Football World Cup 1954 / Belgium

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This article covers the Belgian national football team at the 1954 World Cup .

qualification

rank country Gates Points
1 BelgiumBelgium Belgium 11: 6 7th
2 SwedenSweden Sweden 9: 8 3
3 FinlandFinland Finland 7:13 2
Finland - Belgium 2: 4
Sweden - Belgium 2: 3
Belgium - Finland 2: 2
Belgium - Sweden 2-0

Belgian contingent

Number / name Association at the time birthday International matches
goalkeeper
1  Léopold Gernaey BelgiumBelgium KV Ostend 02/25/1927 7th
12  Charles Geerts BelgiumBelgium VAV Beerschot October 29, 1930 0
17th  Raymond Ausloos BelgiumBelgium White Star AC 05/15/1928 0
Defense
2  Marcel Dries BelgiumBelgium Berchem Sport 09/19/1929 7th
3  Alfons Van Brandt BelgiumBelgium Lierse SK 06/24/1927 18th
4th  Constant Huysmans BelgiumBelgium VAV Beerschot 10/11/1928 5
13  Henri Diricx BelgiumBelgium Union Saint-Gilloise 07/07/1927 13
18th  Jef Van Der Linden BelgiumBelgium Royal Antwerp 11/02/1927 0
midfield
5  Louis Carré BelgiumBelgium RFC Liege 07/01/1925 39
6th  Vic Mees BelgiumBelgium Royal Antwerp 04/22/1927 31
7th  Jozef Vliers BelgiumBelgium VAV Beerschot December 18, 1932
14th  Robert Van Kerkhoven BelgiumBelgium Royal Daring Club December 01, 1924 5
19th  Jo Backaert BelgiumBelgium Sporting Charleroi 08/05/1921 0
20th  Bob Maertens BelgiumBelgium Royal Antwerp 01/24/1930 11
21st  Jean van Steen BelgiumBelgium RSC Anderlecht 06/02/1929 5
attack
8th  Denis Houf BelgiumBelgium Standard Liege 02/16/1932 0
9  Henri Coppens BelgiumBelgium VAV Beerschot 04/29/1930 32
10  Léopold Anoul BelgiumBelgium RFC Liege 08/19/1922 45
11  Joseph Mermans BelgiumBelgium RSC Anderlecht 02/16/1922 45
15th  Hippolyte Van den Bosch BelgiumBelgium RSC Anderlecht 04/30/1926 2
16  Pieter Van Den Bosch BelgiumBelgium RSC Anderlecht 10/31/1927 0
22nd  Luc Van Hoyweghen BelgiumBelgium Royal Daring Club 1929 0
Trainer
  ScotlandScotland Dugald Livingstone   02/25/1898

Belgian team matches

Preliminary round

rank country Gates Points
1 EnglandEngland England 6: 4 3
2 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 2: 3 2
3 ItalyItaly Italy 5: 3 2
4th BelgiumBelgium Belgium 5: 8 1
  • EnglandEngland England - Belgium 4: 4 aet (3: 3, 2: 1)BelgiumBelgium

Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium ( Basel )

Spectators: 40,000

Referee: Schmetzer ( BR Germany )

Goals: 0: 1 Anoul (5th), 1: 1 Broadis (26th), 2: 1 Lofthouse (36th), 3: 1 Broadis (63rd), 3: 2 Coppens (67th), 3: 3 Anoul (73rd), 4: 3 Lofthouse (91st), 4: 4 Dickinson (94th) ET

  • ItalyItaly Italy - Belgium 4: 1 (1: 0)BelgiumBelgium

Stadium: Stadio di Cornaredo ( Lugano )

Spectators: 26,000

Referee: Steiner ( Austria )

Goals: 1: 0 Pandolfini (41.) 11m , 2: 0 Galli (48.), 3: 0 Frignani (58.), 4: 0 Lorenzi (78.), 4: 1 Anoul (81.)

It was exciting in Group IV. England achieved a 4: 4 n.V. against Belgium and the 2: 0 over Switzerland, which in turn defeated Italy 2: 1. But since Italy knocked out the Belgians 4-1, the Confederates and the Azzurri had to go into the playoff. The hosts won a convincing 4-1 victory over their southern neighbors in Basel.