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 |
The FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18 1953 Final Tournament was held in Belgium. Argentina was the first non-European team that entered.
The following teams entered the tournament:
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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Netherlands ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() |
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Belgium ![]() | 4 – 3 | ![]() |
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Spain ![]() | 5 – 1 | ![]() |
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Turkey ![]() | 3 – 0 | ![]() |
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Yugoslavia ![]() | (c) 1 – 1 (aet) | ![]() |
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Switzerland ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() |
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Saar ![]() | 6 – 5 | ![]() |
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Netherlands ![]() | 3 – 0 | ![]() |
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England ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() |
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Yugoslavia ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() |
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Northern Ireland ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() |
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Switzerland ![]() | 2 – 2 Saar refused to play Extra Time | ![]() |
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Argentina ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() |
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Luxembourg ![]() | 3 – 2 | ![]() |
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England ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() |
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Hungary ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() |
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1953 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18 |
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![]() Hungary First title |