1953 INTERNATIONAL MATCHES Matches are sorted by continent, and then chronologically; if both teams were from the same continent, the match is listed in the section for that continent. If the teams were from different continents, the match is listed in the 'Intercontinental' section. Also, there is a section of unofficial international matches, named 'Other Matches'. Tournaments (with link to relevant RSSSF page): Tournaments | Intercontinental | Africa | Asia | Europe | North and Central America and Caribbean |
Oceania | South America | Other Matches. Adam Shield 1953 (Faroe Islands, 14/07/1953) Arab Games 1953 (Egypt, 26/07/1953 - 10/08/1953) British Championship 1952-1953 (04/10/1952 - 18/04/1953) British Championship 1953-1954 (03/10/1953 - 03/04/1954) CCCF Championship 1953 (Costa Rica, 08/03/1953 - 21/03/1953) Colombo Cup 1953 (Burma, ??/??/1953 - ??/??/1953) Copa del Pacífico 1953 (Peru, 26/07/1953 - 28/07/1953) Dr. Gerő Cup 1948-1953 (21/04/1948 - 13/12/1953) Gossage Cup 1953 (Zanzibar, ??/??/1953 - ??/??/1953) Jalco Cup 1953 (Gold Coast, 11/10/1953) Leeward Islands Tournament 1953 () Mediterranean Cup 1950-1953 (17/02/1950 - 26/04/1953) Mediterranean Cup 1953-1958 (18/10/1953 - 16/10/1958) Nordic Championship 1952-1955 (22/06/1952 - 16/10/1955) South American Championship 1953 (Peru, 22/02/1953 - 01/04/1953) Triangulaire 1953 (Madagascar, 13/07/1953 - 20/07/1953) World Cup 1954 Qualifying (25/05/1953 - 04/04/1954) World Youth Festival 1953 (Romania, 10/08/1953 - 14/08/1953)
INTERCONTINENTAL Tournaments | Intercontinental | Africa | Asia | Europe | North and Central America and Caribbean |
Oceania | South America | Other Matches. Details. Date Venue Team 1 Score Team 2 Competition Notes 16/01/1953 Cairo Egypt 1-3 Yugoslavia 07/03/1953 Nicosia Cyprus 1-3 Israel B 06/05/1953 Ramat-Gan Israel B 2-2 Cyprus 14/05/1953 Argentina XI 3-1 England XI 17/05/1953 Buenos Aires Argentina 0-0 England Match abandoned at 21' 24/05/1953 Santiago Chile 1-2 England 31/05/1953 Montevideo Uruguay 2-1 England 08/06/1953 New York USA 3-6 England 05/07/1953 Buenos Aires Argentina 1-0 Spain 12/07/1953 Santiago Chile 1-2 Spain 25/07/1953 Sydney Australia 1-4 Hong Kong XI 26/07/1953 Alexandria Egypt 8-1 Palestine Arab Games 01/08/1953 Alexandria Libya 5-2 Palestine Arab Games 05/08/1953 Brisbane Australia 1-7 Hong Kong XI 09/08/1953 Alexandria Libya 3-2 Jordan Arab Games 10/08/1953 Alexandria Egypt 4-0 Syria Arab Games 15/08/1953 Sydney Australia 3-3 Hong Kong XI 29/08/1953 Melbourne Australia 2-3 Hong Kong XI 05/09/1953 Adelaide Australia 5-0 Hong Kong XI 19/09/1953 London England Amateur 0-4 South Africa 22/10/1953 Cairo Egypt 0-0 France B Med. Cup 53-58 01/11/1953 Athinai Greece 1-0 Israel World Cup Qual 08/11/1953 Skopje Yugoslavia 1-0 Israel World Cup Qual 13/11/1953 Cairo Egypt 1-2 Italy World Cup Qual 18/11/1953 Ireland XI 2-5 South Africa 22/11/1953 Oeiras Portugal 3-1 South Africa
AFRICA Tournaments | Intercontinental | Africa | Asia | Europe | North and Central America and Caribbean |
Oceania | South America | Other Matches. Details. Date Venue Team 1 Score Team 2 Competition Notes ??/??/1953 Northern Rhodesia 1-0 Southern Rhodesia ??/??/1953 (Zanzibar) Kenya 7-1 Tanganyika Gossage or Zanzibar, not Tanganyika? ??/??/1953 Zanzibar ?-? Uganda Gossage Uganda won. Or Tanganyika, not Zanzibar? ??/??/1953 (Zanzibar) Kenya 6-2 Uganda Gossage 02/06/1953 Bathurst Gambia 1-3 Portuguese Guinea 08/06/1953 Portuguese Guinea 1-0 Gambia 13/07/1953 Mauritius 9-4 Reunion Triangulaire 16/07/1953 Madagascar 6-4 Reunion Triangulaire 20/07/1953 Madagascar 2-3 Mauritius Triangulaire 29/07/1953 Alexandria Egypt 10-2 Libya Arab Games 11/10/1953 Accra Gold Coast 1-0 Nigeria Jalco
ASIA Tournaments | Intercontinental | Africa | Asia | Europe | North and Central America and Caribbean |
Oceania | South America | Other Matches. Details. Date Venue Team 1 Score Team 2 Competition Notes 08/04/1953 Hong Kong Taiwan XI 4-2 South Korea 11/04/1953 Singapore Singapore 2-3 South Korea 12/04/1953 Singapore Malaya XI 2-0 South Korea 13/04/1953 Singapore South Korea 3-2 Malaya 14/04/1953 Singapore Singapore 3-1 South Korea 15/04/1953 Singapore Singapore 1-3 South Korea 16/04/1953 Singapore Malaya XI 0-0 South Korea 17/04/1953 Singapore Singapore 0-0 South Korea 18/04/1953 Singapore South Korea 3-1 Indonesia 21/04/1953 Hong Kong Hong Kong 3-0 South Korea ??/04/1953 Hong Kong South Korea 4-0 China XI 26/04/1953 Hong Kong Hong Kong 5-3 South Korea ??/??/1953 Rangoon Burma 2-4 India Colombo ??/??/1953 Rangoon Pakistan 6-0 Ceylon Colombo ??/??/1953 Rangoon India 1-0 Ceylon Colombo or 2-0 ? ??/??/1953 Rangoon Burma 1-1 Pakistan Colombo ??/??/1953 Rangoon India 1-0 Pakistan Colombo ??/??/1953 Rangoon Burma 3-2 Ceylon Colombo 27/07/1953 Alexandria Syria 0-0 Lebanon Arab Games 30/07/1953 Alexandria Syria 3-1 Jordan Arab Games 03/08/1953 Alexandria Jordan 4-1 Lebanon Arab Games
EUROPE Tournaments | Intercontinental | Africa | Asia | Europe | North and Central America and Caribbean |
Oceania | South America | Other Matches. Details. Date Venue Team 1 Score Team 2 Competition Notes 07/03/1953 Rotterdam Netherlands 1-2 Denmark XI 19/03/1953 Barcelona Spain 3-1 Belgium 22/03/1953 Amsterdam Netherlands 1-2 Switzerland 22/03/1953 Bienne Switzerland B 2-2 Luxembourg 22/03/1953 Köln West Germany 0-0 Austria 25/03/1953 Dublin Ireland 4-0 Austria 15/04/1953 Belfast Northern Ireland 2-3 Wales British 52-53 18/04/1953 London England 2-2 Scotland British 52-53 19/04/1953 Amsterdam Netherlands 0-2 Belgium 26/04/1953 Praha Czechoslovakia 2-0 Italy Dr. Gerő 26/04/1953 Athinai Greece 0-0 Italy B Med. Cup 50-53 26/04/1953 Budapest Hungary 1-1 Austria 06/05/1953 Glasgow Scotland 1-2 Sweden 06/05/1953 Valencia Spain B 2-0 Luxembourg 09/05/1953 Beograd Yugoslavia 1-0 Greece World Cup Qual 10/05/1953 Wrocław Poland 1-1 Czechoslovakia 14/05/1953 Bruxelles-Ville Belgium 1-3 Yugoslavia 14/05/1953 Paris France 6-1 Wales 17/05/1953 Roma Italy 0-3 Hungary Dr. Gerő 19/05/1953 Oslo Norway 1-1 England Amateur 21/05/1953 Beograd Yugoslavia 5-2 Wales 25/05/1953 Helsinki Finland 2-4 Belgium World Cup Qual 25/05/1953 Bern Switzerland 1-2 Turkey 28/05/1953 Stockholm Sweden 2-3 Belgium World Cup Qual 05/06/1953 İstanbul Turkey 2-2 Yugoslavia 11/06/1953 Stockholm Sweden 1-0 France 14/06/1953 Dresden East Germany 0-0 Bulgaria 14/06/1953 Praha Czechoslovakia 2-0 Romania World Cup Qual 21/06/1953 København Denmark 1-3 Sweden Nordic 24/06/1953 Oslo Norway 2-3 Saar World Cup Qual 27/06/1953 Basel Switzerland 1-4 Denmark 28/06/1953 Bucureşti Romania 3-1 Bulgaria World Cup Qual 29/06/1953 Reykjavík Iceland 3-4 Austria Amateur 05/07/1953 Stockholm Sweden 2-4 Hungary 05/08/1953 Helsinki Finland 3-3 Sweden World Cup Qual 07/08/1953 Bucureşti East Germany 1-0 Czechoslovakia Y. World Youth F AET 09/08/1953 København Denmark 4-0 Iceland 10/08/1953 Bucureşti Hungary Youth 4-3 Albania World Youth F 10/08/1953 Bucureşti East Germany 7-0 Italy UISP XI World Youth F 12/08/1953 Bucureşti Hungary Youth 3-1 East Germany World Youth F 13/08/1953 Bergen Norway 3-1 Iceland 16/08/1953 Stockholm Sweden 4-0 Finland WCQ / Nordic 19/08/1953 Oslo Norway 1-1 West Germany World Cup Qual 30/08/1953 Helsinki Finland 1-4 Norway Nordic 06/09/1953 Sofiya Bulgaria 1-2 Czechoslovakia World Cup Qual 13/09/1953 Oslo Norway 0-1 Denmark Nordic 13/09/1953 Sofiya Bulgaria 2-2 Poland 20/09/1953 Luxembourg Luxembourg 1-6 France World Cup Qual 20/09/1953 Praha Czechoslovakia 5-0 Switzerland Dr. Gerő 23/09/1953 Bruxelles-Ville Belgium 2-2 Finland World Cup Qual 27/09/1953 Wien Austria 9-1 Portugal World Cup Qual 27/09/1953 Oslo Norway 4-0 Netherlands 03/10/1953 Belfast Northern Ireland 1-3 Scotland WCQ / Br. 53-54 04/10/1953 Dublin Ireland 3-5 France World Cup Qual 04/10/1953 København Denmark 6-1 Finland Nordic 04/10/1953 Sofiya Bulgaria 1-1 Hungary 04/10/1953 Praha Czechoslovakia 1-5 Hungary 08/10/1953 Bruxelles-Ville Belgium 2-0 Sweden World Cup Qual 10/10/1953 Cardiff Wales 1-4 Scotland WCQ / Br. 53-54 11/10/1953 Stuttgart West Germany 3-0 Saar World Cup Qual 11/10/1953 Sofiya Bulgaria 1-2 Romania World Cup Qual 11/10/1953 Wien Austria 2-3 Hungary 18/10/1953 Stockholm Sweden 0-0 Norway Nordic 18/10/1953 Athinai Greece 0-0 France B Med. Cup 53-58 18/10/1953 Zagreb Yugoslavia 3-1 France 25/10/1953 Bucureşti Romania 0-1 Czechoslovakia World Cup Qual 25/10/1953 Rotterdam Netherlands 1-0 Belgium 28/10/1953 Dublin Ireland 4-0 Luxembourg World Cup Qual 04/11/1953 Glasgow Scotland 3-3 Wales WCQ / Br. 53-54 08/11/1953 Saarbrücken Saar 0-0 Norway World Cup Qual 08/11/1953 Bratislava Czechoslovakia 0-0 Bulgaria World Cup Qual 08/11/1953 Bilbao Spain 2-2 Sweden 11/11/1953 Liverpool England 3-1 Northern Ireland WCQ / Br. 53-54 11/11/1953 Paris France 2-4 Switzerland 15/11/1953 Budapest Hungary 2-2 Sweden 22/11/1953 Hamburg West Germany 5-1 Norway World Cup Qual 22/11/1953 Zürich Switzerland 2-2 Belgium 25/11/1953 Paris France 1-0 Ireland World Cup Qual 25/11/1953 London England 3-6 Hungary 29/11/1953 Oeiras Portugal 0-0 Austria World Cup Qual 29/11/1953 Tiranë Albania 2-0 Poland 11/12/1953 İstanbul Turkey 0-1 Italy B Med. Cup 53-58 13/12/1953 Genova Italy 3-0 Czechoslovakia Dr. Gerő 17/12/1953 Paris France 8-0 Luxembourg World Cup Qual
NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN Tournaments | Intercontinental | Africa | Asia | Europe | North and Central America and Caribbean |
Oceania | South America | Other Matches. Details. Date Venue Team 1 Score Team 2 Competition Notes 08/03/1953 San José Honduras 2-1 Nicaragua CCCF 08/03/1953 San José Costa Rica 5-1 El Salvador CCCF 09/03/1953 San José Guatemala 1-1 Netherlands Antil. CCCF 10/03/1953 San José El Salvador 4-1 Nicaragua CCCF 10/03/1953 San José Costa Rica 3-0 Panama CCCF 11/03/1953 San José Netherlands Antil. 8-0 Nicaragua CCCF 12/03/1953 San José Netherlands Antil. 4-2 Panama CCCF 13/03/1953 San José Costa Rica 4-1 Honduras CCCF 13/03/1953 San José Guatemala 3-2 El Salvador CCCF 14/03/1953 San José Nicaragua 2-0 Panama CCCF 15/03/1953 San José Honduras 3-0 El Salvador CCCF 15/03/1953 San José Costa Rica 1-0 Netherlands Antil. CCCF 17/03/1953 San José Costa Rica 3-0 Nicaragua CCCF 17/03/1953 San José Panama 2-2 Guatemala CCCF 19/03/1953 San José Guatemala 1-0 Nicaragua CCCF 19/03/1953 San José El Salvador 2-1 Panama CCCF 19/03/1953 San José Honduras 4-3 Netherlands Antil. CCCF 21/03/1953 San José Honduras 3-1 Panama CCCF 21/03/1953 San José El Salvador 1-1 Netherlands Antil. CCCF 22/03/1953 San José Costa Rica 3-0 Guatemala CCCF 23/03/1953 San José Guatemala 1-0 Honduras CCCF ??/04/1953 Martinique 4-3 Guadeloupe ??/05/1953 Guadeloupe 0-2 Martinique 19/07/1953 Ciudad de México Mexico 8-0 Haiti World Cup Qual ??/08/1953 Jamaica 3-2 Trinidad/Tobago ??/08/1953 Jamaica 0-1 Trinidad/Tobago 29/08/1953 Paramaribo Surinam 3-3 Aruba 03/09/1953 Paramaribo Surinam 3-3 Aruba 14/11/1953 Port-au-Prince Haiti 4-1 Jamaica 21/11/1953 Port-au-Prince Haiti 1-0 Jamaica 27/12/1953 Port-au-Prince Haiti 0-4 Mexico World Cup Qual
OCEANIA Tournaments | Intercontinental | Africa | Asia | Europe | North and Central America and Caribbean |
Oceania | South America | Other Matches. Details. Date Venue Team 1 Score Team 2 Competition Notes ??/09/1953 New Caledonia 5-0 Tahiti ??/09/1953 New Caledonia 4-1 Tahiti ??/09/1953 New Caledonia 4-1 Tahiti ??/09/1953 New Hebrides 2-4 Tahiti ??/09/1953 New Hebrides 2-4 Tahiti
SOUTH AMERICA Tournaments | Intercontinental | Africa | Asia | Europe | North and Central America and Caribbean |
Oceania | South America | Other Matches. Details. Date Venue Team 1 Score Team 2 Competition Notes 22/02/1953 Lima Peru 0-1 Bolivia South American 25/02/1953 Lima Paraguay 3-0 Chile South American 25/02/1953 Lima Uruguay 2-0 Bolivia South American 28/02/1953 Lima Peru 1-0 Ecuador South American 01/03/1953 Lima Brazil 8-1 Bolivia South American 01/03/1953 Lima Chile 3-2 Uruguay South American 04/03/1953 Lima Paraguay 0-0 Ecuador South American 04/03/1953 Lima Peru 0-0 Chile South American 08/03/1953 Lima Bolivia 1-1 Ecuador South American 08/03/1953 Lima Peru 2-2 Paraguay South American Result annulled 12/03/1953 Lima Paraguay 2-2 Uruguay South American 12/03/1953 Lima Brazil 2-0 Ecuador South American 15/03/1953 Lima Brazil 1-0 Uruguay South American 16/03/1953 Lima Paraguay 2-1 Bolivia South American 19/03/1953 Lima Chile 3-0 Ecuador South American 19/03/1953 Lima Peru 1-0 Brazil South American 23/03/1953 Lima Brazil 3-2 Chile South American 23/03/1953 Lima Uruguay 6-0 Ecuador South American 27/03/1953 Lima Paraguay 2-1 Brazil South American 28/03/1953 Lima Chile 2-2 Bolivia South American Match abandoned at 66'. Result annulled 28/03/1953 Lima Peru 0-3 Uruguay South American 01/04/1953 Lima Paraguay 3-2 Brazil South American 26/07/1953 Lima Peru 1-2 Chile Pacífico 28/07/1953 Lima Peru 5-0 Chile Pacífico
OTHER MATCHES Tournaments | Intercontinental | Africa | Asia | Europe | North and Central America and Caribbean |
Oceania | South America | Other Matches. Details. Date Venue Team 1 Score Team 2 Competition Notes ??/??/1953 La Paz Bolivia 2-3 CA Lanús ??/??/1953 La Paz Bolivia 3-4 CA Lanús ??/??/1953 San José Costa Rica 1-1 Racing Avellaneda ??/??/1953 San Salvador El Salvador 0-2 Racing Avellaneda 11/01/1953 Cd. de Guatemala Guatemala 2-1 CA Boca Juniors 18/01/1953 Guayaquil Ecuador 3-9 Racing Avellaneda 18/01/1953 Alajuela Costa Rica 1-2 CA Boca Juniors 29/03/1953 Luxembourg Luxembourg 2-3 Zuid Nederland 19/04/1953 Singapore Malaya Army XI 4-2 South Korea 26/04/1953 Silesia 2-3 Poland 25/06/1953 Ciudad de México Mexico 0-4 Bangu AC 12/07/1953 Ciudad de México Mexico 1-2 Bangu AC 14/07/1953 Tórshavn Faroe Islands 5-0 Shetland Islands Adam Shield 18/07/1953 Sydney New South Wales 4-3 China 21/07/1953 Sydney Metropolis 1-3 China 29/07/1953 Cessnock Northern Districts 2-2 China 04/08/1953 Netherlands Antil. 1-1 FC Barcelona 05/08/1953 Bucureşti Albania 4-0 São Paulo Univ. XI World Youth F 14/08/1953 Bucureşti East Germany 5-2 East Bengal Club World Youth F 16/08/1953 Wollongong South Coast 2-6 China 18/08/1953 Sydney Granville District 1-2 China 22/08/1953 Melbourne Victoria 0-4 China 26/08/1953 Weymouth Dorset 7-3 Trinidad/Tobago 29/08/1953 Bridgewater Somerset 0-1 Trinidad/Tobago 31/08/1953 Bristol Bristol Rovers 4-1 Trinidad/Tobago 05/09/1953 Newport Lovells Athletic 2-1 Trinidad/Tobago 10/09/1953 Barnstaple Barnstaple Town 2-1 Trinidad/Tobago 12/09/1953 Ilfracombe Ilfracombe Town 1-2 Trinidad/Tobago 16/09/1953 Exeter Exeter City 1-1 Trinidad/Tobago 19/09/1953 Torquay Torquay United 0-4 Trinidad/Tobago 23/09/1953 Plymouth Plymouth Argyle 3-0 Trinidad/Tobago 26/09/1953 St. Austell Cornwall 3-6 Trinidad/Tobago 30/09/1953 Amsterdam Europe XI 5-2 FC Barcelona 30/09/1953 Wolverhampton Wolverhampton W. 3-1 South Africa 30/09/1953 Falmouth Cornwall 2-4 Trinidad/Tobago 03/10/1953 Penzance Cornwall 1-1 Trinidad/Tobago 07/10/1953 London Corinthian League 4-2 Trinidad/Tobago 10/10/1953 London FA Amateur XI 2-2 Trinidad/Tobago 21/10/1953 London England 4-4 Rest of Europe 15/11/1953 Spekholzerheide Zuid Nederland 0-3 Luxembourg 21/11/1953 Luxembourg Luxembourg 3-2 Zuid Nederland 23/11/1953 Madeira 3-4 South Africa 22/12/1953 Netherlands 2-3 Valencia CF