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Background |
27 UEFA national teams entered qualification, and nine teams will
qualify for the 1958 World Cup.
A record 55 teams entered, and 48 took part. |
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UEFA Group 1 |
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Team |
P
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W
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D
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L
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F
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A
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GD
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Pts
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England |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
15 |
5 |
+10 |
7 |
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Republic of Ireland |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
-1 |
5 |
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Denmark |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
13 |
-9 |
2 |
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Matches |
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3 October 1956 |
Republic of Ireland 2 Denmark 1 [2-0]
Dalymount Park, Dublin (36,000) |
Curtis, Gavin (pen)
A.Jensen |
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5 December 1956 |
England 5 Denmark 2
[2-1]
Molineux, Wolverhampton (54,083) |
Taylor (3), Edwards
(2)
O.B.Nielsen (2) |
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8 May 1957 |
England 5 Republic of Ireland 1
[4-0]
Empire
Stadium, Wembley (52,000) |
Taylor (3), Atyeo
(2)
Curtis |
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15 May 1957 |
Denmark 1 England 4
[1-1]
Idrætsparken, København (35,000/45,000) |
J.Jensen
Haynes, Taylor
(2), Atyeo |
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19 May 1957 |
Republic of Ireland 1 England 1
[1-0]
Dalymount Park, Dublin (47,000) |
Ringstead
Atyeo |
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ENGLAND QUALIFIED |
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2 October 1957 |
Denmark 0 Republic of Ireland 2
[0-0]
Idrætsparken, København (28,000) |
Cummings, Curtis |
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England
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