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Switzerland received the hosting rights for the 1954 FIFA World Cup during a meeting in Luxembourg City on the 22nd of July 1946. This decision came just one day after Brazil was selected to host the 1950 tournament.
West Germany won their first World Cup title by defeating Hungary with a score of 3, 2 in the final match. The game took place at the Wankdorf Stadion in Berne before sixty thousand spectators.
Hungary scored twenty-seven goals throughout the competition, setting records for most goals scored and highest aggregate goal difference. Sándor Kocsis scored eleven goals to become the top scorer of the tournament.
Referee William Ling disallowed an eighth-minute equalizer by Puskás claiming offside despite linesman Griffiths signaling otherwise. Eyewitnesses including substitute player Alfred Pfaff claimed the referee made an error while unofficial footage aired in 2004 appeared to show Puskás onside.
The tournament featured the highest average number of goals per game ever recorded at 5.38. This mark remains never surpassed in men's World Cup history.