1958 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
Appearance
The South American section of the 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification saw 8 teams competing 3 berths in the finals.
Tournament details | |
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Dates | April 13, 1957 - July 28, 1957 |
Teams | 8[1] (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 14 |
Goals scored | 39 (2.79 per match) |
Attendance | 529,460 (37,819 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Qualification for championships (CONMEBOL) |
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Format
[edit]The 9 teams were divided into 3 groups of 3 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis with the group winners qualifying for the final tournament.
Groups
[edit]Group 1
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.000 | 3 | Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–1 | |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.500 | 1 | 1–1 | — |
Source: FIFA[2]
(Venezuela withdrew)
Group 2
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 5.000 | 6 | Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup | — | 4–0 | 4–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 4 | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | ||
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0.200 | 2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — |
Source: FIFA[3]
Group 3
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2.750 | 6 | Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup | — | 5–0 | 3–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 5 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
3 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | 1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | — |
Source: FIFA[4]
Qualified Teams
[edit]Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 |
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Group 1 winners | 21 April 1957 | 5 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954) |
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Group 2 winners | 27 October 1957 | 2 (1930, 1934) |
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Group 3 winners | 8 July 1957 | 2 (1930, 1950) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
[edit]- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ Venezuela withdrew without playing any matches
- ^ "1958 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 3 September 2011. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "1958 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 3 September 2011. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "1958 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 3 September 2011. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2022.