1958 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 4)

Qualification for the
1958 FIFA World Cup
UEFA
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Group 7
Group 8
Group 9
CONMEBOL
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Main article: 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification
See also: 1958 FIFA World Cup

The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner Czechoslovakia qualified for the sixth FIFA World Cup held in Sweden.

Wales got another chance to qualify after being drawn to play against Israel in a special play-off.

Contents

Table

Final table Home Away
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1.  Czechoslovakia 4 3 0 1 9 3 +6 6 X 2:0 3:1 2 2 0 0 5 1 4 2 1 0 1 4 2 2
2.  Wales 4 2 0 2 6 5 +1 4 1:0 X 4:1 2 2 0 0 5 1 4 2 0 0 2 1 4 0
3. East Germany 4 1 0 3 5 12 -7 2 1:4 2:1 X 2 1 0 1 3 5 2 2 0 0 2 2 7 0

Team stats

 Czechoslovakia

Head coach: Antonín Rýgr

Pos. Player DoB Games
played		 Goals Minutes
played		 Sub off Sub on Club
FW Jaroslav Borovička January 26, 1931 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 Dukla Prague
FW Vlastimil Bubník March 18, 1931 3 1 270 0 0 90 - 90 90 Rudá Hvězda Brno
DF Jiří Čadek December 7, 1935 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - Dukla Prague
GK Břetislav Dolejší September 26, 1928 2 0 180 0 0 90 - - 90
FW Kazimír Gajdoš March 28, 1934 2 0 180 0 0 - 90 90 -
DF Jan Hertl January 23, 1929 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 - Dukla Prague
DF Jiří Hledík April 19, 1929 2 0 180 0 0 - 90 - 90 Sparta Prague
FW Tadeusz Kraus October 22, 1932 4 4 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 Sparta Prague
MF Josef Masopust February 9, 1931 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 Dukla Prague
FW Pavol Molnár February 13, 1936 2 1 180 0 0 - 90 90 - Cervena Hvezda Bratislava
FW Anton Moravčík June 3, 1931 2 1 180 0 0 - 90 - 90 Slovan Bratislava
DF Ladislav Novák December 5, 1931 4 1 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 Dukla Prague
FW Arnošt Pazdera September 16, 1929 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - -
FW Jiří Pešek June 4, 1927 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 Slavia Prague
DF/MF Svatopluk Pluskal October 28, 1930 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 Dukla Prague
MF Zdeněk Procházka January 12, 1928 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 -
GK Imrich Stacho November 4, 1931 2 0 180 0 0 - 90 90 - Spartak Trnava
FW Emil Svoboda August 16, 1928 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - -
DF Jiří Tichý December 6, 1933 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 Cervena Hvezda Bratislava

 Wales

Head coach: Jimmy Murphy

Pos. Player DoB Games
played		 Goals Minutes
played		 Sub off Sub on Club
FW Ivor Allchurch October 16, 1929 3 1 270 0 0 - - - 90 90 90 /2[1] Swansea Town
FW Len Allchurch September 12, 1933 1 1 90 0 0 - - - - 90 - /2[1] Swansea Town
MF Dave Bowen June 7, 1928 5 1 450 0 0 90 90 - 90 90 90 Arsenal
FW John Charles December 27, 1931 5 0 450 0 0 90 90 90 - 90 90 Leeds United
MF Mel Charles March 14, 1935 6 1 540 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 90 /2[1] Swansea Town
DF Ray Daniel November 2, 1928 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 - - - Sunderland
FW Reg Davies May 27, 1929 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 - - Newcastle United
DF Trevor Edwards January 24, 1937 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - - - - Charlton Athletic
DF Alan Harrington November 17, 1933 2 0 180 0 0 - - - - 90 90 /2[2] Cardiff City
FW Bill Harris October 31, 1928 3 0 270 0 0 - 90 90 90 - - /2[1] Middlesbrough
FW Ron Hewitt June 21, 1928 1 0 90 0 0 - - - - - 90 /2[2] Cardiff City
DF Mel Hopkins November 7, 1934 6 0 540 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 90 Tottenham Hotspur
FW Cliff Jones February 7, 1935 6 2 540 0 0 90 90 90 90 90 90 /2[1] Swansea Town
GK Jack Kelsey November 19, 1929 5 0 450 0 0 90 90 90 - 90 90 Arsenal
MF Terry Medwin September 25, 1932 5 0 450 0 0 90 90 90 - 90 90 Tottenham Hotspur
FW Des Palmer 2 3 180 0 0 - - 90 90 - - /2[1] Swansea Town
DF Alf Sherwood November 13, 1923 2 0 180 0 0 - - 90 90 - - /3[1] Newport County
DF Ron Stitfall December 14, 1925 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - - - Cardiff City
FW Derek Tapscott June 30, 1932 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - - - - Arsenal
GK Graham Vearncombe March 28, 1934 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 - - /2[2] Cardiff City
FW Roy Vernon April 14, 1937 4 1 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 - - /2[1] Blackburn Rovers
FW Colin Webster July 17, 1932 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - - - - Manchester United
DF Stuart Williams July 9, 1930 2 0 180 0 0 - - - - 90 90 West Bromwich Albion

East Germany

Head coach: János Gyarmati

Pos. Player DoB Games
played		 Goals Minutes
played		 Sub off Sub on Club
GK Günter Busch February 15, 1930 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 - BSG Chemie Leipzig
DF Georg Buschner December 26, 1925 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 SC Motor Jena
MF Willy Holzmüller March 3, 1931 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 SC Motor Karl-Marx-Stadt
GK Rolf Jahn October 8, 1927 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 SC Turbine Erfurt
MF Manfred Kaiser January 7, 1929 4 1 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt
FW Lothar Meyer August 1, 1934 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 ASK Vorwärts Berlin
DF Bringfried Müller January 28, 1931 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 - SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt
FW Helmut Müller March 17, 1937 1 1 90 0 0 - - - 90 SC Motor Jena
MF Herbert Schoen May 18, 1929 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 /2[1] SC Dynamo Berlin
MF Günter Schröter May 3, 1927 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 /2[1] SC Dynamo Berlin
GK Karl-Heinz Spickenagel January 17, 1932 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - - ASK Vorwärts Berlin
FW Willy Tröger October 2, 1928 3 1 270 0 0 90 90 90 - SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt
FW Günther Wirth January 9, 1933 4 2 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 ASK Vorwärts Berlin
MF Karl Wolf May 27, 1924 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 - SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt
MF Siegfried Wolf January 5, 1926 4 0 360 0 0 90 90 90 90 SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt
DF Kurt Zapf August 26, 1929 1 0 90 0 0 - - - 90 SC Empor Rostock
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j The number indicates the league the team played in that year.
  2. ^ a b c The number indicates the league the team played in that year, Cardiff were relegated to the division two after the first three qualification matches.

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