1958 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and CAF)

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1958 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and CAF)
Tournament details
Dates12 May 1957 – 5 February 1958
Teams6 [1]  (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played5
Goals scored12 (2.4 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Indonesia.svg Rusli Ramang (4 goals)
← 1954


The 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification for Asia and Africa served as the preliminary tournament for the region. The winner of the tournament went on to face a European team in an Inter-confederation play-off. For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification .

Contents

FIFA rejected the entries of Ethiopia and South Korea, whereas Chinese Taipei withdrew. [2] The remaining 8 teams played in a knockout tournament, with matches on a home-and-away basis. The tournament winner would qualify. As all their opening teams declined to play them, Israel won the tournament and advanced to the qualification play-off against Wales.

Format

There were four rounds:

First round

Group 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGRPtsQualification Flag of Indonesia.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of the Republic of China.svg
1Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 2101541.2502 Second round with superior goal average—2–0—
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2101450.80024–3——
3Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China 000000—0Withdrew———
Source: [3]
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg2–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Ramang Soccerball shade.svg47', 80' Report
Ikada Stadium, Jakarta
Referee: Jonni (Italy)
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg4–3Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Zhang Honggen Soccerball shade.svg1'
Nian Weisi Soccerball shade.svg9'
Sun Fucheng Soccerball shade.svg47'
Wang Lu Soccerball shade.svg75'		 Report Ramang Soccerball shade.svg25', 55'
Witarsa Soccerball shade.svg70'
Xiannongtan Stadium, Beijing
Referee: Chakravarti (India)
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg0–0
(a.e.t.)		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Report
Aung San Stadium, Rangoon (Burma)
Referee: U Ba Thaung (Burma)

Group 2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGRPtsQualification Flag of Israel.svg Flag of Turkey.svg
1Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 000000—0 Second round automatically——
2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 000000—0Refused to play Israel——
Source: [4]

Group 3

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGRPtsQualification Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg Blue Ensign of Cyprus (1922).svg
1Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 000000—0 second round automatically——
2Blue Ensign of Cyprus (1922).svg  Cyprus 000000—0Withdrew——
Source: [5]

Group 4

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGRPtsQualification Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg Flag of Syria (1932-1958; 1961-1963).svg
1Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg  Sudan 2110212.0003 Second Round —1–0
2Flag of Syria (1932-1958; 1961-1963).svg  Syria 2011120.50011–1—
Source: [3]
Sudan  Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg1–0Flag of Syria (1932-1958; 1961-1963).svg  Syria
Manzul Soccerball shade.svg78' (pen.) Report
Khartoum Stadium , Khartoum
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Riccardo Pieri (Italy)
Syria  Flag of Syria (1932-1958; 1961-1963).svg1–1Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg  Sudan
Al-Zarqa Soccerball shade.svg70' Report Faris Soccerball shade.svg38'
Abbasiyyin Stadium , Damascus
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Konstantinos Ioannidis (Greece)

Second round

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Israel.svg Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg Flag of Indonesia.svg
1Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 00000000 Third round automatically————
2Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg  Sudan 00000000————
3Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 00000000Withdrew————
4Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 00000000————
Source: [4]

Third round

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGRPtsQualification Flag of Israel.svg Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg
1Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 000000—0 Inter-Confederation play-off
because they did not play a single match		——
2Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg  Sudan 000000—0Refused to play Israel due to Arab League boycott ——
Source: [4]

Inter-confederation play-off

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Wales (1953-1959).svg Flag of Israel.svg
1Flag of Wales (1953-1959).svg  Wales 220040+44 1958 FIFA World Cup — 2–0
2Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 200204−40 0–2 —
Source: FIFA

Goalscorers

There were 12 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

4 goals
1 goal

References

  1. ↑ Turkey, pre-independent Cyprus, and Egypt withdrew without playing any matches. Israel (included in teams) didn’t play any matches besides the inter-confederation playoffs due the Arab League Boycott.
  2. ↑ "FIFA Fact Sheet: History of the FIFA World Cup (TM) Preliminary Competition" (PDF). FIFA. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
  3. 1 2 "Sweden 1958 Preliminaries (CAF/AFC)". FIFA. Archived from the original on 11 December 2005. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 Spencer, Pete (5 March 2022). "Israel's gameless 1958 World Cup qualifying campaign: how Wales' stopped the madness". Football Pink. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "The bizarre twists of fate behind 1958 World Cup Qualification". FC Cymru. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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