1958 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8

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

The 15 January 1958 fixture of Italy at Northern Ireland was originally scheduled for 4 December 1957 but heavy fog in London prevented the referee (Istvan Zsolt, manager of the Budapest Opera House) from arriving for the match in time. The fixture was postponed but the match continued as a friendly, and ended in a 2-2 draw and a riot as the crowd (infuriated by the postponement and quite rough play from some Italian players) invaded the pitch. The 'friendly' match was dubbed the 'Battle of Belfast'.[1] Danny Blanchflower, Northern Ireland captain at the time, helped save the situation by ordering his players to escort their Italian counterparts off the field while the police dealt with the crowd.[2]

Table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1  Northern Ireland 4 3 1 0 15 5 3.000 7 Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup — 2–1 3–0
2  Italy 4 2 1 1 6 7 0.857 5 1–0 — 3–0
3  Portugal 4 0 0 4 4 13 0.308 0 1–1 3–0 —
Source:[citation needed]

Matches[]

Portugal 1 – 1 Northern Ireland
Vasques Goal 24' Report Bingham Goal 6'
Referee: Lequesne (France)
Italy 1 – 0 Northern Ireland
Cervato Goal 3' Report
Referee: Guigue (France)
Northern Ireland 3 – 0 Portugal
Casey Goal 22'
Simpson Goal 60'
McIlroy Goal 70' (pen.)		 Report
Referee: Phillips (Scotland)
Portugal 3 – 0 Italy
Vasques Goal 41'
Teixeira Goal 81'
Matateu Goal 87'		 Report
Referee: Treichel (West Germany)
Italy 3 – 0 Portugal
Gratton Goal 36', 72'
Pivatelli Goal 84'		 Report
Referee: Damiani (Yugoslavia)
Northern Ireland 2 – 1 Italy
McIlroy Goal 13'
Cush Goal 28'		 Report Da Costa Goal 56'
Referee: Zsolt (Hungary)

Team stats[]

Northern Ireland[]

Head coach: Northern Ireland Peter Doherty

Pos. Player DoB Games
played 		Goals Minutes
played 		Sub off Sub on Portugal Italy Portugal Italy Club
FW Billy Bingham August 5, 1931 4 1 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 England Sunderland A.F.C.
MF Danny Blanchflower February 10, 1926 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 England Tottenham Hotspur
MF Jackie Blanchflower March 7, 1933 2 0 180 0 0 90 - - 90 England Manchester United
MF/FW Tommy Casey March 11, 1930 3 1 270 0 0 90 90 90 - England Newcastle United
FW Fay Coyle April 1, 1933 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - Northern Ireland Coleraine F.C.
DF Willie Cunningham February 20, 1930 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 England/2[3] Leicester City
MF Wilbur Cush June 10, 1928 4 1 360 0 0 90 90 90 Northern Ireland Glenavon F.C.
90 England Leeds United
GK Harry Gregg October 25, 1932 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 - England/2[3] Doncaster Rovers
FW Jimmy McIlroy October 25, 1931 4 2 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 England Burnley F.C.
DF Alf McMichael October 1, 1927 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 England Newcastle United
FW Eddie McMorran September 2, 1923 2 0 180 0 0 - 90 90 - England/2[3] Doncaster Rovers
FW Peter McParland April 25, 1934 2 0 180 0 0 90 - - 90 England Aston Villa
FW Bertie Peacock September 29, 1928 3 0 270 0 0 - 90 90 90 Scotland Celtic F.C.
FW Billy Simpson December 12, 1929 3 1 270 0 0 - 90 90 90 Scotland Rangers F.C.
GK Norman Uprichard April 20, 1928 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 England Portsmouth F.C.
  1. ^ "Down Memory Lane: Battle of Belfast was far from a golden moment - International, Football". Belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b c The number indicates the league the team played in that year.

Italy[]

Head coach: Italy Alfredo Foni

Pos. Player DoB Games
played 		Goals Minutes
played 		Sub off Sub on Northern Ireland Portugal Portugal Northern Ireland Club
FW Gastone Bean August 11, 1936 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - - Italy A.C. Milan
MF Gaudenzio Bernasconi August 8, 1932 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - - Italy U.C. Sampdoria
FW Giampiero Boniperti July 4, 1928 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - - Italy Juventus F.C.
GK Ottavio Bugatti September 25, 1928 3 0 270 0 0 - 90 90 90 Italy S.S.C. Napoli
DF Sergio Cervato March 22, 1929 3 1 270 0 0 90 90 90 - Italy Fiorentina
MF Giuseppe Chiappella September 28, 1924 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 - Italy Fiorentina
DF Giuseppe Corradi July 7, 1932 2 0 180 0 0 - - 90 90 Italy Juventus F.C.
FW Dino da Costa August 1, 1931 1 1 90 0 0 - - - 90 Italy A.S. Roma
MF Rino Ferrario December 7, 1926 2 0 180 0 0 - - 90 90 Italy Juventus F.C.
FW Eddie Firmani August 7, 1933 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - Italy U.C. Sampdoria
MF Alfio Fontana November 7, 1932 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - - Italy A.C. Milan
FW Amleto Frignani March 5, 1932 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - Italy Udinese Calcio
FW Carlo Galli March 6, 1931 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - Italy A.C. Milan
MF Alcides Ghiggia December 22, 1926 3 0 248 0 0 - 90 90 68 Italy A.S. Roma
MF Guido Gratton September 23, 1932 2 2 180 0 0 90 - 90 - Italy Fiorentina
MF Giovanni Invernizzi August 26, 1931 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 Italy Inter Milan
GK Roberto Lovati July 20, 1927 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - Italy S.S. Lazio
DF Ardico Magnini October 21, 1928 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - Italy Fiorentina
MF Miguel Montuori September 24, 1932 2 0 180 0 0 - - 90 90 Italy Fiorentina
MF Ermes Muccinelli July 28, 1927 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - Italy S.S. Lazio
MF Alberto Orzan February 10, 1939 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - Italy Fiorentina
MF Egisto Pandolfini February 19, 1926 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - - Italy Inter Milan
MF Bruno Pesaola July 28, 1925 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - - Italy S.S.C. Napoli
MF Gino Pivatelli March 27, 1933 2 1 180 0 0 - - 90 90 Italy Bologna
MF Celso Posio April 26, 1931 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - - Italy S.S.C. Napoli
FW Juan Alberto Schiaffino July 28, 1925 2 0 180 0 0 - - 90 90 Italy A.C. Milan
MF Armando Segato March 3, 1930 3 0 270 0 0 90 - 90 90 Italy Fiorentina
DF Guido Vincenzi July 14, 1932 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 Italy Inter Milan

Portugal[]

Head coach: Portugal (first to third match); Portugal José Maria Antunes (fourth match)

Pos. Player DoB Games
played 		Goals Minutes
played 		Sub off Sub on Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Italy Italy Club
FW José Águas November 9, 1930 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 - 90 Portugal S.L. Benfica
DF Miguel Arcanjo May 13, 1932 2 0 180 0 0 - - 90 90 Portugal F.C. Porto
FW Fernando Cabrita May 1, 1923 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - - Portugal S.C. Covilhã
FW Cavém December 21, 1932 2 0 180 0 0 - 90 90 - Portugal S.L. Benfica
MF Mário Coluna August 6, 1935 2 0 180 0 0 90 - - 90 Portugal S.L. Benfica
FW Monteiro da Costa August 20, 1929 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - Portugal F.C. Porto
FW Carlos Duarte March 25, 1933 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 Portugal F.C. Porto
GK Carlos Gomes January 18, 1932 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 Portugal Sporting Clube de Portugal
MF Emídio Graça May 17, 1931 2 0 180 0 0 - 90 90 - Portugal Vitória de Setúbal
MF Hernâni September 1, 1931 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 - 90 Portugal F.C. Porto
DF Ângelo Martins April 19, 1930 2 0 180 0 0 90 - 90 - Portugal S.L. Benfica
FW Matateu July 26, 1927 1 1 90 0 0 - - 90 - Portugal Belenenses
DF Virgílio Mendes November 17, 1926 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 Portugal F.C. Porto
DF Joaquim Pacheco March 30, 1926 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 Portugal Sporting Clube de Portugal
MF Passos March 26, 1922 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - Portugal Sporting Clube de Portugal
MF Pedroto October 21, 1928 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 Portugal F.C. Porto
FW Perdigão November 11, 1932 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - Portugal F.C. Porto
DF Pires March 8, 1931 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - - Portugal Belenenses
FW Salvador August 1, 1932 2 0 180 0 0 - 90 90 - Portugal S.L. Benfica
FW António Teixeira September 16, 1930 2 1 180 0 0 - - 90 90 Portugal F.C. Porto
MF Mário Torres September 13, 1931 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 Portugal Académica de Coimbra
FW Vasques July 29, 1926 3 2 270 0 0 90 90 90 - Portugal Sporting Clube de Portugal

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