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1958 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1

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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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