1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6


The 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6 contained Spain, Turkey and the Netherlands.

Table

Matches

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Spain and Turkey finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
Turkey qualified after drawing lots. Since the 1970 FIFA World Cup finals, goal difference has been used as a tiebreaker for future qualifying rounds. Had those rules been in place, Spain would have qualified, and Turkey would have been eliminated. A 14-year-old local boy whose father worked at the stadium, Luigi Franco Gemma, picked Turkey's name from the lots with his eyes blindfolded.

Team stats

Head coach: Sandro Puppo

Head coach: Luis Iribarren