1958 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1
Appearance
The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner England qualified for the sixth FIFA World Cup held in Sweden.
Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification | ||||
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1 | England | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 3.000 | 7 | Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup | — | 5–1 | 5–2 | |
2 | Republic of Ireland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 5 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
3 | Denmark | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 0.308 | 0 | 1–4 | 0–2 | — |
Source: FIFA[1]
Matches
[edit]Republic of Ireland | 2 – 1 | Denmark |
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Curtis 27' Gavin 45' (pen.) |
Report | Aa. Jensen 85' |
Denmark | 1 – 4 | England |
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J. Jensen 27' | Report | Haynes 28' Taylor 71', 86' Atyeo 75' |
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Dusch (West Germany)
Republic of Ireland | 1 – 1 | England |
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Ringstead 3' | Report | Atyeo 90' |
Denmark | 0 – 2 | Republic of Ireland |
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Report | Cummins 53' Curtis 61' |
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Schulz (East Germany)
References
[edit]- ^ "1958 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2022.