Talk:1954 FIFA World Cup qualification

Moved

Moved per consensus. --Pkchan 13:29, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

question ?

why FIFA rejected the entries of Iceland, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Cuba, South Vietnam and India ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Blain Toddi (talk • contribs) 07:20, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

I also did not know but this is interesting. Metufit (talk) 08:50, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Austria

Austria's 1^st appearance was in 1934 and they were a joiint team with Germany in 1938. Would 1938 not count for an appearance? 76.68.37.245 (talk) 02:22, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

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--JeffGBot (talk) 17:59, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

Elimination of Spanish team

Spain's non-qualification was unexpeceted. Spain an Turkey were the only two teams in group 6. After a 4-1 victory of Spain in Madrid (January 6th, 1954), Turkey won 1-0 in Istanbul (March 14th, 1954). There were no rules given regarding "better goal difference". On March 17th, there a third match, played in Rome, ended with a 2-2-tie (after over time). Coin toss of Italian Referee Georgio Bernadi was putting Turkey through to Switzerland. Apropos, Spanish team was the first which was eliminated by a coin toss. --213.225.1.227 (talk) 11:18, 29 November 2016 (UTC).

It is interesting after previously in 1934 (Belgium and Ireland) and in 1938 (Poland and Yugoslavia) the goal average system was used. In the next qualifications, like all Morocco-Tunisia trials, the coin toss or drawing of lots was also used, but only after teams were tied on goal average or goal difference, and of course points. Maybe anyone will know? Metufit (talk) 08:55, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Substitution of injured players

In the qualification, the FIFA allowed substitution of injured players. In a letter from September 16th, 1953, to the National Associations affiliated to the F .I .F .A . taking part in the Qualifying Competition, it's written:

» The Regulations governing the World Championship - Jules Rimet Cup 1954 do not forbid formally the substitution of injured players. In accordance with the recommendation of the Referees' Committee of the F .I .F .A . substitution of injured players has therefore been tolerated. This recommendatión provides that the goalkeeper can be replaced during the whole match and another player up to half-time if they have been injured during the match and are unable to continue to play. This substitution is only permitted, however, if both Associations concerned agree. We would like to inform you that the Bureau of the Organising Committee shall inform the Committee of this question at its next meeting to be held on November 16, 1953. Until that date the above arrangement shall be tolerated. On the other hand no substitution of injured players shall be permitted for the matches of the Final Competition. «   --213.225.38.186 (talk) 15:13, 28 November 2016 (UTC).

Ireland teams

Didn't both Ireland teams play as just 'Ireland' until 1970 or so? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 37.173.183.53 (talk) 22:24, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

No. FIFA stopped both doing so in 1953, although the IFA team continued in the British Championship to play as Ireland on the (debatable) basis that a 1923 FIFA ruling (FIFA non interference in relations between the four UK FAs) permitted this exception to its 1953 ruling. See Ireland national football team (1882–1950)#End of the era. jnestorius^(talk) 03:14, 10 December 2022 (UTC)