1958 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4

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 were drawn to play against Israel in a special play-off.

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification      
1   Czechoslovakia 4 3 0 1 9 3 3.000 6 Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup 2–0 3–1
2   Wales 4 2 0 2 6 5 1.200 4 Drawn for CAF/AFC–UEFA play-off 1–0 4–1
3   East Germany 4 1 0 3 5 12 0.417 2 1–4 2–1
Source: FIFA[1]

Matches

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Wales  1 – 0  Czechoslovakia
Vernon   75' Report
Attendance: 33,200
Referee: Bronkhorst (Netherlands)

East Germany  2 – 1  Wales
Wirth   21'
Tröger   61'
Report M. Charles   6'
Attendance: 100,000

Czechoslovakia  2 – 0  Wales
Daniel   21' (o.g.)
Kraus   65'
Report
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Paul Wyssling (Switzerland)

Czechoslovakia  3 – 1  East Germany
Kraus   60'
Bubník   81'
Molnár   89'
Report Wirth   18'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Jörgensen (Denmark)

Wales  4 – 1  East Germany
Palmer   38', 44', 73'
Jones   42'
Report Kaiser   57'
Attendance: 16,098
Referee: Leafe (England)

East Germany  1 – 4  Czechoslovakia
H. Müller   35' Report Kraus   4', 88'
Moravčík   23'
Novák   43'
Attendance: 110,000
Referee: Schwinte (France)

References

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  1. ^ "1958 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
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