1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 1

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.

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	West Germany (Q)	4	2	0	0	8	1	1	1	0	4	2	+9	7	Qualification to World Cup		—	3–0	5–1
2	Saar	4	0	1	1	1	3	1	0	1	3	5	−4	3			1–3	—	0–0
3	Norway	4	0	1	1	3	4	0	1	1	1	5	−5	2			1–1	2–3	—

Source:
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Norway vs Saarland

Norway	2 — 3 (final score after 90 minutes)	Saarland
Manager: 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')	Half-time: 2-2 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1954 (Group 1) Date: Wednesday June 24, 1953 Kick off: ? Venue: Bislett stadion, Oslo Attendance: 28000 Referee: J Bronkhorst  NED Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes one injured player can be substituted before half time	Manager: 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

Norway	1 — 1 (final score after 90 minutes)	West Germany
Manager: 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 - DF Knut Gudem - FW - Ragnar Hvidsten Scorers: 1-0 Harald Hennum (41')	Half-time: 1-1 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1954 (Group 1) Date: Wednesday August 19, 1953 Kick off: ? Venue: Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo Attendance: 32266 Referee: W. B. Aussum  NED Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes one injured player can be substituted before half time	Manager: 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

West Germany	3 — 0 (final score after 90 minutes)	Saarland
Manager: 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')	Half-time: 1-0 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1954 (Group 1) Date: Sunday October 11, 1953 Kick off: ? Venue: Neckarstadion, Stuttgart Attendance: 50000 Referee: Karel van der Meer  NED Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes one injured player can be substituted before half time	Manager: 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

Saarland	0 — 0 (final score after 90 minutes)	Norway
Manager: 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: -	Half-time: 0-0 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1954 (Group 1) Date: Sunday November 8, 1953 Kick off: ? Venue: Ludwigsparkstadion, Saarbrücken Attendance: 40000 Referee: Leo Horn  NED Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes one injured player can be substituted before half time	Manager: 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

West Germany	5 — 1 (final score after 90 minutes)	Norway
Manager: 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')	Half-time: 1-1 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1954 (Group 1) Date: Sunday November 22, 1953 Kick off: ? Venue: Volksparkstadion, Hamburg Attendance: 76000 Referee: Archer Luty  ENG Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes one injured player can be substituted before half time	Manager: 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

Saarland	1 — 3 (final score after 90 minutes)	West Germany
Manager: 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.)(**)	Half-time: 0-1 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1954 (Group 1) Date: Sunday March 28, 1954 Kick off: ? Venue: Ludwigsparkstadion, Saarbrücken Attendance: 53000 Referee: Jan Bronkhorst  NED Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes one injured player can be substituted before half time	Manager: 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

 Germany

Head coach: Sepp Herberger

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on					Club
MF	Horst Eckel	February 8, 1932	3	0	232	0	1	90	52	90	-	1. FC Kaiserslautern
DF	Herbert Erhardt	July 6, 1930	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	-	SpVgg Fürth
MF	Richard Gottinger	June 4, 1926	1	0	38	1	0	-	38	-	-	SpVgg Fürth
FW	Richard Herrmann	January 20, 1923	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	90	-	FSV Frankfurt
DF	Werner Kohlmeyer	April 19, 1924	3	0	270	0	0	90	-	90	90	1. FC Kaiserslautern
MF	Werner Liebrich	January 18, 1927	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	1. FC Kaiserslautern
MF	Karl Mai	July 27, 1928	2	0	180	0	0	-	90	90	-	SpVgg Fürth
FW	Karl-Heinz Metzner	January 9, 1923	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	-	Hessen Kassel
FW	Max Morlock	May 11, 1925	4	6	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	1. FC Nürnberg
FW	Alfred Pfaff	July 16, 1926	1	0	48	0	1	48	-	-	-	Eintracht Frankfurt
MF	Jupp Posipal	June 20, 1927	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Hamburger SV
FW	Helmut Rahn	August 16, 1929	4	1	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Rot-Weiss Essen
DF	Erich Retter	February 17, 1925	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	VfB Stuttgart
FW	Josef Röhrig	February 28, 1925	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	1. FC Köln
FW	Horst Schade	July 10, 1922	1	1	90	0	0	-	90	-	-	1. FC Nürnberg
FW	Hans Schäfer	October 19, 1927	3	1	222	1	0	42	90	-	90	1. FC Köln
MF	Erich Schanko	October 4, 1919	2	0	180	0	0	90	-	-	90	Borussia Dortmund
GK	Toni Turek	January 18, 1919	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Fortuna Düsseldorf
FW	Ottmar Walter	March 6, 1924	3	1	239	0	1	90	-	90	59	1. FC Kaiserslautern
FW	Fritz Walter	October 31, 1920	3	2	211	1	0	90	-	90	31	1. FC Kaiserslautern

 Saar

Head coach: Helmut Schön

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on					Club
FW	Jakob Balzert	January 6, 1918	2	0	180	0	0	-	90	90	-	1. FC Saarbrücken
MF	Karl Berg	January 12, 1921	2	0	>110	1	1	?	65	-	-	1. FC Saarbrücken
DF	Nikolaus Biewer	January 24, 1924	3	0	270	0	0	-	90	90	90	1. FC Saarbrücken
FW	Herbert Binkert	September 3, 1923	2	1	180	0	0	90	-	-	90	1. FC Saarbrücken
MF	Kurt Clemens	November 7, 1925	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Saar 05
FW	Helmut Fottner	December 24, 1927	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	90	-	Saar 05
DF	Albert Keck	August 4, 1930	2	0	180	0	0	90	-	-	90	1. FC Saarbrücken
FW	Herbert Martin	August 29, 1925	4	1	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	1. FC Saarbrücken
MF	Peter Momber	January 4, 1921	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	1. FC Saarbrücken
FW	Werner Otto	January 3, 1929	4	1	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	1. FC Saarbrücken
MF	Waldemar Philippi	April 13, 1929	4	0	>315	1	0	90	90	90	?	1. FC Saarbrücken
DF	Theodor Puff	November 21, 1927	3	0	>180	1	0	?	90	90	-	1. FC Saarbrücken
FW	Karl Schirra	October 16, 1928	2	0	180	0	0	90	-	-		Borussia Neunkirchen
											90	1. FC Saarbrücken
FW	Gerhard Siedl	March 22, 1929	4	1	360	0	0	90				Borussia Neunkirchen
									90	90	90	1. FC Saarbrücken
GK	Erwin Strempel	January 6, 1924	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	1. FC Saarbrücken

 Norway

Head coach: Willibald Hahn

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on					Club
FW	Asbjørn Andersen	December 31, 1922	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	Vålerenga
DF	Arne Bakker	February 18, 1930	0	0	0	0	0	B	-	-	-	Asker Fotball
FW	Knut Dahlen	September 28, 1922	1	1	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	Raufoss IL
FW	Gunnar Dybwad	August 21, 1928	3	0	243	1	0	-	63	90	90	Steinkjer FK
GK	Olaf Førli	July 20, 1920	1	0	90	0	0	90	B	B	B	Larvik Turn
FW	Willy Fossli	July 8, 1931	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	Asker Fotball
DF|align="left"| Knut Gudem		0	0	0	0	0	-	B	-	-
GK	Asbjørn Hansen	May 29, 1930	3	0	270	0	0	B	90	90	90	Sparta
DF	Oddvar Hansen	April 11, 1921	3	0	270	0	0	-	90	90	90	Brann
FW	Harald Hennum	May 29, 1928	3	1	270	0	0	90	90	90	B	Skeid
MF	Thor Hernes	August 15, 1926	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Lyn
DF	Erik Holmberg	May 24, 1922	2	0	151	0	1	90	-	B	61	Fredrikstad FK
FW	Ragnar Hvidsten	December 3, 1926	1	0	90	0	0	-	B	B	90	Skeid Fotball
DF	Harry Boye Karlsen	March 14, 1921	3	0	209	1	0	B	90	90	29	Larvik Turn
DF	Yngve Karlsen	February 28, 1930	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	Sandefjord Ballklubb
FW	Kjell Kristiansen	March 19, 1925	0	0	0	0	0	B	-	-	-	Asker Fotball
FW	Arne Natland	May 22, 1927	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	B	B	Eik-Tønsberg
FW	Hans Nordahl	April 29, 1918	2	1	180	0	0	-	-	90	90	Skeid Fotball
FW	Leif Olsen	August 15, 1927	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	-	-	Vålerenga
MF	Thorleif Olsen	November 15, 1921	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Vålerenga
FW	Willy Olsen	January 25, 1921	1	0	90	0	0	B	-	90	-	Fredrikstad FK
MF	Thorbjørn Svenssen	April 22, 1924	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Sandefjord Ballklubb
FW	Gunnar Thoresen	July 21, 1920	4	1	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Larvik Turn

External links

• FIFA official page
• RSSSF - 1954 World Cup Qualification
• Allworldcup