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Background 27 UEFA national teams entered qualification, and eleven teams will qualify for the 1954 World Cup.  FIFA offered two places at the World Cup Finals to the winners and runners up of the 1953-54 British Home Championship.

"The four British home countries-England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales-are grouped together for the elimination series of Soccer's 1954 World Cup. Next season's international championship, at present held jointly by Wales and England, will probably be used for the play-off games. Two of the four will qualify for the final rounds of the competition, to be played in Switzerland." -
The Daily Mirror, Monday, 16 Februay 1953.

A record 45 teams entered, and 35 took part.




Group 3

Team P W D L F A GD Pts
England 3 3 0 0 11 4 +7 6
                 
Scotland 3 1 1 1 8 8 =0 3
Ireland 3 1 0 2 4 7 -3 2
Wales 3 0 1 2 5 9 -4 1

Matches
3 October 1953
Ireland 1 Scotland 3 [0-0]
Windsor Park, Belfast (58,248)
Lockhart (pen)
Fleming (2), Henderson
10 October 1953
Wales 1 England 4 [1-1]
Ninian Park, Cardiff (61,000)
Allchurch
Wilshaw (2), Lofthouse (2)
4 November 1953
Scotland 3 Wales 3 [2-0]
Hampden Park, Glasgow (71,387)
Brown, Johnstone, Reilly
Charles (2), Allchurch
11 November 1953
England 3 Ireland 1 [1-0]
Goodison Park, Liverpool (70,700)
Hassall (2), Lofthouse
Merrick OG
ENGLAND QUALIFIED
31 March 1954
Wales 1 Ireland 2 [0-1]
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (32,817)
Charles
McParland (2)
3 April 1954
Scotland 2 England 4 [1-1]
Hampden Park, Glasgow (134,544)
Brown, Ormond
Broadis, Nicholls, Allen, Mullen
Scotland qualified

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