Qualification matches for the 1954 World Men's Handball Championship took place in 1953. [1] [2]
| 28 November 1953 | West Germany | 21–10 | Neumünster Attendance: 4500 [3] Referees: Carl Kling (SWE) | |
| Maychrzak 8 | (7–6) | Weckstroem 6 | ||
| [4] [5] |
| 6 December 1953 [3] 20:00 | Czechoslovakia | 13–8 | Stadium of Riegrovy sady, Prague [3] Attendance: >1000 Referees: Alfred Schwab (AUT) | |
| Ruža 7 | (9–3) | Kesjár 4 | ||
| [6] [7] [8] |
| 9 December 1953 | Norway | 11–26 | Bygdøyhus, Oslo Referees: Blomqvist (SWE) | |
| Hagen 3 | (6–15) | Theilmann 7 | ||
| Report Denmark Report Norway |
| 12 December 1953 | Switzerland | 15–11 | Olmahalle, St. Gallen Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Karl Jung (BRD) | |
| Hartmann 4 | (7–7) | Steffelbauer 6 | ||
| [9] Report Switzerland |
| 13 December 1953 | France | 23–11 | Nantes Referees: Walter Maurer (SUI) | |
| Gaudion 7 | (9–3) | Suzi 4 | ||
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