1958 FIFA World Cup qualification (Africa and Asia)

The 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification for Asia and Africa served as the preliminary tournament for the region. The winner of the tournament went on to face a European team in an Inter-confederation play-off. For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification.

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FIFA rejected the entries of Ethiopia and South Korea.[1] The remaining 10 teams played in a knockout tournament, with matches on a home-and-away basis. The tournament winner would qualify.

Format

There were four rounds:

  • First Round: 8 teams were divided into 4 groups of 2 teams to determine four winners.
  • Second Round: The 4 first round winners played in a one group with 2 advancing to the final round.
  • Final Round: The remaining two teams contested one spot in the CAF/AFC–UEFA play-off.

CAF / AFC First Round

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1  Indonesia 2 1 0 1 5 4 1.250 2 Advanced with superior goal average — 2–0
2  China PR 2 1 0 1 4 5 0.800 2 Eliminated 4–3 —
Source: [2]
Indonesia 2–0 China PR
Ramang 47', 80'
Referee: Jonni (Italy)
China PR 4–3 Indonesia
Zhang Honggen 1'
Nian Weisi 9'
Sun Fucheng 47'
Wang Lu 75'		 Ramang 25', 55'
Witarsa 70'
Referee: Chakravarti (India)
Indonesia 0–0
(a.e.t.)		 China PR
Referee: U Ba Thaung (Burma)

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1  Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 Advanced to second round automatically — –
2  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 Refused to play in Asian group – —
Source: [3]

Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1  Egypt 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 Advanced to second round automatically — –
2  Cyprus 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 Withdrew – —
Source: [4]

Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1  Sudan 2 1 1 0 2 1 2.000 3 Advanced to Second Round — 1–0
2  Syria 2 0 1 1 1 2 0.500 1 1–1 —
Source: [2]
Sudan 1–0 Syria
Manzul 78' (pen.)
Referee: Riccardo Pieri (Italy)
Syria 1–1 Sudan
Al-Zarqa 70' Suleiman Faris 38'
Referee: Konstantinos Ioannidis (Greece)

CAF / AFC Second Round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advanced to final round — – – –
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: [3]

CAF / AFC Final Round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1  Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 Advanced to Inter-Confederation play-off — –
2  Sudan 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 Refused to play Israel due to Arab League boycott – —
Source: [3]

References
  1. "FIFA Fact Sheet: History of the FIFA World Cup (TM) Preliminary Competition" (PDF). FIFA. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
  2. "Sweden 1958 Preliminaries (CAF/AFC)". FIFA. Archived from the original on 11 December 2005. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  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.
  4. "The bizarre twists of fate behind 1958 World Cup Qualification". FC Cymru. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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