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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)
← 1959 1961 →
International football competition

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

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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
Belgium 1 − 1 Netherlands
Vliers 54' Report Bennaars 4'
19 Mayıs Stadium, AnkaraAttendance: 4,500Referee: Luigi Gemini (Italy)
Italy 5 − 3 Netherlands
Gianmarinaro 4'
Bettini 14'
Marra 16'
Savioni 64', 70'		 Report Piet Vergouwen 50'
Bennaars 75'
Louer 87'
19 Mayıs Stadium, AnkaraAttendance: 15,000Referee: Zülbahar Sağnak (Turkey)
Belgium 2 − 0 Italy
Piters 16'
Van Huffel 26'		 Report
Mithatpaşa Stadium, IstanbulAttendance: 11,842Referee: 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
France 5 − 2 Egypt
Ludo 9', 17'
Piantoni 18'
Leblond 22'
Marcel 55' (pen.)		 Report ? 27'
Saad Rashed 73'
19 Mayıs Stadium, AnkaraAttendance: 15,000Referee: Karl Lescart (Belgium)
Greece 1 − 0 France
Nembidis 51' Report
Mithatpaşa Stadium, IstanbulAttendance: 11,842Referee: Luigi Gemini (Italy)
Greece 2 − 0 Egypt
Assimakopoulos 15'
Petropoulos 43'		 Report
Mithatpaşa Stadium, IstanbulAttendance: 5,000Referee: 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
Belgium 3 − 2 Turkey
Vliers 22', 24'
Van Huffel 37'		 Report Ülük 23' (pen.)
Çetinel 81'
Mithatpaşa Stadium, IstanbulAttendance: 9,409Referee: Luigi Gemini (Italy)
Turkey 1 − 0 Greece
Çetinel 21' Report
19 Mayıs Stadium, AnkaraAttendance: 15,000+Referee: Jan Bronkhorst (Netherlands)
Belgium 1 − 0 Greece
Van Gestel 75' Report
19 Mayıs Stadium, AnkaraReferee: Jan Bronkhorst (Netherlands)

Memorial match

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'
19 Mayıs Stadium, AnkaraAttendance: 5,000Referee: Karl Lescart (Belgium)

Champion

 1953 World Military Cup winners 

Belgium
Second title

References

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

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