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 got another chance to qualify after being drawn to play against Israel in a special play-off.
Table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification | ||||
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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:[citation needed]
Matches[]
Wales | 1 – 0 | Czechoslovakia |
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Vernon 75' | Report |
Referee: Bronkhorst (Netherlands)
East Germany | 2 – 1 | Wales |
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Wirth 21' Tröger 61' |
Report | M. Charles 6' |
Referee: Latyshev (Soviet Union)
Czechoslovakia | 2 – 0 | Wales |
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Daniel 21' (o.g.) Kraus 65' |
Report |
Referee: Wyssling ()
Czechoslovakia | 3 – 1 | East Germany |
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Kraus 60' Bubník 81' Molnár 89' |
Report | Wirth 18' |
Referee: Jörgensen (Denmark)
East Germany | 1 – 4 | Czechoslovakia |
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H. Müller 35' | Report | Kraus 4', 88' Moravčík 23' Novák 43' |
Referee: Schwinte (France)
Team stats[]
Czechoslovakia[]
Head coach: Antonín Rýgr
Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played |
Goals | Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on | Club | ||||
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FW | Jaroslav Borovička | January 26, 1931 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Dukla Prague |
FW | Vlastimil Bubník | March 18, 1931 | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | Rudá Hvězda Brno |
DF | Jiří Čadek | December 7, 1935 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | Dukla Prague |
GK | Břetislav Dolejší | September 26, 1928 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | 90 | Slavia Prague |
FW | Kazimír Gajdoš | March 28, 1934 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | |
DF | Jan Hertl | January 23, 1929 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | Dukla Prague |
DF | Jiří Hledík | April 19, 1929 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | 90 | Sparta Prague |
FW | Tadeusz Kraus | October 22, 1932 | 4 | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Sparta Prague |
MF | Josef Masopust | February 9, 1931 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Dukla Prague |
FW | Pavol Molnár | February 13, 1936 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | Cervena Hvezda Bratislava |
FW | Anton Moravčík | June 3, 1931 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | 90 | Slovan Bratislava |
DF | Ladislav Novák | December 5, 1931 | 4 | 1 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Dukla Prague |
FW | Arnošt Pazdera | September 16, 1929 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | Sparta Prague |
FW | Jiří Pešek | June 4, 1927 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | Slavia Prague |
DF/MF | Svatopluk Pluskal | October 28, 1930 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Dukla Prague |
MF | Zdeněk Procházka | January 12, 1928 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | Sparta Prague |
GK | Imrich Stacho | November 4, 1931 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | Spartak Trnava |
FW | Emil Svoboda | August 16, 1928 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | Sparta Prague |
DF | Jiří Tichý | December 6, 1933 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | Cervena Hvezda Bratislava |
Wales[]
Head coach: Jimmy Murphy
Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played |
Goals | Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on | Club | ||||||
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FW | Ivor Allchurch | October 16, 1929 | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | /2[1] Swansea Town |
FW | Len Allchurch | September 12, 1933 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | - | /2[1] Swansea Town |
MF | Dave Bowen | June 7, 1928 | 5 | 1 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | Arsenal |
FW | John Charles | December 27, 1931 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | Leeds United |
MF | Mel Charles | March 14, 1935 | 6 | 1 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | /2[1] Swansea Town |
DF | Ray Daniel | November 2, 1928 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - | Sunderland |
FW | Reg Davies | May 27, 1929 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | - | - | Newcastle United |
DF | Trevor Edwards | January 24, 1937 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - | Charlton Athletic |
DF | Alan Harrington | November 17, 1933 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | 90 | /2[2] Cardiff City |
FW | Bill Harris | October 31, 1928 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | - | /2[1] Middlesbrough |
FW | Ron Hewitt | June 21, 1928 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 90 | /2[2] Cardiff City |
DF | Mel Hopkins | November 7, 1934 | 6 | 0 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Tottenham Hotspur |
FW | Cliff Jones | February 7, 1935 | 6 | 2 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | /2[1] Swansea Town |
GK | Jack Kelsey | November 19, 1929 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | Arsenal |
MF | Terry Medwin | September 25, 1932 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | Tottenham Hotspur |
FW | Des Palmer | 2 | 3 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | - | - | /2[1] Swansea Town | |
DF | Alf Sherwood | November 13, 1923 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | - | - | /3[1] Newport County |
DF | Ron Stitfall | December 14, 1925 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | Cardiff City |
FW | Derek Tapscott | June 30, 1932 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | Arsenal |
GK | Graham Vearncombe | March 28, 1934 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | - | - | /2[2] Cardiff City |
FW | Roy Vernon | April 14, 1937 | 4 | 1 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | - | /2[1] Blackburn Rovers |
FW | Colin Webster | July 17, 1932 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | Manchester United |
DF | Stuart Williams | July 9, 1930 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | 90 | West Bromwich Albion |
East Germany[]
Head coach: János Gyarmati
Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played |
Goals | Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on | Club | ||||
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GK | Günter Busch | February 15, 1930 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | BSG Chemie Leipzig |
DF | Georg Buschner | December 26, 1925 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | SC Motor Jena |
MF | Willy Holzmüller | March 3, 1931 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | SC Motor Karl-Marx-Stadt |
GK | Rolf Jahn | October 8, 1927 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | SC Turbine Erfurt |
MF | Manfred Kaiser | January 7, 1929 | 4 | 1 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt |
FW | Lothar Meyer | August 1, 1934 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ASK Vorwärts Berlin |
DF | Bringfried Müller | January 28, 1931 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt |
FW | Helmut Müller | March 17, 1937 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | SC Motor Jena |
MF | Herbert Schoen | May 18, 1929 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | /2[1] SC Dynamo Berlin |
MF | Günter Schröter | May 3, 1927 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | /2[1] SC Dynamo Berlin |
GK | Karl-Heinz Spickenagel | January 17, 1932 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | ASK Vorwärts Berlin |
FW | Willy Tröger | October 2, 1928 | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt |
FW | Günther Wirth | January 9, 1933 | 4 | 2 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ASK Vorwärts Berlin |
MF | Karl Wolf | May 27, 1924 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt |
MF | Siegfried Wolf | January 5, 1926 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt |
DF | Kurt Zapf | August 26, 1929 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | SC Empor Rostock |
External links[]
Categories:
- 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
- 1956–57 in Welsh football
- Wales at the 1958 FIFA World Cup
- 1956–57 in Czechoslovak football
- Czechoslovakia at the 1958 FIFA World Cup
- 1957 in East German football