Fifa World Cup 1958, Sweden

world cup 1958

Uefa qualifying Group 4

no. date score scorers (wales) venue  
216 01/05/1957 Wales 1-0 Czechoslovakia Vernon Ninian Park, Cardiff WCQ
217 19/05/1957 East Germany 2-1 Wales M Charles Zentralstadion, Leipzig WCQ
218 26/05/1957 Czechoslovakia 2-0 Wales   Stadion Československé Armády, Strahov, Prague WCQ
219 25/09/1957 Wales 4-1 East Germany Palmer (3), C Jones Ninian Park, Cardiff WCQ


    P W D L F A Pts
1. Czechoslovakia 4 3 0 1 9 3 6
2. Wales 4 2 0 2 6 5 4
3. East Germany 4 1 0 3 5 12 2


World Cup Eur/Asia Play-Off

no. date score scorers (wales) venue  
222 15/01/1958 Israel 0-2 Wales I Allchurch, Bowen National Stadium, Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv WCQ
223 05/02/1958 Wales 2-0 Israel I Allchurch, C Jones Ninian Park, Cardiff WCQ


World Cup Group C

no. date score scorers (wales) venue  
225 08/06/1958 Hungary 1-1 Wales J Charles Jernvallen, Sandviken, Sweden WC
226 11/06/1958 Mexico 1-1 Wales I Allchurch Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Stockholm, Sweden WC
227 15/06/1958 Sweden 0-0 Wales   Raasunda Stadion, Solna WC


    P W D L F A Pts
1. Sweden 3 2 1 0 5 1 5
2. Hungary 3 1 1 1 6 3 3
3. Wales 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
4. Mexico 3 0 1 2 1 8 1


1958 World Cup Group C (play-off)

no. date score scorers (wales) venue  
228 17/06/1958 Hungary 1-2 Wales I Allchurch, Medwin Malmö Stadion, Malmö WC


1958 World Cup Quarter Final

no. date score scorers (wales) venue  
229 19/06/1958 Brazil 1-0 Wales   Nya Ullevi Stadion, Gothenburg WC

Notes:

Egypt and Sudan had refused to play against Israel while Indonesia insisted on meeting Israel on neutral ground.

As a result Israel were proclaimed winners of their respective groups in the Asian/African zone. Fifa were understandably reluctant to allow a team to qualify for the World Cup finals without actually playing a match and so lots were drawn of all the second placed teams in the Uefa qualifying groups.

Wales were drawn out of the hat and awarded a two-legged play-off match against Israel with a place in Sweden for the winners.

In the days before Fifa used goal difference to separate teams level on points, play-off matches were arranged, and so Wales faced Hungary for a second time within the space of nine days for the right to face Brazil in the World Cup quarter finals.