World Cup 1954 Qualifiers : Yugoslavia beats Greece 1-0 to qualify for 1954 World Cup

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Posted on 28 March 1954

ATHENS, Mar. 28, 1954 (AMP) — Switzerland 54 (Qualifiers) : Yugoslavia defeated Greece by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a World Cup qualifying game on Sunday. Yugoslavia secured their ticket to the World Cup finals. Greece is eliminated.

Fixtures and Results : Group 10

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Overview

Greece at the World Cup

Never qualified
3 participations in the qualifications (first in 1934)

Yugoslavia at the World Cup

2 appearances (first in 1930)
5 participations in the qualifications (first in 1930)

Greece

0:1

Yugoslavia

0:1 (0:0)

28 March 1954
Athens

Group 10

Team	Pts
Yugoslavia	8
Greece	4
Israel	0

Matches

Yugoslavia 1-0 Greece (9 May. 1953)
Greece 1-0 Israel (1 Nov. 1953)
Yugoslavia 1-0 Israel (8 Nov. 1953)
Israel 0-2 Greece (8 Mar. 1954)
Israel 0-1 Yugoslavia (21 Mar. 1954)
Greece 0-1 Yugoslavia (28 Mar. 1954)

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