1954 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18

1954 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18

Tournament details
Host country	West Germany
Dates	10–19 April
Teams	18
Final positions
Champions	Spain (2nd title)
Runners-up	West Germany
Third place	Argentina
Fourth place	Turkey
← 1953 1955 →

The FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18 1954 Final Tournament was held in West Germany. It was the last time the FIFA was organiser, from next year on, the UEFA would take over.

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

•  Argentina (invited)
•  Austria
•  Belgium
•  East Germany
•  England
•  France
•  West Germany (host)
•  Hungary
•  Luxembourg
•  Netherlands
•  Northern Ireland
•  Portugal
•  Republic of Ireland
•  Saar
•  Spain
•   Switzerland
•  Turkey
•  Yugoslavia

Group stage

Group 1

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina	3	3	0	0	13	1	+12	6
East Germany	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	3
Netherlands	3	0	2	1	3	11	–8	2
France	3	0	1	2	4	8	–4	1

11 April	East Germany	3–1	France
12 April	Argentina	8–0	Netherlands
14 April	Netherlands	2–2	France
	Argentina	2–0	East Germany
15 April	Argentina	3–1	France
	Netherlands	1–1	East Germany

Group 2

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	3	3	0	0	11	1	+10	6
Yugoslavia	3	1	1	1	3	4	–1	3
Portugal	3	0	2	1	3	9	–6	2
Republic of Ireland	3	0	1	2	4	7	–3	1

11 April	Spain	2–0	Yugoslavia
	Portugal	2–2	Republic of Ireland
13 April	Spain	3–1	Republic of Ireland
	Yugoslavia	1–1	Portugal
14 April	Spain	6–0	Portugal
	Yugoslavia	2–1	Republic of Ireland

Group 3

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Turkey	4	3	1	0	7	1	+6	7
Belgium	4	2	1	1	5	7	–2	5
Luxembourg	4	1	2	1	4	4	0	4
Austria	4	1	1	2	8	8	0	3
Switzerland	4	0	1	3	3	7	–4	1

10 April	Belgium	0–0	Luxembourg
	Austria	4–2	Switzerland
11 April	Luxembourg	3–2	Austria
	Turkey	4–0	Belgium
12 April	Turkey	1–0	Switzerland
13 April	Belgium	3–2	Austria
	Luxembourg	0–0	Switzerland
14 April	Turkey	2–1	Luxembourg
15 April	Turkey	0–0	Austria
	Belgium	2–1	Switzerland

Group 4

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
West Germany	4	3	1	0	16	4	+12	7
Hungary	4	3	0	1	16	5	+11	6
England	4	1	2	1	9	6	–3	4
Saar	4	1	1	2	4	14	–10	3
Northern Ireland	4	0	0	4	4	20	–16	0

10 April	Hungary	6–0	Saar
	England	5–0	Northern Ireland
11 April	Hungary	3–1	England
	West Germany	6–1	Saar
12 April	West Germany	6–1	Northern Ireland
13 April	Hungary	7–2	Northern Ireland
	England	1–1	Saar
14 April	West Germany	2–0	Hungary
15 April	England	2–2	West Germany
	Saar	2–1	Northern Ireland

Semifinals

Places 13-16

Places 9-12

Places 5-8

Places 1-4

Final Matches

Seventeenth Place Match

Fifteenth Place Match

Thirteenth Place Match

Eleventh Place Match

Ninth Place Match

Seventh-place match

Fifth-place match

Third place match

Final

1954 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18
Spain Second title

External links

• Results by RSSSF