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1958 FIFA World Cup qualification

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1958 FIFA World Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates30 September 1956 – 5 February 1958
Teams55 (from 6 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played89
Goals scored341 (3.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)England Tommy Taylor (8 goals)
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1958 FIFA World Cup qualification was the qualifiying rounds of the 1958 FIFA World Cup. 55 countries entered qualifying, and competed for 14 spots at the tournament (Sweden automatically qualified as the hosts, while West Germany automatically qualified as the defending champions).

AFC and CAF

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First round

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification Indonesia China Republic of China
1  Indonesia 2 1 0 1 5 4 1.250 2 Second round with superior goal ratio — 2–0 —
2  China 2 1 0 1 4 5 0.800 2 4–3 — —
3  Taiwan 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 Withdrew — — —
Source: [1]
Indonesia 2–0 China
Ramang Goal 47', 80' Report
Referee: Jonni (Italy)
China 4–3 Indonesia
Zhang Honggen Goal 1'
Nian Weisi Goal 9'
Sun Fucheng Goal 47'
Wang Lu Goal 75'		 Report Ramang Goal 25', 55'
Witarsa Goal 70'
Referee: Chakravarti (India)
Indonesia 0–0
(aet)		 China
Report
Referee: U Ba Thaung (Burma)

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification Israel Turkey
1  Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 Second round automatically — —
2  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 Refused to play Israel — —
Source: [2]

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification Egypt Cyprus
1  Egypt 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 Second round automatically — —
2  Cyprus 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 Withdrew — —
Source: [3]

Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification Sudan Syria
1  Sudan 2 1 1 0 2 1 2.000 3 Second Round — 1–0
2  Syria 2 0 1 1 1 2 0.500 1 1–1 —
Source: [1]
Sudan 1–0 Syria
Manzul Goal 78' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Riccardo Pieri (Italy)
Syria 1–1 Sudan
Al-Zarqa Goal 70' Report Faris Goal 38'
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Konstantinos Ioannidis (Greece)

Second round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Third round automatically — — — —
2  Sudan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
3  Egypt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew — — — —
4  Indonesia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
Source: [2]

Third round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification Israel Sudan
1  Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 Inter-Confederation play-off
because they did not play a single match		 — —
2  Sudan 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 Refused to play Israel due to Arab League boycott — —
Source: [2]

CCCF and NAFC

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First round

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 4 4 0 0 18 2 9.000 8 Qualification to Final Round — 3–0 6–0
2  Canada 4 2 0 2 8 8 1.000 4 0–2 — 5–1
3  United States 4 0 0 4 5 21 0.238 0 2–7 2–3 —
Source: FIFA[4]
Mexico 6–0 United States
C. Gutiérrez Goal 14', 26'
Reyes Goal 33', 69', 76'
H. Hernández Goal 63'		 Report
Attendance: 60,000
United States 2–7 Mexico
E. Murphy Goal 5', 45' Report A. Hernández Goal 22', 36', 82'
C. Gutiérrez Goal 38'
H. Hernández Goal 65', 87'
Sesma Goal 79'
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Ray Morgan (Canada)
Canada 5–1 United States
McLeod Goal 32'
Philley Goal 35'
Hughes Goal 55', 80'
Stewart Goal 57'		 Report Keough Goal 35' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,567
Referee: Harry Sadler (Canada)
United States [5]2–3 Canada
Mendoza Goal 42'
J. Murphy Goal 80'		 Report Philley Goal 9'
Steckiw Goal 14'
Stewart Goal 25'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Stan Lutostanski (United States)

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1  Costa Rica 4 4 0 0 15 4 3.750 8 Qualification to Final Round — 4–0 3–1
2  Netherlands Antilles 3 1 0 2 4 7 0.571 2 1–2 — NP
3  Guatemala 3 0 0 3 4 12 0.333 0 2–6 1–3 —
Source: FIFA[6]
Guatemala 2–6 Costa Rica
Vickers Goal 19'
Espinoza Goal 87'		 Report Hernán Goal 11', 28', 38'
Jiménez Goal 17'
Montero Goal 48'
Murillo Goal 78'
Referee: Sundheim (Colombia)
Costa Rica 3–1
(66')[7]		 Guatemala
Jiménez Goal 12'
Cordero Goal 28'
Herrera Goal 65'		 Report López Goal 61'
Referee: Orrego (Colombia)
Guatemala 1–3 Netherlands Antilles
López Goal 51' Report De Lanoy Goal 23', 31'
Meulens Goal 65'
Referee: Sundheim (Colombia)

Final Round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification Mexico Costa Rica
1  Mexico 2 1 1 0 3 1 3.000 3 Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup — 2–0
2  Costa Rica 2 0 1 1 1 3 0.333 1 1–1 —
Source: FIFA[10]
Mexico 2–0 Costa Rica
Belmonte Goal 77'
López Goal 86'		 Report
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Husband (England)
Costa Rica 1–1 Mexico
Soto Goal 32' Report López Goal 27'
Attendance: 35,738
Referee: Husband (England)

CONMEBOL

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 2 1 1 0 2 1 2.000 3 Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup — 2–1
2  Peru 2 0 1 1 1 2 0.500 1 1–1 —
Source: FIFA[11]
Peru 1 – 1 Brazil
Terry Goal 38' Report Índio Goal 47'
Referee: Rodriguez (Uruguay)
Brazil 1 – 0 Peru
Didi Goal 11' Report
Referee: Marino (Uruguay)

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 4 3 0 1 10 2 5.000 6 Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup — 4–0 4–0
2  Bolivia 4 2 0 2 6 6 1.000 4 2–0 — 3–0
3  Chile 4 1 0 3 2 10 0.200 2 0–2 2–1 —
Source: FIFA[12]
Chile 2–1 Bolivia
Díaz Goal 62'
Ramírez Goal 68'		 Report Alcón Goal 36'
Bolivia 3–0 Chile
García Goal 30'
Alcócer Goal 70', 86'		 Report
Bolivia 2–0 Argentina
Alcócer Goal 13'
García Goal 75'		 Report
Chile 0–2 Argentina
Report Menéndez Goal 40'
Conde Goal 61'
Argentina 4–0 Chile
Corbatta Goal 1', 41'
Menéndez Goal 13'
Zárate Goal 45'		 Report
Argentina 4–0 Bolivia
Zárate Goal 8'
Corbatta Goal 62'
Prado Goal 63'
Menéndez Goal 64'		 Report

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1  Paraguay 4 3 0 1 11 4 2.750 6 Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup — 5–0 3–0
2  Uruguay 4 2 1 1 4 6 0.667 5 2–0 — 1–0
3  Colombia 4 0 1 3 3 8 0.375 1 2–3 1–1 —
Source: [source?]
Colombia 1–1 Uruguay
Arango Goal 15' Ambrois Goal 46'
Referee: Husband (England)
Colombia 2–3 Paraguay
Gutiérrez Goal 10'
Díaz Goal 89'		 A. Jara Goal 34'
Agüero Goal 68'
Aguilera Goal 88'
Referee: Husband (England)
Uruguay 1–0 Colombia
Míguez Goal 89' (pen.)
Referee: Husband (England)
Paraguay 3–0 Colombia
E. Jara Goal 11', 77'
Agüero Goal 27'
Referee: Husband (England)
Paraguay 5–0 Uruguay
Amarilla Goal 5', 48', 57'
A. Jara Goal 88'
Agüero Goal 90'
Referee: Husband (England)
Uruguay 2–0 Paraguay
Benítez Goal 8'
Martínez Goal 88'
Referee: Husband (England)

UEFA

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1  England 4 3 1 0 15 5 3.000 7 Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup — 5–1 5–2
2  Republic of Ireland 4 2 1 1 6 7 0.857 5 1–1 — 2–1
3  Denmark 4 0 0 4 4 13 0.308 0 1–4 0–2 —
Source: FIFA[13]
Republic of Ireland 2–1 Denmark
Curtis Goal 27'
Gavin Goal 45' (pen.)		 Report Aa. Jensen Goal 85'
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Bond (England)
England 5–2 Denmark
Taylor Goal 2', 22', 53'
Edwards Goal 66', 77'		 Report O. Nielsen Goal 27', 64'
Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Guigue (France)
England 5–1 Republic of Ireland
Taylor Goal 10', 19', 40'
Atyeo Goal 38', 90'		 Report Curtis Goal 56'
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Phillips (Scotland)
Denmark 1–4 England
J. Jensen Goal 27' Report Haynes Goal 28'
Taylor Goal 71', 86'
Atyeo Goal 75'
Copenhagen, Denmark
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Dusch (West Germany)
Republic of Ireland 1–1 England
Ringstead Goal 3' Report Atyeo Goal 90'
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Philips (Scotland)
Denmark 0–2 Republic of Ireland
Report Cummins Goal 53'
Curtis Goal 61'
Copenhagen, Denmark
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Schulz (East Germany)

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1  France 4 3 1 0 19 4 4.750 7 Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup — 6–3 8–0
2  Belgium 4 2 1 1 16 11 1.455 5 0–0 — 8–3
3  Iceland 4 0 0 4 6 26 0.231 0 1–5 2–5 —
Source: FIFA[13]
France 6–3 Belgium
Cisowski Goal 13', 15', 44', 72', 88'
Vincent Goal 18'		 Report Houf Goal 16'
Willems Goal 61', 67'
Attendance: 46,049
Referee: Clough (England)
France 8–0 Iceland
C. Oliver Goal 6', 11'
Vincent Goal 29', 83'
Dereuddre Goal 36'
Piantoni Goal 45', 81'
Brahimi Goal 49'		 Report
Attendance: 15,080
Referee: Ellis (England)
Belgium 8–3 Iceland
Orlans Goal 4', 57'
Piters Goal 11'
Vandenberg Goal 12'
Mees Goal 22', 26'
Coppens Goal 42', 44' (pen.)		 Report Þórðarson Goal 33', 77'
R. Jónsson Goal 81'
Attendance: 6,792
Referee: Blitgen (Luxembourg)
Iceland 1–5 France
Þ. Jónsson Goal 64' Report Cisowski Goal 29', 32'
Ujlaki Goal 48', 66'
Wisnieski Goal 53'
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Davidson (Scotland)
Iceland 2–5 Belgium
R. Jónsson Goal 1'
Þ. Jónsson Goal 65'		 Report Van Herpe Goal 9'
Willems Goal 40'
Vandenberg Goal 64', 81', 89'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Davidson (Scotland)
Belgium 0–0 France
Report
Attendance: 56,497
Referee: Helge (Denmark)

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 4 3 0 1 12 4 3.000 6 Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup — 4–1 5–0
2  Bulgaria 4 2 0 2 11 7 1.571 4 1–2 — 7–0
3  Norway 4 1 0 3 3 15 0.200 2 2–1 1–2 —
Source: FIFA[13]
Norway 1–2 Bulgaria
Hennum Goal 47' Report G. Dimitrov Goal 38', 75'
Attendance: 27,542
Referee: Lindberg (Sweden)
Norway 2–1 Hungary
Hennum Goal 10'
K. Kristiansen Goal 78'		 Report Tichy Goal 43'
Attendance: 25,724
Referee: Helge (Denmark)
Hungary 4–1 Bulgaria
Machos Goal 5', 14', 30'
Bozsik Goal 52'		 Report Kolev Goal 69'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Guigue (France)
Bulgaria 1–2 Hungary
Diev Goal 43' Report Hidegkuti Goal 2', 34'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Bernardi (Italy)
Bulgaria 7–0 Norway
Iliev Goal 6', 60', 74'
Panayotov Goal 29', 32'
Yanev Goal 59'
Debarski Goal 77'		 Report
Attendance: 22,120
Referee: Macko (Czechoslovakia)
Hungary 5–0 Norway
Sándor Goal 12'
Csordás Goal 20', 71'
Machos Goal 69'
Falch Goal 74' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 91,000
Referee: Dusch (West Germany)

Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1  Czechoslovakia 4 3 0 1 9 3 3.000 6 Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup — 2–0 3–1
2  Wales 4 2 0 2 6 5 1.200 4 Drawn for CAF/AFC–UEFA play-off 1–0 — 4–1
3  East Germany 4 1 0 3 5 12 0.417 2 1–4 2–1 —
Source: FIFA[13]
Wales 1 – 0 Czechoslovakia
Vernon Goal 75' Report
Attendance: 33,200
Referee: Bronkhorst (Netherlands)
East Germany 2 – 1 Wales
Wirth Goal 21'
Tröger Goal 61'		 Report M. Charles Goal 6'
Attendance: 100,000
Czechoslovakia 2 – 0 Wales
Daniel Goal 21' (o.g.)
Kraus Goal 65'		 Report
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Paul Wyssling (Switzerland)
Czechoslovakia 3 – 1 East Germany
Kraus Goal 60'
Bubník Goal 81'
Molnár Goal 89'		 Report Wirth Goal 18'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Jörgensen (Denmark)
Wales 4 – 1 East Germany
Palmer Goal 38', 44', 73'
Jones Goal 42'		 Report Kaiser Goal 57'
Attendance: 16,098
Referee: Leafe (England)
East Germany 1 – 4 Czechoslovakia
H. Müller Goal 35' Report Kraus Goal 4', 88'
Moravčík Goal 23'
Novák Goal 43'
Attendance: 110,000
Referee: Schwinte (France)

Group 5

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1  Austria 4 3 1 0 14 3 4.667 7 Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup — 3–2 7–0
2  Netherlands 4 2 1 1 12 7 1.714 5 1–1 — 4–1
3  Luxembourg 4 0 0 4 3 19 0.158 0 0–3 2–5 —
Source: FIFA[13]
Austria 7 – 0 Luxembourg
Hanappi Goal 18', 25'
Walzhofer Goal 51'
Wagner Goal 62', 77'
Kozlicek Goal 71'
Haummer Goal 79'		 Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Francesco Liverani (Italy)
Netherlands 4 – 1 Luxembourg
Van der Gijp Goal 27', 30'
Dillen Goal 72'
Brusselers Goal 80'		 Report Halsdorf Goal 34'
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Treichel (West Germany)
Austria 3 – 2 Netherlands
Koller Goal 47'
Buzek Goal 80'
Stotz Goal 89' (pen.)		 Report Van Melis Goal 30', 32'
Attendance: 54,027
Referee: Schmetzer (West Germany)
Luxembourg 2 – 5 Netherlands
Fiedler Goal 5'
Letsch Goal 58'		 Report Lenstra Goal 15', 28'
Wilkes Goal 26'
Van Melis Goal 35'
Rijvers Goal 54'
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Murdoch (England)
Netherlands 1 – 1 Austria
Lenstra Goal 63' Report Hanappi Goal 29'
Attendance: 63,800
Referee: Ellis (England)
Luxembourg 0 – 3 Austria
Report Dienst Goal 19'
Buzek Goal 47'
Senekowitsch Goal 66'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Versyp (Belgium)

Group 6

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1  Soviet Union 4 3 0 1 16 3 5.333 6[a] Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup — 3–0 2–1
2  Poland 4 3 0 1 9 5 1.800 6[a] 2–1 — 4–0
3  Finland 4 0 0 4 2 19 0.105 0 0–10 1–3 —
Source: FIFA[13]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 As the Soviet Union and Poland finished level on points, a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide the group winner. The Soviet Union won 2–0.
Soviet Union 3 – 0 Poland
Tatushin Goal 9'
Simonyan Goal 55'
Ilyin Goal 77'		 Report
Attendance: 102,000
Referee: Clough (England)
Finland 1 – 3 Poland
Vanhanen Goal 72' Report Jankowski Goal 19', 56', 65'
Attendance: 9,137
Referee: Nilsen (Norway)
Soviet Union 2 – 1 Finland
Voinov Goal 23'
Netto Goal 62'		 Report Lahtinen Goal 42'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Mayer (Austria)
Finland 0 – 10 Soviet Union
Report Netto Goal 6'
Simonyan Goal 9', 13', 31'
Isayev Goal 12', 20'
Streltsov Goal 29', 49'
Ilyin Goal 60', 87'
Attendance: 18,154
Referee: A. Asmussen (Denmark)
Poland 2 – 1 Soviet Union
Cieślik Goal 43', 50' Report Ivanov Goal 80'
Attendance: 93,000
Referee: Clough (England)
Poland 4 – 0 Finland
Gawlik Goal 2'
Brychczy Goal 4', 48'
Jankowski Goal 60'		 Report
Attendance: 90,000
Referee: Dusch (West Germany)

Play-off

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Soviet Union 2 – 0 Poland
Streltsov Goal 31'
Fedosov Goal 75'		 Report
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Clough (England)

Group 7

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1  Yugoslavia 4 2 2 0 7 2 3.500 6 Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup — 2–0 4–1
2  Romania 4 2 1 1 6 4 1.500 5 1–1 — 3–0
3  Greece 4 0 1 3 2 9 0.222 1 0–0 1–2 —
Source: FIFA[13]
Greece 0 – 0 Yugoslavia
Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Devillers (France)
Greece 1 – 2 Romania
Panakis Goal 29' Report A. Ene Goal 15'
Ozon Goal 78'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Harzic (France)
Romania 1 – 1 Yugoslavia
A. Ene Goal 78' Report Mujić Goal 79'
Attendance: 110,000
Referee: Grill (Austria)
Romania 3 – 0 Greece
Petschovsky Goal 51' (pen.)
Tătaru Goal 64'
Cacoveanu Goal 67'		 Report
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Schwinte (France)
Yugoslavia 4 – 1 Greece
Mujić Goal 6', 61'
Krstić Goal 9'
Petaković Goal 67'		 Report Nestoridis Goal 28'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Jonni (Italy)
Yugoslavia 2 – 0 Romania
Milutinović Goal 52', 58' Report
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Seipelt (Austria)

Group 8

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1  Northern Ireland 4 2 1 1 6 3 2.000 5 Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup — 2–1 3–0
2  Italy 4 2 0 2 5 5 1.000 4 1–0 — 3–0
3  Portugal 4 1 1 2 4 7 0.571 3 1–1 3–0 —
Source: FIFA[13]
Portugal 1 – 1 Northern Ireland
Vasques Goal 24' Report Bingham Goal 6'
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Lequesne (France)
Italy 1 – 0 Northern Ireland
Cervato Goal 3' Report
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Guigue (France)
Northern Ireland 3 – 0 Portugal
Casey Goal 22'
Simpson Goal 60'
McIlroy Goal 70' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Phillips (Scotland)
Portugal 3 – 0 Italy
Vasques Goal 41'
Teixeira Goal 81'
Matateu Goal 87'		 Report
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Treichel (West Germany)
Italy 3 – 0 Portugal
Gratton Goal 36', 72'
Pivatelli Goal 84'		 Report
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Damiani (Yugoslavia)
Northern Ireland 2 – 1 Italy
McIlroy Goal 13'
Cush Goal 28'		 Report Da Costa Goal 56'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Zsolt (Hungary)

Group 9

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification  
1  Scotland 4 3 0 1 10 9 1.111 6 Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup — 4–2 3–2
2  Spain 4 2 1 1 12 8 1.500 5 4–1 — 2–2
3   Switzerland 4 0 1 3 6 11 0.545 1 1–2 1–4 —
Source: FIFA[13]
Spain 2 – 2  Switzerland
Suárez Goal 30'
González Goal 48'		 Report Hügi Goal 6', 67'
Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 120,000
Referee: Erich (West Germany)
Scotland 4 – 2 Spain
Mudie Goal 22', 70', 79'
Hewie Goal 41' (pen.)		 Report Suárez Goal 19'
Kubala Goal 28'
Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 88,890
Referee: Dusch (West Germany)
Switzerland 1 – 2 Scotland
R. Vonlanthen Goal 13' Report Mudie Goal 33'
Ring Goal 71'
Basel, Switzerland
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Seipelt (Austria)
Spain 4 – 1 Scotland
Mateos Goal 11'
Kubala Goal 33'
Basora Goal 60', 87'		 Report Smith Goal 79'
Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 90,000
Referee: Leafe (England)
Scotland 3 – 2  Switzerland
Robertson Goal 29'
Mudie Goal 52'
Scott Goal 70'		 Report Riva Goal 35'
R. Vonlanthen Goal 79'
Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 58,811
Referee: Leafe (England)
Switzerland 1 – 4 Spain
Ballaman Goal 61' Report Kubala Goal 19', 72'
Di Stéfano Goal 24', 55'
Lausanne, Switzerland
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Alsteen (Belgium)

Inter-confederation play-off

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Because Israel did not play a match, a special play-off was created to decide the final spot at the 1958 FIFA World Cup. After Belgium refused to play, Wales, the runner-up of UEFA Group 4, was the team chosen.[14]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Wales Israel
1  Wales 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 4 1958 FIFA World Cup — 2–0
2  Israel 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0 0–2 —
Source: FIFA
Israel 0–2 Wales
Report
Attendance: 55,000
Wales 2–0 Israel
 Report
Attendance: 38,000

Qualified countries

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Qualifying countries
Team Date of qualification Finals appearance Last appearance
 Argentina 27 October 19573rd1934
 Austria 29 September 19573rd1954
 Brazil 21 April 19576th1954
 Czechoslovakia 27 October 19574th1954
 England 19 May 19573rd1954
 France 27 October 19575th1954
 Hungary 10 November 19574th1954
 Mexico 27 October 19574th1954
 Northern Ireland 15 January 19581st—
 Paraguay 14 July 19573rd1950
 Scotland 6 November 19572nd1954
 Sweden (hosts) 23 June 19504th1950
 Soviet Union 24 November 19571st—
 Wales 5 February 19581st—
 West Germany (defending champions) 4 July 19544th1954
 Yugoslavia 17 November 19574th1954

Goalscorers

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8 goals
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

References

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  1. 1 2 "Sweden 1958 Preliminaries (CAF/AFC)". FIFA. Archived from the original on 11 December 2005. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Spencer, Pete (5 March 2022). "Israel's gameless 1958 World Cup qualifying campaign: how Wales' stopped the madness". Football Pink. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "The bizarre twists of fate behind 1958 World Cup Qualification". FC Cymru. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "1958 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 27 July 2011. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  5. ↑ Entire US squad pulled from St. Louis Kutis Archived 2014-08-29 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ "1958 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 27 July 2011. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  7. ↑ Match interrupted in the 66th minute by Guatemala abandoning the pitch; the result was later affirmed.
  8. ↑ "History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year)" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  9. ↑ Territory of Curaçao v Guatemala was not played because the Guatemalan players were not permitted to travel to the Netherlands Antilles (the Netherlands Antilles were still using the nation's former "Curaçao" name).[8]
  10. ↑ "1958 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 27 July 2011. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  11. ↑ "1958 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 3 September 2011. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  12. ↑ "1958 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 3 September 2011. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
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  14. ↑ Doyle, Paul. "The Joy of Six: international football play-offs". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  15. ↑ "Wales Qualifies for World Cup Competition Proper". The Guardian. 6 February 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 17 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

Other websites

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