1954 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18

1954 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18
Tournament details
Host countryWest Germany
Dates10–19 April
Teams18
Final positions
Champions Spain (2nd title)
Runners-up West Germany
Third place Argentina
Fourth place Turkey

The FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18 1954 Final Tournament was held in West Germany. It was the last time that FIFA was going to arrange the tournament, from next year on, the UEFA would take over.

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

  •  Argentina (invited)
  •  Austria
  •  Belgium
  •  East Germany
  •  England
  •  France
  •  West Germany (host)
  •  Hungary
  •  Luxembourg
  •  Netherlands
  •  Northern Ireland
  •  Portugal
  •  Republic of Ireland
  •  Saarland
  •  Spain
  •   Switzerland
  •  Turkey
  •  Yugoslavia

Group stage

Group 1

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 3 3 0 0 13 1 +12 6
 East Germany 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3
 Netherlands 3 0 2 1 3 11 –8 2
 France 3 0 1 2 4 8 –4 1


11 April East Germany  3–1  France
12 April Argentina  8–0  Netherlands
14 April Netherlands  2–2  France
Argentina  2–0  East Germany
15 April Argentina  3–1  France
Netherlands  1–1  East Germany

Group 2

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 6
 Yugoslavia 3 1 1 1 3 4 –1 3
 Portugal 3 0 2 1 3 9 –6 2
 Republic of Ireland 3 0 1 2 4 7 –3 1


11 April Spain  2–0  Yugoslavia
Portugal  2–2  Republic of Ireland
13 April Spain  3–1  Republic of Ireland
Yugoslavia  1–1  Portugal
14 April Spain  6–0  Portugal
Yugoslavia  2–1  Republic of Ireland

Group 3

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Turkey 4 3 1 0 7 1 +6 7
 Belgium 4 2 1 1 5 7 –2 5
 Luxembourg 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 4
 Austria 4 1 1 2 8 8 0 3
  Switzerland 4 0 1 3 3 7 –4 1


10 April Belgium  0–0  Luxembourg
Austria  4–2   Switzerland
11 April Luxembourg  3–2  Austria
Turkey  4–0  Belgium
12 April Turkey  1–0   Switzerland
13 April Belgium  3–2  Austria
Luxembourg  0–0   Switzerland
14 April Turkey  2–1  Luxembourg
15 April Turkey  0–0  Austria
Belgium  2–1   Switzerland

Group 4

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 West Germany 4 3 1 0 16 4 +12 7
 Hungary 4 3 0 1 16 5 +11 6
 England 4 1 2 1 9 6 –3 4
 Saarland 4 1 1 2 4 14 –10 3
 Northern Ireland 4 0 0 4 4 20 –16 0


10 April Hungary  6–0  Saarland
England  5–0  Northern Ireland
11 April Hungary  3–1  England
West Germany  6–1  Saarland
12 April West Germany  6–1  Northern Ireland
13 April Hungary  7–2  Northern Ireland
England  1–1  Saarland
14 April West Germany  2–0  Hungary
15 April England  2–2  West Germany
Saarland  2–1  Northern Ireland

Semifinals

Places 13-16

Saarland 2 – 0 Austria
France 2 – 0 Republic of Ireland
Engers

Places 9-12

Luxembourg 2 – 0 England
Bad Neuenahr
Netherlands 4 – 2 Portugal

Places 5-8

Hungary 3 – 1 Belgium
Köln-Kalk
Yugoslavia 3 – 1 East Germany

Places 1-4

Spain 1 – 0 Argentina
West Germany 2 – 1 Turkey

Final Matches

Seventeenth Place Match

Switzerland 2 – 0 Northern Ireland

Fifteenth Place Match

Austria 3 – 0 Republic of Ireland

Thirteenth Place Match

Saarland 3 – 0 France
Siegburg

Eleventh Place Match

Portugal 2 – 0 England

Ninth Place Match

Luxembourg 5 – 0
Regulatory Score		 Netherlands

Seventh Place Match

East Germany 3 – 2 Belgium

Fifth Place Match

Hungary 1 – 0 Yugoslavia

Third place match

Argentina 1 – 0 Turkey

Final

Spain 2 – 2 (aet)
Spain win based on better Goal Average during the group stage.		 West Germany


 1954 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18 

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