-3 Hans Schäfer (83')

(*) shortly after half time

(**) after a handball by Erich Schanko

Team stats

Head coach: Sepp Herberger

width=7%Pos.width=18%Playerwidth=12%DoBwidth=6%Games
played		width=6%Goalswidth=4%Minutes
played		width=4%Sub offwidth=4%Sub onwidth=4%width=4% bgcolor=yellowwidth=4% bgcolor=yellowwidth=4%width=25%Club
February 8, 1932 3 0 2320 1 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=lightgreen52 bgcolor=red90 - 1. FC Kaiserslautern
July 6, 1930 1 0 90 0 0 - bgcolor=red90 - - SpVgg Fürth
June 4, 1926 1 0 38 1 0 - bgcolor=blue38 - - SpVgg Fürth
January 20, 1923 1 0 90 0 0 - - bgcolor=red90 - FSV Frankfurt
April 19, 1924 3 0 270 0 0 bgcolor=red90 - bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 1. FC Kaiserslautern
January 18, 1927 1 0 90 0 0 - - - bgcolor=red90 1. FC Kaiserslautern
July 27, 1928 2 0 180 0 0 - bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 - SpVgg Fürth
January 9, 1923 1 0 90 0 0 - bgcolor=red90 - - Hessen Kassel
May 11, 1925 4 6 360 0 0 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 1. FC Nürnberg
July 16, 1926 1 0 48 0 1 bgcolor=lightgreen48 - - - Eintracht Frankfurt
June 20, 1927 4 0 360 0 0 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 Hamburger SV
August 16, 1929 4 1 360 0 0 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 Rot-Weiss Essen
February 17, 1925 4 0 360 0 0 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 VfB Stuttgart
February 28, 1925 1 0 90 0 0 - - - bgcolor=red90 1. FC Köln
July 10, 1922 1 1 90 0 0 - bgcolor=red90 - - 1. FC Nürnberg
October 19, 1927 3 1 222 1 0 bgcolor=blue42 bgcolor=red90 - bgcolor=red90 1. FC Köln
October 4, 1919 2 0 180 0 0 bgcolor=red90 - - bgcolor=red90 Borussia Dortmund
January 18, 1919 4 0 360 0 0 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 Fortuna Düsseldorf
March 6, 1924 3 1 239 0 1 bgcolor=red90 - bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=lightgreen59 1. FC Kaiserslautern
October 31, 1920 3 2 211 1 0 bgcolor=red90 - bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=blue31 1. FC Kaiserslautern

Head coach: Helmut Schön

width=7%Pos.width=18%Playerwidth=12%DoBwidth=6%Games
played		width=6%Goalswidth=4%Minutes
played		width=4%Sub offwidth=4%Sub onwidth=4%width=4%width=4% bgcolor=yellowwidth=4% bgcolor=yellowwidth=25%Club
January 6, 1918 2 0 180 0 0 - bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 - 1. FC Saarbrücken
January 12, 1921 2 0 >110 1 1 bgcolor=lightgreen? bgcolor=blue65 - - 1. FC Saarbrücken
January 24, 1924 3 0 270 0 0 - bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 1. FC Saarbrücken
September 3, 1923 2 1 180 0 0 bgcolor=red90 - - bgcolor=red90 1. FC Saarbrücken
November 7, 1925 4 0 360 0 0 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 Saar 05
December 24, 1927 1 0 90 0 0 - - bgcolor=red90 - Saar 05
August 4, 1930 2 0 180 0 0 bgcolor=red90 - - bgcolor=red90 1. FC Saarbrücken
August 29, 1925 4 1 360 0 0 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 1. FC Saarbrücken
January 4, 1921 4 0 360 0 0 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 1. FC Saarbrücken
January 3, 1929 4 1 360 0 0 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 1. FC Saarbrücken
April 13, 1929 4 0 >315 1 0 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=blue? 1. FC Saarbrücken
November 21, 1927 3 0 >180 1 0 bgcolor=blue? bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 - 1. FC Saarbrücken
October 16, 1928 2 0 180 0 0 bgcolor=red90 - - Borussia Neunkirchen
bgcolor=red90 1. FC Saarbrücken
March 22, 1929 4 1 360 0 0 bgcolor=red90 Borussia Neunkirchen
bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 1. FC Saarbrücken
January 6, 1924 4 0 360 0 0 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 1. FC Saarbrücken

Head coach: Willibald Hahn

width=7%Pos.width=18%Playerwidth=12%DoBwidth=6%Games
played		width=6%Goalswidth=4%Minutes
played		width=4%Sub offwidth=4%Sub onwidth=4% bgcolor=yellowwidth=4% bgcolor=yellowwidth=4%width=4%width=25%Club
December 31, 1922 1 0 90 0 0 bgcolor=red90 - - - Vålerenga
February 18, 1930 0 0 0 0 0 B - - - Asker Fotball
September 28, 1922 1 1 90 0 0 bgcolor=red90 - - - Raufoss IL
August 21, 1928 3 0 243 1 0 - bgcolor=blue63 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 Steinkjer FK
July 20, 1920 1 0 90 0 0 bgcolor=red90 B B B Larvik Turn
July 8, 1931 1 0 90 0 0 - - - bgcolor=red90 Asker Fotball
0 0 0 0 0 - B - -
May 29, 1930 3 0 270 0 0 B bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 Sparta
April 11, 1921 3 0 270 0 0 - bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 Brann
May 29, 1928 3 1 270 0 0 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 B Skeid
August 15, 1926 4 0 360 0 0 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 Lyn
May 24, 1922 2 0 151 0 1 bgcolor=red90 - B bgcolor=lightgreen61 Fredrikstad FK
December 3, 1926 1 0 90 0 0 - B B bgcolor=red90 Skeid Fotball
March 14, 1921 3 0 209 1 0 B bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=blue29 Larvik Turn
February 28, 1930 1 0 90 0 0 bgcolor=red90 - - - Sandefjord Ballklubb
March 19, 1925 0 0 0 0 0 B - - - Asker Fotball
May 22, 1927 1 0 90 0 0 - bgcolor=red90 B B Eik-Tønsberg
April 29, 1918 2 1 180 0 0 - - bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 Skeid Fotball
August 15, 1927 2 0 180 0 0 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 - - Vålerenga
November 15, 1921 4 0 360 0 0 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 Vålerenga
January 25, 1921 1 0 90 0 0 B - bgcolor=red90 - Fredrikstad FK
April 22, 1924 4 0 360 0 0 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 Sandefjord Ballklubb
July 21, 1920 4 1 360 0 0 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 bgcolor=red90 Larvik Turn

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