1958 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

1958 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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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.

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[]

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

Groups[]

Group 1[]

Pos	Team v t	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	—

Group 2[]

Pos	Team v t	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	—

Group 3[]

Pos	Team v t	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	—

Group 4[]

Pos	Team v t	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	—

Group 5[]

Pos	Team v t	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	—

Group 6[]

Pos	Team v t	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	—

Group 7[]

Pos	Team v t	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	—

Group 8[]

Pos	Team v t	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	—

Group 9[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification
1	Scotland	4	3	0	1	15	5	3.000	6	Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup		—	4–2	3–2
2	Spain	4	2	1	1	6	7	0.857	5			4–1	—	2–2
3	Switzerland	4	0	1	3	4	13	0.308	1			1–2	1–4	—

Play-off stage[]

Inter-confederation play-off[]

Pos	Team v t	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	—

Goalscorers[]

8 goals

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

See also[]

• 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification

References[]

External links[]

• RSSSF.com