1958 FIFA World Cup qualification - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Rank
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

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France qualified.

UEFA Group 3

Rank
1	6	4	3	1	12	4	3.00
2	4	4	2	2	11	7	1.57
3	2	4	1	3	3	15	0.20

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Hungary qualified.

UEFA Group 4

Rank	Team
1		6	4	3	1	9	3	3.00
2		4	4	2	2	6	5	1.20
3	East Germany East Germany national football team The East Germany national football team was from 1952 to 1990 the football team of East Germany, playing as one of three post-war German teams, along with Saarland and West Germany....	2	4	1	3	5	12	0.42

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Czechoslovakia qualified. Wales received another chance to qualify after being drawn to play against Israel

Israel national football team

The Israel national football team is the national football team of Israel, controlled by the Israel Football Association .Israel National Football is the direct successor of the Eretz Yisrael National Team during British Mandate...

in a special play-off; see CAF / AFC Final Round and Play-off.

UEFA Group 5

Rank
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

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Austria qualified.

UEFA Group 6

Rank
1=	6	4	3	1	16	3	5.33
1=	6	4	3	1	9	5	1.80
3	0	4	0	4	2	19	0.11

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Poland and USSR finished level on points, a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
USSR qualified.

UEFA Group 7

Rank
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

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Yugoslavia qualified.

UEFA Group 8

Rank
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

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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'. Danny Blanchflower

Danny Blanchflower

Robert Dennis "Danny" Blanchflower was a former Northern Ireland international footballer and football manager, and journalist who captained Tottenham Hotspur F.C. during its double-winning season of 1961. He was ranked as the greatest player in Spurs history by The Times in 2009...

, 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.

Northern Ireland qualified.

UEFA Group 9

Rank
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

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Scotland qualified.

South America

The 9 teams were divided into 3 groups of 3 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.

CONMEBOL Group 1

Rank	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1	3	2	1	1	0	2	1
2	1	2	0	1	1	1	2
—	withdrew

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Brazil qualified.

CONMEBOL Group 2

Rank	Pts	Pld	W	L	GF	GA
1	6	4	3	1	10	2
2	4	4	2	2	6	6
3	2	4	1	3	2	10

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Argentina qualified.

CONMEBOL Group 3

Rank	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1	6	4	3	0	1	11	4
2	5	4	2	1	1	4	6
3	1	4	0	1	3	3	8

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Paraguay qualified.

North, Central America and Caribbean

There would be two rounds of play:

First Round: The 6 teams were divided into 2 groups with 3 teams each (Group 1 with teams from North America and Group 2 with teams from Central America and Caribbean). The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the Final Round.
Final Round: The 2 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would qualify.

Group 1

Rank	Pts	Pld	W	L	GF	GA
1	8	4	4	0	18	2
2	4	4	2	2	8	8
3	0	4	0	4	5	21

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Mexico advanced to the Final Round.

Group 2

Rank
1	8	4	4	0	15	4
2	2	3	1	2	4	7
3	0	3	0	3	4	9

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Costa Rica advanced to the Final Round. Netherlands Antilles v Guatemala was not played because the Guatemalan players were not permitted to travel to the Netherlands Antilles. However, neither team would have been able to advance with a win regardless.

CCCF/NAFC Final Round

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1		3	2	1	1	0	3	1
2		1	2	0	1	1	1	3

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Mexico qualified.

Africa and Asia

FIFA rejected the entries of and . The remaining 10 teams played in a knockout tournament, with matches on a home-and-away basis. The tournament winner would qualify.

CAF / AFC Preliminary Round

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1		advanced
—		withdrew

Republic of China withdrew, so Indonesia advanced to the First Round automatically.

Group 1

Rank	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Ave
1=	2	2	1	0	1	5	4	1.25
1=	2	2	1	0	1	4	5	0.8
—	withdrew

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China PR and Indonesia finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Second Round.
Indonesia advanced to the Second Round by having a better goal average. (Penalty shootouts had not been invented.)

Group 2

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1		advanced
—		withdrew

Turkey refused to compete in the Asian group, so Israel advanced to the Second Round automatically.

Group 3

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1		advanced
—		withdrew

Cyprus withdrew, so Egypt advanced to the Second Round automatically.

Group 4

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1		3	2	1	1	0	2	1
2		1	2	0	1	1	1	2

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Sudan advanced.

CAF / AFC Second Round

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1=		advanced
1=		advanced
—		withdrew
—		withdrew

Indonesia withdrew after FIFA rejected their request to play against Israel on neutral ground.
Israel advanced to the Final Round automatically. Egypt withdrew, so Sudan advanced to the Final Round automatically.

CAF / AFC Final Round

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1		advanced
—		withdrew

Sudan refused to play against Israel for political reasons, so Israel would technically qualify automatically, but before the qualification rounds began, FIFA ruled that no team would qualify without playing at least one match (except for the defending champions and the hosts), and Israel had yet to play any.

UEFA / AFC Play-off

So a special play-off was created between Israel and the runner-up of one of the UEFA Groups, where the teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis, with the winner qualifying. After Belgium refused, Wales

Wales national football team

The Wales national football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales , the governing body for football in Wales, and the third oldest national football association in the world. The team have only qualified for a major international...

, the runner-up of UEFA Group 4, was the team drawn from the UEFA group runners-up.

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1		4	2	2	0	0	4	0
2		0	2	0	0	2	0	4

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Wales qualified.

Qualified teams

Finals Appearance	Streak	Last Appearance
3rd	1	1934 1934 FIFA World Cup The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Italy from 27 May to 10 June 1934....
3rd	2	1954 1954 FIFA World Cup The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerland was chosen as hosts in July 1946. The tournament set a number of all-time records for goal-scoring, including the highest average goals scored per game...
6th	6	1954 1954 FIFA World Cup The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerland was chosen as hosts in July 1946. The tournament set a number of all-time records for goal-scoring, including the highest average goals scored per game...
4th	2	1954 1954 FIFA World Cup The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerland was chosen as hosts in July 1946. The tournament set a number of all-time records for goal-scoring, including the highest average goals scored per game...
3rd	3	1954 1954 FIFA World Cup The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerland was chosen as hosts in July 1946. The tournament set a number of all-time records for goal-scoring, including the highest average goals scored per game...
5th	2	1954 1954 FIFA World Cup The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerland was chosen as hosts in July 1946. The tournament set a number of all-time records for goal-scoring, including the highest average goals scored per game...
4th	2	1954 1954 FIFA World Cup The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerland was chosen as hosts in July 1946. The tournament set a number of all-time records for goal-scoring, including the highest average goals scored per game...
4th	3	1954 1954 FIFA World Cup The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerland was chosen as hosts in July 1946. The tournament set a number of all-time records for goal-scoring, including the highest average goals scored per game...
1st	1	–
3rd	1	1950 1950 FIFA World Cup The 1950 FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July, was the fourth FIFA World Cup. It was the first World Cup since 1938, the planned 1942 and 1946 competitions having been canceled owing to World War II...
2nd	2	1954 1954 FIFA World Cup The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerland was chosen as hosts in July 1946. The tournament set a number of all-time records for goal-scoring, including the highest average goals scored per game...
4th	1	1950 1950 FIFA World Cup The 1950 FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July, was the fourth FIFA World Cup. It was the first World Cup since 1938, the planned 1942 and 1946 competitions having been canceled owing to World War II...
1st	1	–
1st	1	–
4th	2	1954 1954 FIFA World Cup The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerland was chosen as hosts in July 1946. The tournament set a number of all-time records for goal-scoring, including the highest average goals scored per game...
4th	3	1954 1954 FIFA World Cup The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerland was chosen as hosts in July 1946. The tournament set a number of all-time records for goal-scoring, including the highest average goals scored per game...

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