World Cup 1954 Qualifiers : France beats Luxembourg 8-0 to qualify for 1954 World Cup

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Posted on 27 December 1953

PARIS, Dec. 27, 1953 (AMP) — Switzerland 54 (Qualifiers) : France defeated Luxembourg by a big score of 8-0 (halftime: 4-0), in a World Cup qualifying game on Sunday. France secured their ticket to the World Cup finals.

Fixtures and Results : Group 4

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Overview

France at the World Cup

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

Luxembourg at the World Cup

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

France

8:0

Luxembourg

8:0 (4:0)

27 December 1953
Paris

Group 4

Team	Pts
France	8
Ireland	2
Luxembourg	0

Matches

Luxembourg 1-6 France (20 Sep. 1953)
Ireland 3-5 France (4 Oct. 1953)
Ireland 4-0 Luxembourg (28 Oct. 1953)
France 1-0 Ireland (25 Nov. 1953)
France 8-0 Luxembourg (27 Dec. 1953)
Luxembourg - Ireland (7 Mar. 1954)

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