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
Norway vs Saarland Norway2 — 3(final score after 90 minutes) SaarlandManager: 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:WednesdayJune 24, 1953
Kick off:?
Venue:Bislett stadion, Oslo
Attendance: 28000
Referee:J Bronkhorst
Assistants:?
Match rules:90 minutesone injured player can besubstituted before half timeManager: 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 Norway1 — 1(final score after 90 minutes) West GermanyManager: 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:WednesdayAugust 19, 1953
Kick off:?
Venue:Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
Attendance: 32266
Referee:W. B. Aussum
Assistants:?
Match rules:90 minutesone injured player can besubstituted before half timeManager: 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 Germany3 — 0(final score after 90 minutes) SaarlandManager: 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:SundayOctober 11, 1953
Kick off:?
Venue:Neckarstadion, Stuttgart
Attendance: 50000
Referee:Karel van der Meer
Assistants:?
Match rules:90 minutesone injured player can besubstituted before half timeManager: 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 Saarland0 — 0(final score after 90 minutes) NorwayManager: 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:SundayNovember 8, 1953
Kick off:?
Venue:Ludwigsparkstadion, Saarbrücken
Attendance: 45000
Referee:Leo Horn
Assistants:?
Match rules:90 minutesone injured player can besubstituted before half timeManager: 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 Germany5 — 1(final score after 90 minutes) NorwayManager: 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:SundayNovember 22, 1953
Kick off:?
Venue:Volksparkstadion, Hamburg
Attendance: 76000
Referee:Archer Luty
Assistants:?
Match rules:90 minutesone injured player can besubstituted before half timeManager: 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 Saarland1 — 3(final score after 90 minutes) West GermanyManager: 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:SundayMarch 28, 1954
Kick off:?
Venue:Ludwigsparkstadion, Saarbrücken
Attendance: 53000
Referee:Jan Bronkhorst
Assistants:?
Match rules:90 minutesone injured player can besubstituted before half timeManager: 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
Head coach: Sepp Herberger Pos.PlayerDoBGamesplayedGoalsMinutesplayedSub offSub onClub 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
Head coach: Helmut Schön Pos.PlayerDoBGamesplayedGoalsMinutesplayedSub offSub onClub 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 90 1. FC Saarbrücken FW Gerhard Siedl March 22, 1929 4 1 360 0 0 90 Borussia Neunkirchen 90 90 90 1. FC Saarbrücken GK Erwin Strempel January 6, 1924 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 1. FC Saarbrücken
Head coach: Willibald Hahn Pos.PlayerDoBGamesplayedGoalsMinutesplayedSub offSub onClub 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
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