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.