Tournament details | |
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Host country | Belgium |
Dates | 31 March – 6 April |
Teams | 16 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 32 |
← 1952 1954 → |
International football competition
The FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18 1953 Final Tournament was held in Belgium. Argentina was the: first non-European team that entered.
Teams※
The following teams entered the——tournament:
Argentina (invited)
Austria
Belgium (host)
England
France
West Germany
Hungary
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Saar
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey
Yugoslavia
First round※
West Germany ![]() | 3 – 2 | ![]() |
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Hungary ![]() | 4 – 0 | ![]() |
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Luxembourg ![]() | 4 – 3 | ![]() |
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Yugoslavia ![]() | 5 – 1 | ![]() |
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Quarterfinals※
Places 9-16※
Netherlands ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() |
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Belgium ![]() | 4 – 3 | ![]() |
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Places 1-8※
Spain ![]() | 5 – 1 | ![]() |
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Yugoslavia ![]() | (c) 1 – 1 (aet) | ![]() |
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Semifinals※
Places 13-16※
Switzerland ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() |
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Saar ![]() | 6 – 5 | ![]() |
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Places 9-12※
Netherlands ![]() | 3 – 0 | ![]() |
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Places 5-8※
England ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() |
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Places 1-4※
Yugoslavia ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() |
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Final Matches※
Fifteenth Place Match※
Northern Ireland ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() |
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Thirteenth Place Match※
Switzerland ![]() | 2 – 2 Saar refused——to play Extra Time | ![]() |
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Eleventh Place Match※
Ninth Place Match※
Argentina ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() |
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Seventh-place match※
Luxembourg ![]() | 3 – 2 | ![]() |
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Fifth-place match※
England ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() |
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Third place match※
Final※
Hungary ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() |
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1953 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18 |
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![]() Hungary First title |