1953 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18

1953 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18

Tournament details
Host country	Belgium
Dates	31 March – 6 April
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Hungary (1st title)
Runners-up	Yugoslavia
Third place	Turkey
Fourth place	Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
← 1952 1954 →

The FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18 1953 Final Tournament was held in Belgium. Argentina was the first non-European team that entered.

Teams[edit]

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[edit]

31 March 1953 (1953-03-31)

England	2 – 0	Belgium

Brussels

31 March 1953 (1953-03-31)

West Germany	3 – 2	Argentina

Liège

31 March 1953 (1953-03-31)

Hungary	4 – 0	Switzerland

Ghent

31 March 1953 (1953-03-31)

Republic of Ireland	1 – 0	Netherlands

Antwerp

31 March 1953 (1953-03-31)

Luxembourg	4 – 3	Austria

Namur

31 March 1953 (1953-03-31)

Spain	5 – 0	Saar

Mechelen

31 March 1953 (1953-03-31)

Turkey	1 – 0	France

Kortrijk

31 March 1953 (1953-03-31)

Yugoslavia	5 – 1	Northern Ireland

Bruges

Quarterfinals[edit]

Places 9-16[edit]

2 April 1953 (1953-04-02)

France	2 – 1	Austria

Nivelles

2 April 1953 (1953-04-02)

Netherlands	2 – 1	Switzerland

Halle

2 April 1953 (1953-04-02)

Belgium	4 – 3	Northern Ireland

Aalst

2 April 1953 (1953-04-02)

Argentina	7 – 0	Saar

Lier

Places 1-8[edit]

2 April 1953 (1953-04-02)

Hungary	4 – 0	Republic of Ireland

Brussels

2 April 1953 (1953-04-02)

Spain	5 – 1	West Germany

Antwerp

2 April 1953 (1953-04-02)

Turkey	3 – 0	Luxembourg

Mons

2 April 1953 (1953-04-02)

Yugoslavia	(c) 1 – 1 (aet)	England

Liège

Semifinals[edit]

Places 13-16[edit]

4 April 1953 (1953-04-04)

Switzerland	3 – 1	Austria

Diest

4 April 1953 (1953-04-04)

Saar	6 – 5	Northern Ireland

Brussels

Places 9-12[edit]

4 April 1953 (1953-04-04)

Netherlands	3 – 0	France

Tienen

4 April 1953 (1953-04-04)

Argentina	4 – 1	Belgium

Termonde

Places 5-8[edit]

4 April 1953 (1953-04-04)

England	3 – 1	West Germany

Boom

4 April 1953 (1953-04-04)

Republic of Ireland	3 – 2	Luxembourg

Mechelen

Places 1-4[edit]

4 April 1953 (1953-04-04)

Hungary	2 – 0	Turkey

Brussels

4 April 1953 (1953-04-04)

Yugoslavia	3 – 1	Spain

Verviers

Final Matches[edit]

Fifteenth Place Match[edit]

5 April 1953 (1953-04-05)

Northern Ireland	2 – 1	Austria

Brussels

Thirteenth Place Match[edit]

5 April 1953 (1953-04-05)

Switzerland	2 – 2 Saar refused to play Extra Time	Saar

Vilvoorde

Eleventh Place Match[edit]

5 April 1953 (1953-04-05)

Belgium	4 – 3	France

Brussels

Ninth Place Match[edit]

5 April 1953 (1953-04-05)

Argentina	3 – 1	Netherlands

Brussels

Seventh-place match[edit]

5 April 1953 (1953-04-05)

Luxembourg	3 – 2	West Germany

Ronse

Fifth-place match[edit]

5 April 1953 (1953-04-05)

England	2 – 0	Republic of Ireland

Leuven

Third place match[edit]

6 April 1953 (1953-04-06)

Turkey	3 – 2	Spain

Brussels

Final[edit]

6 April 1953 (1953-04-06)

Hungary	2 – 0	Yugoslavia

Brussels

1953 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18
Hungary First title

External links[edit]

• Results by RSSSF