The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner West Germany qualified for the fifth

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. Dates : 24/6/1953-28/3/1954

Group 1

Norway vs Saarland

Norway vs West Germany

West Germany vs Saarland

Saarland vs Norway

West Germany vs Norway

Saarland vs West Germany

''(*)'' shortly after half time ''(**)'' after a handball by

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Team stats

Head coach:

Sepp Herberger Josef "Sepp" Herberger (28 March 1897 – 28 April 1977) was a German football player and manager. He is most famous for being the manager of the West Germany national team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup final, a match later dubbed '' The Mir ...

Head coach:

Helmut Schön Helmut Schön (15 September 1915 – 23 February 1996) was a German football player and manager. He is best remembered for his exceptional career as manager of the West Germany national team in four consecutive World Cup tournaments, including ...

Head coach: Willibald Hahn

External links

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