Qualifying rounds
GROUP
A
Northern Ireland
Czechoslovakia
West Germany
Argentina
GROUP
B
Yugoslavia
Scotland
France
Paraguay
GROUP
C
Sweden
Mexico
Hungary
Wales
GROUP
D
Brazil
Austria
England
Soviet Union
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QUARTERFINALS
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1
0 |
West Germany
Yugoslavia |
2
0 |
Sweden
Soviet Union |
4
0 |
France
Northern Ireland |
1
0 |
Brazil
Wales |
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SEMIFINALS
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3
1 |
Sweden
West Germany |
5
2 |
Brazil
France |
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BRONZEMATCH
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6
3 |
France
West Germany |
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FINAL
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5
2 |
Brazil
Sweden |
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Group
A
Halmstad,
June 8th - Örjans Vall
1 (1) NORTHERN
IRELAND
Cush 20
Gregg, Keith,
McMichael, Blanchflower, Cunningham, Peacock, Bingham, Cush, Dougan, McIlroy,
McParland.
0 (0) CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Dolejsi, Mraz,
Novak, Pluskal, Cadek, Masopust, Hovorka, Dvorak, Borovicka, Hartl, Kraus.
Referee:
Eric Seipelt (Austria)
Attendance:
10.647
Malmö,
June 8th - Malmö Stadion
3 (2) WEST
GERMANY
Rahn 32,89,
Seeler 42
Herkenrath,
Stollenwerk, Juskowiak, Eckel, Erhardt, Szymaniak, Rahn, Walter, Seeler,
Schmidt, Schäfer.
1 (1) ARGENTINA
Corbatta
3
Carrizo, Lombardo,
Vairo, Rossi, Dellacha, Varacka, Corbatta, Prado, Menendez, Rojas, Cruz.
Referee:
Reg Leafe (England)
Attendance:
31.156
Halmstad,
June 11th - Örjans Vall
3 (1) ARGENTINA
Corbatta
(pen)38, Menendez 55, Avio 60
Carrizo, Lombardo,
Vairo, Rossi, Dellacha, Varacka, Corbatta, Avio, Menendez, Labruna, Boggio.
1 (1) NORTHERN
IRELAND
McParland
3
Gregg, Keith,
McMichael, Blanchflower, Cunningham, Peacock, Bingham, Cush, Coyle, McIlroy,
McParland.
Referee:
Sten Ahlner (Sweden)
Attendance:
14.174
Hälsingborg,
June 11th - Olympia
2 (0) WEST
GERMANY
Schäfer
60, Rahn 70
Herkenrath,
Stollenwerk, Juskowiak, Schnellinger, Erhardt, Szymaniak, Rahn, Walter,
Seeler, Klodt, Schäfer.
2 (2) CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Dvorak
(pen)22, Zikan 43
Dolejsi, Mraz,
Novak, Pluskal, Popluhar, Masopust, Hovorka, Dvorak, Molnar, Feureisl,
Zikan.
Referee:
Arthur Ellis (England)
Attendance:
25.000
Malmö,
June 15th - Malmö Stadion
2 (1) WEST
GERMANY
Rahn 20,
Seeler 80
Herkenrath,
Stollenwerk, Juskowiak, Eckel, Erhardt, Szymaniak, Rahn, Walter, Seeler,
Klodt, Schäfer.
2 (1) NORTHERN
IRELAND
McParland
17,58
Gregg, Keith,
McMichael, Blanchflower, Cunningham, Peacock, Bingham, Cush, Casey, McIlroy,
McParland.
Referee:
Joaquim Campos (Portugal)
Attendance:
21.990
Hälsingborg,
June 15th - Olympia
6 (3) CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Dvorak
8, Zikan 17,40, Feureisl 69, Hovorka 82,89
Dolejsi, Mraz,
Novak, Popluhar, Masopust, Hovorka, Dvorak, Borovicka, Molnar, Feureisl,
Zikan.
1 (0) ARGENTINA
Corbatta
(pen)65
Carrizo, Lombardo,
Vairo, Rossi, Dellacha, Varacka, Corbatta, Avio, Menendez, Labruna, Cruz.
Referee:
Arthur Ellis (England)
Attendance:
16.418
Play-off
Malmö,
June 17th - Malmö Stadion
After extra
time
2 (1) NORTHERN
IRELAND
McParland
44,110
Uprichard,
Keith, McMichael, Blanchflower, Cunningham, Peacock, Bingham, Cush, Scott,
McIlroy, McParland.
1 (1) CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Zikan 19
Dolejsi, Mraz,
Novak, Bubernik ,
Popluhar, Masopust, Zikan, Dvorak, Borovicka, Feureisl, Molnar.
Referee:
Maurice Guigue (France)
Attendance:
6.196
NATION
P W D L Gls
Pts
West Germany
3 1 2 0 7-5
4
Northern Ireland 3
1 1 1 4-5 3
Czechoslovakia 3
1 1 1 8-4 3
Argentina
3 1 0 2 5-10
2 |
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Despite
of having better goal difference, Czechoslovakia were eliminated because
of losing to Northern Ireland in the decisive play-off match. Teams on
equal points had to play an extra match to decide who was going through
to the quarterfinals. Goal difference didn't count in 1958.
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