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1958 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

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The South American section of the 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification saw 8 teams competing 3 berths in the finals.

FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
Tournament details
DatesApril 13, 1957 - July 28, 1957
Teams8[1] (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored39 (2.79 per match)
Attendance529,460 (37,819 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Omar Oreste Corbatta
Argentina Norberto Menéndez
Bolivia Máximo Alcócer
Paraguay Juan Bautista Agüero
Paraguay Florencio Amarilla (5 goals)
← 1954
1962 →
Qualification for championships (CONMEBOL)
FIFA World Cup

Format

The 9 teams were divided into 3 groups of 3 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis with the group winners qualifying for the final tournament.

Groups

Group 1

Main article: 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL - Group 1)
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[2]

Group 2

Main article: 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL - Group 2)
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[3]

Group 3

Main article: 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL - Group 3)
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: FIFA[4]

Qualified Teams

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
 Brazil Group 1 winners 21 April 1957 5 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954)
 Argentina Group 2 winners 27 October 1957 2 (1930, 1934)
 Paraguay Group 3 winners 8 July 1957 2 (1930, 1950)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Notes and references

  1. ^ Venezuela withdrew without playing any matches
  2. ^ "1958 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 3 September 2011. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  3. ^ "1958 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 3 September 2011. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  4. ^ "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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