1958 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2

The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner France qualified for the sixth FIFA World Cup held in Sweden.

Table[]

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	—

Matches[]

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Team stats[]

France[]

Head coach: Albert Batteux

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on					Club
GK	Claude Abbes	May 24, 1927	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	AS Saint-Étienne
GK	Pierre Bernard	June 27, 1932	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	B	-	UA Sedan-Torcy
FW	René Bliard	November 18, 1932	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	90	-	Stade Reims
DF	Richard Boucher	March 1, 1932	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	90	-	Toulouse FC
FW	Said Brahimi	March 17, 1931	2	1	180	0	0	-	90	-	90	Toulouse FC
FW	Stéphane Bruey	December 1, 1932	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	Angers SCO
FW	Thadée Cisowski	February 16, 1927	2	7	180	0	0	90	-	90	-	RC Paris
GK	Dominique Colonna	September 4, 1928	1	0	90	0	0	B	B	90	-	Stade Reims
MF	René Dereuddre	June 22, 1930	1	1	90	0	0	-	90	-	-	Toulouse FC
FW	Jacques Foix	November 26, 1930	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	B	OGC Nice
FW	Just Fontaine	August 18, 1933	0	0	0	0	0	B	-	-	-	Stade Reims
MF	Léon Glovacki	February 19, 1928	0	0	0	0	0	-	B	-	-	Stade Reims
DF	Robert Jonquet	May 3, 1925	3	0	270	0	0	90	90	90	-	Stade Reims
DF	Raymond Kaelbel	January 31, 1932	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	AS Monaco
MF	Michel Leblond	May 10, 1932	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	Stade Reims
DF	André Lerond	December 6, 1930	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	Olympique Lyonnais
DF	Xercès Louis	October 31, 1926	1	0	90	0	0	90	B	-	-	RC Lens
MF	Jean-Jacques Marcel	June 13, 1931	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Olympique de Marseille
DF	Roger Marche	March 5, 1924	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	-	-	RC Paris
FW	Rachid Mekloufi	August 12, 1936	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	AS Saint-Étienne
FW	Célestin Oliver	July 12, 1930	2	0	180	0	0	-	90	B	90	UA Sedan-Torcy
MF	Armand Penverne	August 12, 1936	3	0	270	0	0	-	90	90	90	Stade Reims
MF	Roger Piantoni	December 26, 1931	3	2	270	0	0	90	90			FC Nancy
										90	-	Stade Reims
GK	François Remetter	August 8, 1928	2	0	180	0	0	90	90	-	-	FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
MF	Roger Scotti	July 29, 1925	0	0	0	0	0	B	-	-	-	Olympique de Marseille
DF	Robert Siatka	June 20, 1934	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	B	-	Stade Reims
MF	Joseph Tellechea	November 27, 1926	0	0	0	0	0	B	-	-	-	FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
MF	Joseph Ujlaki	August 10, 1929	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	90	-	OGC Nice
FW	Jean Vincent	November 29, 1930	3	3	270	0	0	90	90	-	90	Stade Reims
FW	Maryan Wisnieski	February 1, 1937	2	1	180	0	0	90	-	90	-	RC Lens
DF	Mustapha Zitouni	October 19, 1928	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	AS Monaco

Belgium[]

Head coach: André Vandeweyer (first and second match), Louis Nicolay (third match), Géza Toldi (fourth match)

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on					Club
DF	Léon Close		0	0	0	0	0	-	B	B	-	Union Saint-Gilloise
FW	Henri Coppens	April 29, 1930	1	2	90	0	0	-	90	-	-	Beerschot VAV
GK		May 6, 1938	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	B	-	Royal Antwerp FC
DF	Jacques Culot		1	0	90	0	0	-	90	B	-	R.S.C. Anderlecht
MF	Michel Delire		1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	OC Charleroi
FW	Gaston De Wael		0	0	0	0	0	-	B	B	B	R.S.C. Anderlecht
DF	Henri Dirickx	July 7, 1927	2	0	180	0	0	90	B	90	B	Union Saint-Gilloise
GK	Alfons Dresen		1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	Lierse S.K.
DF	Marcel Dries	September 19, 1929	2	0	180	0	0	B	-	90	90	Berchem Sport
GK	Léopold Gernaey	February 25, 1927	1	0	90	0	0	B	90	-	-	AS Oostende
MF	Joseph Givard	May 7, 1923	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	Standard Liège
MF	Pierre Hanon	December 29, 1936	0	0	0	0	0	B	-	-	-	R.S.C. Anderlecht
FW	Denis Houf	February 16, 1932	3	1	270	0	0	90	90	90	-	Standard Liège
MF	Armand Jurion	February 24, 1937	2	0	180	0	0	90	-	90	-	R.S.C. Anderlecht
GK	Louis Leysen		1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	Berchem Sport
FW	Jean Mathonet	October 6, 1925	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	90	90	Standard Liège
FW	Victor Mees	January 26, 1927	4	2	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Royal Antwerp FC
FW	Joseph Mermans	February 16, 1922	0	0	0	0	0	B	-	-	-	R.S.C. Anderlecht
DF	Jean Nelissen		2	0	180	0	0	-	90	-	90	R.C.S. Verviétois
MF	Richard Orlans	October 6, 1931	3	2	270	0	0	90	90	-	90	K.A.A. Gent
MF	André Piters	January 18, 1931	3	1	270	0	0	-	90	90	90	Standard Liège
DF	Alfons Van Brandt	June 24, 1927	2	0	180	0	0	90	-	-	90	Lierse S.K.
MF	André Van Herpe		3	1	270	0	0	90	90	90	B	K.A.A. Gent
MF	Robert Van Kerkhoven		1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	Daring Bruxelles
DF	Théo Van Rooy		1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	-	Union Saint-Gilloise
MF	Paul Van Den Berg	October 11, 1936	3	3	270	0	0	-	90	90	90	Union Saint-Gilloise
GK	André Vanderstappen	March 27, 1934	1	0	90	0	0	-	B	90	B	OC Charleroi
MF	René Vanderwilt		1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	R.S.C. Anderlecht
FW	Maurice Willems	September 24, 1929	2	4	180	0	0	90	-	90	-	K.A.A. Gent

Iceland[]

Head coach: Alexander Wier

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on					Club
			0	0	0	0	0	-	-	B	B
			0	0	0	0	0	B	B	-	-	ÍA Akranes
GK	Helgi Daníelsson		3	0	270	0	0	90	B	90	90	ÍA Akranes
MF	Guðjón Finnbogason		4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	ÍA Akranes
DF	Ólafur Gíslason		1	0	90	0	0	90	B	-	-	KR Reykjavík
MF	Dagbjartur Grímsson		2	0	180	0	0	90	90	-	-	Fram
FW	Gunnar Gunnarsson		1	0	90	0	0	90	B	-	-	KR Reykjavík
FW	Albert Guðmundsson		0	0	0	0	0	-	-	B	-
			0	0	0	0	0	-	-	B	B
FW	Gunnar Gunnarsson		2	0	180	0	0	-	-	90	90	Valur
DF	Kristinn Gunnlaugsson		4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	ÍA Akranes
FW	Halldór Halldórsson		4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Valur
GK	Björgvin Hermannsson		1	0	90	0	0	B	90	B	B	Valur
FW	Ríkharður Jónsson	November 12, 1929	4	2	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	ÍA Akranes
FW	Þórður Jónsson		4	2	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	ÍA Akranes
DF	Reynir Karlsson		2	0	180	0	0	-	-	90	90	Fram
DF	Gunnar Leósson		1	0	90	0	0	B	90	-	-	Fram
DF	Jón Leósson		1	0	90	0	0	B	90	-	-	ÍA Akranes
FW	Skúli Nielsen		0	0	0	0	0	B	B	B	B
DF	Árni Njálsson		2	0	180	0	0	-	-	90	90	Valur
FW	Ragnar Sigtryggsson		1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	ÍB Akureyri
MF	Halldór Sigurbjörnsson		1	0	90	0	0	-	-	90	-	ÍA Akranes
DF	Sveinn Teitsson		2	0	180	0	0	90	90	-	-	ÍA Akranes
FW	Þórður Þórðarson		4	2	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	ÍA Akranes

External links[]

• FIFA official page
• RSSSF - 1958 World Cup Qualification
• Allworldcup