1958 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
The 9 teams were divided into 3 groups of 3 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.
Draw:draw in 12 December 1956 in Zurich
Pot1:
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 13, 1957 - July 28, 1957 |
| Teams | 8[1] (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 61 (4.36 per match) |
| Attendance | 529,460 (37,819 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Omar Oreste Corbatta Norberto Menéndez.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Máximo Alcócer.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Juan Bautista Agüero Florencio Amarilla (5 goals) |
CONMEBOL Group 1
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Brazil |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Peru |
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| — | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Venezuela |
withdrew | ||||||
Brazil qualified.
CONMEBOL Group 2
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina |
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| 2 | Bolivia |
4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 |  Chile |
2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
Argentina qualified.
CONMEBOL Group 3
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Argentina |
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 |
| 2 | Uruguay |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Venezuela |
1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Paraguay qualified.
Qualified Teams
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 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
- Venezuela withdrew without playing any matches
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