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 got another chance to qualify after being drawn to play against Israel in a special play-off.

Table

Final table Home Away
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1.  Czechoslovakia 430193+66X2:03:122005142101422
2.  Wales 420265+141:0X4:122005142002140
3. East Germany 4103512-721:42:1X21013522002270

Team stats

Czechoslovakia

Head coach: Antonín Rýgr

Pos. Player DoB Games
played
Goals Minutes
played
Sub off Sub on Club
FWJaroslav BorovičkaJanuary 26, 1931403600090909090 Dukla Prague
FWVlastimil BubníkMarch 18, 1931312700090-9090 Rudá Hvězda Brno
DFJiří ČadekDecember 7, 193510900090--- Dukla Prague
GKBřetislav DolejšíSeptember 26, 1928201800090--90 Slavia Prague
FWKazimír GajdošMarch 28, 19342018000-9090-
DFJan HertlJanuary 23, 19293027000909090- Dukla Prague
DFJiří HledíkApril 19, 19292018000-90-90 Sparta Prague
FWTadeusz KrausOctober 22, 1932443600090909090 Sparta Prague
MFJosef MasopustFebruary 9, 1931403600090909090 Dukla Prague
FWPavol MolnárFebruary 13, 19362118000-9090- Cervena Hvezda Bratislava
FWAnton MoravčíkJune 3, 19312118000-90-90 Slovan Bratislava
DFLadislav NovákDecember 5, 1931413600090909090 Dukla Prague
FWArnošt PazderaSeptember 16, 192910900090--- Sparta Prague
FWJiří PešekJune 4, 1927109000---90 Slavia Prague
DF/MFSvatopluk PluskalOctober 28, 1930403600090909090 Dukla Prague
MFZdeněk ProcházkaJanuary 12, 1928109000--90- Sparta Prague
GKImrich StachoNovember 4, 19312018000-9090- Spartak Trnava
FWEmil SvobodaAugust 16, 192810900090--- Sparta Prague
DFJiří TichýDecember 6, 1933109000---90 Cervena Hvezda Bratislava

Wales

Head coach: Jimmy Murphy

Pos. Player DoB Games
played
Goals Minutes
played
Sub off Sub on Club
FWIvor AllchurchOctober 16, 19293127000---909090/2[1] Swansea Town
FWLen AllchurchSeptember 12, 1933119000----90-/2[1] Swansea Town
MFDave BowenJune 7, 192851450009090-909090 Arsenal
FWJohn CharlesDecember 27, 19315045000909090-9090 Leeds United
MFMel CharlesMarch 14, 19356154000909090909090/2[1] Swansea Town
DFRay DanielNovember 2, 1928109000--90--- Sunderland
FWReg DaviesMay 27, 1929109000---90-- Newcastle United
DFTrevor EdwardsJanuary 24, 1937109000-90---- Charlton Athletic
DFAlan HarringtonNovember 17, 19332018000----9090/2[2] Cardiff City
FWBill HarrisOctober 31, 19283027000-909090--/2[1] Middlesbrough
FWRon HewittJune 21, 1928109000-----90/2[2] Cardiff City
DFMel HopkinsNovember 7, 19346054000909090909090 Tottenham Hotspur
FWCliff JonesFebruary 7, 19356254000909090909090/2[1] Swansea Town
GKJack KelseyNovember 19, 19295045000909090-9090 Arsenal
MFTerry MedwinSeptember 25, 19325045000909090-9090 Tottenham Hotspur
FWDes Palmer2318000--9090--/2[1] Swansea Town
DFAlf SherwoodNovember 13, 19232018000--9090--/3[1] Newport County
DFRon StitfallDecember 14, 192510900090----- Cardiff City
FWDerek TapscottJune 30, 193220180009090---- Arsenal
GKGraham VearncombeMarch 28, 1934109000---90--/2[2] Cardiff City
FWRoy VernonApril 14, 1937413600090909090--/2[1] Blackburn Rovers
FWColin WebsterJuly 17, 193210900090----- Manchester United
DFStuart WilliamsJuly 9, 19302018000----9090 West Bromwich Albion

East Germany

Head coach: János Gyarmati

Pos. Player DoB Games
played
Goals Minutes
played
Sub off Sub on Club
GKGünter BuschFebruary 15, 1930109000--90- BSG Chemie Leipzig
DFGeorg BuschnerDecember 26, 1925403600090909090 SC Motor Jena
MFWilly HolzmüllerMarch 3, 1931109000---90 SC Motor Karl-Marx-Stadt
GKRolf JahnOctober 8, 1927109000---90 SC Turbine Erfurt
MFManfred KaiserJanuary 7, 1929413600090909090 SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt
FWLothar MeyerAugust 1, 1934403600090909090 ASK Vorwärts Berlin
DFBringfried MüllerJanuary 28, 19313027000909090- SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt
FWHelmut MüllerMarch 17, 1937119000---90 SC Motor Jena
MFHerbert SchoenMay 18, 1929403600090909090/2[1] SC Dynamo Berlin
MFGünter SchröterMay 3, 1927403600090909090/2[1] SC Dynamo Berlin
GKKarl-Heinz SpickenagelJanuary 17, 193220180009090-- ASK Vorwärts Berlin
FWWilly TrögerOctober 2, 19283127000909090- SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt
FWGünther WirthJanuary 9, 1933423600090909090 ASK Vorwärts Berlin
MFKarl WolfMay 27, 19243027000909090- SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt
MFSiegfried WolfJanuary 5, 1926403600090909090 SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt
DFKurt ZapfAugust 26, 1929109000---90 SC Empor Rostock
  1. The number indicates the league the team played in that year.
  2. The number indicates the league the team played in that year, Cardiff were relegated to the division two after the first three qualification matches.
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