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1954 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC – Group 13)

Main article: 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification
See also: 1954 FIFA World Cup
AFC Asian Qualifiers

The three teams in this group played against each other once. The group winner South Korea qualified for the fifth FIFA World Cup held in Switzerland. Republic of China withdrew the qualification.

1954 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC – Group 13) Intro articles: 4
1 South Korea national football team
The South Korea national football team represents South Korea in men's international football and is governed by the Korea Football Association. South Korea has developed and emerged as a major football power in Asia since the 80s and is historically the most successful Asian football team, having participated in nine consecutive and ten overall FIFA World Cup tournaments, the most for any Asian country. Despite initially going through five World Cup tournaments without winning a match, South Korea became the only Asian team to reach the semi-final stages when they co-hosted the 2002 tournament with Japan. South Korea also recorded five titles and seven-time runners-up in the AFC Asian Cup and the senior Asian Games. The team is commonly nicknamed the "Reds" by both fans and the media due to the color of their primary kit. The national team's supporting group is officially referred to as the Red Devils.More
2 FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not held because of the Second World War. The current champion is France, which won its second title at the 2018 tournament in Russia.More
3 Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a country situated at the confluence of Western, Central, and Southern Europe. It is a federal republic composed of 26 cantons, with federal authorities based in Bern. Switzerland is a landlocked country bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. It is geographically divided among the Swiss Plateau, the Alps, and the Jura, spanning a total area of 41,285 km2 (15,940 sq mi), and land area of 39,997 km2 (15,443 sq mi). While the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, the Swiss population of approximately 8.5 million is concentrated mostly on the plateau, where the largest cities and economic centres are located, among them Zürich, Geneva and Basel. These cities are home to several offices of international organisations such as the headquarters of FIFA, the UN's second-largest Office, and the main building of the Bank for International Settlements. The main international airports of Switzerland are also located in these cities.More
4 Chinese Taipei national football team
The Chinese Taipei national football team represents the Republic of China (Taiwan) in international football and is controlled by the Chinese Taipei Football Association, the governing body for football in Taiwan.More

Group 13

Final table Home Away
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1  South Korea 2 1 1 0 7 3 +4 3 X 5:1 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 7 3 3
2  Japan 2 0 1 1 3 7 -4 1 2:2 X – 2 0 1 1 3 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
–  Republic of China – – – – – – – – – – X – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

Japan vs South Korea

 Japan1 – 5  South Korea
Ken Naganuma  16' Chung Nam-sik  22'
Choi Kwang Suk  34'
Sung Nak-woon  65'
Choi Chung-min  82'  85'
Referee: Haran (Hong Kong)

South Korea vs Japan

 South Korea2 – 2  Japan
Chung Nam-sik  20'
Choi Kwang Suk  43'		 Toshio Iwatani  17'  61'
Referee: Haran (Hong Kong)

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