# 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. Dates : 24/6/1953-28/3/1954

## 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 | — |

### 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 - ? - 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: 45000 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 |
| FW | Karl Schirra | October 16, 1928 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | | | | 90 | 1. FC Saarbrücken |
| FW | Gerhard Siedl | March 22, 1929 | 4 | 1 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | | | | Borussia Neunkirchen |
| FW | Gerhard Siedl | March 22, 1929 | 4 | 1 | 360 | 0 | 0 | | 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 |
| | 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 |