Referees, 1954 only.
Match officials who worked the 1954 World Cup. Click any row for their full career history across every WC they officiated.
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16
Referees in 1954
38
Matches officiated
in 1954
19
3+ World Cups
career veterans (all-time)
15
Countries represented
in 1954
1954 referees
16 referees| # | Referee | Country | Matches | WCs | Span | Knockout matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin Griffiths |  Wales | 7 | 3 | 1950–1958 | SF ×2 |
| 2 | Istvan Zsolt |  Hungary | 5 | 3 | 1954–1966 | SFQF |
| 3 | Arthur Ellis |  England | 4 | 2 | 1950–1954 | QF |
| 4 | Carl Erich Steiner |  Austria | 3 | 2 | 1954–1962 | QF |
| 5 | Vincenzo Orlandini |  Italy | 3 | 2 | 1954–1958 | SF |
| 6 | Charlie Faultless |  Scotland | 2 | 1 | 1954 | QF |
| 7 | Mário Vianna |  Brazil | 2 | 2 | 1950–1954 | none |
| 8 | Raymon Wyssling |  Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 1954 | 3rd |
| 9 | Raymond Vincenti |  France | 2 | 1 | 1954 | none |
| 10 | William Ling | England | 2 | 1 | 1954 | F |
| 11 | Emil Schmetzer |  West Germany | 1 | 1 | 1954 | none |
| 12 | Esteban Marino |  Uruguay | 1 | 1 | 1954 | none |
| 13 | Jose da Costa Vieira |  Portugal | 1 | 1 | 1954 | none |
| 14 | Laurent Franken |  Belgium | 1 | 1 | 1954 | none |
| 15 | Manuel Asensi |  Spain | 1 | 1 | 1954 | none |
| 16 | Vasa Stefanovic |  Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 1954 | none |
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