Edition 5 of 22 Switzerland16 teams26 matches
1954 SWITZERLAND
The Miracle of Bern. West Germany beat the unbeatable Magical Magyars in the rain.
The Final
How it ended
1954-07-04 · Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
Attendance
62,500
Referee
William Ling (ENG)
Venue
Wankdorf Stadium
City
Bern
Top four
- 1West Germany ✦
- 2Hungary
- 3Austria
- 4Uruguay
Individual honours
Awards
⚽
Golden Boot
Sándor Kocsis
HUN
11 goals
◉
Golden Ball
Introduced 1982
✦
Golden Glove
Introduced 1994
The numbers
By the figures
16
Teams
26
Matches
140
Goals
5.38 per game
768,607
Attendance
avg 29,561
The tournament
Format, mascot, ball
Format
Group stage + knockout
Dates
1954-06-16
→ 1954-07-04
Match ball
Swiss World Champion
Poster
Charles Hug — Geneva fountain motif
Source
Wikipedia ↗
Footnote
Highest goals-per-match average in World Cup history (5.38). Hungary's Aranycsapat — the Golden Team of Puskás — lost their only competitive match in four years.
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