Football World Cup 1954 / Uruguay
This article covers the Uruguayan national soccer team at the 1954 World Cup .
qualification
As the defending champion, Uruguay was automatically qualified.
Uruguayan contingent
Games of the Uruguayan team
Preliminary round
rank | country | Gates | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Austria | 6-0 | 4th |
2 | Uruguay | 9-0 | 4th |
3 | Czechoslovakia | 0: 7 | 0 |
4th | Scotland | 0: 8 | 0 |
Stadium: Wankdorfstadion ( Bern )
Spectators: 20,500
Referee: Ellis ( England )
Goals: 1-0 Míguez (72nd), 2-0 Schiaffino (81st)
Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium ( Basel )
Spectators: 43,000
Referee: Orlandini ( Italy )
Goals: 1-0 Borges (17th), 2-0 Míguez (30th), 3-0 Borges (47th), 4-0 Abbadie (54th), 5-0 Borges (57th), 6-0 Míguez (83.), Abbadie (85.) 7-0
The reigning world champion Uruguay was able to assert itself as expected in Group III as second. 2-0 against the Czechoslovaks and a 7-0 against the overwhelmed Scots were enough for the quarter-finals. Even the strong Austrians left nothing to be desired. Scotland were defeated 1-0 and Czechoslovakia 5-0. After the end of the games, Austria was determined by drawing lots to be the group winner in Group 3.
Quarter finals
35,000 | St. Jakob Stadium ( Basel ) | Uruguay | England | Steiner ( Austria ) | 4: 2 (2: 1) | 1: 0 Borges (5th) 1: 1 Lofthouse (16th) 2: 1 Varela (39th) 3: 1 Schiaffino (46th) 3: 2 Finney (67th) 4: 2 Ambrois (78th) |
World champions Uruguay met England in the next game, who with their old-fashioned style of play lost 4-2 to the tech-savvy Urus. Despite players like Matthews, Wright, and Lofthouse, it turned out that the motherland of football was not up to date.
Semifinals
37,000 | Stade Olympique de la Pontaise ( Lausanne ) | Hungary | Uruguay | Griffiths ( Wales ) | 4: 2 n.V. (2: 2, 1: 0) | 1: 0 Czibor (13th) 2: 0 Hidegkuti (46th) 2: 1 Hohberg (75th) 2: 2 Hohberg (86th) 3: 2 Kocsis (111th) 4: 2 Kocsis (116th) |
As expected, the alleged changing of the guard of the reigning world champions Uruguay by Hungary in the second semi-final match. The Hungarians were already leading 2-0, but they had to accept 2-2 in regular time. In extra time, however, the Hungarians' art of playing prevailed. Striker Kocsis was unstoppable and shot the favorites with two goals for a 4-2 success in the final.
3rd place match
35,000 | Hardturm ( Zurich ) | Austria | Uruguay | Wyssling ( Switzerland ) | 3: 1 (1: 1) | 1: 0 Stojaspal (16th) 11m 1: 1 Hohberg (22nd) 2: 1 Cruz (59th) ET 3: 1 Ocffekt (89th) |
In the game for third place, Uruguay had to pay tribute to the 120-minute match against Hungary. Austria won the mediocre match 3: 1.