1958 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone (UEFA). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Format
The 27 teams were divided into 9 groups, each featuring 3 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis with the group winners qualified. One runner-up was randomly drawn for the CAR/AFC-UEFA play-off. Iceland and the Soviet Union and took part for the first time.
Summary
Winner of each group qualified directly for the 1958 FIFA World Cup
Team was drawn randomly to play in the AFC/CAF–UEFA play-off
Other teams were eliminated
Groups
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | England
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 3.000 | 7 | Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup | — | 5–1 | 5–2 | |
| 2 | Republic of Ireland
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 5 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Denmark
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 0.308 | 0 | 1–4 | 0–2 | — |
Source: FIFA[1]
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 4.750 | 7 | Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup | — | 6–3 | 8–0 | |
| 2 | Belgium
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 1.455 | 5 | 0–0 | — | 8–3 | ||
| 3 | Iceland
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 0.231 | 0 | 1–5 | 2–5 | — |
Source: FIFA[2]
Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3.000 | 6 | Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup | — | 4–1 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Bulgaria
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1.571 | 4 | 1–2 | — | 7–0 | ||
| 3 | Norway
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0.200 | 2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — |
Source: FIFA[3]
Group 4
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechoslovakia
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 6 | Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | Wales
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 4 | Drawn for CAF/AFC–UEFA play-off | 1–0 | — | 4–1 | |
| 3 | East Germany
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0.417 | 2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | — |
Source: FIFA[4]
Group 5
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4.667 | 7 | Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup | — | 3–2 | 7–0 | |
| 2 | Netherlands
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | 5 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | ||
| 3 | Luxembourg
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 0.158 | 0 | 0–3 | 2–5 | — |
Source: FIFA[5]
Group 6
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 5.333 | 6[a] | Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Poland
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1.800 | 6[a] | 2–1 | — | 4–0 | ||
| 3 | Finland
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 0.105 | 0 | 0–10 | 1–3 | — |
Source: FIFA[6]
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ a b As the Soviet Union and Poland finished level on points, a play-off on neutral ground was played to determine the group winner. The Soviet Union won the play-off 2–0 to win the group.
Group 7
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yugoslavia
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3.500 | 6 | Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | |
| 2 | Romania
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 5 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Greece
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — |
Source: FIFA[7]
Group 8
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Ireland
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 5 | Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Italy
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1.000 | 4 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Portugal
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — |
Source: FIFA[8]
Group 9
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scotland
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1.111 | 6 | Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup | — | 4–2 | 3–2 | |
| 2 | Spain
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1.500 | 5 | 4–1 | — | 2–2 | ||
| 3 | Switzerland
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0.545 | 1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | — |
Source: FIFA[9]
Inter-confederation play-off
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wales
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 4 | Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Israel
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | 0–2 | — |
Source: FIFA
Goalscorers
- 8 goals
- 7 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
Hans Buzek- Theodor Wagner
Henri Coppens- Victor Mees
- Richard Orlans
Georgi Dimitrov- Panayot Panayotov
Ove Bech Nielsen
Günther Wirth
Duncan Edwards
Célestin Oliver- Roger Piantoni
- Joseph Ujlaki
Lajos Csordás- Nándor Hidegkuti
Ríkharður Jónsson- Þórður Jónsson
- Þórður Þórðarson
Guido Gratton
Cor van der Gijp
Harald Hennum
Lucjan Brychczy- Gerard Cieślik
Manuel Vasques
Alexandru Ene
Anatoli Isayev- Igor Netto
Estanislao Basora- Alfredo di Stéfano
- Luis Suárez Miramontes
Josef Hügi- Roger Vonlanthen
Ivor Allchurch- Cliff Jones
Miloš Milutinović
- 1 goal
- Robert Dienst
- Walter Haummer
- Karl Koller
- Ernst Kozlicek
- Helmut Senekowitsch
- Karl Stotz
- Otto Walzhofer
- André van Herpe
- Denis Houf
- André Piters
- Spiro Debarski
- Todor Diev
- Ivan Petkov Kolev
- Krum Yanev
Vlastimil Bubník- Pavol Molnár
- Anton Moravčík
- Ladislav Novák
- Aage Rou Jensen
- John Jensen
- Manfred Kaiser
- Helmut Müller
- Willy Tröger
- Johnny Haynes
Olavi Lahtinen- Mauri Vanhanen
- Said Brahimi
- René Dereuddre
- Maryan Wisnieski
Kostas Nestoridis- Vaggelis Panakis
- József Bozsik
- Károly Sándor
- Lajos Tichy
George Cummins- Johnny Gavin
- Alf Ringstead
- Sergio Cervato
- Dino da Costa
- Gino Pivatelli
Jean-Pierre Fiedler- Johnny Halsdorf
- Léon Letsch
- Toon Brusselers
- Coen Dillen
- Kees Rijvers
- Servaas Wilkes
Billy Bingham- Tommy Casey
- Wilbur Cush
- Billy Simpson
- Kjell Kristiansen
- Ginter Gawlik
- Matateu
- António Dias Teixeira
- Cornel Cacoveanu
- Titus Ozon
- Iosif Petschovsky
- Nicolae Tǎtaru
John Hewie- Tommy Ring
- Archie Robertson
- Alex Scott
- Gordon Smith
- Genrich Fedosov
- Valentin Kozmich Ivanov
- Boris Tatushin
- Yuri Voinov
- Miguel González
- Enrique Mateos
- Robert Ballaman
- Ferdinando Riva
- Dave Bowen
- Mel Charles
- Roy Vernon
- Dobrosav Krstić
- Aleksandar Petaković
- 1 own goal
- Edgar Falch (playing against Hungary)
- Ray Daniel (playing against Czechoslovakia)
See also
References
- ^ "1958 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "1958 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "1958 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "1958 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "1958 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "1958 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "1958 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "1958 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "1958 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2022.