1958 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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.
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UEFA Group 1
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| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  England |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 3.00 |
| 2 |  Republic of Ireland |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.86 |
| 3 |  Denmark |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 0.31 |
| 3 October 1956 | Republic of Ireland |
2 – 1 | Denmark |
Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Curtis  27'Gavin 45' (pen.) |
Report | Aa. Jensen 85' |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Referee: Bond (England) |
| 5 December 1956 | England |
5 – 2 | Denmark |
Wolverhampton, England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor 2', 22', 53' Edwards 66', 77' |
Report | O. Nielsen 27', 32' |
Referee: Guigue (France) |
| 8 May 1957 | England |
5 – 1 | Republic of Ireland |
London, England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor 10' 19' 40' Atyeo 38' 90' |
Report | Curtis 56' |
Referee: Phillips (Scotland) |
| 15 May 1957 | Denmark |
1 – 4 | England |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Jensen 27' |
Report | Haynes 28' Taylor 71', 86'Atyeo 75' |
Referee: Dusch (West Germany) |
| 19 May 1957 | Republic of Ireland |
1 – 1 | England |
Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ringstead 3' |
Report | Atyeo 90' |
Referee: Philips (Scotland) |
| 2 October 1957 | Denmark |
0 – 2 | Republic of Ireland |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Cummins 53' Curtis 61' |
Referee: Schulz (East Germany) |
England qualified.
UEFA Group 2
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| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 |
| 2 |  Belgium |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 1.45 |
| 3 |  Iceland |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 0.23 |
| 11 November 1956 | France |
6 – 3 | Belgium |
Paris, France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisowski 13', 15', 44', 72', 88' Vincent 18' |
Report | Houf 16' Willems 61', 67' |
Referee: Clough (England) |
| 2 June 1957 | France |
8 – 0 | Iceland |
Nantes, France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Oliver 6', 11' Vincent 29', 83'Dereuddre 36'Piantoni 45', 81'Brahimi 49' |
Report | Referee: Ellis (England) |
| 5 June 1957 | Belgium |
8 – 3 | Iceland |
Brussels, Belgium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlans 4' 57' Piters 11'Vandenberg 12'Mees 22' 26'Coppens 42' 44' (pen.) |
Report | Thordarson 33', 77' R. Jónsson 81' |
Referee: Blitgen (Luxembourg) |
| 1 September 1957 | Iceland |
1 – 5 | France |
Reykjavík, Iceland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Þ. Jónsson 64' |
Report | Cisowski 29', 32' Ujlaki 48', 66'Wisnieski 53' |
Referee: Davidson (Scotland) |
| 4 September 1957 | Iceland |
2 – 5 | Belgium |
Reykjavík, Iceland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Jónsson 1' Jónsson 65' |
Report | Van Herpe 9' Willems 40'Vandenberg 64' 81' 89' |
Referee: Davidson (Scotland) |
France qualified.
UEFA Group 3
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| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hungary |
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3.00 |
| 2 |  Bulgaria |
4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1.57 |
| 3 |  Norway |
2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0.20 |
| 22 May 1957 | Norway |
1 – 2 | Bulgaria |
Oslo, Norway |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hennum 47' |
Report | G. Dimitrov 38' 75' |
Stadium: Ullevaal Attendance: 27,542 Referee: Lindberg (Sweden) |
| 12 June 1957 | Norway |
2 – 1 | Hungary |
Oslo, Norway |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hennum 10' K. Kristiansen 78' |
Report | Tichy 43' |
Referee: Helge (Denmark) |
| 23 June 1957 | Hungary |
4 – 1 | Bulgaria |
Budapest, Hungary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Machos 5' 14' 30' Bozsik 52' |
Report | Kolev 69' |
Stadium: Nepstaditon Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Guigue (France) |
| 15 September 1957 | Bulgaria |
1 – 2 | Hungary |
Sofia, Bulgaria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diev 43' |
Report | Hidegkuti 2' 34' |
Stadium: Vasil Levski Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Bernardi (Italy) |
| 3 November 1957 | Bulgaria |
7 – 0 | Norway |
Sofia, Bulgaria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iliev 6' 60' 74' Panayotov 29' 32'Yanev 59'Debarski 77' |
Report | Stadium: Vasil Levski Attendance: 22,120 Referee: Macko (Czechoslovakia) |
| 10 November 1957 | Hungary |
5 – 0 | Norway |
Budapest, Hungary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sándor 12' Csordás 20' 71'Machos 69'Falch 74' (o.g.) |
Report | Referee: Dusch (West Germany) |
Hungary qualified.
UEFA Group 4
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| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Czechoslovakia |
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 2 |  Wales |
4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1.20 |
| 3 |  East Germany |
2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0.42 |
| 1 May 1957 | Wales |
1 – 0 | Czechoslovakia |
Cardiff, Wales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon 75' |
Report | Referee: Bronkhorst (Netherlands) |
| 19 May 1957 | East Germany |
2 – 1 | Wales |
Leipzig, East Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wirth 21' Tröger 61' |
Report | M. Charles 6' |
Referee: Latyshev (Soviet Union) |
| 26 May 1957 | Czechoslovakia |
2 – 0 | Wales |
Prague, Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel 21' (o.g.) Kraus 65' |
Report | Referee: Wyssling () |
| 16 June 1957 | Czechoslovakia |
3 – 1 | East Germany |
Brno, Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraus 60' Bubník 81'Molnár 89' |
Report | Wirth 18' |
Referee: Jörgensen (Denmark) |
| 25 September 1957 | Wales |
4 – 1 | East Germany |
Cardiff, Wales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmer 38', 44', 73' Jones 42' |
Report | Kaiser 57' |
Referee: Leafe (England) |
| 27 October 1957 | East Germany |
1 – 4 | Czechoslovakia |
Leipzig, East Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Müller 35' |
Report | Kraus 4', 88' Moravčík 23'Novák 43' |
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
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| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Austria |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4.67 |
| 2 |  Netherlands |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1.71 |
| 3 |  Luxembourg |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 0.16 |
| 30 September 1956 | Austria |
7 – 0 | Luxembourg |
Vienna, Austria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanappi 18' 25' Walzhofer 51'Wagner 62' 77'Kozlicek 71'Haummer 79' |
Report | Referee: Liverani (Italy) |
| 20 March 1957 | Netherlands |
4 – 1 | Luxembourg |
Rotterdam, Netherlands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van der Gijp 27' 30' Dillen 72'Brusselers 80' |
Report | Halsdorf 34' |
Referee: Treichel (West Germany) |
| 26 May 1957 | Austria |
3 – 2 | Netherlands |
Vienna, Austria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koller 47' Buzek 80'Stotz 89' (pen.) |
Report | Van Melis 30' 32' |
Referee: Schmetzer (West Germany) |
| 11 September 1957 | Netherlands |
5 – 2 | Luxembourg |
Rotterdam, Netherlands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenstra 15' 28' Wilkes 26'Van Melis 35'Rijvers 54' |
Report | Fiedler 5' Letsch 58' |
Referee: Murdoch (England) |
| 25 September 1957 | Netherlands |
1 – 1 | Austria |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenstra 63' |
Report | Hanappi 29' |
Referee: Ellis (England) |
| 29 September 1957 | Luxembourg |
0 – 3 | Austria |
Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Dienst 19' Buzek 47'Senekowitsch 66' |
Referee: Versyp (Belgium) |
Austria qualified.
UEFA Group 6
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| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1= |  Soviet Union |
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 5.33 |
| 1= |  Poland |
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1.80 |
| 3 |  Finland |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 0.11 |
| 23 June 1957 | Soviet Union |
3 – 0 | Poland |
Moscow, Soviet Union |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tatushin 9' Simonyan 55'Ilyin 77' |
Report | Stadium: Lenin Central Stadium Attendance: 102,000 Referee: Clough (England) |
| 5 July 1957 | Finland |
1 – 3 | Poland |
Helsinki, Finland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanhanen 72' |
Report | Jankowski 19', 56', 65' |
Referee: Nilsen (Norway) |
| 27 July 1957 | Soviet Union |
2 – 1 | Finland |
Moscow, Soviet Union |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voinov 23' Netto 62' |
Report | Lahtinen 42' |
Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Mayer (Austria) |
| 15 August 1957 | Finland |
0 – 10 | Soviet Union |
Helsinki, Finland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Netto 6' Simonyan 9', 13', 31'Isayev 12', 20'Streltsov 29', 49'Ilyin 60', 87' |
Referee: A. Asmussen (Denmark) |
| 20 October 1957 | Poland |
2 – 1 | Soviet Union |
Chorzów, Poland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cieślik 43', 50' |
Report | Ivanov 80' |
Referee: Clough (England) |
| 3 November 1957 | Poland |
4 – 0 | Finland |
Warsaw, Poland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gawlik 2' Brychczy 4', 48'Jankowski 60' |
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 | Poland |
Leipzig, East Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Streltsov 31' Fedosov 75' |
Report | Referee: Clough (England) |
USSR qualified.
UEFA Group 7
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| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Yugoslavia |
6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3.50 |
| 2 |  Romania |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1.50 |
| 3 |  Greece |
1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.22 |
| 5 May 1957 | Greece |
0 – 0 | Yugoslavia |
Athens, Greece |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Referee: Devillers (France) |
| 16 June 1957 | Greece |
1 – 2 | Romania |
Athens, Greece |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panakis 29' |
Report | A. Ene 15' Ozon 78' |
Referee: Harzic (France) |
| 29 September 1957 | Romania |
1 – 1 | Yugoslavia |
Bucharest, Romania |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Ene 78' |
Report | Mujić 79' |
Referee: Grill (Austria) |
| 3 November 1957 | Romania |
3 – 0 | Greece |
Bucharest, Romania |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petschovsky 51' (pen.) Tătaru 64'Cacoveanu 67' |
Report | Referee: Schwinte (France) |
| 10 November 1957 | Yugoslavia |
4 – 1 | Greece |
Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mujić 6' 61' Krstić 9'Petaković 67' |
Report | Nestoridis 28' |
Referee: Jonni (Italy) |
| 17 November 1957 | Yugoslavia |
2 – 0 | Romania |
Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milutinović 52' 58' |
Report | Referee: Seipelt (Austria) |
Yugoslavia qualified.
UEFA Group 8
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| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Northern Ireland |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2.00 |
| 2 |  Italy |
4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 3 |  Portugal |
3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0.57 |
| 16 January 1957 | Portugal |
1 – 1 | Northern Ireland |
Lisbon, Portugal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vasques 24' |
Report | Bingham 6' |
Referee: Lequesne (France) |
| 1 May 1957 | Northern Ireland |
3 – 0 | Portugal |
Belfast, Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey 22' Simpson 60'McIlroy 70' (pen.) |
Report | Referee: Phillips (Scotland) |
| 26 May 1957 | Portugal |
3 – 0 | Italy |
Lisbon, Portugal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vasques 41' Teixeira 81'Matateu 87' |
Report | Referee: Treichel (West Germany) |
| 22 December 1957 | Italy |
3 – 0 | Portugal |
Milan, Italy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gratton 36', 72' Pivatelli 84' |
Report | Referee: Damiani (Yugoslavia) |
| 15 January 1958 | Northern Ireland |
2 – 1 | Italy |
Belfast, Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McIlroy 13' Cush 28' |
Report | Da Costa 56' |
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
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| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Scotland |
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1.11 |
| 2 | 23x15px Spain | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1.50 |
| 3 |  Switzerland |
1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0.55 |
| 10 March 1957 | Spain 23x15px | 2 – 2 | Switzerland |
Madrid, Spain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suárez 30' Miguel 48' |
Report | Hügi 6' 67' |
Referee: Erich (West Germany) |
| 8 May 1957 | Scotland |
4 – 2 | 23x15px Spain | Glasgow, Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mudie 22' 70' 79' Hewie 41' (pen.) |
Report | Suárez 19' Kubala 28' |
Referee: Dusch (West Germany) |
| 19 May 1957 | Switzerland |
1 – 2 | Scotland |
Basel, Switzerland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Vonlanthen 13' |
Report | Mudie 33' Ring 71' |
Referee: Seipelt (Austria) |
| 26 May 1957 | Spain 23x15px | 4 – 1 | Scotland |
Madrid, Spain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matoes 11' Kubala 33'Basora 60' 87' |
Report | Smith 79' |
Referee: Leafe (England) |
| 6 November 1957 | Scotland |
3 – 2 | Switzerland |
Glasgow, Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robertson 29' Mudie 52'Scott 70' |
Report | Riva 35' R. Vonlanthen 79' |
Referee: Leafe (England) |
| 24 November 1957 | Switzerland |
1 – 4 | 23x15px Spain | Lausanne, Switzerland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballaman 61' |
Report | Kubala 19' 72' Di Stéfano 24' 55' |
Referee: Alsteen (Belgium) |
Scotland qualified.
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