1958 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 8)

Qualification for the 1958 FIFA World Cup
UEFA
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Group 7
Group 8
Group 9
CONMEBOL
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3

The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner Northern Ireland qualified for the sixth FIFA World Cup held in Sweden.

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.	Northern Ireland	4	2	1	1	6	3	+3	5		X	2:1	3:0		2	2	0	0	5	1	4	2	0	1	1	1	2	1
2.	Italy	4	2	0	2	5	5	0	4		1:0	X	3:0		2	2	0	0	4	0	4	2	0	0	2	1	5	0
3.	Portugal	4	1	1	2	4	7	-3	3		1:1	3:0	X		2	1	1	0	4	1	3	2	0	0	2	0	6	0

Team stats

 Northern Ireland

Head coach: Peter Doherty

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on					Club
FW	Billy Bingham	August 5, 1931	4	1	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Sunderland A.F.C.
MF	Danny Blanchflower	February 10, 1926	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Tottenham Hotspur
MF	Jackie Blanchflower	March 7, 1933	2	0	180	0	0	90	-	-	90	Manchester United
MF/FW	Tommy Casey	March 11, 1930	3	1	270	0	0	90	90	90	-	Newcastle United
FW	Fay Coyle	April 1, 1933	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	Coleraine F.C.
DF	Willie Cunningham	February 20, 1930	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	/2[1] Leicester City
MF	Wilbur Cush	June 10, 1928	4	1	360	0	0	90	90	90		Glenavon F.C.
											90	Leeds United
GK	Harry Gregg	October 25, 1932	3	0	270	0	0	90	90	90	-	/2[1] Doncaster Rovers
FW	Jimmy McIlroy	October 25, 1931	4	2	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Burnley F.C.
DF	Alf McMichael	October 1, 1927	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Newcastle United
FW	Eddie McMorran	September 2, 1923	2	0	180	0	0	-	90	90	-	/2[1] Doncaster Rovers
FW	Peter McParland	April 25, 1934	2	0	180	0	0	90	-	-	90	Aston Villa
FW	Bertie Peacock	September 29, 1928	3	0	270	0	0	-	90	90	90	Celtic F.C.
FW	Billy Simpson	December 12, 1929	3	1	270	0	0	-	90	90	90	Rangers F.C.
GK	Norman Uprichard	April 20, 1928	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	Portsmouth F.C.

 Italy

Head coach: Alfredo Foni

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on					Club
FW	Gastone Bean	August 11, 1936	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	-	A.C. Milan
MF	Gaudenzio Bernasconi	August 8, 1932	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	-	U.C. Sampdoria
FW	Giampiero Boniperti	July 4, 1928	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	-	Juventus F.C.
GK	Ottavio Bugatti	September 25, 1928	3	0	270	0	0	-	90	90	90	S.S.C. Napoli
DF	Sergio Cervato	March 22, 1929	3	1	270	0	0	90	90	90	-	Fiorentina
MF	Giuseppe Chiappella	September 28, 1924	3	0	270	0	0	90	90	90	-	Fiorentina
DF	Giuseppe Corradi	July 7, 1932	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	90	90	Juventus F.C.
FW	Dino da Costa	August 1, 1931	1	1	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	A.S. Roma
MF	Rino Ferrario	December 7, 1926	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	90	90	Juventus F.C.
FW	Eddie Firmani	August 7, 1933	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	U.C. Sampdoria
MF	Alfio Fontana	November 7, 1932	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	-	A.C. Milan
FW	Amleto Frignani	March 5, 1932	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	Udinese Calcio
FW	Carlo Galli	March 6, 1931	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	A.C. Milan
MF	Alcides Ghiggia	December 22, 1926	3	0	248	0	0	-	90	90	68	A.S. Roma
MF	Guido Gratton	September 23, 1932	2	2	180	0	0	90	-	90	-	Fiorentina
MF	Giovanni Invernizzi	August 26, 1931	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	Inter Milan
GK	Roberto Lovati	July 20, 1927	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	S.S. Lazio
DF	Ardico Magnini	October 21, 1928	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	Fiorentina
MF	Miguel Montuori	September 24, 1932	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	90	90	Fiorentina
MF	Ermes Muccinelli	July 28, 1927	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	S.S. Lazio
MF	Alberto Orzan	February 10, 1939	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	Fiorentina
MF	Egisto Pandolfini	February 19, 1926	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	-	Inter Milan
MF	Bruno Pesaola	July 28, 1925	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	-	S.S.C. Napoli
MF	Gino Pivatelli	March 27, 1933	2	1	180	0	0	-	-	90	90	Bologna
MF	Celso Posio	April 26, 1931	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	-	S.S.C. Napoli
FW	Juan Alberto Schiaffino	July 28, 1925	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	90	90	A.C. Milan
MF	Armando Segato	March 3, 1930	3	0	270	0	0	90	-	90	90	Fiorentina
DF	Guido Vincenzi	July 14, 1932	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	Inter Milan

 Portugal

Head coach: Tavares da Silva (first to third match); José Maria Antunes (fourth match)

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on					Club
FW	José Águas	November 9, 1930	3	0	270	0	0	90	90	-	90	S.L. Benfica
DF	Miguel Arcanjo	May 13, 1932	2	0	180	0	0	-	-	90	90	F.C. Porto
FW	Fernando Cabrita	May 1, 1923	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	-	S.C. Covilhã
FW	Cavém	December 21, 1932	2	0	180	0	0	-	90	90	-	S.L. Benfica
MF	Mário Coluna	August 6, 1935	2	0	180	0	0	90	-	-	90	S.L. Benfica
FW	Monteiro da Costa	August 20, 1929	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	F.C. Porto
FW	Carlos Duarte	March 25, 1933	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	F.C. Porto
GK	Carlos Gomes	January 18, 1932	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	Sporting Clube de Portugal
MF	Emídio Graça	May 17, 1931	2	0	180	0	0	-	90	90	-	Vitória de Setúbal
MF	Hernâni	September 1, 1931	3	0	270	0	0	90	90	-	90	F.C. Porto
DF	Ângelo Martins	April 19, 1930	2	0	180	0	0	90	-	90	-	S.L. Benfica
FW	Matateu	July 26, 1927	1	1	90	0	0	-	-	90	-	Belenenses
DF	Virgílio Mendes	November 17, 1926	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	F.C. Porto
DF	Joaquim Pacheco	March 30, 1926	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	Sporting Clube de Portugal
MF	Passos	March 26, 1922	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	Sporting Clube de Portugal
MF	Pedroto	October 21, 1928	4	0	360	0	0	90	90	90	90	F.C. Porto
FW	Perdigão	November 11, 1932	1	0	90	0	0	90	-	-	-	F.C. Porto
DF	Pires	March 8, 1931	1	0	90	0	0	-	90	-	-	Belenenses
FW	Salvador	August 1, 1932	2	0	180	0	0	-	90	90	-	S.L. Benfica
FW	António Teixeira	September 16, 1930	2	1	180	0	0	-	-	90	90	F.C. Porto
MF	Mário Torres	September 13, 1931	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	-	90	Académica de Coimbra
FW	Vasques	July 29, 1926	3	2	270	0	0	90	90	90	-	Sporting Clube de Portugal

External links

• FIFA official page
• RSSSF - 1958 World Cup Qualification
• Allworldcup