The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 due to World War II. Scotland, Turkey, and South Korea made their World Cup debuts at this tournament (Turkey and Scotland had qualified for the 1950 competition but both withdrew). The South Koreans, the other unseeded team, lost 7–0 and 9–0, with West Germany being denied the chance to play such an easy opponent.

In particular, central defender Liebrich and right winger Helmut Rahn secured places in the starting lineup only after strong performances in the quarter-finals against Yugoslavia. ... Over! This is more than what we dared to hope in our wildest dreams" – including after Buzánszky cleared Rahn's shot on the goal line: "now, dear Hungarians, we have to say: now you have been lucky". One controversy concerns the 2–2 equaliser. The second controversy concerns allegations of doping to explain the better condition of the West German team in the second half. Self-esteem grew as the match progressed – "six minutes still to play in Bern in the first half. [17] [18] The rankings for the 1954 tournament were as follows: The final scene of Rainer Werner Fassbinder's film The Marriage of Maria Braun takes place during the finals of the 1954 World Cup; in the scene's background, the sports announcer is celebrating West Germany's victory and shouting "Deutschland ist wieder was!" Austria v Switzerland (1954 FIFA World Cup), "FERENC PUSKAS – International Football Hall of Fame", "Das Wunder von Bern – Die wahre Geschichte", "Germany's 1954 World Cup winners 'were doped, "Das Trauma von Bern: Die unbekannte Seite des legendären Endspiels", "European football teams database - Group 2 - Tutkey v South Korea", "European football teams database - Group 4 - Switzerland v Italy", "European football teams database - Group 4 - Switzerland v England", "European football teams database - Group 4 Play-off", "European football teams database - Quarterfinal - Switzerland v Austria", "FIFA World Cup: Milestones, facts & figures. [19] In the years that followed, both teams organized annual get-togethers, which Grosics described as follows: "I believe the friendship between the former Hungarian and German players can be called the world's most extraordinary. German teams as well as Japan were allowed to qualify again, after having been banned from the 1950 FIFA World Cup. The 1954 FIFA World Cup was the fifth FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football tournament for men's national teams of the nations affiliated to FIFA. It was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. The third and fourth place teams from 1950, Sweden and Spain, both failed to qualify. The 1954 tournament used a unique format. West Germany, who had been reinstated as full FIFA members only in 1950 and were unseeded, convincingly won the first of two encounters with the seeded Turkish side at Wankdorf stadium in Berne. The 1954 FIFA World Cup was the fifth FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football tournament for men's national teams of the nations affiliated to FIFA. [12] Kocsis scored twice in both the quarter- and semi-finals.

[33], Hungary came out attacking in the second half and created plentiful chances. Coincidentally, all three teams won against Netherlands sides in the final. The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament. Spontaneous demonstrations erupted in Budapest and were directed not only against the team, but also the communist-authoritarian regime controlled by general secretary Mátyás Rákosi, which had used the Golden Team's prestige to boost its own reputation.

Hungary's 9–0 win against Korea during the group stages remains the biggest margin of victory in FIFA World Cup history, later equalled by Yugoslavia over Zaire (9–0) in 1974 and Hungary over El Salvador (10–1) in 1982. The game was played at the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern, Switzerland, on 4 July 1954, and saw West Germany beat the heavily favoured Golden Team of Hungary 3–2. The whistle soon thereafter ended not only the match, but also the Golden Team's unbeaten run. [54] Goalkeeper Grosics characterized the post-match atmosphere in Hungary as follows: "The reaction in Hungary was terrible. Prior to the 1954 tournament, West Germany had played only a few friendly internationals and a short qualifying campaign (against Norway and the Saar).

Hungary's team captain Ferenc Puskás, considered by many as the best player in the world in that time, was injured by West German defender Werner Liebrich, and had to miss Hungary's next two matches. The analysis also suggests that many Hungarian attacks went through the centre, in most cases orchestrated by Bozsik, who played numerous accurate through balls to Hungary's forwards. All times listed are local time (CET, UTC+1).

A measure of pride entered his voice after Germany's first – "today it is no 3–8. The Battle of Berne is used to refer to a football match at the 1954 World Cup between Hungary and Brazil, a quarter-final played on 27 June 1954 at the Wankdorf Stadium in Berne, Switzerland.

Christian Jessen: Die Qualifikation aus Fußballweltmeisterschaft 1954, pp.27 ff. Hungary's Ferenc Puskás played again in the final, even though he was not fully fit. In Germany the success is known as "The Miracle of Berne", upon which a 2003 film of the same name was based. The play-offs were between Switzerland and Italy, and Turkey and West Germany: in both matches the unseeded teams (Switzerland and West Germany) repeated earlier victories against the seeds (Italy and Turkey) to progress. The 1966 FIFA World Cup was the eighth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for men's national teams. The most used stadium was the St. Jakob stadium in Basel, which hosted 6 matches. The second goal from Rahn gave West Germany a 3–2 lead while the Hungarian reporter György Szepesi burst into tears. West Germany went as outsider into both its quarter- and semi-final matches. These seedings were thrown into disarray when, in an unexpected result, Turkey eliminated Spain in qualification. This is a record of Germany and West Germany's results at the FIFA World Cup.

(Germany is something again); the film uses this as the symbol of Germany's recovery from the ravages of the Second World War. Kocsis' mark was broken by Just Fontaine's 13 goals in 1958. Hungary's team captain Ferenc Puskás, considered by many as the best player in the world in that time, was injured by West German defender Werner Liebrich, and had to miss Hungary's next two matches. The second controversy concerns allegations of doping to explain the better condition of the West German team in the second half.

The 1954 tournament is the only FIFA World Cup thus far in which two teams from Central Europe contested the final, with another Central European team, that of Austria, finishing third in the competition. [9], Most controversial was the offside ruling for Puskás's intended 87th-minute equaliser. Switzerland was selected as the host country in July 1946. [39] In the final minute of the game, Czibor had another chance to equalize, but his shot from close range was again stopped by Turek.[40]. Hidegkuti picked up the loose ball but shot into the side netting. The evening before the final, a village fair took place in front of the hotel that lasted until the early morning hours and disrupted the players' sleep. This is the only time a team has won the World Cup with amateur footballers.

West Germany dispatched Yugoslavia 2–0, and Austria beat the host nation Switzerland in the game that saw the most goals in any World Cup match, 7–5. The 1958 FIFA World Cup was the sixth FIFA World Cup, and was played in Sweden from 8 June to 29 June 1958. SHOT!!!