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.
The 27 teams were divided into 9 groups, each featuring 3 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners qualified. The Soviet Union and Iceland took part for the first time.
UEFA Group 1
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 3.00 |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.86 |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 0.31 |
3 October 1956 | Republic of Ireland ![]() |
2 – 1 | ![]() |
Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Curtis ![]() Gavin ![]() |
Report | Aa. Jensen ![]() |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Referee: Bond (England) |
5 December 1956 | England ![]() |
5 – 2 | ![]() |
Wolverhampton, England |
---|---|---|---|---|
Taylor ![]() Edwards ![]() |
Report | O. Nielsen ![]() |
Referee: Guigue (France) |
8 May 1957 | England ![]() |
5 – 1 | ![]() |
London, England |
---|---|---|---|---|
Taylor ![]() ![]() ![]() Atyeo ![]() ![]() |
Report | Curtis ![]() |
Referee: Phillips (Scotland) |
15 May 1957 | Denmark ![]() |
1 – 4 | ![]() |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jensen ![]() |
Report | Haynes ![]() Taylor ![]() Atyeo ![]() |
Referee: Dusch (West Germany) |
19 May 1957 | Republic of Ireland ![]() |
1 – 1 | ![]() |
Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ringstead ![]() |
Report | Atyeo ![]() |
Referee: Philips (Scotland) |
2 October 1957 | Denmark ![]() |
0 – 2 | ![]() |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
---|---|---|---|---|
Report | Cummins ![]() Curtis ![]() |
Referee: Schulz (East Germany) |
England qualified.
UEFA Group 2
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 1.45 |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 0.23 |
11 November 1956 | France ![]() |
6 – 3 | ![]() |
Paris, France |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cisowski ![]() Vincent ![]() |
Report | Houf ![]() Willems ![]() |
Referee: Clough (England) |
2 June 1957 | France ![]() |
8 – 0 | ![]() |
Nantes, France |
---|---|---|---|---|
C. Oliver ![]() Vincent ![]() Dereuddre ![]() Piantoni ![]() Brahimi ![]() |
Report | Referee: Ellis (England) |
5 June 1957 | Belgium ![]() |
8 – 3 | ![]() |
Brussels, Belgium |
---|---|---|---|---|
Orlans ![]() ![]() Piters ![]() Vandenberg ![]() Mees ![]() ![]() Coppens ![]() ![]() |
Report | Thordarson ![]() R. Jónsson ![]() |
Referee: Blitgen (Luxembourg) |
1 September 1957 | Iceland ![]() |
1 – 5 | ![]() |
Reykjavík, Iceland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Þ. Jónsson ![]() |
Report | Cisowski ![]() Ujlaki ![]() Wisnieski ![]() |
Referee: Davidson (Scotland) |
4 September 1957 | Iceland ![]() |
2 – 5 | ![]() |
Reykjavík, Iceland |
---|---|---|---|---|
R. Jónsson ![]() Jónsson ![]() |
Report | Van Herpe ![]() Willems ![]() Vandenberg ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Referee: Davidson (Scotland) |
France qualified.
UEFA Group 3
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3.00 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1.57 |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0.20 |
22 May 1957 | Norway ![]() |
1 – 2 | ![]() |
Oslo, Norway |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hennum ![]() |
Report | G. Dimitrov ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Ullevaal Attendance: 27,542 Referee: Lindberg (Sweden) |
12 June 1957 | Norway ![]() |
2 – 1 | ![]() |
Oslo, Norway |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hennum ![]() K. Kristiansen ![]() |
Report | Tichy ![]() |
Referee: Helge (Denmark) |
23 June 1957 | Hungary ![]() |
4 – 1 | ![]() |
Budapest, Hungary |
---|---|---|---|---|
Machos ![]() ![]() ![]() Bozsik ![]() |
Report | Kolev ![]() |
Stadium: Nepstaditon Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Guigue (France) |
15 September 1957 | Bulgaria ![]() |
1 – 2 | ![]() |
Sofia, Bulgaria |
---|---|---|---|---|
Diev ![]() |
Report | Hidegkuti ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Vasil Levski Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Bernardi (Italy) |
3 November 1957 | Bulgaria ![]() |
7 – 0 | ![]() |
Sofia, Bulgaria |
---|---|---|---|---|
Iliev ![]() ![]() ![]() Panayotov ![]() ![]() Yanev ![]() Debarski ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Vasil Levski Attendance: 22,120 Referee: Macko (Czechoslovakia) |
10 November 1957 | Hungary ![]() |
5 – 0 | ![]() |
Budapest, Hungary |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sándor ![]() Csordás ![]() ![]() Machos ![]() Falch ![]() |
Report | Referee: Dusch (West Germany) |
Hungary qualified.
UEFA Group 4
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3.00 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1.20 |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0.42 |
1 May 1957 | Wales ![]() |
1 – 0 | ![]() |
Cardiff, Wales |
---|---|---|---|---|
Vernon ![]() |
Report | Referee: Bronkhorst (Netherlands) |
19 May 1957 | East Germany ![]() |
2 – 1 | ![]() |
Leipzig, East Germany |
---|---|---|---|---|
Wirth ![]() Tröger ![]() |
Report | M. Charles ![]() |
Referee: Latyshev (Soviet Union) |
26 May 1957 | Czechoslovakia ![]() |
2 – 0 | ![]() |
Prague, Czechoslovakia |
---|---|---|---|---|
Daniel ![]() Kraus ![]() |
Report | Referee: Wyssling () |
16 June 1957 | Czechoslovakia ![]() |
3 – 1 | ![]() |
Brno, Czechoslovakia |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kraus ![]() Bubník ![]() Molnár ![]() |
Report | Wirth ![]() |
Referee: Jörgensen (Denmark) |
25 September 1957 | Wales ![]() |
4 – 1 | ![]() |
Cardiff, Wales |
---|---|---|---|---|
Palmer ![]() Jones ![]() |
Report | Kaiser ![]() |
Referee: Leafe (England) |
27 October 1957 | East Germany ![]() |
1 – 4 | ![]() |
Leipzig, East Germany |
---|---|---|---|---|
H. Müller ![]() |
Report | Kraus ![]() Moravčík ![]() Novák ![]() |
Referee: Schwinte (France) |
Czechoslovakia qualified. Wales received another chance to qualify after being drawn to play against Israel in a special play-off; see CAF / AFC Final Round and Play-off.
UEFA Group 5
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4.67 |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1.71 |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 0.16 |
30 September 1956 | Austria ![]() |
7 – 0 | ![]() |
Vienna, Austria |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hanappi ![]() ![]() Walzhofer ![]() Wagner ![]() ![]() Kozlicek ![]() Haummer ![]() |
Report | Referee: Liverani (Italy) |
20 March 1957 | Netherlands ![]() |
4 – 1 | ![]() |
Rotterdam, Netherlands |
---|---|---|---|---|
Van der Gijp ![]() ![]() Dillen ![]() Brusselers ![]() |
Report | Halsdorf ![]() |
Referee: Treichel (West Germany) |
26 May 1957 | Austria ![]() |
3 – 2 | ![]() |
Vienna, Austria |
---|---|---|---|---|
Koller ![]() Buzek ![]() Stotz ![]() |
Report | Van Melis ![]() ![]() |
Referee: Schmetzer (West Germany) |
11 September 1957 | Netherlands ![]() |
5 – 2 | ![]() |
Rotterdam, Netherlands |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lenstra ![]() ![]() Wilkes ![]() Van Melis ![]() Rijvers ![]() |
Report | Fiedler ![]() Letsch ![]() |
Referee: Murdoch (England) |
25 September 1957 | Netherlands ![]() |
1 – 1 | ![]() |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lenstra ![]() |
Report | Hanappi ![]() |
Referee: Ellis (England) |
29 September 1957 | Luxembourg ![]() |
0 – 3 | ![]() |
Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Report | Dienst ![]() Buzek ![]() Senekowitsch ![]() |
Referee: Versyp (Belgium) |
Austria qualified.
UEFA Group 6
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1= | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 5.33 |
1= | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1.80 |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 0.11 |
23 June 1957 | Soviet Union ![]() |
3 – 0 | ![]() |
Moscow, Soviet Union |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tatushin ![]() Simonyan ![]() Ilyin ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Lenin Central Stadium Attendance: 102,000 Referee: Clough (England) |
5 July 1957 | Finland ![]() |
1 – 3 | ![]() |
Helsinki, Finland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Vanhanen ![]() |
Report | Jankowski ![]() |
Referee: Nilsen (Norway) |
27 July 1957 | Soviet Union ![]() |
2 – 1 | ![]() |
Moscow, Soviet Union |
---|---|---|---|---|
Voinov ![]() Netto ![]() |
Report | Lahtinen ![]() |
Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Mayer (Austria) |
15 August 1957 | Finland ![]() |
0 – 10 | ![]() |
Helsinki, Finland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Report | Netto ![]() Simonyan ![]() Isayev ![]() Streltsov ![]() Ilyin ![]() |
Referee: A. Asmussen (Denmark) |
20 October 1957 | Poland ![]() |
2 – 1 | ![]() |
Chorzów, Poland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cieślik ![]() |
Report | Ivanov ![]() |
Referee: Clough (England) |
3 November 1957 | Poland ![]() |
4 – 0 | ![]() |
Warsaw, Poland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gawlik ![]() Brychczy ![]() Jankowski ![]() |
Report | Referee: Dusch (West Germany) |
Poland and USSR finished level on points, a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
24 November 1957 | Soviet Union ![]() |
2 – 0 | ![]() |
Leipzig, East Germany |
---|---|---|---|---|
Streltsov ![]() Fedosov ![]() |
Report | Referee: Clough (England) |
USSR qualified.
UEFA Group 7
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3.50 |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1.50 |
3 | ![]() |
1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.22 |
5 May 1957 | Greece ![]() |
0 – 0 | ![]() |
Athens, Greece |
---|---|---|---|---|
Report | Referee: Devillers (France) |
16 June 1957 | Greece ![]() |
1 – 2 | ![]() |
Athens, Greece |
---|---|---|---|---|
Panakis ![]() |
Report | A. Ene ![]() Ozon ![]() |
Referee: Harzic (France) |
29 September 1957 | Romania ![]() |
1 – 1 | ![]() |
Bucharest, Romania |
---|---|---|---|---|
A. Ene ![]() |
Report | Mujić ![]() |
Referee: Grill (Austria) |
3 November 1957 | Romania ![]() |
3 – 0 | ![]() |
Bucharest, Romania |
---|---|---|---|---|
Petschovsky ![]() Tătaru ![]() Cacoveanu ![]() |
Report | Referee: Schwinte (France) |
10 November 1957 | Yugoslavia ![]() |
4 – 1 | ![]() |
Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mujić ![]() ![]() Krstić ![]() Petaković ![]() |
Report | Nestoridis ![]() |
Referee: Jonni (Italy) |
17 November 1957 | Yugoslavia ![]() |
2 – 0 | ![]() |
Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
---|---|---|---|---|
Milutinović ![]() ![]() |
Report | Referee: Seipelt (Austria) |
Yugoslavia qualified.
UEFA Group 8
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2.00 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0.57 |
16 January 1957 | Portugal ![]() |
1 – 1 | ![]() |
Lisbon, Portugal |
---|---|---|---|---|
Vasques ![]() |
Report | Bingham ![]() |
Referee: Lequesne (France) |
1 May 1957 | Northern Ireland ![]() |
3 – 0 | ![]() |
Belfast, Northern Ireland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Casey ![]() Simpson ![]() McIlroy ![]() |
Report | Referee: Phillips (Scotland) |
26 May 1957 | Portugal ![]() |
3 – 0 | ![]() |
Lisbon, Portugal |
---|---|---|---|---|
Vasques ![]() Teixeira ![]() Matateu ![]() |
Report | Referee: Treichel (West Germany) |
22 December 1957 | Italy ![]() |
3 – 0 | ![]() |
Milan, Italy |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gratton ![]() Pivatelli ![]() |
Report | Referee: Damiani (Yugoslavia) |
15 January 1958 | Northern Ireland ![]() |
2 – 1 | ![]() |
Belfast, Northern Ireland |
---|---|---|---|---|
McIlroy ![]() Cush ![]() |
Report | Da Costa ![]() |
Referee: Zsolt (Hungary) |
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 Zolt, 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]
Northern Ireland qualified.
This was the only time that Italy failed to qualify.
UEFA Group 9
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1.11 |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1.50 |
3 | ![]() |
1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0.55 |
10 March 1957 | Spain ![]() |
2 – 2 | ![]() |
Madrid, Spain |
---|---|---|---|---|
Suárez ![]() Miguel ![]() |
Report | Hügi ![]() ![]() |
Referee: Erich (West Germany) |
8 May 1957 | Scotland ![]() |
4 – 2 | ![]() |
Glasgow, Scotland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mudie ![]() ![]() ![]() Hewie ![]() |
Report | Suárez ![]() Kubala ![]() |
Referee: Dusch (West Germany) |
19 May 1957 | Switzerland ![]() |
1 – 2 | ![]() |
Basel, Switzerland |
---|---|---|---|---|
R. Vonlanthen ![]() |
Report | Mudie ![]() Ring ![]() |
Referee: Seipelt (Austria) |
26 May 1957 | Spain ![]() |
4 – 1 | ![]() |
Madrid, Spain |
---|---|---|---|---|
Matoes ![]() Kubala ![]() Basora ![]() ![]() |
Report | Smith ![]() |
Referee: Leafe (England) |
6 November 1957 | Scotland ![]() |
3 – 2 | ![]() |
Glasgow, Scotland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Robertson ![]() Mudie ![]() Scott ![]() |
Report | Riva ![]() R. Vonlanthen ![]() |
Referee: Leafe (England) |
24 November 1957 | Switzerland ![]() |
1 – 4 | ![]() |
Lausanne, Switzerland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ballaman ![]() |
Report | Kubala ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Referee: Alsteen (Belgium) |
Scotland qualified.
See also
References
- ↑ "Down Memory Lane: Battle of Belfast was far from a golden moment - International, Football". Belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
- ↑ "FIFA Fact Sheet: History of the FIFA World Cup (TM) Preliminary Competition" (PDF). FIFA. 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-09.