1954 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. Asian Games 1954 (Philippines, 01/05/1954 - 08/05/1954) British Championship 1953-1954 (03/10/1953 - 03/04/1954) British Championship 1954-1955 (02/10/1954 - 20/04/1955) Central American and Caribbean Games 1954 (Mexico, ??/03/1954 - ??/03/1954) Colombo Cup 1954 (India, ??/??/1954 - ??/??/1954) Copa del Pacífico 1954 (Chile, 17/09/1954 - 19/09/1954) Gossage Cup 1954 (Kenya, ??/??/1954 - ??/??/1954) Jalco Cup 1954 (Nigeria, 30/10/1954) Leeward Islands Tournament 1954 () Mediterranean Cup 1953-1958 (18/10/1953 - 16/10/1958) Nordic Championship 1952-1955 (22/06/1952 - 16/10/1955) Svenska Fotbollförbundet 50th Anniversary Tournament 1954 (Sweden, 04/06/1954 - 07/06/1954) Triangulaire 1954 (Mauritius, 11/07/1954 - 18/07/1954) World Cup 1954 Qualifying (25/05/1953 - 04/04/1954) World Cup 1954 (Switzerland, 16/06/1954 - 04/07/1954)
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 24/01/1954 Milano Italy 5-1 Egypt World Cup Qual 12/02/1954 Cairo Egypt 0-3 Hungary 07/03/1954 Cyprus 1-3 Israel B 08/03/1954 Ramat-Gan Israel 0-2 Greece World Cup Qual 09/03/1954 (Mexico) El Salvador 2-2 Colombia XI CA/Carib Games 10/03/1954 Cyprus 2-3 Israel B 15/03/1954 (Mexico) Colombia XI 2-1 Cuba CA/Carib Games 21/03/1954 Ramat-Gan Israel 0-1 Yugoslavia World Cup Qual 01/05/1954 Johannesburg South Africa 2-1 Israel 03/05/1954 Northern Rhodesia 0-0 Israel XI 05/05/1954 Southern Rhodesia 2-1 Israel XI 06/05/1954 Israel B 2-2 Cyprus 08/05/1954 Israel B 2-1 Cyprus 09/05/1954 Southern Rhodesia 1-2 Israel XI 23/05/1954 Lausanne Switzerland 3-3 Uruguay 05/06/1954 Saar 1-7 Uruguay 16/06/1954 Genève Brazil 5-0 Mexico World Cup 16/06/1954 Bern Uruguay 2-0 Czechoslovakia World Cup 17/06/1954 Zürich Hungary 9-0 South Korea World Cup 19/06/1954 Genève France 3-2 Mexico World Cup 19/06/1954 Lausanne Brazil 1-1 Yugoslavia World Cup AET 19/06/1954 Basel Uruguay 7-0 Scotland World Cup 20/06/1954 Genève Turkey 7-0 South Korea World Cup 26/06/1954 Basel Uruguay 4-2 England World Cup 27/06/1954 Bern Hungary 4-2 Brazil World Cup 30/06/1954 Lausanne Hungary 4-2 Uruguay World Cup AET 03/07/1954 Zürich Austria 3-1 Uruguay World Cup 25/07/1954 Willemstad Netherlands Antil. 2-0 Netherlands 27/07/1954 Oranjestad Aruba 2-2 Netherlands 29/07/1954 Willemstad Netherlands Antil. 2-1 Netherlands 01/08/1954 Paramaribo Surinam 3-4 Netherlands 03/08/1954 Paramaribo Surinam 0-2 Netherlands 07/11/1954 Athinai Greece 1-1 Egypt Med. Cup 28/11/1954 Oeiras Portugal 1-3 Argentina 05/12/1954 Roma Italy 2-0 Argentina
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 ??/??/1954 Southern Rhodesia 2-4 Northern Rhodesia ??/??/1954 Southern Rhodesia 1-0 Northern Rhodesia ??/??/1954 Nairobi Kenya 0-2 Uganda Gossage Result annulled ??/??/1954 Nairobi Kenya 1-4 Uganda Gossage 01/05/1954 Ethiopia 10-2 French Somaliland 01/06/1954 French Somaliland 0-2 Ethiopia 01/06/1954 Gold Coast 2-0 Sierra Leone 02/06/1954 French Somaliland 1-2 Ethiopia 11/07/1954 Reunion 6-2 Madagascar Triangulaire 14/07/1954 Mauritius 4-1 Madagascar Triangulaire 18/07/1954 Mauritius 11-0 Reunion Triangulaire 30/10/1954 Lagos Nigeria 3-0 Gold Coast 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 ??/??/1954 Calcutta India 1-1 Ceylon Colombo ??/??/1954 Calcutta India 2-1 Burma Colombo ??/??/1954 Calcutta India 3-1 Pakistan Colombo ??/??/1954 Calcutta Ceylon 2-1 Burma Colombo ??/??/1954 Calcutta Pakistan 1-1 Burma Colombo ??/??/1954 Calcutta Pakistan 2-1 Ceylon Colombo 07/03/1954 Tokyo Japan 1-5 South Korea World Cup Qual 14/03/1954 Tokyo Japan 2-2 South Korea World Cup Qual 25/04/1954 Singapore Singapore 0-2 Pakistan 01/05/1954 Manila Taiwan 3-2 South Vietnam Asian Games 01/05/1954 Manila Indonesia 5-3 Japan Asian Games 01/05/1954 Manila Hong Kong 3-3 South Korea Asian Games 01/05/1954 Manila Burma 1-1 Singapore Asian Games 02/05/1954 Manila Philippines 2-3 South Vietnam Asian Games 02/05/1954 Manila Indonesia 4-0 India Asian Games 02/05/1954 Manila South Korea 8-2 Afghanistan Asian Games 02/05/1954 Manila Pakistan 6-1 Singapore Asian Games 03/05/1954 Manila Philippines 0-4 Taiwan Asian Games 03/05/1954 Manila India 3-2 Japan Asian Games 03/05/1954 Manila Hong Kong 4-2 Afghanistan Asian Games 03/05/1954 Manila Burma 2-1 Pakistan Asian Games 06/05/1954 Manila Taiwan 4-2 Indonesia Asian Games 06/05/1954 Manila South Korea 2-2 Burma Asian Games South Korea won on lots 08/05/1954 Manila Burma 5-4 Indonesia Asian Games 08/05/1954 Manila Taiwan 5-2 South Korea Asian 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 06/01/1954 Madrid Spain 4-1 Turkey World Cup Qual 07/03/1954 Luxembourg Luxembourg 0-1 Ireland World Cup Qual 07/03/1954 Rotterdam Netherlands 1-0 England Amateur 14/03/1954 İstanbul Turkey 1-0 Spain World Cup Qual 14/03/1954 Bruxelles-Ville Belgium 0-0 Portugal 14/03/1954 Luxembourg Luxembourg 0-1 Belgium B 17/03/1954 Roma Turkey 2-2 Spain World Cup Qual Turkey won on coin toss 28/03/1954 Saarbrücken Saar 1-3 West Germany World Cup Qual 28/03/1954 Athinai Greece 0-1 Yugoslavia World Cup Qual 31/03/1954 Wrexham Wales 1-2 Northern Ireland WCQ / Br. 53-54 03/04/1954 Glasgow Scotland 2-4 England WCQ / Br. 53-54 04/04/1954 Antwerpen Belgium 4-0 Netherlands 11/04/1954 Wien Austria 0-1 Hungary 11/04/1954 Paris France 1-3 Italy 25/04/1954 Basel Switzerland 3-5 West Germany 05/05/1954 Glasgow Scotland 1-0 Norway 08/05/1954 Ost-Berlin East Germany 0-1 Romania 09/05/1954 Wien Austria 2-0 Wales 09/05/1954 Zagreb Yugoslavia 0-2 Belgium 09/05/1954 Charleroi Belgium B 8-0 Luxembourg 16/05/1954 Beograd Yugoslavia 1-0 England 19/05/1954 Oslo Norway 1-1 Scotland 19/05/1954 Stockholm Sweden 6-1 Netherlands 23/05/1954 Budapest Hungary 7-1 England 25/05/1954 Helsinki Finland 1-2 Scotland 29/05/1954 Luxembourg Luxembourg XI 0-10 Hungary 30/05/1954 Wien Austria 5-0 Norway 30/05/1954 Bruxelles-Ville Belgium 3-3 France 30/05/1954 Zürich Switzerland 3-1 Netherlands 04/06/1954 Malmö Norway 2-1 Denmark SFF AET 04/06/1954 Göteborg Sweden 6-0 Finland SFF 07/06/1954 Stockholm Sweden 3-0 Norway SFF 13/06/1954 Helsinki Finland 2-2 Denmark Nordic 16/06/1954 Lausanne Yugoslavia 1-0 France World Cup 16/06/1954 Zürich Austria 1-0 Scotland World Cup 17/06/1954 Bern West Germany 4-1 Turkey World Cup 17/06/1954 Basel England 4-4 Belgium World Cup AET 17/06/1954 Lausanne Switzerland 2-1 Italy World Cup 19/06/1954 Zürich Austria 5-0 Czechoslovakia World Cup 20/06/1954 Basel Hungary 8-3 West Germany World Cup 20/06/1954 Bern Switzerland 0-2 England World Cup 20/06/1954 Lugano Italy 4-1 Belgium World Cup 23/06/1954 Zürich West Germany 7-2 Turkey World Cup 23/06/1954 Basel Switzerland 4-1 Italy World Cup 26/06/1954 Lausanne Switzerland 5-7 Austria World Cup 27/06/1954 Genève West Germany 2-0 Yugoslavia World Cup 30/06/1954 Basel West Germany 6-1 Austria World Cup 04/07/1954 Bern West Germany 3-2 Hungary World Cup 04/07/1954 Reykjavík Iceland 1-0 Norway 08/08/1954 Warszawa Poland 2-2 Bulgaria 15/08/1954 Helsinki Finland 1-10 Sweden Nordic 24/08/1954 Kalmar Sweden 3-2 Iceland 29/08/1954 Oslo Norway 3-1 Finland Nordic 08/09/1954 Moskva USSR 7-0 Sweden 19/09/1954 Oslo Norway 1-1 Sweden Nordic 19/09/1954 København Denmark 1-1 Switzerland 19/09/1954 Budapest Hungary 5-1 Romania 22/09/1954 Cardiff Wales 1-3 Yugoslavia 26/09/1954 Bruxelles-Ville Belgium 2-0 West Germany 26/09/1954 Rostock East Germany 0-1 Poland 26/09/1954 Saarbrücken Saar 1-5 Yugoslavia 26/09/1954 Moskva USSR 1-1 Hungary 02/10/1954 Belfast Northern Ireland 0-2 England British 54-55 03/10/1954 Wien Austria 2-2 Yugoslavia 10/10/1954 Budapest Hungary 3-0 Switzerland 10/10/1954 Stockholm Sweden 5-2 Denmark Nordic 10/10/1954 Luxembourg Luxembourg 0-1 Switzerland B 16/10/1954 Cardiff Wales 0-1 Scotland British 54-55 16/10/1954 Hannover West Germany 1-3 France 17/10/1954 France B 4-1 Saar 17/10/1954 Sarajevo Yugoslavia 5-1 Turkey 24/10/1954 Antwerpen Belgium 4-3 Netherlands 24/10/1954 Sofiya Bulgaria 3-1 East Germany 24/10/1954 Budapest Hungary 4-1 Czechoslovakia 24/10/1954 Luxembourg Luxembourg 0-4 Belgium B 31/10/1954 København Denmark 0-1 Norway Nordic 31/10/1954 Stockholm Sweden 2-1 Austria 03/11/1954 Glasgow Scotland 2-2 Northern Ireland British 54-55 08/11/1954 Dublin Ireland 2-1 Norway 10/11/1954 London England 3-2 Wales British 54-55 11/11/1954 Paris France 2-2 Belgium 14/11/1954 Budapest Hungary 4-1 Austria 01/12/1954 London England 3-1 West Germany 08/12/1954 Glasgow Scotland 2-4 Hungary 19/12/1954 Oeiras Portugal 0-3 West Germany
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 10/01/1954 Ciudad de México Mexico 4-0 USA World Cup Qual 14/01/1954 Ciudad de México Mexico 3-1 USA World Cup Qual 09/03/1954 (Mexico) Mexico XI 4-0 Cuba CA/Carib Games 12/03/1954 (Mexico) El Salvador 3-1 Cuba CA/Carib Games 13/03/1954 (Mexico) Mexico XI 2-3 El Salvador CA/Carib Games 16/03/1954 (Mexico) Panama XI 4-0 Cuba CA/Carib Games 17/03/1954 (Mexico) El Salvador 1-0 Panama XI CA/Carib Games ??/04/1954 Martinique 2-2 Guadeloupe 03/04/1954 Port-au-Prince Haiti 2-3 USA World Cup Qual 04/04/1954 Port-au-Prince Haiti 0-3 USA World Cup Qual ??/05/1954 Guadeloupe 4-2 Martinique 29/08/1954 Paramaribo Dutch Guiana 1-3 Curacao 01/09/1954 Paramaribo Dutch Guiana 0-0 Curacao
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 14/08/1954 Melbourne Australia 1-2 New Zealand 28/08/1954 Australia 4-1 New Zealand 04/09/1954 Sydney Australia 4-1 New Zealand
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 14/02/1954 Asunción Paraguay 4-0 Chile World Cup Qual 21/02/1954 Santiago Chile 1-3 Paraguay World Cup Qual 28/02/1954 Santiago Chile 0-2 Brazil World Cup Qual 07/03/1954 Asunción Paraguay 0-1 Brazil World Cup Qual 14/03/1954 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 1-0 Chile World Cup Qual 21/03/1954 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 4-1 Paraguay World Cup Qual 10/04/1954 Uruguay 1-4 Paraguay 18/04/1954 Paraguay 1-1 Uruguay 17/09/1954 Santiago Chile 2-1 Peru Pacífico 19/09/1954 Santiago Chile 2-4 Peru 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 ??/??/1954 Amsterdam Netherlands 1-3 CA Independiente ??/??/1954 Buenos Aires CA Atlanta 1-3 Argentina 04/02/1954 Univ. Católica 2-3 El Salvador 05/02/1952 Cairo Cairo XI 0-3 Hungary 14/02/1954 Alexandria Alexandria XI 2-14 Hungary 14/02/1954 Palermo 2-2 El Salvador 17/02/1954 Audax Italiano 4-2 El Salvador 21/02/1954 Cairo Egypt League 0-3 Hungary 21/02/1954 Venezuela 2-2 Univ. Católica 23/02/1954 Venezuela 1-2 Univ. Católica 30/03/1954 Willemstad Netherlands Antil. 0-0 Danubio 03/04/1954 Southern Transvaal 1-1 Israel 06/04/1954 Western Province 4-7 Israel 10/04/1954 Eastern Province 0-2 Israel 12/04/1954 Caracas Danubio 2-1 Netherlands Antil. 14/04/1954 Border 1-10 Israel 17/04/1954 Natal 1-1 Israel 21/04/1954 Southern Transvaal 0-1 Israel 25/04/1954 Lourenço Marques Lourenço Marq. XI 0-2 Israel 02/05/1954 São Paulo Brazil 4-1 CD Millonarios 09/05/1954 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 2-0 CD Millonarios 30/05/1954 Madrid Real Madrid 2-0 Uruguay 04/06/1954 Gambia 2-0 European XI 07/06/1954 Bern BSC Young Boys 0-9 Hungary 12/06/1954 South Africa 0-2 Hearts 13/06/1954 Genève Servette FC 2-8 Hungary 19/06/1954 South Africa 2-1 Hearts 10/07/1954 Aruba 3-2 La Salle 11/07/1954 Aruba 2-2 La Salle 31/07/1954 Wellington XI 0-6 New Zealand 04/08/1954 Adelaide South Australia 2-3 New Zealand 07/08/1954 Adelaide Australia XI 1-3 New Zealand 11/08/1954 Melbourne Victoria 2-1 New Zealand 18/08/1954 Sydney Granville District 3-0 New Zealand 21/08/1954 Sydney New South Wales 1-4 New Zealand 25/08/1954 Brisbane Queensland 2-2 New Zealand 01/09/1954 Newcastle Northern District 1-1 New Zealand 05/09/1954 Wollongong Southern District 4-4 New Zealand 19/09/1954 USSR 1-1 Leningrad XI 01/11/1954 France 0-3 Maghreb XI 30/12/1954 Netherlands Antil. 1-1 Grasshopper-Club