1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6

The 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 6 contained Spain and Turkey.^[1]

Table

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1=	Spain	2	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2
1=	Turkey	2	2	1	0	1	2	4	−2

Matches

Spain  v  Turkey

6 January 1954	Spain	4 – 1	Turkey	Madrid, Spain
	Venancio 13' Gaínza 48' Alsua 65' González 49'	Report	Recep 31'	Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Chamartín Referee: Vincentini (France)

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Turkey  v  Spain

14 March 1954	Turkey	1 – 0	Spain	Istanbul, Turkey
	Burhan 16'	Report		Stadium: Mithat Paşa Stadium Referee: Schmetzer (Germany)

Spain and Turkey finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.

Turkey  v  Spain

17 March 1954	Turkey	2 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Spain	Rome, Italy
	Burhan 25' Suat 64'	Report	Arteche 11' Escudero 78'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Bernardi (Italy)

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 (i.e. Roman) boy whose father worked at the stadium, Luigi Franco Gemma, picked Turkey's name from the lots with his eyes blindfolded.^[2][3]

Team stats

 Turkey

Head coach: Sandro Puppo

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on				Club
MF	Recep Adanır	3 May 1929	1	1	90	0	0	90	–	–	Beşiktaş J.K.
DF	Rıdvan Bolatlı	2 December 1928	2	0	210	0	0	–	90	120	Ankaragücü
FW	Feridun Buğeker	5 April 1933	2	0	210	0	0	–	90	120	Fenerbahçe S.K.
FW	Fahrettin Cansever	1930	1	0	90	0	0	90	–	–	Beşiktaş J.K.
DF	Basri Dirimlili	7 June 1929	2	0	210	0	0	–	90	120	Fenerbahçe S.K.
DF	Bülent Eken	26 October 1923	1	0	90	0	0	90	–	–	Galatasaray S.K.
GK	Şükrü Ersoy	14 January 1934	2	0	165	0	0	90	–	75	Ankaragücü
DF	Mustafa Ertan	21 April 1926	2	0	210	0	0	–	90	120	Ankaragücü
MF	Rober Eryol	21 December 1930	3	0	300	0	0	90	90	120	Galatasaray S.K.
MF	Mehmet Ali Has		1	0	90	0	0	90	–	–	Fenerbahçe S.K.
MF	Ali İhsan Karayiğit	1927	1	0	90	0	0	90	–	–	Beşiktaş J.K.
FW	Lefter Küçükandonyadis	22 December 1925	3	0	300	0	0	90	90	120	Fenerbahçe S.K.
FW	Suat Mamat	8 November 1930	2	1	180	0	0	–	90	120	Galatasaray S.K.
DF	Eşref Özmenç	1930	1	0	90	0	0	90	–	–	Beşiktaş J.K.
FW	Burhan Sargın	11 February 1929	3	2	300	0	0	90	90	120	Fenerbahçe S.K.
GK	Turgay Şeren (c)	15 May 1932	2	0	135	1	0	–	90	45	Galatasaray S.K.
FW	Coşkun Taş	23 April 1935	2	0	210	0	0	–	90	120	Beşiktaş J.K.
MF	Müzdat Yetkiner (c)		1	0	90	0	0	90	–	–	Fenerbahçe S.K.
MF	Çetin Zeybek	12 September 1932	2	0	210	0	0	–	90	120	Kasımpaşa S.K.

 Spain

Head coach: Luis Iribarren

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on				Club
FW	Rafael Alsua	18 August 1923	2	1	180	0	0	90	90	–	Racing de Santander
GK	Fernando Argila	26 December 1922	1	0	90	0	0	90	–	–	Real Oviedo
FW	José Luis Arteche	28 June 1930	1	1	120	0	0	–	–	120	Athletic Bilbao
DF	Gustau Biosca	29 February 1928	2	0	210	0	0	–	90	120	FC Barcelona
MF	Andreu Bosch	22 April 1931	1	0	90	0	0	90	–	–	FC Barcelona
DF	Campanal	13 February 1931	3	0	300	0	0	90	90	120	Sevilla FC
GK	Carmelo	6 December 1930	2	0	210	0	0	–	90	120	Athletic Bilbao
FW	Adrián Escudero	24 November 1927	1	1	120	0	0	–	–	120	Atlético Madrid
FW	Agustín Gaínza (c)	28 May 1922	2	1	210	0	0	90	–	120	Athletic Bilbao
MF	Mariano Gonzalvo	22 March 1922	1	0	120	0	0	–	–	120	FC Barcelona
FW	Ladislao Kubala	10 June 1927	1	0	90	0	0	–	90	–	FC Barcelona
DF	Francisco Lesmes	4 March 1924	1	0	90	0	0	90	–	–	Real Valladolid
FW	Eduardo Manchón	24 July 1930	1	0	90	0	0	–	90	–	FC Barcelona
FW	Miguel	27 April 1927	2	1	180	0	0	90	90	–	Atlético Madrid
FW	Pasieguito	21 May 1925	3	0	300	0	0	90	90	120	Valencia CF
MF	Antonio Puchades (vc)	4 June 1925	3	0	300	0	0	90	90	120	Valencia CF
DF	Joan Segarra	15 November 1927	3	0	300	0	0	90	90	120	FC Barcelona
MF	Venancio	22 April 1921	3	1	300	0	0	90	90	120	Athletic Bilbao