Below are the squads for the 1954 FIFA World Cup final tournament in Switzerland. Each team had to submit a squad of 22 players. All the teams included three goalkeepers, except England, Mexico, Scotland, South Korea, Uruguay and Yugoslavia, who only named two. This was the first World Cup for which the players were assigned squad numbers.
Scotland were the only team to have players from foreign clubs (namely 7 players from English clubs).
Group 1
Brazil
Head coach: Zezé Moreira
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Castilho | 27 November 1927 (aged 26) | 13 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Fluminense |
| 2 | DF | Djalma Santos | 27 February 1929 (aged 25) | 15 | Portuguesa |
| 3 | DF | Nílton Santos | 16 May 1925 (aged 29) | 20 | Botafogo |
| 4 | DF | Brandãozinho | 9 June 1925 (aged 29) | 13 | Portuguesa |
| 5 | MF | Pinheiro | 13 January 1932 (aged 22) | 13 | Fluminense |
| 6 | MF | Bauer (c) | 21 November 1925 (aged 28) | 22 | São Paulo FC |
| 7 | FW | Julinho | 29 July 1929 (aged 24) | 14 | Portuguesa |
| 8 | MF | Didi | 8 October 1928 (aged 25) | 14 | Fluminense |
| 9 | FW | Baltazar | 14 January 1926 (aged 28) | 19 | Corinthians |
| 10 | FW | Pinga | 11 February 1924 (aged 30) | 14 | Vasco da Gama |
| 11 | FW | Rodrigues | 27 June 1925 (aged 28) | 15 | Palmeiras |
| 12 | DF | Paulinho | 15 April 1932 (aged 22) | 0 | Vasco da Gama |
| 13 | DF | Alfredo | 27 October 1924 (aged 29) | 2 | São Paulo FC |
| 14 | MF | Ely | 14 May 1921 (aged 33) | 17 | Vasco da Gama |
| 15 | DF | Mauro Ramos | 30 August 1930 (aged 23) | 6 | São Paulo FC |
| 16 | MF | Dequinha | 19 March 1928 (aged 26) | 0 | Flamengo |
| 17 | FW | Maurinho | 6 June 1933 (aged 21) | 1 | São Paulo FC |
| 18 | FW | Humberto | 4 February 1934 (aged 20) | 4 | Palmeiras |
| 19 | FW | Índio | 1 March 1931 (aged 23) | 0 | Flamengo |
| 20 | FW | Rubens | 4 November 1928 (aged 25) | 1 | Flamengo |
| 21 | GK | Veludo | 7 August 1930 (aged 23) | 4 | Fluminense |
| 22 | GK | Cabeção | 23 August 1930 (aged 23) | Corinthians |
Yugoslavia
Head coach: Aleksandar Tirnanić
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Vladimir Beara | 2 November 1928 (aged 25) | 25 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hajduk Split |
| 2 | DF | Branko Stanković | 31 October 1921 (aged 32) | 50 | Red Star Belgrade |
| 3 | DF | Tomislav Crnković | 17 June 1929 (aged 24) | 17 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 4 | MF | Zlatko Čajkovski | 24 November 1923 (aged 30) | 53 | Partizan Belgrade |
| 5 | DF | Ivan Horvat | 16 July 1926 (aged 27) | 43 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 6 | DF | Vujadin Boškov | 16 May 1931 (aged 23) | 22 | Vojvodina Novi Sad |
| 7 | FW | Tihomir Ognjanov | 2 March 1927 (aged 27) | 22 | Spartak Subotica |
| 8 | FW | Rajko Mitić | 19 November 1922 (aged 31) | 47 | Red Star Belgrade |
| 9 | FW | Bernard Vukas | 1 May 1927 (aged 27) | 35 | Hajduk Split |
| 10 | MF | Stjepan Bobek (c) | 3 December 1923 (aged 30) | 53 | Partizan Belgrade |
| 11 | FW | Branko Zebec | 17 May 1929 (aged 25) | 22 | Partizan Belgrade |
| 12 | GK | Branko Kralj | 10 March 1924 (aged 30) | 0 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 13 | DF | Miljan Zeković | 15 November 1925 (aged 28) | 3 | Red Star Belgrade |
| 14 | MF | Lav Mantula | 8 December 1928 (aged 25) | 0 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 15 | MF | Ljubiša Spajić | 7 March 1926 (aged 28) | 6 | Red Star Belgrade |
| 16 | DF | Sima Milovanov | 10 April 1923 (aged 31) | 4 | Vojvodina Novi Sad |
| 17 | DF | Bruno Belin | 16 January 1929 (aged 25) | 3 | Partizan Belgrade |
| 18 | FW | Miloš Milutinović | 5 February 1933 (aged 21) | 8 | Partizan Belgrade |
| 19 | MF | Zlatko Papec | 17 January 1934 (aged 20) | 2 | Lokomotiva Zagreb |
| 20 | FW | Dionizije Dvornić | 27 April 1926 (aged 28) | 3 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 21 | FW | Todor Veselinović | 22 October 1930 (aged 23) | 4 | Vojvodina Novi Sad |
| 22 | FW | Aleksandar Petaković | 6 February 1930 (aged 24) | 0 | Radnički Belgrade |
France
Head coach: Pierre Pibarot
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | François Remetter | 8 August 1928 (aged 25) | 4 |  FC Metz |
| 2 | GK | César Ruminski | 14 June 1924 (aged 30) | 7 | Lille OSC |
| 3 | GK | Claude Abbes | 24 May 1927 (aged 27) | 0 | AS Saint-Étienne |
| 4 | DF | Lazare Gianessi | 9 November 1925 (aged 28) | 12 | AS Monaco |
| 5 | DF | Jacques Grimonpon | 30 July 1925 (aged 28) | 0 | FC Girondins de Bordeaux |
| 6 | DF | Raymond Kaelbel | 31 January 1932 (aged 22) | 0 | RC Strasbourg |
| 7 | DF | Roger Marche (c) | 5 March 1924 (aged 30) | 37 | Stade de Reims |
| 8 | MF | Guillaume Bieganski | 3 November 1932 (aged 21) | 1 | Lille OSC |
| 9 | MF | Antoine Cuissard | 19 July 1924 (aged 29) | 27 | OGC Nice |
| 10 | DF | Robert Jonquet | 3 May 1925 (aged 29) | 26 | Stade de Reims |
| 11 | MF | Xercès Louis | 31 October 1926 (aged 27) | 0 | RC Lens |
| 12 | MF | Jean-Jacques Marcel | 13 June 1931 (aged 23) | 8 | FC Sochaux |
| 13 | MF | Abderrahmane Mahjoub | 25 April 1929 (aged 25) | 2 | OGC Nice |
| 14 | MF | Armand Penverne | 26 November 1926 (aged 27) | 11 | Stade de Reims |
| 15 | MF | Abdelaziz Ben Tifour | 25 July 1927 (aged 26) | 1 | AS Troyes |
| 16 | MF | René Dereuddre | 26 June 1930 (aged 23) | 1 | Toulouse FC |
| 17 | FW | Léon Glovacki | 19 February 1928 (aged 26) | 3 | Stade de Reims |
| 18 | MF | Raymond Kopa | 13 October 1931 (aged 22) | 13 | Stade de Reims |
| 19 | MF | Michel Leblond | 10 May 1932 (aged 22) | 1 | Stade de Reims |
| 20 | FW | Ernest Schultz | 29 January 1931 (aged 23) | 0 | Olympique de Lyon |
| 21 | FW | André Strappe | 23 February 1928 (aged 26) | 23 | Lille OSC |
| 22 | FW | Jean Vincent | 29 November 1930 (aged 23) | 2 | Lille OSC |
Mexico
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Antonio López Herranz
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Antonio Carbajal | 7 June 1929 (aged 25) | 11 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} FC León |
| 2 | DF | Narciso López | 18 August 1928 (aged 25) | 3 | CD Oro |
| 3 | DF | Jorge Romo | 20 April 1923 (aged 31) | 5 | Club Deportivo Marte |
| 4 | DF | Saturnino Martínez | 1 January 1928 (aged 26) | 6 | Necaxa |
| 5 | MF | Raúl Cárdenas | 30 October 1928 (aged 25) | 4 | Puebla F.C. |
| 6 | MF | Rafael Ávalos | 22 November 1925 (aged 28) | 4 | Atlante F.C. |
| 7 | FW | Alfredo Torres | 31 May 1931 (aged 23) | 3 | Atlas |
| 8 | FW | José Naranjo (c) | 19 March 1926 (aged 28) | 12 | CD Oro |
| 9 | FW | José Luis Lamadrid | 3 July 1930 (aged 23) | 5 | Necaxa |
| 10 | FW | Tomás Balcázar | 21 December 1931 (aged 22) | 9 | CD Guadalajara |
| 11 | FW | Raúl Arellano | 28 February 1935 (aged 19) | 0 | CD Guadalajara |
| 12 | GK | Salvador Mota | 30 November 1922 (aged 31) | 0 | Atlante F.C. |
| 13 | DF | Sergio Bravo | 27 November 1927 (aged 26) | 6 | FC León |
| 14 | DF | Juan Gómez | 26 June 1924 (aged 29) | 0 | Atlas |
| 15 | FW | Carlos Blanco | 5 March 1928 (aged 26) | 4 | Necaxa |
| 16 | MF | Pedro Nájera | 3 February 1929 (aged 25) | 0 | Club América |
| 17 | FW | Carlos Septién | 18 January 1923 (aged 31) | 13 | CD Tampico |
| 18 | FW | Carlos Carus | 6 October 1930 (aged 23) | 0 | Club Toluca |
| 19 | FW | Moises Jinich | 15 December 1927 (aged 26) | 1 | Atlante F.C. |
| 20 | FW | José Antonio Roca | 24 May 1928 (aged 26) | 10 | CD Zacatepec |
| 21 | MF | Mario Ochoa | 7 November 1927 (aged 26) | 5 | Club Deportivo Marte |
| 22 | FW | Ranulfo Cortés | 9 July 1934 (aged 19) | 0 | CD Oro |
Roca, Ochoa, Cortes, although registered the official list remained on stand by in Mexico
Group 2
Hungary
Head coach: Gusztáv Sebes
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Gyula Grosics | 4 February 1926 (aged 28) | 31 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Budapesti Honvéd SE |
| 2 | DF | Jenő Buzánszky | 4 May 1925 (aged 29) | 23 | Dorogi Bányász |
| 3 | DF | Gyula Lóránt | 6 February 1923 (aged 31) | 24 | Budapesti Honvéd SE |
| 4 | DF | Mihály Lantos | 29 September 1928 (aged 25) | 30 | Budapesti Vörös Lobogó |
| 5 | MF | József Bozsik | 25 November 1925 (aged 28) | 48 | Budapesti Honvéd SE |
| 6 | MF | József Zakariás | 25 March 1924 (aged 30) | 31 | Budapesti Vörös Lobogó |
| 7 | FW | József Tóth | 16 May 1929 (aged 25) | 2 | Csepeli Vasas |
| 8 | FW | Sándor Kocsis | 21 September 1929 (aged 24) | 36 | Budapesti Honvéd SE |
| 9 | FW | Nándor Hidegkuti | 3 March 1922 (aged 32) | 36 | Budapesti Vörös Lobogó |
| 10 | FW | Ferenc Puskás (c) | 2 April 1927 (aged 27) | 55 | Budapesti Honvéd SE |
| 11 | FW | Zoltán Czibor | 8 August 1929 (aged 24) | 26 | Budapesti Honvéd SE |
| 12 | DF | Béla Kárpáti | 30 September 1929 (aged 24) | 1 | Győri Vasas SE |
| 13 | DF | Pál Várhidi | 6 November 1931 (aged 22) | 0 | Budapesti Dózsa |
| 14 | MF | Imre Kovács | 26 November 1921 (aged 32) | 8 | Budapesti Vörös Lobogó |
| 15 | MF | Ferenc Szojka | 7 April 1931 (aged 23) | 0 | Salgótarjáni BTC |
| 16 | MF | László Budai | 19 July 1928 (aged 25) | 21 | Budapesti Honvéd SE |
| 17 | FW | Ferenc Machos | 30 June 1932 (aged 21) | 0 | Budapesti Honvéd SE |
| 18 | FW | Lajos Csordás | 6 October 1932 (aged 21) | 7 | Budapesti Vasas SE |
| 19 | FW | Péter Palotás | 27 June 1929 (aged 24) | 16 | Budapesti Vörös Lobogó |
| 20 | FW | Mihály Tóth | 24 September 1926 (aged 27) | 3 | Budapesti Dózsa |
| 21 | GK | Sándor Gellér | 12 July 1925 (aged 28) | 5 | Budapesti Vörös Lobogó |
| 22 | GK | Géza Gulyás | 5 June 1931 (aged 23) | 0 | Budapesti Kinizsi |
West Germany
Head coach: Sepp Herberger
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Toni Turek | 18 January 1919 (aged 35) | 14 |  Fortuna Düsseldorf |
| 2 | DF | Fritz Laband | 1 November 1925 (aged 28) | 1 | Hamburger SV |
| 3 | DF | Werner Kohlmeyer | 19 April 1924 (aged 30) | 13 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| 4 | DF | Hans Bauer | 28 July 1927 (aged 26) | 2 | Bayern Munich |
| 5 | DF | Herbert Erhardt | 6 July 1930 (aged 23) | 1 | SpVgg Fürth |
| 6 | MF | Horst Eckel | 8 February 1932 (aged 22) | 8 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| 7 | DF | Josef Posipal | 20 June 1927 (aged 26) | 16 | Hamburger SV |
| 8 | MF | Karl Mai | 27 July 1928 (aged 25) | 3 | SpVgg Fürth |
| 9 | MF | Paul Mebus | 9 June 1920 (aged 34) | 5 | 1. FC Köln |
| 10 | DF | Werner Liebrich | 18 January 1927 (aged 27) | 3 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| 11 | MF | Karl-Heinz Metzner | 9 January 1923 (aged 31) | 2 | KSV Hessen Kassel |
| 12 | FW | Helmut Rahn | 16 August 1929 (aged 24) | 10 | Rot-Weiss Essen |
| 13 | FW | Max Morlock | 11 May 1925 (aged 29) | 13 | 1. FC Nürnberg |
| 14 | FW | Bernhard Klodt | 26 October 1926 (aged 27) | 6 | FC Schalke 04 |
| 15 | FW | Ottmar Walter | 6 March 1924 (aged 30) | 12 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| 16 | FW | Fritz Walter (c) | 31 October 1920 (aged 33) | 39 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| 17 | FW | Richard Herrmann | 28 January 1923 (aged 31) | 7 | FSV Frankfurt |
| 18 | FW | Ulrich Biesinger | 6 August 1933 (aged 20) | 0 | BC Augsburg |
| 19 | MF | Alfred Pfaff | 16 July 1926 (aged 27) | 1 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 20 | FW | Hans Schäfer | 19 October 1927 (aged 26) | 6 | 1. FC Köln |
| 21 | GK | Heinz Kubsch | 20 July 1930 (aged 23) | 1 | FK Pirmasens |
| 22 | GK | Heinz Kwiatkowski | 16 July 1926 (aged 27) | 0 | Borussia Dortmund |
Turkey
Head coach: 
Sandro Puppo
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Turgay Şeren (c) | 15 May 1932 (aged 22) | 11 |  Galatasaray S.K. |
| 2 | DF | Rıdvan Bolatlı | 2 December 1928 (aged 25) | 2 | MKE Ankaragücü SK |
| 3 | DF | Basri Dirimlili | 7 June 1929 (aged 25) | 3 | Fenerbahçe SK |
| 4 | DF | Mustafa Ertan | 21 April 1926 (aged 28) | 4 | MKE Ankaragücü SK |
| 5 | MF | Çetin Zeybek | 12 September 1932 (aged 21) | 2 | Kasımpaşa SK |
| 6 | MF | Rober Eryol | 21 December 1930 (aged 23) | 5 | Galatasaray S.K. |
| 7 | FW | Erol Keskin | 2 March 1927 (aged 27) | 1 | Adalet SK Istanbul |
| 8 | FW | Suat Mamat | 8 November 1930 (aged 23) | 2 | Galatasaray S.K. |
| 9 | FW | Feridun Buğeker | 5 April 1933 (aged 21) | 3 | Fenerbahçe SK |
| 10 | FW | Burhan Sargun | 11 February 1929 (aged 25) | 5 | Fenerbahçe SK |
| 11 | FW | Lefter Küçükandonyadis | 22 December 1925 (aged 28) | 3 | Fenerbahçe SK |
| 12 | GK | Şükrü Ersoy | 14 January 1934 (aged 20) | 3 | MKE Ankaragücü SK |
| 13 | GK | Bülent Eken | 1 January 1934 (aged 20) | 0 | Beşiktaş J.K. |
| 14 | DF | Ali Beratlıgil | 21 October 1931 (aged 22) | 2 | Galatasaray S.K. |
| 15 | MF | Mehmet Dinçer | 1 January 1924 (aged 30) | 0 | Adalet SK Istanbul |
| 16 | DF | Nedim Günar | 2 January 1932 (aged 22) | 0 | Fenerbahçe SK |
| 17 | DF | Naci Erdem | 28 January 1931 (aged 23) | 0 | Fenerbahçe SK |
| 18 | DF | Kaçmaz Akgün | 19 February 1935 (aged 19) | 1 | Fenerbahçe SK |
| 19 | DF | Ahmet Berman | 1 January 1932 (aged 22) | 0 | Beşiktaş J.K. |
| 20 | FW | Necmi Onarıcı | 2 November 1925 (aged 28) | 0 | Adalet SK Istanbul |
| 21 | FW | Kadri Aytaç | 6 August 1931 (aged 22) | 0 | Galatasaray S.K. |
| 22 | FW | Coşkun Taş | 23 April 1935 (aged 19) | 2 | Beşiktaş J.K. |
Gurbuz, Günar and Aytaç, although registered the official list remained on stand by in Turkey.
South Korea
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Kim Yong-sik
- Only 20 players in South Korea squad.
Group 3
Uruguay
Head coach: Juan López
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Roque Máspoli | 12 October 1917 (aged 36) | 31 |  Peñarol |
| 2 | DF | José Santamaría | 31 July 1929 (aged 24) | 4 | Nacional |
| 3 | DF | William Martínez | 13 January 1928 (aged 26) | 11 | Rampla Juniors |
| 4 | MF | Víctor Rodríguez Andrade | 2 May 1927 (aged 27) | 22 | Peñarol |
| 5 | MF | Obdulio Varela (c) | 20 September 1917 (aged 36) | 42 | Peñarol |
| 6 | MF | Roberto Leopardi | 19 July 1933 (aged 20) | 3 | Nacional |
| 7 | FW | Julio Abbadie | 7 September 1930 (aged 23) | 9 | Peñarol |
| 8 | FW | Juan Hohberg | 8 October 1926 (aged 27) | 3 | Peñarol |
| 9 | FW | Oscar Míguez | 5 December 1927 (aged 26) | 17 | Peñarol |
| 10 | FW | Juan Alberto Schiaffino | 28 July 1925 (aged 28) | 16 | Peñarol |
| 11 | FW | Carlos Borges | 14 January 1932 (aged 22) | 2 | Peñarol |
| 12 | GK | Julio Maceiras | 22 April 1926 (aged 28) | 1 | Danubio |
| 13 | DF | Mirto Davoine | 13 February 1933 (aged 21) | 1 | Peñarol |
| 14 | DF | Eusebio Tejera | 6 January 1922 (aged 32) | 31 | Defensor |
| 15 | MF | Urbano Rivera | 1 April 1926 (aged 28) | 7 | Danubio |
| 16 | MF | Néstor Carballo | 3 February 1929 (aged 25) | 10 | Nacional |
| 17 | MF | Luis Cruz | 28 April 1925 (aged 29) | 7 | Nacional |
| 18 | FW | Rafael Souto | 24 October 1930 (aged 23) | 5 | Nacional |
| 19 | FW | Javier Ambrois | 9 May 1932 (aged 22) | 7 | Nacional |
| 20 | FW | Omar Méndez | 7 August 1934 (aged 19) | 4 | Nacional |
| 21 | FW | Julio Pérez | 19 June 1926 (aged 27) | 17 | Nacional |
| 22 | FW | Luis Castro | 31 July 1921 (aged 32) | 19 | Defensor |
Austria
Head coach: Walter Nausch
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Kurt Schmied | 14 June 1926 (aged 28) | 2 |  First Vienna FC |
| 2 | DF | Gerhard Hanappi | 16 February 1929 (aged 25) | 37 | Rapid Wien |
| 3 | DF | Ernst Happel | 29 November 1925 (aged 28) | 39 | Rapid Wien |
| 4 | DF | Leopold Barschandt | 12 August 1925 (aged 28) | 2 | Wiener Sportclub |
| 5 | MF | Ernst Ocwirk | 7 March 1926 (aged 28) | 45 | Austria Wien |
| 6 | MF | Karl Koller | 9 February 1929 (aged 25) | 8 | First Vienna FC |
| 7 | FW | Robert Körner | 21 August 1924 (aged 29) | 7 | Rapid Wien |
| 8 | FW | Walter Schleger | 19 September 1929 (aged 24) | 9 | Austria Wien |
| 9 | FW | Theodor Wagner | 6 August 1927 (aged 26) | 28 | Wacker Wien |
| 10 | MF | Erich Probst | 5 December 1927 (aged 26) | 9 | Rapid Wien |
| 11 | FW | Alfred Körner | 14 February 1926 (aged 28) | 24 | Rapid Wien |
| 12 | MF | Karl Stotz | 27 March 1927 (aged 27) | 11 | Austria Wien |
| 13 | MF | Walter Kollmann | 17 June 1932 (aged 21) | 3 | Wacker Wien |
| 14 | MF | Karl Giesser | 29 October 1928 (aged 25) | 1 | Rapid Wien |
| 15 | GK | Franz Pelikan | 6 November 1925 (aged 28) | 6 | Wacker Wien |
| 16 | GK | Walter Zeman | 1 May 1927 (aged 27) | 39 | Rapid Wien |
| 17 | MF | Alfred Teinitzer | 29 July 1929 (aged 24) | 0 | Linzer ASK |
| 18 | MF | Johann Riegler | 17 July 1929 (aged 24) | 3 | Rapid Wien |
| 19 | FW | Robert Dienst | 1 March 1928 (aged 26) | 16 | Rapid Wien |
| 20 | DF | Paul Halla | 10 April 1931 (aged 23) | 4 | Rapid Wien |
| 21 | FW | Ernst Stojaspal | 14 January 1925 (aged 29) | 28 | Austria Wien |
| 22 | FW | Walter Haummer | 22 November 1928 (aged 25) | 4 | Wacker Wien |
Czechoslovakia
Head coach: Karol Borhy
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Theodor Reimann | 10 February 1921 (aged 33) | 4 |  Slovan Bratislava |
| 2 | DF | František Šafránek | 2 January 1931 (aged 23) | 10 | ÚDA Prague |
| 3 | MF | Svatopluk Pluskal | 28 October 1930 (aged 23) | 3 | ÚDA Prague |
| 4 | DF | Ladislav Novák (c) | 5 December 1931 (aged 22) | 11 | ÚDA Prague |
| 5 | DF | Jiří Trnka | 2 December 1926 (aged 27) | 20 | ÚDA Prague |
| 6 | MF | Michal Benedikovič | 31 May 1923 (aged 31) | 7 | Slovan Bratislava |
| 7 | FW | Ladislav Hlaváček | 26 June 1925 (aged 28) | 13 | ÚDA Prague |
| 8 | FW | Otto Hemele | 22 January 1926 (aged 28) | 8 | ÚDA Prague |
| 9 | FW | Anton Malatinský | 15 January 1920 (aged 34) | 10 | Baník Handlová |
| 10 | FW | Emil Pažický | 14 October 1927 (aged 26) | 14 | Slovan Bratislava |
| 11 | FW | Jiří Pešek | 4 June 1927 (aged 27) | 4 | Spartak Praha Sokolovo |
| 12 | DF | Anton Krásnohorský | 22 October 1925 (aged 28) | 9 | Iskra Žilina |
| 13 | MF | Jiří Hledík | 19 April 1929 (aged 25) | 3 | Křídla vlasti Olomouc |
| 14 | MF | Jan Hertl | 23 January 1929 (aged 25) | 6 | ÚDA Prague |
| 15 | FW | Ladislav Kačáni | 1 April 1931 (aged 23) | 7 | CH Bratislava |
| 16 | MF | Zdeněk Procházka | 12 January 1928 (aged 26) | 1 | Spartak Praha Sokolovo |
| 17 | FW | Tadeáš Kraus | 22 October 1932 (aged 21) | 5 | Křídla vlasti Olomouc |
| 18 | FW | Josef Majer | 8 June 1925 (aged 29) | 0 | Baník Kladno |
| 19 | FW | Jaroslav Košnar | 17 August 1930 (aged 23) | 1 | CH Bratislava |
| 20 | FW | Kazimír Gajdoš | 28 March 1934 (aged 20) | 0 | Tatran Prešov |
| 21 | GK | Imrich Stacho | 4 November 1931 (aged 22) | 6 | Tankista Praha |
| 22 | GK | Viliam Schrojf | 2 August 1931 (aged 22) | 1 | Křídla vlasti Olomouc |
Scotland
Head coach: Andy Beattie (quit after first match; remaining match was managed by a selection committee)
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Fred Martin | 13 May 1929 (aged 25) | 2 |  Aberdeen |
| 2 | DF | Willie Cunningham (c) | 22 February 1925 (aged 29) | 3 |  Preston North End |
| 3 | DF | Jock Aird | 18 February 1926 (aged 28) | 2 | Burnley |
| 4 | DF | Bobby Evans | 16 July 1927 (aged 26) | 17 | Celtic |
| 5 | DF | Tommy Docherty | 24 August 1928 (aged 25) | 5 | Preston North End |
| 6 | MF | Jimmy Davidson | 8 November 1925 (aged 28) | 2 | Partick Thistle |
| 7 | MF | Doug Cowie | 1 May 1926 (aged 28) | 6 | Dundee |
| 8 | FW | John Mackenzie | 4 September 1925 (aged 28) | 4 | Partick Thistle |
| 9 | FW | George Hamilton | 7 December 1917 (aged 36) | 5 | Aberdeen |
| 10 | FW | Allan Brown | 12 October 1926 (aged 27) | 12 | Blackpool |
| 11 | FW | Neil Mochan | 6 April 1927 (aged 27) | 1 | Celtic |
| 12 | FW | Willie Fernie | 22 November 1928 (aged 25) | 1 | Celtic |
| 13 | FW | Willie Ormond | 23 February 1927 (aged 27) | 3 | Hibernian |
| 14 | GK | John Anderson* | 8 December 1929 (aged 24) | 1 | Leicester City |
| 15 | FW | Bobby Johnstone* | 7 September 1929 (aged 24) | 11 | Hibernian |
| 16 | FW | Jackie Henderson* | 17 January 1932 (aged 22) | 4 | Portsmouth |
| 17 | MF | David Mathers* | 25 October 1931 (aged 22) | 1 | Partick Thistle |
| 18 | DF | Alex Wilson* | 29 October 1933 (aged 20) | 1 | Portsmouth |
| 19 | FW | Jimmy Binning* | 25 July 1927 (aged 26) | 0 | Queen of the South |
| 20 | FW | Bobby Combe* | 29 February 1924 (aged 30) | 3 | Hibernian |
| 21 | FW | Ernie Copland* | 15 April 1927 (aged 27) | 0 | Raith Rovers |
| 22 | FW | Ian McMillan* | 18 March 1931 (aged 23) | 3 | Airdrieonians |
- Only 13 members of the squad travelled to Switzerland for the 1954 tournament. Anderson, Henderson, Mathers, Wilson, Binning, Combe, Copland and McMillan were not required to travel and stayed at home on reserve. Johnstone originally travelled with the squad but returned home injured before the tournament started and was replaced by Hamilton.[1][2]
Group 4
England
Head coach: Walter Winterbottom
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Gil Merrick | 26 January 1922 (aged 32) | 20 | Birmingham City |
| 2 | DF | Ron Staniforth | 13 April 1924 (aged 30) | 3 | Huddersfield Town |
| 3 | DF | Roger Byrne | 8 September 1929 (aged 24) | 3 | Manchester United |
| 4 | MF | Billy Wright (c) | 6 February 1924 (aged 30) | 58 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 5 | MF | Syd Owen | 28 February 1922 (aged 32) | 2 | Luton Town |
| 6 | MF | Jimmy Dickinson | 24 April 1925 (aged 29) | 35 | Portsmouth |
| 7 | FW | Stanley Matthews | 1 February 1915 (aged 39) | 36 | Blackpool |
| 8 | FW | Ivor Broadis | 18 December 1922 (aged 31) | 11 | Newcastle United |
| 9 | FW | Nat Lofthouse | 27 August 1925 (aged 28) | 19 | Bolton Wanderers |
| 10 | FW | Tommy Taylor | 29 January 1932 (aged 22) | 3 | Manchester United |
| 11 | FW | Tom Finney | 5 April 1922 (aged 32) | 51 | Preston North End |
| 12 | GK | Ted Burgin | 29 April 1927 (aged 27) | 0 | Sheffield United |
| 13 | DF | Ken Green | 27 April 1924 (aged 30) | 0 | Birmingham City |
| 14 | MF | Bill McGarry | 10 June 1927 (aged 27) | 0 | Huddersfield Town |
| 15 | FW | Dennis Wilshaw | 11 March 1926 (aged 28) | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 16 | MF | Albert Quixall | 9 August 1933 (aged 20) | 3 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| 17 | FW | Jimmy Mullen | 6 January 1923 (aged 31) | 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 18 | MF | Allenby Chilton* | 16 September 1918 (aged 35) | 2 | Manchester United |
| 19 | MF | Ken Armstrong* | 3 June 1924 (aged 30) | 0 | Chelsea |
| 20 | FW | Bedford Jezzard* | 19 October 1927 (aged 26) | 1 | Fulham |
| 21 | FW | Johnny Haynes* | 17 October 1934 (aged 19) | 0 | Fulham |
| 22 | FW | Harry Hooper* | 14 June 1933 (aged 21) | 0 | West Ham United |
- Only 17 of the 22 squad members travelled to Switzerland for the 1954 tournament. Five players—Ken Armstrong, Allenby Chilton, Johnny Haynes, Harry Hooper and Bedford Jezzard—were put on reserve status and remained at home awaiting a call if the need arose. It did not.[3]
Switzerland
Head coach: Karl Rappan
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Walter Eich | 27 May 1925 (aged 29) | 5 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Young Boys |
| 2 | GK | Eugene Parlier | 13 February 1929 (aged 25) | 5 | Servette FC |
| 3 | GK | Georges Stuber | 11 May 1925 (aged 29) | 13 | Lausanne Sports |
| 4 | MF | Roger Bocquet (c) | 9 April 1921 (aged 33) | 44 | Lausanne Sports |
| 5 | DF | Marcel Flückiger | 20 June 1929 (aged 24) | 2 | Young Boys |
| 6 | DF | Roger Mathis | 4 April 1921 (aged 33) | 1 | Lausanne Sports |
| 7 | DF | André Neury | 3 September 1921 (aged 32) | 26 | Servette FC |
| 8 | MF | Heinz Bigler | 21 December 1925 (aged 28) | 3 | Young Boys |
| 9 | MF | Charles Casali | 27 April 1923 (aged 31) | 15 | Young Boys |
| 10 | MF | Oliver Eggimann | 6 August 1921 (aged 32) | 39 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 11 | MF | Norbert Eschmann | 19 September 1933 (aged 20) | 0 | Lausanne Sports |
| 12 | MF | Gilbert Fesselet | 16 April 1928 (aged 26) | 4 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 13 | MF | Ivo Frosio | 27 April 1930 (aged 24) | 7 | Grasshopper Club Zürich |
| 14 | DF | Willy Kernen | 6 August 1929 (aged 24) | 16 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 15 | FW | Charles Antenen | 3 November 1929 (aged 24) | 28 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 16 | FW | Robert Ballaman | 21 June 1926 (aged 27) | 22 | Grasshopper Club Zürich |
| 17 | FW | Jacques Fatton | 19 December 1925 (aged 28) | 48 | Servette FC |
| 18 | FW | Josef Hügi | 23 January 1930 (aged 24) | 13 | FC Basel |
| 19 | FW | Marcel Mauron | 25 March 1929 (aged 25) | 4 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 20 | FW | Eugen Meier | 30 April 1930 (aged 24) | 7 | Young Boys |
| 21 | FW | Ferdinando Riva | 3 July 1930 (aged 23) | 6 | FC Chiasso |
| 22 | FW | Roger Vonlanthen | 5 December 1930 (aged 23) | 10 | Grasshopper Club Zürich |
Italy
Head coach: Lajos Czeizler
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Giorgio Ghezzi | 10 July 1930 (aged 23) | 1 | Internazionale |
| 2 | DF | Guido Vincenzi | 14 July 1932 (aged 21) | 1 | Internazionale |
| 3 | DF | Giovanni Giacomazzi | 18 January 1928 (aged 26) | 1 | Internazionale |
| 4 | MF | Maino Neri | 30 June 1924 (aged 29) | 6 | Internazionale |
| 5 | MF | Omero Tognon | 3 March 1924 (aged 30) | 11 | Milan |
| 6 | MF | Fulvio Nesti | 8 June 1925 (aged 29) | 2 | Internazionale |
| 7 | FW | Ermes Muccinelli | 28 July 1927 (aged 26) | 9 | Juventus |
| 8 | FW | Egisto Pandolfini | 19 February 1926 (aged 28) | 14 | Roma |
| 9 | FW | Carlo Galli | 6 March 1931 (aged 23) | 2 | Roma |
| 10 | FW | Gino Cappello | 2 June 1920 (aged 34) | 10 | Bologna |
| 11 | FW | Benito Lorenzi | 20 December 1925 (aged 28) | 11 | Internazionale |
| 12 | GK | Giovanni Viola | 26 June 1926 (aged 27) | 0 | Juventus |
| 13 | DF | Ardico Magnini | 21 October 1928 (aged 25) | 4 | Fiorentina |
| 14 | DF | Sergio Cervato | 22 March 1929 (aged 25) | 11 | Fiorentina |
| 15 | MF | Giacomo Mari | 17 October 1924 (aged 29) | 7 | Sampdoria |
| 16 | MF | Rino Ferrario | 7 December 1926 (aged 27) | 1 | Juventus |
| 17 | FW | Armando Segato | 3 May 1930 (aged 24) | 3 | Fiorentina |
| 18 | FW | Gino Pivatelli | 27 March 1933 (aged 21) | 0 | Bologna |
| 19 | FW | Giampiero Boniperti (c) | 4 July 1928 (aged 25) | 22 | Juventus |
| 20 | MF | Guido Gratton | 23 September 1932 (aged 21) | 1 | Fiorentina |
| 21 | FW | Amleto Frignani | 5 March 1932 (aged 22) | 6 | Milan |
| 22 | GK | Leonardo Costagliola | 27 October 1921 (aged 32) | 3 | Fiorentina |
Belgium
Head coach: Doug Livingstone
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Léopold Gernaey | 25 February 1927 (aged 27) | 7 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} A.S.V. Oostende K.M. |
| 2 | DF | Marcel Dries | 19 September 1929 (aged 24) | 7 | Berchem Sport |
| 3 | DF | Alfons Van Brandt | 24 June 1927 (aged 26) | 19 | Lierse |
| 4 | DF | Constant Huysmans | 11 October 1928 (aged 25) | 5 | Royal Beerschot AC |
| 5 | MF | Louis Carré | 7 January 1925 (aged 29) | 41 | Royal FC Liegeois |
| 6 | MF | Victor Mees | 26 January 1927 (aged 27) | 34 | Royal Antwerp FC |
| 7 | MF | Jozef Vliers | 18 December 1932 (aged 21) | 0 | Royal Beerschot AC |
| 8 | FW | Denis Houf | 16 February 1932 (aged 22) | 0 | Standard Liège |
| 9 | FW | Henri Coppens | 29 April 1930 (aged 24) | 26 | Royal Beerschot AC |
| 10 | FW | Léopold Anoul | 19 August 1922 (aged 31) | 45 | Royal FC Liegeois |
| 11 | FW | Joseph Mermans (c) | 16 February 1922 (aged 32) | 45 | RSC Anderlechtois |
| 12 | GK | Charles Geerts | 29 October 1930 (aged 23) | 0 | Royal Beerschot AC |
| 13 | DF | Henri Dirickx | 7 July 1927 (aged 26) | 13 | Union St. Gilloise |
| 14 | MF | Robert Van Kerkhoven | 1 October 1924 (aged 29) | 5 | Daring Club |
| 15 | FW | Hippolyte Van Den Bosch | 30 April 1926 (aged 28) | 2 | RSC Anderlechtois |
| 16 | FW | Pieter Van Den Bosch | 31 October 1927 (aged 26) | 0 | RSC Anderlechtois |
| 17 | GK | Raymond Ausloos | 15 May 1928 (aged 26) | 0 | White Star |
| 18 | DF | Jef Van Der Linden | 2 November 1927 (aged 26) | 0 | Royal Antwerp FC |
| 19 | MF | Jo Backaert | 5 August 1921 (aged 32) | 0 | Charleroi SC |
| 20 | MF | Robert Maertens | 24 January 1930 (aged 24) | 11 | Royal Antwerp FC |
| 21 | MF | Jean Van Steen | 2 June 1929 (aged 25) | 5 | RSC Anderlechtois |
| 22 | FW | Luc Van Hoyweghen | 7 January 1929 (aged 25) | 0 | Daring Club |
Players numbered 17–22 did not travel to Switzerland.
References
- ↑ Rafferty p96
- ↑ "Unlucky 13 for Scots". Evening Telegraph. 23 December 2004. Archived from the original on 6 August 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ↑ 1954 Squad at englandfootballonline.com
- weltfussball.de
- Rafferty, John (1973). One Hundred Years of Scottish Football (Paperback). Pan. ISBN 0-330-23654-7.
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