The 1954 FIFA Junior Tournament is the seventh European Junior Football Championship, held in Germany in 1954. This was the last tournament held under the auspices of FIFA. Since 1955, tournaments began to be held under the auspices of UEFA.
| FIFA Junior Tournament 1954 | |
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| 1954 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18 | |
| Championship Details | |
| Location |  Germany |
| Final Tournament Dates | April 10 - 19 |
| Number of participants | 18 |
| in the final stage | 18 |
| Top places | |
 Champion |  Spain (2nd time) |
 Second place | Germany |
 Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place |  Turkey |
| The final | Koln |
| Championship Statistics | |
The tournament was attended by 18 teams. Teams were divided into four groups (1 and 2 groups of four teams, 3 and 4 groups of five teams), the winners of the groups reached the semifinals and played matches according to the Olympic system. The winner for the second time was the Spanish national team.
Content
Tournament Participants
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Group Stage
Group 1
| # | Team | AND | AT | N | P | M | ABOUT | Glasses |
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| one | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 - 1 | 13 | 6 |
| 2 | GDR | 3 | one | one | one | 4 - 4 | one | 3 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 2 | one | 3 - 11 | 0.27 | 2 |
| four | France | 3 | 0 | one | 2 | 4 - 8 | 0.5 | one |
Match Results
| April 11, 1954 |
| Neukirch |
| April 12, 1954 |
| Ibach-palenberg |
| April 14, 1954 |
| Kaldenkirchen |
| April 14, 1954 |
| Aachen |
| April 15, 1954 |
| Duren |
| April 15, 1954 |
| Herzogenhrate |
Group 2
| # | Team | AND | AT | N | P | M | ABOUT | Glasses |
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| one | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 - 1 | eleven | 6 |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 3 | one | one | one | 3 to 4 | 0.75 | 3 |
| 3 | Portugal | 3 | 0 | 2 | one | 3 - 9 | 0.33 | 2 |
| four | Ireland | 3 | 0 | one | 2 | 4 - 7 | 0.57 | one |
Match Results
| April 11, 1954 |
| Remscheid |
| April 11, 1954 |
| Solingen |
| April 13, 1954 |
| Hamborne |
| April 13, 1954 |
| Essen |
| April 14, 1954 |
| Bochum |
| April 14, 1954 |
| Duisburg |
Group 3
| # | Team | AND | AT | N | P | M | ABOUT | Glasses |
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| one | Turkey | four | 3 | one | 0 | 7 - 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Belgium | four | 2 | one | one | 5 - 7 | 0.71 | five |
| 3 | Luxembourg | four | one | 2 | one | 4 - 4 | one | four |
| four | Austria | four | one | one | 2 | 8 - 8 | one | 3 |
| five | Switzerland | four | 0 | one | 3 | 3 - 7 | 0.43 | one |
Match Results
| April 10, 1954 |
| Trier |
| April 10, 1954 |
| Noyvid |
| April 11, 1954 |
| Wesseling |
| April 11, 1954 |
| Leverkusen |
| April 12, 1954 |
| Bergneustadt |
| April 13, 1954 |
| Bottrop |
| April 13, 1954 |
| Bad Hennef |
| April 14, 1954 |
| Koln |
| April 15, 1954 |
| Neuss |
| April 15, 1954 |
| Raidt |
Group 4
| # | Team | AND | AT | N | P | M | ABOUT | Glasses |
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| one | Germany | four | 3 | one | 0 | 16 - 4 | four | 7 |
| 2 | Hungary | four | 3 | 0 | one | 16 - 5 | 3.2 | 6 |
| 3 | England | four | one | 2 | one | 9 - 6 | 1.5 | four |
| four | Saar | four | one | one | 2 | 4-14 | 0.29 | 3 |
| five | Northern Ireland | four | 0 | 0 | four | 4 - 20 | 0.2 | 0 |
Match Results
| April 10, 1954 |
| Koblenz |
| April 10, 1954 |
| Bruhl |
| April 11, 1954 |
| Dusseldorf |
| April 11, 1954 |
| Wuppertal |
| April 12, 1954 |
| Bonn |
| April 13, 1954 |
| Recklinghausen |
| April 13, 1954 |
| Dortmund |
| April 14, 1954 |
| Hagen |
| April 15, 1954 |
| Gelsenkirchen |
| April 15, 1954 |
| Boyel |
Playoffs
| Semifinals | The final | ||||||
| April 17th. Wuppertal | |||||||
| Spain | one | ||||||
| Argentina | 0 | ||||||
| April 19th. Koln | |||||||
| Spain | 2 | ||||||
| Germany | 2 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| April 17th. Gelsenkirchen | April 19th. Koln | ||||||
| Germany | 2 | Argentina | one | ||||
| Turkey | one | Turkey | 0 | ||||
Semifinals
| April 17, 1954 |
| Wuppertal |
| April 17, 1954 |
| Gelsenkirchen |
3rd place match
| April 17, 1954 |
| Koln |
Final
| April 17, 1954 |
| Koln Spectators: 65,000 |
* Spain won due to a greater ratio of goals scored to conceded in the group round
| FIFA Junior Tournament 1954 Winner |
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| Spain Second title |