1958 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

The South American section of the 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification saw 8 teams competing 3 berths in the finals.

FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)Tournament details

Dates| April 13, 1957 - July 28, 1957
Teams| 8[1] (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 14
Goals scored| 39 (2.79 per match)
Attendance| 529,460 (37,819 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  Omar Oreste Corbatta
Norberto Menéndez
Máximo Alcócer
Juan Bautista Agüero
Florencio Amarilla (5 goals)

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## Format

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The 9 teams were divided into 3 groups of 3 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis with the group winners qualifying for the final tournament.

## Groups

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### Group 1

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Main article: 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL - Group 1)

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1  |  Brazil | 2  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 2.000  | 3  | Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup |  | —  | 2–1
2  |  Peru | 2  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 0.500  | 1  |  |  | 1–1 | —

Source: FIFA[2]

(Venezuela withdrew)

### Group 2

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Main article: 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL - Group 2)

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1  |  Argentina | 4  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 10  | 2  | 5.000  | 6  | Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup |  | —  | 4–0 | 4–0
2  |  Bolivia | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 6  | 6  | 1.000  | 4  |  |  | 2–0 | —  | 3–0
3  |  Chile | 4  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 2  | 10  | 0.200  | 2  |  | 0–2 | 2–1 | —

Source: FIFA[3]

### Group 3

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Main article: 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL - Group 3)

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1  |  Paraguay | 4  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 11  | 4  | 2.750  | 6  | Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup |  | —  | 5–0 | 3–0
2  |  Uruguay | 4  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 6  | 0.667  | 5  |  |  | 2–0 | —  | 1–0
3  |  Colombia | 4  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 3  | 8  | 0.375  | 1  |  | 2–3 | 1–1 | —

Source: [citation needed]

## Qualified Teams

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Team  | Qualified as  | Qualified on  | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1

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Brazil | Group 1 winners | 21 April 1957 | 5 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954)
Argentina | Group 2 winners | 27 October 1957 | 2 (1930, 1934)
Paraguay | Group 3 winners | 8 July 1957 | 2 (1930, 1950)

1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

## Goalscorers

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3 goals

* Omar Oreste Corbatta
* Norberto Menéndez
* Máximo Alcócer
* Juan Bautista Agüero
* Florencio Amarilla

2 goals

* Roberto Zárate
* Jaime Ramírez
* Ángel Jara Saguier
* Enrique Jara Saguier

1 goal

* Norberto Conde
* Eliseo Prado
* Ricardo Alcón
* Ausberto García
* Didi
* Índio
* Guillermo Díaz
* Carlos Arango
* Ricardo Díaz
* Jaime Gutiérrez
* Óscar Aguilera
* Alberto Terry
* Javier Ambrois
* Eladio Benítez
* William Martínez
* Óscar Míguez

## Notes and references

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1. ^ Venezuela withdrew without playing any matches
2. ^ "1958 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 3 September 2011. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
3. ^ "1958 FIFA World Cup Chile Preliminaries". FIFA. 3 September 2011. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2022.

## External links

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* RSSF.com

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