The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner Yugoslavia qualified for the 1954 FIFA World Cup held in Switzerland.
Group 10 edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | 
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| 1 | Yugoslavia
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4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +4 | 8 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Greece
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4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | |
| 3 | Israel
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4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −5 | 0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Results edit
| 9 May 1953 | Yugoslavia | 1 – 0 | Greece | Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
Matošić  71' |
Report | Referee: Steiner (Austria) |
| 8 November 1953 | Yugoslavia | 1 – 0 | Israel | Skopje, Yugoslavia |
| Milutinović |
Report | Referee: Alsteen (Belgium) |
| 8 March 1954 | Israel | 0 – 2 | Greece | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Report | Kokkinakis Kamaras |
Referee: Buchmüller (Switzerland) |
| 28 March 1954 | Greece | 0 – 1 | Yugoslavia | Athens, Greece |
| Report | Veselinović |
Referee: Rufli (Switzerland) |
Team stats edit
Yugoslavia
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Head coach: Milorad Arsenijević, Aleksandar Tirnanić, Leo Lemešić (together)
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played |
Goals | Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on |
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Club |
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| GK | Vladimir Beara | November 2, 1928 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | Hajduk Split
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| DF | Bruno Belin | January 16, 1929 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | Partizan Belgrade
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| FW | Stjepan Bobek | December 3, 1923 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | Partizan Belgrade
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| MF | Vujadin Boškov | May 16, 1931 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Vojvodina Novi Sad
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| MF | Zlatko Čajkovski | November 24, 1923 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Partizan Belgrade
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| DF | Tomislav Crnković | June 17, 1929 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | - | Dinamo Zagreb
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| DF | Ivan Horvat | July 16, 1926 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | Dinamo Zagreb
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| FW | Frane Matošić | November 25, 1918 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | Hajduk Split
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| MF | Sima Milovanov | April 10, 1923 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | Vojvodina Novi Sad
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| FW | Miloš Milutinović | February 5, 1933 | 3 | 1 | 218 | 1 | 0 | - | 90 | 38 | 90 | Partizan Belgrade
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| MF | Rajko Mitić | November 6, 1922 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | Red Star Belgrade
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| DF | Tihomir Ognjanov | March 2, 1927 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 1 | - | - | 52 | - | Red Star Belgrade
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| MF | Zdravko Rajkov | December 5, 1927 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Vojvodina Novi Sad
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| DF | Branko Stanković | October 31, 1921 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | Red Star Belgrade
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| GK | Slavko Stojanović | June 1, 1930 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | Partizan Belgrade
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| FW | Todor Veselinović | October 22, 1930 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | Vojvodina Novi Sad
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| FW | Bernard Vukas | May 1, 1927 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | Hajduk Split
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| MF | Branko Zebec | May 17, 1929 | 4 | 1 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Partizan Belgrade
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| DF | Milan Zeković | November 15, 1925 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | 90 | Red Star Belgrade
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Greece
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Head coach: Kostas Negrepontis (first and second match), Ioannis Chelmis (third and fourth match)
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played |
Goals | Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on |
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Club |
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| DF | Theodoros Aloupis | December 14, 1929 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | Panathinaikos FC
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| MF | Thanasis Bebis | June 26, 1928 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | Olympiacos F.C.
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| FW | Georgios Darivas | March 12, 1926 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 0 | - | 41 | - | - | Olympiacos F.C.
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| MF | Babis Drosos | 1928 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | Olympiacos F.C.
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| MF | Pavlos Emmanouilidis | 1929 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | AEK Athens F.C.
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| MF | Ioannis Ioannou | 1931 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | Olympiacos F.C.
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| FW | Georgios Kamaras | 1931 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | Apollon Smyrnis F.C.
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| MF | Dimitris Kokkinakis | 1930 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | Olympiacos F.C.
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| MF | Babis Kotridis | 1928 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | Olympiacos F.C.
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| DF | Georgios Kourtzidis | 1931 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | Panathinaikos FC
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| DF | Kostas Linoxilakis | March 5, 1933 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | Panathinaikos FC
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| GK | Stathis Mantalozis | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | Ethnikos
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| DF | Giorgos Mouratidis | 1927 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 50 | AEK Athens F.C.
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| DF | Andreas Mouratis | November 29, 1926 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | Olympiacos F.C.
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| FW | Ioannis Nembidis | March 10, 1928 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | Panathinaikos FC
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| FW | Vangelis Panakis | June 8, 1933 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | Panathinaikos FC
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| FW | Giannis Papantoniou | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | Panathinaikos FC
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| MF | Ilias Papageorgiou | 1925 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | AEK Athens F.C.
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| MF | Lakis Petropoulos | August 29, 1932 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | Panathinaikos FC
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| DF | Kostas Poulis | 1928 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | AEK Athens F.C.
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| DF | Ilias Rosidis | February 3, 1927 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Olympiacos F.C.
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| MF | Lambis Serafeidis | 2 | 0 | 139 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 49 | - | - | Apollon Smyrnis F.C.
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| DF | Thanasis Kingley | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | Olympiacos F.C.
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| MF | Andreas Stamatiadis | August 16, 1935 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | AEK Athens F.C.
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| GK | Babis Taouxis | 1930 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | Apollon Smyrnis F.C.
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| DF | Vasilis Xanthopoulos | 1929 | 2 | 0 | 130 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 40 | Olympiacos F.C.
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