1953 World Men's Military Cup

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1953 World Men's Military Cup
Tournament details
Host countryTurkey
CityAnkara & Istanbul
Dates14–22 March
Teams7
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Belgium (2nd title)
Runners-up Turkey
Third place Greece
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored34 (3.4 per match)
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1961 →

The 1953 World Men's Military Cup was the 8th edition of the World Military Cup, the football military championship of the world. It was hosted by Ankara and Istanbul, Turkey. The format of competition was a championship in the final tournament.[1][2]

Qualified teams

Venues

Ankara
Istanbul
19 Mayıs Stadium Mithatpaşa Stadium
Capacity: 19,219 Capacity: ?

Results

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Belgium 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 3
 Italy 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 2
 Netherlands 2 0 1 1 4 6 −2 1
Belgium 1 − 1 Netherlands
Vliers 54' Report ? 4'
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Luigi Gemini (Italy)
Italy 5 − 3 Netherlands
? 4'
 ? ?'
Marra ?'
? 64', 70'		 Report ? 50'
? 75'
? 87'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Zülbahar Sağnak (Turkey)
Belgium 2 − 0 Italy
Piters 16'
Van Huffeel 26'		 Report
Attendance: 11,842[3]
Referee: Zoumboulakis (Greece)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Greece 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 4
 France 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 2
 Egypt 2 0 0 2 2 7 −5 0
France 5 − 2 Egypt
? 9', 17'
Piantoni 18'
Leblond 22'
Bonifaci 55' (pen.)		 Report ? 27'
Saad Rashed 73'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Karl Lescart (Belgium)
Greece 1 − 0 France
Nembidis 51' Report
Attendance: 11,842[3]
Referee: Luigi Gemini (Italy)
Greece 2 − 0 Egypt
Assimakopoulos 10'
Petropoulos 42'		 Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jan Bronkhorst (Netherlands)

Final Group

Turkey qualified directly for the final group as a host country.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Belgium 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 4
 Turkey 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 2
 Greece 2 0 0 2 0 2 -2 0
Belgium 3 − 2 Turkey
Vliers 22', 24'
Van Huffeel 37'		 Report Ülük 23' (pen.)
Çetinel 81'
Attendance: 9,409[4]
Referee: Luigi Gemini (Italy)
Turkey 1 − 0 Greece
Çetinel 19' Report
Attendance: 15,000+
Referee: Jan Bronkhorst (Netherlands)
Belgium 1 − 0 Greece
? Report

Memorial match

This match played for the victims of the earthquake of 18 March 1953 in the Çanakkale peninsula region.

France 4 − 1 Netherlands
Piantoni 74', 80'
Ludo 85'
Marcel 87'		 Report Bennaars 62'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Karl Lescart (Belgium)

Champion

 1953 World Military Cup winners 

Belgium
Second title

References

  1. ^ Hürriyet Newspaper archive, March 1953
  2. ^ Milliyet Newspaper archive, March 1953
  3. ^ a b Hürriyet Newspaper, 18.03.1953, p. 1
  4. ^ Hürriyet Newspaper, 20.03.1953, p. 1

External links

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