1958 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and CAF)
1958 FIFA World Cup qualification in Asia and Africa
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The 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification for Asia and Africa served as the preliminary tournament for the region. The winner of the tournament went on to face a European team in an Inter-confederation play-off. For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8 March 1957 – 5 February 1958 |
| Teams | 6[1] (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 5 |
| Goals scored | 12 (2.4 per match) |
| Top scorer |  Rusli Ramang (4 goals) |
← 1954 | |
FIFA rejected the entries of Ethiopia and South Korea, whereas Chinese Taipei withdrew.[2] The remaining 8 teams played in a knockout tournament, with matches on a home-and-away basis. The tournament winner would qualify. As all their opening teams declined to play them, Israel won the tournament and advanced to the qualification play-off against Wales.
Format
There were four rounds:
- First Round: 8 teams were divided into 4 groups of 2 teams to determine four winners.
- Second Round: The 4 first round winners played in one group with 2 advancing to the third round.
- Third Round: The remaining two teams contested one spot in the CAF/AFC–UEFA play-off.
First round
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification | |
 |
 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.250 | 2 | Second round with superior goal average | — | 2–0 | — | |
| 2 | China |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.800 | 2 | 4–3 | — | — | ||
| 3 | Republic of China |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | Withdrew | — | — | — |
| China | 4–3 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
Zhang Honggen  1'Nian Weisi 9'Sun Fucheng 47'Wang Lu 75' |
Report | Ramang 25', 55' Witarsa 70' |
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification |  |
 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israel |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | Second round | — | — | |
| 2 | Turkey |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | Withdrew | — | — |
Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification |  |
 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | second round | — | — | |
| 2 | Cyprus |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | Withdrew | — | — |
Group 4
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification |  |
 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.000 | 3 | Second Round | — | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Syria |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.500 | 1 | 1–1 | — |
Second round
Third round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification | |
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israel |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | Inter-Confederation play-off | — | — | |
| 2 | Sudan |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | Withdrew | — | — |
Inter-confederation play-off
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wales |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 4 | 1958 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Israel |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | 0–2 | — |
Goalscorers
There were 12 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.
- 4 goals
- 1 goal
Zhang Honggen- Nian Weisi
- Sun Fucheng
- Wang Lu
Siddiq Manzul- Suleiman Faris
Endang Witarsa
Jabra Ala-Zarqa