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

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
•  Germany
•  Hungary
•  Luxembourg
•  Netherlands
•  Northern Ireland
•  Republic of Ireland
•  Saar
•  Spain
•   Switzerland
•  Turkey
•  Yugoslavia

First Round

England  v  Belgium

31 March 1953 (1953-03-31)

England	2 – 0	Belgium

Brussels

Germany  v  Argentina

31 March 1953 (1953-03-31)

Germany	3 – 2	Argentina

Liège

Hungary  v   Switzerland

31 March 1953 (1953-03-31)

Hungary	4 – 0	Switzerland

Ghent

Republic of Ireland  v  Netherlands

31 March 1953 (1953-03-31)

Republic of Ireland	1 – 0	Netherlands

Antwerp

Luxembourg  v  Austria

31 March 1953 (1953-03-31)

Luxembourg	4 – 3	Austria

Namur

Spain  v  Saar

31 March 1953 (1953-03-31)

Spain	5 – 0	Saar

Mechelen

Turkey  v  France

31 March 1953 (1953-03-31)

Turkey	1 – 0	France

Kortrijk

Yugoslavia  v  Northern Ireland

31 March 1953 (1953-03-31)

Yugoslavia	5 – 1	Northern Ireland

Brugge

Quarterfinals

Places 9-16

France  v  Austria

2 April 1953 (1953-04-02)

France	2 – 1	Austria

Nivelles

Netherlands  v   Switzerland

2 April 1953 (1953-04-02)

Netherlands	2 – 1	Switzerland

Halle

Belgium  v  Northern Ireland

2 April 1953 (1953-04-02)

Belgium	4 – 3	Northern Ireland

Aalst

Argentina  v  Saar

2 April 1953 (1953-04-02)

Argentina	7 – 0	Saar

Lier

Places 1-8

Hungary  v  Republic of Ireland

2 April 1953 (1953-04-02)

Hungary	4 – 0	Republic of Ireland

Brussels

Spain  v  Germany

2 April 1953 (1953-04-02)

Spain	5 – 1	Germany

Antwerp

Turkey  v  Luxembourg

2 April 1953 (1953-04-02)

Turkey	3 – 0	Luxembourg

Mons

Yugoslavia  v  England

2 April 1953 (1953-04-02)

Yugoslavia	(c) 1 – 1 (aet)	England

Liège

Semifinals

Places 13-16

Switzerland   v  Austria

4 April 1953 (1953-04-04)

Switzerland	3 – 1	Austria

Diest

Saar  v  Northern Ireland

4 April 1953 (1953-04-04)

Saar	6 – 5	Northern Ireland

Brussels

Places 9-12

Netherlands  v  France

4 April 1953 (1953-04-04)

Netherlands	3 – 0	France

Tienen

Argentina  v  Belgium

4 April 1953 (1953-04-04)

Argentina	4 – 1	Belgium

Termonde

Places 5-8

England  v  Germany

4 April 1953 (1953-04-04)

England	3 – 1	Germany

Boom

Republic of Ireland  v  Luxembourg

4 April 1953 (1953-04-04)

Republic of Ireland	3 – 2	Luxembourg

Mechelen

Places 1-4

Hungary  v  Turkey

4 April 1953 (1953-04-04)

Hungary	2 – 0	Turkey

Brussels

Yugoslavia  v  Spain

4 April 1953 (1953-04-04)

Yugoslavia	3 – 1	Spain

Verviers

Final Matches

Fifteenth Place Match

Northern Ireland  v  Austria

5 April 1953 (1953-04-05)

Northern Ireland	2 – 1	Austria

Brussels

Thirteenth Place Match

Switzerland   v  Saar

5 April 1953 (1953-04-05)

Switzerland	2 – 2 Saar refused to play Extra Time	Saar

Vilvoorde

Eleventh Place Match

Belgium  v  France

5 April 1953 (1953-04-05)

Belgium	4 – 3	France

Brussels

Ninth Place Match

Argentina  v  Netherlands

5 April 1953 (1953-04-05)

Argentina	3 – 1	Netherlands

Brussels

Seventh Place Match

Luxembourg  v  Germany

5 April 1953 (1953-04-05)

Luxembourg	3 – 2	Germany

Ronse

Fifth Place Match

England  v  Republic of Ireland

5 April 1953 (1953-04-05)

England	2 – 0	Republic of Ireland

Leuven

Third Place Match

Turkey  v  Spain

6 April 1953 (1953-04-06)

Turkey	3 – 2	Spain

Brussels

Final

Hungary  v  Yugoslavia

6 April 1953 (1953-04-06)

Hungary	2 – 0	Yugoslavia

Brussels

1953 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18
Hungary First title

External links

• Results by RSSSF