1958 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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.

1958 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)


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.

First Stage

Summary

  Winner of each group qualified directly for the 1958 FIFA World Cup
  Team was drawn randomlly to play in the CAR/AFC-UEFA play-off
  Other teams were eliminated
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8 Group 9

England

France

Hungary

Czechoslovakia

Austria

Soviet Union

Yugoslavia

Northern Ireland

Scotland

Republic of Ireland

Belgium

Bulgaria

Wales

Netherlands

Poland

Romania

Italy

Spain

Denmark

Iceland

Norway

East Germany

Luxembourg

Finland

Greece

Portugal

Switzerland

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1  England 4 3 1 0 15 5 3.000 7 Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup 5–1 5–2
2  Republic of Ireland 4 2 1 1 6 7 0.857 5 1–1 2–1
3  Denmark 4 0 0 4 4 13 0.308 0 1–4 0–2
Source:

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1  France 4 3 1 0 19 4 4.750 7 Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup 6–3 8–0
2  Belgium 4 2 1 1 16 11 1.455 5 0–0 8–3
3  Iceland 4 0 0 4 6 26 0.231 0 1–5 2–5
Source:

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 4 3 0 1 12 4 3.000 6 Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup 4–1 5–0
2  Bulgaria 4 2 0 2 11 7 1.571 4 1–2 7–0
3  Norway 4 1 0 3 3 15 0.200 2 2–1 1–2
Source:

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1  Czechoslovakia 4 3 0 1 9 3 3.000 6 Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup 2–0 3–1
2  Wales 4 2 0 2 6 5 1.200 4 Drawn for CAF/AFC–UEFA play-off 1–0 4–1
3  East Germany 4 1 0 3 5 12 0.417 2 1–4 2–1
Source:

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1  Austria 4 3 1 0 14 3 4.667 7 Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup 3–2 7–0
2  Netherlands 4 2 1 1 12 7 1.714 5 1–1 4–1
3  Luxembourg 4 0 0 4 3 19 0.158 0 0–3 2–5
Source:

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1  Soviet Union 4 3 0 1 16 3 5.333 6 Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup 3–0 2–1
2  Poland 4 3 0 1 9 5 1.800 6 2–1 4–0
3  Finland 4 0 0 4 2 19 0.105 0 0–10 1–3
Source:

Poland and USSR finished level on points, a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.

Group 6 Play-off

24 November 1957. Soviet Union 2 – 0 Poland

Soviet Union qualified to 1958 FIFA World Cup

Group 7

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1  Yugoslavia 4 2 2 0 7 2 3.500 6 Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup 2–0 4–1
2  Romania 4 2 1 1 6 4 1.500 5 1–1 3–0
3  Greece 4 0 1 3 2 9 0.222 1 0–0 1–2
Source:

Group 8

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1  Northern Ireland 4 2 1 1 6 3 2.000 5 Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup 2–1 3–0
2  Italy 4 2 0 2 5 5 1.000 4 1–0 3–0
3  Portugal 4 1 1 2 4 7 0.571 3 1–1 3–0
Source:

Group 9

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification  
1  Scotland 4 3 0 1 10 9 1.111 6 Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup 4–2 3–2
2  Spain 4 2 1 1 12 8 1.500 5 4–1 2–2
3   Switzerland 4 0 1 3 6 11 0.545 1 1–2 1–4
Source:

Play-off stage

Inter-confederation play-off

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Wales 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 4 Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup 2–0
2  Israel 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
1 goal
1 own goal

See also

References

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