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The fifth edition of the World Cup was held in Switzerland in 1954 with West Germany winning the title. A total of 16 teams participated in the tournament. Once again the teams were divided into 4 groups. The top two teams from each group would advance to the quarterfinals. The way group stage was setup each team only played two games, so you did not play every team in your group. If there was a tie for the second spot a playoff was played to determine who would advance. Italy placed in Group 4 with England, Switzerland and Belgium. After their two matches Italy found themselves tied with Switzerland for the second spot. A playoff was needed to determine who would finish second. Italy did not fare well in the playoff and ended up finishing third in their group and missed out on advancing to the quarterfinals. Below is list of the players that participated in the tournament, goals they scored and the results of each match the team played.
| No. | Name | Position | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Gianpiero Boniperti | Forward | 1 |
| 10 | Gino Cappello | Forward | |
| 14 | Sergio Cervato | Defender | |
| 16 | Rino Ferrario | Midfielder | |
| 21 | Amleto Frignani | Forward | 1 |
| 9 | Carlo Galli | Forward | 1 |
| 3 | Giovanni Giacomazzi | Defender | |
| 20 | Guido Gratton | Midfielder | |
| 11 | Benito Lorenzi | Forward | 1 |
| 13 | Ardico Magnini | Defender | |
| 15 | Giacomo Mari | Midfielder | |
| 7 | Ermes Muccinelli | Forward | |
| 4 | Maino Neri | Midfielder | |
| 6 | Fulvio Nesti | Midfielder | 1 |
| 8 | Egisto Pandolfini | Forward | 1 |
| 18 | Gino Pivatelli | Forward | |
| 17 | Armando Segato | Midfielder | |
| 5 | Omero Tognon | Midfielder | |
| 2 | Guido Vincenzi | Defender | |
| Goal Keepers | |||
| No. | Name | Record (W - D - L) | Goals Allowed |
| 22 | Leonardo Costagliola | ||
| 1 | Giorgio Ghezzi | 1 - 0 - 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Giovanni Viola | 0 - 0 - 1 | 4 |
| Coach - Lajos Czeizler | |||
| Match Results | ||
| Group 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 1 - 2 | Switzerland |
| Giampiero Boniperti 44' | Goals Scored | Robert Ballaman 18' Josef Hügi 78' |
| Italy | 4 - 1 | Belgium |
| Egisto Pandolfini 41' Carlo Galli 48' Amleto Frignani 58' Benito Lorenzi 78' | Goals Scored | Léopold Anoul 81' |
| Playoff | ||
| Italy | 1 - 4 | Switzerland |
| Gino Colaussi 9' Fulvio Nesti 67' | Goals Scored | Josef Hügi 14', 85' Robert Ballaman 48' Jacques Fatton 90' |
| 10th Place Finish | ||
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