Which country hosted the 1954 World Cup?
1954 FIFA World Cup Final Hungarian team – Buzánszky – died. , only one member of Germany's 1954 team – Eckel – is still alive. 1954 FIFA World Cup Final The 1954 FIFA World Cup Final was the final match of the 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth World Cup in FIFA history. The game was played at the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern, Switzerland, on 4 July 1954, and saw West Germany beat the heavily favoured Golden Team of Hungary 3–2. The 1954 final is often listed as one of the greatest matches in World Cup history, and also one of its most unexpected upsets.
1954 FIFA World Cup Spain, and were ranked best in the world. This is the only time a team has won the World Cup with amateur footballers. Six venues in six cities (1 venue in each city) hosted the tournament's 26 matches. The most used stadium was the St. Jakob stadium in Basel, which hosted 6 matches. The venues in Bern, Zurich and Lausanne each hosted 5 matches, the venue in Geneva hosted 4 matches and the venue in Lugano only hosted 1 match. For a list of all squads that appeared in the final tournament, see "1954 FIFA World Cup squads". ---- ----