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1958 FIFA World Cup qualification (CCCF and NAFC)

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The 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification for North, Central America and the Caribbean serves as as the preliminary tournament for the region. Six teams entered the tournament to compete for one place in the final tournament.

Format

There were two rounds of play:

  • First Round: The 6 teams were divided into 2 groups with 3 teams each (Group 1 with teams from North America and Group 2 with teams from Central America and Caribbean). The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners advanced to the Final Round.
  • Final Round: The 2 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner qualified.

First Round

Group 1

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 2–0 — 5–1
3  United States 4 0 0 4 5 21 0.238 0 2–7 2–3 —
Source: [citation needed]
Mexico 6–0 United States
C. Gutiérrez 14', 26'
Reyes 33', 69', 76'
H. Hernández 63'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Van Rosberg (Netherlands Antilles)
United States 2–7 Mexico
E. Murphy 5', 45' A. Hernández 22', 36', 82'
C. Gutiérrez 38'
H. Hernández 65', 87'
Sesma 79'
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Morgan (Canada)
Canada 5–1 United States
McLeod 32'
Philley 35'
Hughes 55', 80'
Stewart 57'		 Keough 35' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,167
Referee: Sadler (Canada)
Mexico 3–0 Canada
C. González 5', 72'
C. Gutiérrez 46'
Referee: Van Rosberg (Netherlands Antilles)
Canada 2–0 Mexico
C. Gutiérrez 8'
Sesma 28'
Referee: Van Rosberg (Netherlands Antilles)
United States [1]2–3 Canada
Mendoza 42'
J. Murphy 80'		 Philley 9'
Steckiw 14'
Stewart 25'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Lutostanski (United States)

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1  Costa Rica 4 4 0 0 18 2 9.000 8 Qualification to final round — 4–0 3–1
2  Curaçao 4 2 0 2 8 8 1.000 4 1–2 — NP
3  Guatemala 4 0 0 4 5 21 0.238 0 2–6 1–3 —
Source: [citation needed]
Guatemala 2–6 Costa Rica
Vickers 19'
Espinoza 87'		 Hernán 11', 28', 38'
Jiménez 17'
Montero 48'
Murillo 78'
Referee: Sundheim (Colombia)
Costa Rica 3–1
(66')[2]		 Guatemala
Jiménez 12'
Cordero 28'
Herrera 65'		 López 61'
Referee: Orrego (Colombia)
Costa Rica 4–0Netherlands Territory of Curaçao
Herrera 16', 63'
Murillo 35', 67'
Referee: McKenna (England)
Guatemala 1–3Netherlands Territory of Curaçao
López 51' De Lanoy 23', 31'
Meulens 65'
Referee: Sundheim (Colombia)
Territory of Curaçao Netherlands1–2 Costa Rica
Sambo 21' Cordero 53'
Montero 60'
Referee: Orlandini (Italy)

Final Round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Mexico Costa Rica
1  Mexico 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0 Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup — 2–0
2  Costa Rica 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 4 1–1 —
Source: FIFA
Mexico 2–0 Costa Rica
Belmonte 77'
López 86'
Referee: Husband (England)
Costa Rica 1–1 Mexico
Soto 32' López 27'
Referee: Husband (England)

References

  1. ^ Entire US squad pulled from St. Louis Kutis[1] Archived 2014-08-29 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Match interrupted in the 66th minute by Guatemala abandoning the pitch; the result was later affirmed.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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).[3]
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