1958 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1

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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification      
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

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Republic of Ireland  2 – 1  Denmark
Curtis   27'
Gavin   45' (pen.)
Report Aa. Jensen   85'
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Bond (England)

England  5 – 2  Denmark
Taylor   2', 22', 53'
Edwards   66', 77'
Report O. Nielsen   27', 64'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Guigue (France)

England  5 – 1  Republic of Ireland
Taylor   10', 19', 40'
Atyeo   38', 90'
Report Curtis   56'
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Phillips (Scotland)

Denmark  1 – 4  England
J. Jensen   27' Report Haynes   28'
Taylor   71', 86'
Atyeo   75'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Dusch (West Germany)

Republic of Ireland  1 – 1  England
Ringstead   3' Report Atyeo   90'
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Philips (Scotland)

Denmark  0 – 2  Republic of Ireland
Report Cummins   53'
Curtis   61'
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Schulz (East Germany)

References

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  1. ^ "1958 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
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