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The 1954 FIFA World Cup was the fifth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football tournament for senior men's national teams of the nations affiliated to FIFA. It was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerland was selected as the host country in July 1946.[1] At the tournament several all-time records for goal-scoring were set, including the highest average number of goals scored per game. The tournament was won by Hungary, who defeated tournament favourites Germany 3–2 in the final for their first World Cup title. Uruguay the defending champions were eliminated by World Cup finalist Hungary and would lose to South Korea in a third place match.
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Fussball-Weltmeisterschaft Schweiz 1954 (German) Championnat du Monde de Football Suisse 1954 (French) Campionato mondiale di calcio Svizzera 1954 (Italian) Campiunadis mundials da ballape Svizra 1954 (Romansh) | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Switzerland |
Dates | 16 June – 4 July |
Teams | 12 (from 4 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Hungary (1st title) |
Runners-up | Germany |
Third place | South Korea |
Fourth place | Uruguay |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 20 |
Goals scored | 140 (7 per match) |
Attendance | 768,607 (38,430 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Sándor Kocsis (11 goals) |
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