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1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 13

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The Group 13 qualifiers for the 1954 FIFA World Cup were contested by teams from Asia. Following the rejection of entries from India and Vietnam, the group was organized into a three-team round-robin tournament between Japan, the Republic of China, and South Korea. The Republic of China later withdrew, leaving Japan and South Korea to play a pair of matches.

Both matches were played at Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium due to a refusal by South Korean president Rhee Syng-man to allow the entry of Japanese players. The tournament was played less than a decade after the end of World War II, which ended the occupation of Korea under Japanese rule. South Korea won the first leg 5–1 and drew 2–2 in the second leg to earn qualification to their first FIFA World Cup. It was the last qualification tournament not organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), which was established in May 1954.

Table and fixtures

Rank	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GA	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	2	1	1	0	7	3	+4	3	X	5–1	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
2	2	0	1	1	3	7	–4	1	2–2	X	–	2	0	1	1	3	7	1	0	0
–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Choi Kwang Suk Choi Chung-min

Choi Chung-min

References

"World Cup 1954 qualifications".
Woitalla, Mike. (May 8, 2018). "World Cup Retro 1954: Five names to have at your fingertips". [[Soccer America]].
(August 14, 2019). "S. Korea's inaugural victory over Japan in men's football to be made into film". [[Yonhap News Agency]].

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