1958 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4
The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner Czechoslovakia qualified for the sixth FIFA World Cup held in Sweden.
Wales were drawn to play against Israel in a special play-off.
Table
[edit]| 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[1]
Matches
[edit]| Wales | 1 – 0 | Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|---|
Vernon  75' |
Report |
Attendance: 33,200
Referee: Bronkhorst (Netherlands)
| East Germany | 2 – 1 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Wirth 21' Tröger 61' |
Report | M. Charles 6' |
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Latyshev (Soviet Union)
| Czechoslovakia | 2 – 0 | Wales |
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| Daniel 21' (o.g.) Kraus 65' |
Report |
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Paul Wyssling (Switzerland)
| Czechoslovakia | 3 – 1 | East Germany |
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| Kraus 60' Bubník 81'Molnár 89' |
Report | Wirth 18' |
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Jörgensen (Denmark)
| East Germany | 1 – 4 | Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|---|
| H. Müller 35' |
Report | Kraus 4', 88' Moravčík 23'Novák 43' |
Attendance: 110,000
Referee: Schwinte (France)
References
[edit]- ^ "1958 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2022.