Qualified as hosts: Sweden
Qualified as holders: West Germany
Europe Group 1 [England]
03.10.56 Dublin Ireland 2-1 Denmark 1.ENGLAND 4 3 1 0 15- 5 7
05.12.56 Wolverhampton England 5-2 Denmark 2.Ireland 4 2 1 1 6- 7 5
08.05.57 London England 5-1 Ireland 3.Denmark 4 0 0 4 4-13 0
15.05.57 København Denmark 1-4 England
19.05.57 Dublin Ireland 1-1 England
02.10.57 København Denmark 0-2 Ireland
Europe Group 2 [France]
11.11.56 Paris France 6-3 Belgium 1.FRANCE 4 3 1 0 19- 4 7
02.06.57 Nantes France 8-0 Iceland 2.Belgium 4 2 1 1 16-11 5
05.06.57 Brussel Belgium 8-3 Iceland 3.Iceland 4 0 0 4 6-26 0
01.09.57 Reykjavík Iceland 1-5 France
04.09.57 Reykjavík Iceland 2-5 Belgium
27.10.57 Brussel Belgium 0-0 France
Europe Group 3 [Hungary]
22.05.57 Oslo Norway 1-2 Bulgaria 1.HUNGARY 4 3 0 1 12- 4 6
12.06.57 Oslo Norway 2-1 Hungary 2.Bulgaria 4 2 0 2 11- 7 4
23.06.57 Budapest Hungary 4-1 Bulgaria 3.Norway 4 1 0 3 3-15 2
15.09.57 Sofia Bulgaria 1-2 Hungary
03.11.57 Sofia Bulgaria 7-0 Norway
10.11.57 Budapest Hungary 5-0 Norway
Europe Group 4 [Czechoslovakia]
01.05.57 Cardiff Wales 1-0 Czechoslovakia 1.CZECHOSLOVAKIA 4 3 0 1 9- 3 6
19.05.57 Leipzig East Germany 2-1 Wales 2.Wales 4 2 0 2 6- 5 4
26.05.57 Praha Czechoslovakia 2-0 Wales 3.East Germany 4 1 0 3 5-12 2
16.06.57 Brno Czechoslovakia 3-1 East Germany Wales later obtained the right to meet
25.09.57 Cardiff Wales 4-1 East Germany Israel for a spot in the World Cup,
27.10.57 Leipzig East Germany 1-4 Czechoslovakia see below.
Europe Group 5 [Austria]
30.09.56 Wien Austria 7-0 Luxembourg 1.AUSTRIA 4 3 1 0 14- 3 7
20.03.57 Rotterdam Netherlands 4-1 Luxembourg 2.Netherlands 4 2 1 1 12- 7 5
26.05.57 Wien Austria 3-2 Netherlands 3.Luxembourg 4 0 0 4 3-19 0
11.09.57 Rotterdam Luxembourg 2-5 Netherlands
25.09.57 Amsterdam Netherlands 1-1 Austria
29.09.57 Luxembourg Luxembourg 0-3 Austria
Europe Group 6 [Soviet Union]
23.06.57 Moskva Soviet Union 3-0 Poland 1.SOVIET UNION 4 3 0 1 16- 3 6
05.07.57 Helsinki Finland 1-3 Poland Poland 4 3 0 1 9- 5 6
27.07.57 Moskva Soviet Union 2-1 Finland 3.Finland 4 0 0 4 2-19 0
15.08.57 Helsinki Finland 0-10 Soviet Union
20.10.57 Chorzów Poland 2-1 Soviet Union
03.11.57 Warszawa Poland 4-0 Finland
Playoff:
24.11.57 Leipzig Soviet Union 2-0 Poland
Europe Group 7 [Yugoslavia]
05.05.57 Athinai Greece 0-0 Yugoslavia 1.YUGOSLAVIA 4 2 2 0 7- 2 6
16.06.57 Athinai Greece 1-2 Romania 2.Romania 4 2 1 1 6- 4 5
29.09.57 Bucuresti Romania 1-1 Yugoslavia 3.Greece 4 0 1 3 2- 9 1
03.11.57 Bucuresti Romania 3-0 Greece
10.11.57 Beograd Yugoslavia 4-1 Greece
17.11.57 Beograd Yugoslavia 2-0 Romania
Europe Group 8 [Northern Ireland]
16.01.57 Lisboa Portugal 1-1 Northern Ireland 1.NORTHERN IRELAND 4 2 1 1 6- 3 5
25.04.57 Roma Italy 1-0 Northern Ireland 2.Italy 4 2 0 2 5- 5 4
01.05.57 Belfast Northern Ireland 3-0 Portugal 3.Portugal 4 1 1 2 4- 7 3
26.05.57 Lisboa Portugal 3-0 Italy
22.12.57 Milano Italy 3-0 Portugal
15.01.58 Belfast Northern Ireland 2-1 Italy
Europe Group 9 [Scotland]
10.03.57 Madrid Spain 2-2 Switzerland 1.SCOTLAND 4 3 0 1 10- 9 6
08.05.57 Glasgow Scotland 4-2 Spain 2.Spain 4 2 1 1 12- 8 5
19.05.57 Basel Switzerland 1-2 Scotland 3.Switzerland 4 0 1 3 6-11 1
26.05.57 Madrid Spain 4-1 Scotland
06.11.57 Glasgow Scotland 3-2 Switzerland
24.11.57 Lausanne Switzerland 1-4 Spain
South America Group 10 [Brazil]
Venezuela withdrew
13.04.57 Lima Peru 1-1 Brazil
21.04.57 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 1-0 Peru
South America Group 11 [Argentina]
22.09.57 Santiago Chile 2-1 Bolivia 1.ARGENTINA 4 3 0 1 10- 2 6
29.09.57 La Paz Bolivia 3-0 Chile 2.Bolivia 4 2 0 2 6- 6 4
06.10.57 La Paz Bolivia 2-0 Argentina 3.Chile 4 1 0 3 2-10 2
13.10.57 Santiago Chile 0-2 Argentina
20.10.57 Buenos Aires Argentina 4-0 Chile
27.10.57 Buenos Aires Argentina 4-0 Bolivia
South America Group 12 [Paraguay]
16.06.57 Bogotá Colombia 1-1 Uruguay 1.PARAGUAY 4 3 0 1 11- 4 6
20.06.57 Bogotá Colombia 2-3 Paraguay 2.Uruguay 4 2 1 1 4- 6 5
30.06.57 Montevideo Uruguay 1-0 Colombia 3.Colombia 4 0 1 3 3- 8 1
07.07.57 Asunción Paraguay 3-0 Colombia
14.07.57 Asunción Paraguay 5-0 Uruguay
28.07.57 Montevideo Uruguay 2-0 Paraguay
Central and North America Group 13 [Mexico]
Match Details Group 13
1st round
Subgroup A
07.04.57 Cd. de México Mexico 6-0 USA 1.Mexico 4 4 0 0 18- 2 8
28.04.57 Los Angeles USA 2-7 Mexico 2.Canada 4 2 0 2 8- 8 4
22.06.57 Toronto Canada 5-1 USA 3.USA 4 0 0 4 5-21 0
30.06.57 Cd. de México Mexico 3-0 Canada
03.07.57 Cd. de México Canada 0-2 Mexico
06.07.57 Saint Louis USA 2-3 Canada
Subgroup B
10.02.57 Cd. Guatemala Guatemala 2-6 Costa Rica 1.Costa Rica 4 4 0 0 15- 4 8
17.02.57 San José Costa Rica 3-1 Guatemala 2.Curaçao 3 1 0 2 4- 7 2
03.03.57 San José Costa Rica 4-0 Curaçao 3.Guatemala 3 0 0 3 4-12 0
14.03.57 Cd. Guatemala Guatemala 1-3 Curaçao
04.08.57 Willemstad Curaçao 1-2 Costa Rica
Curaçao n/p Guatemala [Guatemala did not show up]
2nd round
20.10.57 Cd. de México Mexico 2-0 Costa Rica
27.10.57 San José Costa Rica 1-1 Mexico
Asia and Africa Group 14 [Wales]
1st round
Subgroup 1
Taiwan withdrew, Indonesia had a walkover.
12.05.57 Jakarta Indonesia 2-0 China [aet]
02.06.57 Beijing China 4-3 Indonesia
Playoff:
23.06.57 Rangoon Indonesia 0-0 China
Indonesia progress thanks to better goal average.
Subgroup 2
Turkey withdrew, Israel had a walkover.
Subgroup 3
Cyprus withdrew (due to not receiving travel visa from British authorities).
Egypt had a walkover.
Subgroup 4
08.03.57 Khartoum Sudan 1-0 Syria
24.05.57 Damascus Syria 1-1 Sudan
2nd round
Indonesia withdrew, Israel had a walkover.
Egypt withdrew, Sudan had a walkover.
3rd round
Sudan withdrew, Israel had a walkover.
Playoff:
Egypt and Sudan refused to play against Israel, while Indonesia insisted
to meet Israel on neutral ground. Israel proclaimed winner of the zone,
but required to play off against one of the teams having finished second
in a European group. Wales obtained the right to play off against Israel
by the drawing of lots.
15.01.58 Ramat Gan Israel 0-2 Wales
05.02.58 Cardiff Wales 2-0 Israel
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