1958 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL - Group 2)

The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner Argentina qualified for the sixth FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...

held in Sweden

Sweden

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Table

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Rank	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts				Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Final table														Home							Away
1.	4	3	0	1	10	2
6	X	4:0	4:0		2	2	0	0	8	0	4	2	1	0	1	2	2	2
2.	4	2	0	2	6	6	0	4		2:0	X	3:0		2	2	0	0	5	0	4	2	0	0	2	1	6	0
3.	4	1	0	3	2	10
2	0:2	2:1	X		2	1	0	1	2	3	2	2	0	0	2	0	7	0

Head coach:

Argentina Guillermo Stábile

Guillermo Stábile

Guillermo Stábile was an Argentine footballer and manager. At club level, Stábile won two national championships with Huracán and played in Italy and France. He was the top-scorer of the first 1930 World Cup...

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played					Club
GK Goalkeeper (football) In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...	Amadeo Carrizo Amadeo Carrizo Amadeo Raúl Carrizo is a former football goalkeeper. His nickname was 'Tarzán'. Carrizo was a pioneer, helping to innovate techniques and strategies for goalkeepers....	June 12, 1926	4	0	360	90	90	90	90	River Plate Club Atlético River Plate Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Norberto Conde		2	1	180	90	90	-	-	Vélez Sársfield Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield is a sports club based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system...
FW Striker Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...	Omar Oreste Corbatta Omar Oreste Corbatta Omar Oreste Corbatta Fernández was an Argentine footballer who played as a forward.Dubbed Arlequín and El dueño de la raya , he played for five teams in his country - six in total - namely Racing Club and Boca Juniors, winning four major titles and scoring 86 official goals with both teams...	March 11, 1936	4	3	360	90	90	90	90	Racing Club de Avellaneda Racing Club de Avellaneda Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football...
FW Striker Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...	Pedro Dellacha Pedro Dellacha Pedro Rodolfo Dellacha was a former Argentine football defender and coach. He was the captain of the Argentina national team that won the 1957 Copa América and earned the nickname "Don Pedro del Area"...	July 9, 1926	3	0	270	90	90	90	-	Racing Club de Avellaneda Racing Club de Avellaneda Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football...
DF Defender (football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Fernando Gianserra		1	0	90	90	-	-	-
MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Juan Héctor Guidi Juan Héctor Guidi Juan Héctor Guidi was an Argentine football midfielder. He played most of his career with Club Atlético Lanús he also made 37 appearances for the Argentina national team.-Club career:...	July 14, 1930	1	0	90	90	-	-	-	Club Atlético Lanús Club Atlético Lanús Club Atlético Lanús is a sports club from Lanús, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Founded on 3 January 1915, the club's main sports are football and basketball. In both sports, Lanús plays in Argentina's top divisions: Primera División and Liga Nacional de Básquet...
FW Striker Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...	Ángel Labruna Ángel Labruna Angel Amadeo Labruna, , was a football player and coach in Argentina. He is tied with Arsenio Erico as the all-time highest goalscorers in the Argentine first division...	September 28, 1918	3	0	270	-	90	90	90	River Plate Club Atlético River Plate Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
DF Defender (football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Juan Francisco Lombardo Juan Francisco Lombardo Juan Francisco Lombardo is a retired Argentine football defender. He played a large part of his career for Argentine giants Boca Juniors and represented Argentina on 37 occasions.-Claub career:...	June 11, 1925	3	0	270	-	90	90	90	Boca Juniors
FW Striker Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...	Norberto Menéndez Norberto Menéndez Norberto Menéndez was a former Argentine football striker. He was born on 1936 in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. He played for the Argentina national football team on the 1958 World Cup at Sweden, where he scored once against Northern Ireland, adding to the 3-1 only Argentine victory in that...	December 14, 1936	4	3	360	90	90	90	90	River Plate Club Atlético River Plate Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
	Alfredo Pérez Alfredo Pérez (footballer) Alfredo Pérez is an Argentine football defender who played for Argentina in the 1958 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Club Atlético River Plate.-External links:*...		1	0	90	-	-	-	90
FW Striker Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...	Eliseo Prado Eliseo Prado Eliseo Prado is an Argentine football forward who played for Argentina in the 1958 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Club Atlético River Plate.-External links:*...	September 17, 1929	2	1	180	-	-	90	90	River Plate Club Atlético River Plate Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
	Oscar Rossi Oscar Rossi Oscar Pablo Rossi , nicknamed Coco, is a former Argentine association football player. During his career in the 1950s and 1960s Rossi played for several clubs from Buenos Aires and was member of the Argentine squad in the 1962 FIFA World Cup.-Club career:Born in the Parque Patricios district of...	July 20, 1930	3	0	270	-	90	90	90
FW Striker Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...	José Sanfilippo José Sanfilippo José Francisco "El Nene" Sanfilippo is a former Argentine footballer.During his club career he played for San Lorenzo, Boca Juniors and Banfield in Argentina, Nacional in Uruguay and Bangu and SC Bahia in Brazil He also earned 29 caps and scored 21 goals for the Argentina national football team,...	May 4, 1935	1	0	90	90	-	-	-	San Lorenzo de Almagro
MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Gilberto Sola		4	0	360	90	90	90	90
DF Defender (football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Federico Vairo Federico Vairo Federico Vairo was an Argentine football defender who won three consecutive league titles with River Plate and represented Argentina at the 1958 World Cup....	January 27, 1930	4	0	360	90	90	90	90	River Plate Club Atlético River Plate Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
	Roberto Zaraté		4	2	360	90	90	90	90	River Plate Club Atlético River Plate Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....

Head coach:

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played					Club
FW Striker Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...	Máximo Alcócer		4	3	360	90	90	90	90
FW Striker Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...	Ricardo Alcón		4	1	360	90	90	90	90
	Víctor Brown Víctor Brown Víctor Brown is a Bolivian football forward who played for Bolivia in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Club Litoral.-External links:*...		4	0	360	90	90	90	90
DF Defender (football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Miguel Burgos		4	0	360	90	90	90	90
FW Striker Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...	Luis Camacho		4	0	360	90	90	90	90
MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Oscar Claure		4	0	360	90	90	90	90
FW Striker Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...	Ausberto García	February 9, 1934	1	0	90	-	90	-	-
FW Striker Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...	Mario Mena Mario Mena Mario Mena is a Bolivian football forward who played for Bolivia in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Club Bolívar.-External links:*...	1923	3	0	270	90	-	90	90
GK Goalkeeper (football) In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...	Ortuño		4	0	360	90	90	90	90
MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Maximilaino Ramírez		4	1	360	90	90	90	90
DF Defender (football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Ramón Santos		4	0	360	90	90	90	90
FW Striker Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...	Víctor Ugarte Víctor Ugarte Víctor Agustín Ugarte Oviedo was a Bolivian footballer. He scored 16 goals in 45 caps for Bolivia, making him their second all-time top goalscorer behind Joaquín Botero...	May 5, 1926	4	1	360	90	90	90	90	Club Bolívar Club Bolívar Club Bolívar, a football team from Bolivia, was founded in La Paz on April 12, 1925, with the name Atletico Bolívar Literario Musical later changed to "Club Atlético Bolívar"...

Head coach:

Hungary Ladislao Pakozsi

Pos.	Player	DoB	Games played	Goals	Minutes played					Club
MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Raúl Águila		1	0	90	-	90	-	-	Audax Italiano
MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Vicente Astorga		2	0	180	90	-	-	90	Audax Italiano
DF Defender (football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Isaac Carrasco		1	0	90	-	-	-	90	Colo-Colo Colo-Colo Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo is a Chilean football club based in the commune of Macul, Santiago. It competes in the Primera División, the top-flight football league in the country, from which they have never been relegated. Their home ground is the Estadio Monumental David Arellano.Colo-Colo...
FW Striker Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...	Guillermo Díaz Guillermo Díaz (footballer) Guillermo Eduardo Díaz Zambrano is an Chile football midfielder who played for Chile in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Santiago Wanderers.- Record at FIFA Tournaments :-External links:*...	December 29, 1930	3	1	270	90	90	90	-	Club Deportivo Palestino Club Deportivo Palestino Club Deportivo Palestino, is a professional football club based in the city of Santiago, Chile. The club was founded in 1920 and plays in the Primera División de Chile...
FW Striker Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...	José Fernández		2	0	180	90	-	90	-	Club Deportivo Palestino Club Deportivo Palestino Club Deportivo Palestino, is a professional football club based in the city of Santiago, Chile. The club was founded in 1920 and plays in the Primera División de Chile...
FW Striker Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...	Enrique Hormazábal Enrique Hormazabal Enrique "Cua cuá" Hormazábal was a former Chilean football right wing midfielder who played for Colo-Colo and the Chilean national team.-Playing career:...	January 6, 1931	1	0	180	90	-	-	90	Colo-Colo Colo-Colo Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo is a Chilean football club based in the commune of Macul, Santiago. It competes in the Primera División, the top-flight football league in the country, from which they have never been relegated. Their home ground is the Estadio Monumental David Arellano.Colo-Colo...
FW Striker Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...	René Meléndez		1	0	90	-	-	90	-	Universidad de Chile
DF Defender (football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Antonio Morales		1	0	90	90	-	-	-	Everton Corporación Deportiva Everton de Viña del Mar Everton de Viña del Mar is a Chilean football club based in the city of Viña del Mar.The club was founded June 24, 1909 after a group of Anglo-Chilean teenagers formed a football club and named it after the English team Everton that had just made a pioneering visit to South America.The club are...
DF Defender (football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Sergio Navarro Sergio Navarro Sergio Navarro is a former Chilean footballer. He has played for Universidad de Chile, Colo-Colo and Unión Española and appeared for the Chile national football team in the 1962 FIFA World Cup, held in Chile....		1	0	90	-	-	-	90	Universidad de Chile
MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Mario Ortiz Mario Ortiz Mario Sergio Ortiz Vallejos was a Chilean footballer.Ortiz played club football for Palestino and Colo-Colo, where he won league titles in 1960 and 1963....	January 28, 1936	1	0	90	-	90	-	-	Club Deportivo Palestino Club Deportivo Palestino Club Deportivo Palestino, is a professional football club based in the city of Santiago, Chile. The club was founded in 1920 and plays in the Primera División de Chile...
FW Striker Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...	Caupolicán Peña		3	0	270	90	90	90	-	Colo-Colo Colo-Colo Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo is a Chilean football club based in the commune of Macul, Santiago. It competes in the Primera División, the top-flight football league in the country, from which they have never been relegated. Their home ground is the Estadio Monumental David Arellano.Colo-Colo...
GK Goalkeeper (football) In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...	René Quintral		4	0	360	90	90	90	90	San Luis Quillota San Luis Quillota San Luis are a Chilean Football club, their home town is Quillota in Chile. They currently play in 2nd division of Chilean football Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera B and their historic rivals are Unión La Calera.-History:...
FW Striker Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...	Jaime Ramírez Jaime Ramírez Jaime Caupolicán Ramírez Banda was a Chilean football striker.-Club:He was skillful with the ball, he had great technique and even at his height, he had a great heading shot, he played in the junior divisions of Bádminton , Universidad de Chile in the Ballet Azul years, Colo-Colo champion with the...	August 14, 1931	4	1	360	90	90	90	90	Colo-Colo Colo-Colo Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo is a Chilean football club based in the commune of Macul, Santiago. It competes in the Primera División, the top-flight football league in the country, from which they have never been relegated. Their home ground is the Estadio Monumental David Arellano.Colo-Colo...
FW Striker Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...	George Robledo	April 14, 1926	3	0	270	90	90	90	-	Colo-Colo Colo-Colo Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo is a Chilean football club based in the commune of Macul, Santiago. It competes in the Primera División, the top-flight football league in the country, from which they have never been relegated. Their home ground is the Estadio Monumental David Arellano.Colo-Colo...
MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Juan Héctor Rojas		2	0	180	-	-	90	90	Club Deportivo Magallanes Club Deportivo Magallanes Deportes Magallanes are a Chilean Football club based in Maipu, Santiago. They currently play at the second level of Chilean football, the Primera B....
DF Defender (football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Raúl Salazar		2	0	180	90	-	-	90	Club Deportivo O'Higgins Club Deportivo O'Higgins Club Deportivo O'Higgins, is a Chilean football club based in the city of Rancagua. The club was founded on April 7, 1955 following the merger of the clubs America and O'Higgins Braden, and plays in the first division of the Chilean football league. The club was previously called PARHS FC...
FW Striker Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...	Leonel Sánchez Leonel Sánchez Leonel Guillermo Sánchez Lineros is a former professional football player.Regarded as one of Chile's most important players, Sánchez holds the record for most games played for Chile with 84 games and 23 goals between 1955 and 1968...	April 25, 1936	2	0	180	-	90	-	90	Universidad de Chile
FW Striker Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...	Juan Soto Juan Soto Juan Ernesto Soto Arevalo is a Venezuelan football referee. Soto has been a FIFA international referee since 2005. He is a civil engineer by profession.-External links:*...		1	0	90	-	-	-	90	Colo-Colo Colo-Colo Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo is a Chilean football club based in the commune of Macul, Santiago. It competes in the Primera División, the top-flight football league in the country, from which they have never been relegated. Their home ground is the Estadio Monumental David Arellano.Colo-Colo...
DF Defender (football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Juan Toro		2	0	180	-	90	90	-	Club Deportivo Palestino Club Deportivo Palestino Club Deportivo Palestino, is a professional football club based in the city of Santiago, Chile. The club was founded in 1920 and plays in the Primera División de Chile...
DF Defender (football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Mario Torres Mário Torres Mário Torres , former Portuguese footballer who played as midfielder.- Football career :Torres gained 5 caps for Portugal and made his debut 22 December 1957 in Milan against Italy, in a 0-3 defeat.- External links :* *...		2	0	180	-	90	90	-	Audax Italiano
MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Luis Vera		4	0	360	90	90	90	90	Audax Italiano

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