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
| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | West Germany (Q)
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4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +9 | 7 | Qualification to World Cup | — | 3–0 | 5–1 | |
| 2 | Saar
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4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −4 | 3 | 1–3 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 3 | Norway
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4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −5 | 2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | — |
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Norway vs Saarland
| Norway
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2 — 3 (final score after 90 minutes) |
Saarland
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Manager:  Willibald Hahn
Team:
Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes:
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Half-time: Competition: Date: Kick off: Venue: Attendance: Referee: Assistants: Match rules: |
Manager: Helmut Schön
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Norway vs West Germany
| Norway
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1 — 1 (final score after 90 minutes) |
West Germany
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| Manager: Willibald Hahn
Team:
Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes:
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Half-time: Competition: Date: Kick off: Venue: Attendance: Referee: Assistants: Match rules: |
Manager: Sepp Herberger
Team:
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West Germany vs Saarland
| West Germany
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3 — 0 (final score after 90 minutes) |
Saarland
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| Manager: Sepp Herberger
Team:
Substitutes:
Unused Substitutes:
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Half-time: Competition: Date: Kick off: Venue: Attendance: Referee: Assistants: Match rules: |
Manager: Helmut Schön
Team:
Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes:
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Saarland vs Norway
| Saarland
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0 — 0 (final score after 90 minutes) |
Norway
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| Manager: Helmut Schön
Team:
Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes:
Scorers:
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Half-time: Competition: Date: Kick off: Venue: Attendance: Assistants: Match rules: |
Manager: Willibald Hahn
Team:
Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes:
Scorers:
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West Germany vs Norway
| West Germany
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5 — 1 (final score after 90 minutes) |
Norway
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| Manager: Sepp Herberger
Team:
Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes:
Scorers:
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Half-time: Competition: Date: Kick off: Venue: Attendance: Referee: Assistants: Match rules: |
Manager: Willibald Hahn
Team:
Substitutes:
Unused Substitutes:
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Saarland vs West Germany
| Saarland
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1 — 3 (final score after 90 minutes) |
West Germany
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| Manager: Helmut Schön
Team:
Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes:
Scorers:
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Half-time: Competition: Date: Kick off: Venue: Attendance: Referee: Assistants: Match rules: |
Manager: Sepp Herberger
Team:
Substitutes:
Unused Substitutes:
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(*) shortly after half time
(**) after a handball by Erich Schanko
Team stats
Germany
Head coach: Sepp Herberger
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played |
Goals | Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on |
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Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Horst Eckel | February 8, 1932 | 3 | 0 | 232 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 52 | 90 | - | 1. FC Kaiserslautern
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| DF | Herbert Erhardt | July 6, 1930 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | SpVgg Fürth
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| MF | Richard Gottinger | June 4, 1926 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 0 | - | 38 | - | - | SpVgg Fürth
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| FW | Richard Herrmann | January 20, 1923 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | FSV Frankfurt
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| DF | Werner Kohlmeyer | April 19, 1924 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern
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| MF | Werner Liebrich | January 18, 1927 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern
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| MF | Karl Mai | July 27, 1928 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | SpVgg Fürth
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| FW | Karl-Heinz Metzner | January 9, 1923 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | Hessen Kassel
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| FW | Max Morlock | May 11, 1925 | 4 | 6 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 1. FC Nürnberg
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| FW | Alfred Pfaff | July 16, 1926 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 48 | - | - | - | Eintracht Frankfurt
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| MF | Jupp Posipal | June 20, 1927 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Hamburger SV
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| FW | Helmut Rahn | August 16, 1929 | 4 | 1 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Rot-Weiss Essen
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| DF | Erich Retter | February 17, 1925 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | VfB Stuttgart
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| FW | Josef Röhrig | February 28, 1925 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | 1. FC Köln
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| FW | Horst Schade | July 10, 1922 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | 1. FC Nürnberg
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| FW | Hans Schäfer | October 19, 1927 | 3 | 1 | 222 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 90 | - | 90 | 1. FC Köln
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| MF | Erich Schanko | October 4, 1919 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | 90 | Borussia Dortmund
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| GK | Toni Turek | January 18, 1919 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Fortuna Düsseldorf
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| FW | Ottmar Walter | March 6, 1924 | 3 | 1 | 239 | 0 | 1 | 90 | - | 90 | 59 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern
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| FW | Fritz Walter | October 31, 1920 | 3 | 2 | 211 | 1 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | 31 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern
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Saar
Head coach: Helmut Schön
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played |
Goals | Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on |
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Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Jakob Balzert | January 6, 1918 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | 1. FC Saarbrücken
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| MF | Karl Berg | January 12, 1921 | 2 | 0 | >110 | 1 | 1 | ? | 65 | - | - | 1. FC Saarbrücken
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| DF | Nikolaus Biewer | January 24, 1924 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | 1. FC Saarbrücken
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| FW | Herbert Binkert | September 3, 1923 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | 90 | 1. FC Saarbrücken
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| MF | Kurt Clemens | November 7, 1925 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Saar 05
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| FW | Helmut Fottner | December 24, 1927 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | Saar 05
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| DF | Albert Keck | August 4, 1930 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | 90 | 1. FC Saarbrücken
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| FW | Herbert Martin | August 29, 1925 | 4 | 1 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 1. FC Saarbrücken
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| MF | Peter Momber | January 4, 1921 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 1. FC Saarbrücken
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| FW | Werner Otto | January 3, 1929 | 4 | 1 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 1. FC Saarbrücken
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| MF | Waldemar Philippi | April 13, 1929 | 4 | 0 | >315 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ? | 1. FC Saarbrücken
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| DF | Theodor Puff | November 21, 1927 | 3 | 0 | >180 | 1 | 0 | ? | 90 | 90 | - | 1. FC Saarbrücken
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| FW | Karl Schirra | October 16, 1928 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | Borussia Neunkirchen
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| 90 | 1. FC Saarbrücken
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| FW | Gerhard Siedl | March 22, 1929 | 4 | 1 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | Borussia Neunkirchen
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| 90 | 90 | 90 | 1. FC Saarbrücken
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| GK | Erwin Strempel | January 6, 1924 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 1. FC Saarbrücken
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Norway
Head coach: Willibald Hahn
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played |
Goals | Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on |
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Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Asbjørn Andersen | December 31, 1922 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | Vålerenga
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| DF | Arne Bakker | February 18, 1930 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | B | - | - | - | Asker Fotball
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| FW | Knut Dahlen | September 28, 1922 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | Raufoss IL
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| FW | Gunnar Dybwad | August 21, 1928 | 3 | 0 | 243 | 1 | 0 | - | 63 | 90 | 90 | Steinkjer FK
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| GK | Olaf Førli | July 20, 1920 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | B | B | B | Larvik Turn
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| FW | Willy Fossli | July 8, 1931 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | Asker Fotball
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| Knut Gudem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | B | - | - | |||
| GK | Asbjørn Hansen | May 29, 1930 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | B | 90 | 90 | 90 | Sparta
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| DF | Oddvar Hansen | April 11, 1921 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | Brann
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| FW | Harald Hennum | May 29, 1928 | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | B | Skeid
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| MF | Thor Hernes | August 15, 1926 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Lyn
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| DF | Erik Holmberg | May 24, 1922 | 2 | 0 | 151 | 0 | 1 | 90 | - | B | 61 | Fredrikstad FK
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| FW | Ragnar Hvidsten | December 3, 1926 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | B | B | 90 | Skeid Fotball
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| DF | Harry Boye Karlsen | March 14, 1921 | 3 | 0 | 209 | 1 | 0 | B | 90 | 90 | 29 | Larvik Turn
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| DF | Yngve Karlsen | February 28, 1930 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | Sandefjord Ballklubb
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| FW | Kjell Kristiansen | March 19, 1925 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | B | - | - | - | Asker Fotball
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| FW | Arne Natland | May 22, 1927 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | B | B | Eik-Tønsberg
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| FW | Hans Nordahl | April 29, 1918 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | Skeid Fotball
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| FW | Leif Olsen | August 15, 1927 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | Vålerenga
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| MF | Thorleif Olsen | November 15, 1921 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Vålerenga
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| FW | Willy Olsen | January 25, 1921 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | B | - | 90 | - | Fredrikstad FK
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| MF | Thorbjørn Svenssen | April 22, 1924 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Sandefjord Ballklubb
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| FW | Gunnar Thoresen | July 21, 1920 | 4 | 1 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Larvik Turn
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