1953 World Men's Military Cup

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1953 World Men's Military Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Turkey
Cities	Ankara & Istanbul
Dates	14–23 March
Teams	7
Venues	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Belgium (2nd title)
Runners-up	Turkey
Third place	Greece
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	34 (3.4 per match)
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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.

Qualified teams

Venues

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

Results

Group A

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

14 March 1953

Belgium	1 − 1	Netherlands
Vliers 54'	Report	Bennaars 4'

19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara

Attendance: 4,500

Referee: Luigi Gemini (Italy)

15 March 1953

Italy	5 − 3	Netherlands
Gianmarinaro 4' Bettini 14' Marra 16' Savioni 64', 70'	Report	Piet Vergouwen 50' Bennaars 75' Louer 87'

19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Zülbahar Sağnak (Turkey)

17 March 1953

Belgium	2 − 0	Italy
Piters 16' Van Huffel 26'	Report

Mithatpaşa Stadium, Istanbul

Attendance: 11,842

Referee: Zoumboulakis (Greece)

Group B

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

15 March 1953

France	5 − 2	Egypt
Ludo 9', 17' Piantoni 18' Leblond 22' Marcel 55' (pen.)	Report	? 27' Saad Rashed 73'

19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Karl Lescart (Belgium)

17 March 1953

Greece	1 − 0	France
Nembidis 51'	Report

Mithatpaşa Stadium, Istanbul

Attendance: 11,842

Referee: Luigi Gemini (Italy)

18 March 1953

Greece	2 − 0	Egypt
Assimakopoulos 15' Petropoulos 43'	Report

Mithatpaşa Stadium, Istanbul

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Jan Bronkhorst (Netherlands)

Final Group

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

19 March 1953

Belgium	3 − 2	Turkey
Vliers 22', 24' Van Huffel 37'	Report	Ülük 23' (pen.) Çetinel 81'

Mithatpaşa Stadium, Istanbul

Attendance: 9,409

Referee: Luigi Gemini (Italy)

21 March 1953

Turkey	1 − 0	Greece
Çetinel 21'	Report

19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara

Attendance: 15,000+

Referee: Jan Bronkhorst (Netherlands)

23 March 1953

Belgium	1 − 0	Greece
Van Gestel 75'	Report

19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara

Referee: Jan Bronkhorst (Netherlands)

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Memorial match

This match played for the victims of the earthquake of 18 March 1953 in the Çanakkale peninsula region.

22 March 1953

France	4 − 1	Netherlands
Piantoni 74', 80' Ludo 85' Marcel 87'	Report	Bennaars 62'

19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Karl Lescart (Belgium)

Champion

1953 World Military Cup winners
Belgium Second title

References

External links

• 1953 World Military Cup - rsssf.com