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4 unusual facts about 1954 FIFA World Cup


1954 FIFA World Cup

The final scene of Rainer Werner Fassbinder's film The Marriage of Maria Braun takes place during the finals of the 1954 World Cup; in the scene's background, the sports announcer is celebrating West Germany's victory and shouting "Deutschland ist wieder was!" (Germany is something again); the film uses this as the symbol of Germany's recovery from the ravages of the Second World War.

Adrián Escudero

In his only official appearance, on 17 March 1954, he scored against Turkey for the 1954 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

George Farm

Farm was not part of Scotland's trip to the 1954 FIFA World Cup finals despite having played in the qualification campaign.

Tommy Moroney

He played his last game for Ireland on 4 October 1953 against France in a World Cup qualifier.


Fritz-Walter-Stadion

It is named after Fritz Walter, who played for the Kaiserslautern club throughout his career and was captain of the Germany national football team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup in the "Miracle of Bern".

Nílton Santos

Nílton was a key player in defence during the 1954, 1958 and 1962 World Cup finals (he was also in the Brazilian squad for the 1950 finals, but made no appearances) and became famous for scoring a magnificent goal in the 1958 tournament when Brazil played Austria.


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