# 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2

The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner Belgium qualified for the fifth FIFA World Cup held in Switzerland.

## Table and Matches

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| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | | | | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1. | Belgium | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 7 | X | 2:0 | 2:2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| 2. | Sweden | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 3 | 2:3 | X | 4:0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 3. | Finland | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 2 | 2:4 | 3:3 | X | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Belgium qualified.

## Team stats
### Belgium

Head coach: Bill Gormlie (first and second match); Doug Livingstone (third and fourth match)
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played | Goals | Minutes played | Sub off | Sub on | | | | | Club |
| FW | Léopold Anoul | August 19, 1922 | 4 | 2 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | FC Liégeois |
| MF | Fernand Blaise | February 7, 1925 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | B | - | - | Standard Liège |
| FW | Mathieu Bollen | December 31, 1928 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | Waterschei Thor |
| MF | Louis Carré | January 7, 1925 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | FC Liégeois |
| FW | Henri Coppens | April 29, 1930 | 4 | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Beerschot VAV |
| GK | François Daenen | August 18, 1919 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | B | 90 | 90 | B | FC Tilleur |
| DF | Henri Dirickx | July 7, 1927 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | B | B | 90 | Union Saint-Gilloise |
| DF | Marcel Dries | September 19, 1929 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | B | 90 | 90 | B | Berchem Sport |
| GK | Léopold Gernaey | February 25, 1927 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | B | 90 | AS Oostende |
| MF | Joseph Givard | May 7, 1923 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | Standard Liège |
| FW | Augustin Janssens | September 24, 1930 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | Union Saint-Gilloise |
| FW | Victor Lemberechts | May 18, 1924 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | KV Mechelen |
| MF | Robert Maertens | January 24, 1930 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | FC Antwerp |
| MF | Victor Mees | January 27, 1927 | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | B | 90 | 90 | 90 | FC Antwerp |
| FW | Joseph Mermans | February 16, 1922 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | B | B | B | RSC Anderlecht |
| GK | Armand Seghers | June 21, 1926 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | B | - | - | AA Gent |
| FW | Jean Straetmans | June 13, 1930 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | B | 90 | - | - | White Star AC |
| DF | Alfons Van Brandt | June 24, 1927 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Lierse SK |
| FW | Fernand Van Gestel | January 20, 1930 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | Lyra TSV |
| MF | Robert Van Kerkhoven | October 1, 1924 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | B | B | B | B | Daring Bruxelles |

### Sweden

Head coach: Putte Kock
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played | Goals | Minutes played | Sub off | Sub on | | | | | Club |
| FW | Hans Andersson | | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | 90 | |
| | Jan Aronsson | | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | Degerfors IF |
| FW | Sylve Bengtsson | July 2, 1930 | 1 | 1 | 90 | | | 90 | | | | Halmstad BK |
| DF | Orvar Bergmark | November 16, 1930 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Örebro SK |
| FW | Lars Eriksson | | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | Degerfors IF |
| MF | Bengt Gustavsson | January 13, 1928 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | IFK Norrköping |
| FW | Kurt Hamrin | November 19, 1934 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | AIK |
| FW | Lennart Holmqvist | | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | IFK Norrköping |
| DF | Gösta Lindh | August 8, 1924 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Örebro SK |
| FW | Gösta Löfgren | August 29, 1923 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | Motala AIF |
| FW | Hans Persson | 1929 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | Helsingborgs IF |
| DF | Lennart Samuelsson | July 7, 1924 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | IF Elfsborg |
| FW | Gösta Sandberg | August 6, 1932 | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | Djurgårdens IF |
| DF | Sune Sandbring | April 10, 1928 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | Malmö FF |
| FW | Nils-Åke Sandell | February 5, 1927 | 2 | 4 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | Malmö FF |
| FW | Herbert Sandin | | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | IFK Norrköping |
| FW | Arne Selmosson | March 29, 1931 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | Jönköpings Södra IF |
| GK | Kalle Svensson | November 11, 1925 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Hälsingborgs IF |
| MF | Sven-Ove Svensson | 1922 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Hälsingborgs IF |
| MF | Henry Tillberg | | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | Malmo FF | |

### Finland

Head coach: Aatos Lehtonen
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played | Goals | Minutes played | Sub off | Sub on | | | | | Club |
| FW | Rainer Forss | October 20, 1930 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | Pyrkivä Turku |
| FW | Matti Hiltunen | January 26, 1933 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | Koparit |
| GK | Matti Jokinen | November 8, 1928 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | Vasa IFK |
| GK | Aarre Klinga | March 20, 1930 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | KIF Helsinki |
| DF | Pekka Kupiainen | November 25, 1929 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | KTP Kotka |
| FW | Olavi Lahtinen | January 5, 1929 | 4 | 1 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | HJK Helsinki |
| MF | Martti Laitinen | August 2, 1925 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | Helsingin Ponnistus |
| MF | Lauri Lehtinen | August 19, 1927 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | HJK Helsinki |
| FW | Kalevi Lehtovirta | February 20, 1928 | 4 | 3 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | /2 TPS Turku |
| DF | Åke Lindman | January 11, 1928 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | /2 HIFK |
| DF | Kurt Martin | March 13, 1923 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Vasa IFK |
| FW | Stig-Göran Myntti | August 6, 1925 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | Vasa IFK |
| DF | Sulo Parkkinen | April 24, 1930 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | KTP Kotka |
| MF | Seppo Pelkonen | March 13, 1930 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | KuPS |
| DF | Aimo Pulkkinen | June 14, 1928 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | FC Haka |
| FW | Nils Rikberg | March 29, 1928 | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | /2 ÅIFK Turku |
| GK | Mauno Rintanen | November 28, 1925 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | HJK Helsinki |
| FW | Aulis Rytkönen | January 5, 1929 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | Toulouse FC |
| DF | Reino Suojanen | September 3, 1925 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | Pyrkivä Turku |
| FW | Jorma Vaihela | September 30, 1925 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | 90 | RU-38 Pori |
* 1 2 3 The number indicates the league the team played in that year.