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Belgium vs Sweden match report

Date, kick-off time:
Thursday, 8 October 1953, 16:00 (UTC+1:00)
National teams, score:
Belgium
2-0
Sweden
Competition:
1954 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 2
Referee:
Klaas Schipper, Groningen /
Netherlands
Attendance, venue:
31 563, Stade du Heysel, Brussels
Goals:
1-0 (33') Rik Coppens, 2-0 (48') Vic Mees
Belgium national football team line-up in match Nr.234
Managed by head coach Doug Livingstone (Scotland)
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Pol Gernaey  
1
26
ASV Oostende KM, Oostende
Henri Diricx  
9
26
Union Saint-Gilloise SR, Vorst
Fons Van Brandt  
13
26
K Lierse SK, Lier
Vic Mees  
28
26
Royal Antwerp FC, Antwerpen
Louis Carré  
35
28
Royal FC Liégeois, Liège
Bob Maertens  
10
23
Royal Antwerp FC, Antwerpen
Raymond Van Gestel  
5
23
Koninklijke Lyra, Lier
Pol Anoul  Captain 
39
31
Royal FC Liégeois, Liège
Rik Coppens  
20
23
Royal Beerschot AC, Antwerpen
Mathieu Bollen  
2
24
K Waterschei SV THOR, Genk
Joseph Givard  
4
30
R Standard Club Liégeois, Ougrée
Sweden national football team line-up in match Nr.320
Managed by selection committee: chairman Rudolf Kock, coach George Raynor (England)
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Karl Oskar Svensson  
37
27
Hälsingborgs IF, Hälsingborg
Lennart Samuelsson  
27
29
IF Elfsborg, Borås
Orvar Bergmark  
11
22
Örebro SK, Örebro
Sven Ove Svensson  
9
31
Hälsingborgs IF, Hälsingborg
Bengt Gustavsson  Captain 
20
25
IFK Norrköping, Norrköping
Stig Andersson  
3
27
GAIS, Göteborg
Kurt Hamrin  
1
18
AIK Solna, Solna
Gösta Löfgren  
19
30
Motala AIF FK, Motala
Olle Lind  
1
22
Kalmar FF, Kalmar
Jan Aronsson  
1
21
Degerfors IF, Degerfors
Gösta Sandberg  
21
21
Djurgårdens IF, Stockholm
Match stats
National team
Players
Average caps
Average age
Clubs
Goals
Cautions
Expulsions
Belgium
11
15.091
26.492
9
2
0
0
Sweden
11
13.636
25.447
10
0
0
0
Historical data sources
Le Soir (Brussels), №280, 09 Oct 1953; Koninklijke Bibliotheek van België - BelgicaPress
Le Drapeau Rouge (Brussels), №234, 09 Oct 1953; Koninklijke Bibliotheek van België - BelgicaPress
Gazet van Anwerpen (Antwerp), №242, 09 Oct 1953; Concentra online archief
Grenz-Echo (Eupen), №233, 09 Oct 1953; GrenzEcho - Archiv
Dagens Nyheter (Stockholm), №273, 09 Oct 1953; DN.arkivet
Svenska Dagbladet (Stockholm), №273, 09 Oct 1953; Svenska Dagbladet – Historiskt sidarkiv
Comments

Soproni Démon - posted on 9 October 2011 at 11:50:40

Coach manager
Sweden: Rudolf ’Putte’ Kock

dudd - posted on 24 April 2023 at 19:43:22

1954 WCQ Belgium - Sweden (Brussels, 8.10.1953)
Group 2
youtube.com
Belgium vs Sweden post-match head-to-head
WP
61.1
P
9
W
5
D
1
L
3
GF
18
GA
25
GF/P
2.000
GA/P
2.778
Av attendance
17 660
WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average
Belgium national team matches
Previous match:
1954 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Belgium vs Finland 2-2
Brussels, Wednesday 23 September 1953
Next match:
Friendly International
Netherlands vs Belgium 1-0
Rotterdam, Sunday 25 October 1953
Belgium football results
Sweden national team matches
Previous match:
1954 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Sweden vs Finland 4-0
Solna, Sunday 16 August 1953
Next match:
Nordic Football Championship 1952-1955
Sweden vs Norway 0-0
Solna, Sunday 18 October 1953
Sweden football results
Top Belgium goal scorers
1. Bernard Voorhoof (1928 - 1940) - 30 goals
2. Raymond Braine (1925 - 1939) - 26 goals
3. Robert De Veen (1906 - 1913) - 26 goals
... Rik Coppens (1949 - 1953) - 8 goals
... Vic Mees (1953) - 1 goal
(correct as of October 8, 1953)
top Belgium goal scorers
Brief match report
Thu. 08 Oct 1953
Stade du Heysel, Brussels
Belgium 2-0 Sweden
Goals: Coppens 33, Mees 48

Belgium: Gernaey, Diricx, Van Brandt, Mees, Carré, Maertens, Van Gestel, Anoul (c), Coppens, Bollen, Givard. Managed by Livingstone (Scotland).

Sweden: Karl Oskar Svensson, Samuelsson, Bergmark, Sven Ove Svensson, Gustavsson (c), Andersson, Hamrin, Löfgren, Lind, Aronsson, Sandberg. Managed by selection committee Kock, Raynor (England).

Att: 31 563,
Ref: Schipper (Netherlands)

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