The South American section of the 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification saw 8 teams competing 3 berths in the finals.
Format 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 Group 1
(Venezuela withdrew)
Group 2
Group 3
Qualified Teams Team Qualified as Qualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA World Cup1 5 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954) 2 (1930, 1934) 2 (1930, 1950)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
3 goals
Omar Oreste Corbatta Norberto Menéndez Máximo Alcócer Juan Bautista Agüero Florencio Amarilla
2 goals
Roberto Zárate Ángel Jara Saguier Enrique Jara Saguier
1 goal
Norberto Conde Eliseo Prado Ricardo Alcón Ausberto García Máximo Ramírez Didi Índio Guillermo Díaz Jaime Ramírez Carlos Arango Ricardo Díaz Jaime Gutiérrez Óscar Aguilera Alberto Terry Javier Ambrois Eladio Benítez William Martínez Óscar Míguez
Notes and references
External links RSSF.com