1953 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18

The FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18 1953 Final Tournament was held in Belgium. Argentina was the first non-European team that entered.

1953 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18

Tournament details
Host country	Belgium
Dates	31 March – 6 April
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Hungary (1st title)
Runner-up	Yugoslavia
Third place	Turkey
Fourth place	Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
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Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

• Argentina (invited)
• Austria
• Belgium (host)
• England
• France
• West Germany
• Hungary
• Luxembourg
• Netherlands
• Northern Ireland
• Ireland
• Saarland
• Spain
• Switzerland
• Turkey
• Yugoslavia

First round

31 March 1953 (1953-03-31)	England	2 – 0	Belgium	Brussels

31 March 1953 (1953-03-31)	West Germany	3 – 2	Argentina	Liège

31 March 1953 (1953-03-31)	Hungary	4 – 0	Switzerland	Ghent

31 March 1953 (1953-03-31)	Ireland	1 – 0	Netherlands	Antwerp

31 March 1953 (1953-03-31)	Luxembourg	4 – 3	Austria	Namur

31 March 1953 (1953-03-31)	Spain	5 – 0	Saarland	Mechelen

31 March 1953 (1953-03-31)	Turkey	1 – 0	France	Kortrijk

31 March 1953 (1953-03-31)	Yugoslavia	5 – 1	Northern Ireland	Bruges

Places 9-16

2 April 1953 (1953-04-02)	France	2 – 1	Austria	Nivelles

2 April 1953 (1953-04-02)	Netherlands	2 – 1	Switzerland	Halle

2 April 1953 (1953-04-02)	Belgium	4 – 3	Northern Ireland	Aalst

2 April 1953 (1953-04-02)	Argentina	7 – 0	Saarland	Lier

Places 1-8

2 April 1953 (1953-04-02)	Hungary	4 – 0	Ireland	Brussels

2 April 1953 (1953-04-02)	Spain	5 – 1	West Germany	Antwerp

2 April 1953 (1953-04-02)	Turkey	3 – 0	Luxembourg	Mons

2 April 1953 (1953-04-02)	Yugoslavia	(c) 1 – 1 (aet)	England	Liège

Places 13-16

4 April 1953 (1953-04-04)	Switzerland	3 – 1	Austria	Diest

4 April 1953 (1953-04-04)	Saarland	6 – 5	Northern Ireland	Brussels

Places 9-12

4 April 1953 (1953-04-04)	Netherlands	3 – 0	France	Tienen

4 April 1953 (1953-04-04)	Argentina	4 – 1	Belgium	Termonde

Places 5-8

4 April 1953 (1953-04-04)	England	3 – 1	West Germany	Boom

4 April 1953 (1953-04-04)	Ireland	3 – 2	Luxembourg	Mechelen

Places 1-4

4 April 1953 (1953-04-04)	Hungary	2 – 0	Turkey	Brussels

4 April 1953 (1953-04-04)	Yugoslavia	3 – 1	Spain	Verviers

Fifteenth Place Match

5 April 1953 (1953-04-05)	Northern Ireland	2 – 1	Austria	Brussels

Thirteenth Place Match

5 April 1953 (1953-04-05)	Switzerland	2 – 2 Saar refused to play Extra Time	Saarland	Vilvoorde

Eleventh Place Match

5 April 1953 (1953-04-05)	Belgium	4 – 3	France	Brussels

Ninth Place Match

5 April 1953 (1953-04-05)	Argentina	3 – 1	Netherlands	Brussels

Seventh Place Match

5 April 1953 (1953-04-05)	Luxembourg	3 – 2	West Germany	Ronse

Fifth Place Match

5 April 1953 (1953-04-05)	England	2 – 0	Ireland	Leuven

Third place match

6 April 1953 (1953-04-06)	Turkey	3 – 2	Spain	Brussels

Final

6 April 1953 (1953-04-06)	Hungary	2 – 0	Yugoslavia	Brussels

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