1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6
The 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6 contained Spain and Turkey.[1]
Table
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1= | .svg.png){kind=small} Spain | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| 1= |  Turkey | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
Matches
| 6 January 1954 | Spain | 4 – 1 | Turkey | Madrid, Spain |
Venancio  13'Gaínza 48'Alsua 65'González 49' | Report | Recep 31' | Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Chamartín Referee: Vincentini (France) |
| 14 March 1954 | Turkey | 1 – 0 | Spain | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Burhan 16' | Report | Stadium: Mithat Paşa Stadium Referee: Schmetzer (Germany) |
Spain and Turkey finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
| 17 March 1954 | Turkey | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Spain | Rome, Italy |
| Burhan 25' Suat 64' | Report | Arteche 11' Escudero 78' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Bernardi (Italy) |
Turkey qualified after drawing lots. Since the 1970 FIFA World Cup finals, goal difference has been used as a tiebreaker for future qualifying rounds. Had those rules been in place, Spain would have qualified, and Turkey would have been eliminated. A 14-year-old local (i.e. Roman) boy whose father worked at the stadium, Luigi Franco Gemma, picked Turkey's name from the lots with his eyes blindfolded.[2][3]
Team stats
Head coach: 
Sandro Puppo
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played | Goals | Minutes played | Sub off | Sub on | | | | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Recep Adanır | 3 May 1929 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | – | – | Beşiktaş J.K. |
| DF | Rıdvan Bolatlı | 2 December 1928 | 2 | 0 | 210 | 0 | 0 | – | 90 | 120 | Ankaragücü |
| FW | Feridun Buğeker | 5 April 1933 | 2 | 0 | 210 | 0 | 0 | – | 90 | 120 | Fenerbahçe S.K. |
| FW | Fahrettin Cansever | 1930 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | – | – | Beşiktaş J.K. |
| DF | Basri Dirimlili | 7 June 1929 | 2 | 0 | 210 | 0 | 0 | – | 90 | 120 | Fenerbahçe S.K. |
| DF | Bülent Eken | 26 October 1923 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | – | – | Galatasaray S.K. |
| GK | Şükrü Ersoy | 14 January 1934 | 2 | 0 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 90 | – | 75 | Ankaragücü |
| DF | Mustafa Ertan | 21 April 1926 | 2 | 0 | 210 | 0 | 0 | – | 90 | 120 | Ankaragücü |
| MF | Rober Eryol | 21 December 1930 | 3 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 120 | Galatasaray S.K. |
| MF | Mehmet Ali Has | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | – | – | Fenerbahçe S.K. | |
| MF | Ali İhsan Karayiğit | 1927 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | – | – | Beşiktaş J.K. |
| FW | Lefter Küçükandonyadis | 22 December 1925 | 3 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 120 | Fenerbahçe S.K. |
| FW | Suat Mamat | 8 November 1930 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | – | 90 | 120 | Galatasaray S.K. |
| DF | Eşref Özmenç | 1930 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | – | – | Beşiktaş J.K. |
| FW | Burhan Sargın | 11 February 1929 | 3 | 2 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 120 | Fenerbahçe S.K. |
| GK | Turgay Şeren (c) | 15 May 1932 | 2 | 0 | 135 | 1 | 0 | – | 90 | 45 | Galatasaray S.K. |
| FW | Coşkun Taş | 23 April 1935 | 2 | 0 | 210 | 0 | 0 | – | 90 | 120 | Beşiktaş J.K. |
| MF | Müzdat Yetkiner (c) | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | – | – | Fenerbahçe S.K. | |
| MF | Çetin Zeybek | 12 September 1932 | 2 | 0 | 210 | 0 | 0 | – | 90 | 120 | Kasımpaşa S.K. |
Head coach: Luis Iribarren
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played | Goals | Minutes played | Sub off | Sub on | | | | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Rafael Alsua | 18 August 1923 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | – | Racing de Santander |
| GK | Fernando Argila | 26 December 1922 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | – | – | Real Oviedo |
| FW | José Luis Arteche | 28 June 1930 | 1 | 1 | 120 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 120 | Athletic Bilbao |
| DF | Gustau Biosca | 29 February 1928 | 2 | 0 | 210 | 0 | 0 | – | 90 | 120 | FC Barcelona |
| MF | Andreu Bosch | 22 April 1931 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | – | – | FC Barcelona |
| DF | Campanal | 13 February 1931 | 3 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 120 | Sevilla FC |
| GK | Carmelo | 6 December 1930 | 2 | 0 | 210 | 0 | 0 | – | 90 | 120 | Athletic Bilbao |
| FW | Adrián Escudero | 24 November 1927 | 1 | 1 | 120 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 120 | Atlético Madrid |
| FW | Agustín Gaínza (c) | 28 May 1922 | 2 | 1 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 90 | – | 120 | Athletic Bilbao |
| MF | Mariano Gonzalvo | 22 March 1922 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 120 | FC Barcelona |
| FW | Ladislao Kubala | 10 June 1927 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | 90 | – | FC Barcelona |
| DF | Francisco Lesmes | 4 March 1924 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | – | – | Real Valladolid |
| FW | Eduardo Manchón | 24 July 1930 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | 90 | – | FC Barcelona |
| FW | Miguel | 27 April 1927 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | – | Atlético Madrid |
| FW | Pasieguito | 21 May 1925 | 3 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 120 | Valencia CF |
| MF | Antonio Puchades (vc) | 4 June 1925 | 3 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 120 | Valencia CF |
| DF | Joan Segarra | 15 November 1927 | 3 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 120 | FC Barcelona |
| MF | Venancio | 22 April 1921 | 3 | 1 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 120 | Athletic Bilbao |
References
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel; Jarreta, Sergio Henrique (27 March 2015). "World Cup 1954 Qualifying". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "FIFA Fact Sheet: History of the FIFA World Cup (TM) Preliminary Competition (by year)" (PDF). FIFA. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
- ^ 57 days to go - FIFA.com