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1953 World Men's Military Cup

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][3]

1953 World Men's Military Cup
Tournament details
Host countryTurkey
CityAnkara & Istanbul
Dates14–23 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 →

Qualified teams

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Venues

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

Results

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Group A

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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 Bennaars   4'
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Luigi Gemini (Italy)
Italy  5 − 3  Netherlands
Italo Marra   4', 16'
 ?   14'
 ?   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[4]
Referee: Zoumboulakis (Greece)

Group B

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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
Ludo   9', 17'
Piantoni   18'
Leblond   22'
Marcel   55' (pen.)		 Report ?   27'
Saad Rashed   73'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Karl Lescart (Belgium)
Greece  1 − 0  France
Nembidis   51' Report
Attendance: 11,842[4]
Referee: Luigi Gemini (Italy)
Greece  2 − 0  Egypt
Assimakopoulos   15'
Petropoulos   43'		 Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jan Bronkhorst (Netherlands)

Final Group

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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[5]
Referee: Luigi Gemini (Italy)
Turkey  1 − 0  Greece
Çetinel   21' Report
Attendance: 15,000+
Referee: Jan Bronkhorst (Netherlands)
Belgium  1 − 0  Greece
Van Gestel   75' Report
Referee: Jan Bronkhorst (Netherlands)

Memorial match

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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

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 1953 World Military Cup winners 
 
Belgium
Second title

References

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