The 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification for North, Central America and the Caribbean serves as the preliminary tournament for the region. Six teams entered the tournament to compete for one place in the final tournament.
Format There were two rounds of play: First Round: The 6 teams were divided into 2 groups with 3 teams each (Group 1 with teams from North America and Group 2 with teams from Central America and Caribbean). The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners advanced to the Final Round. Final Round: The 2 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner qualified.
First round
Group 1
Group 2
Final round
Qualified teams Team Qualified as Qualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA World Cup1 3 (1930, 1950, 1954) 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
5 goals Crescencio Gutiérrez 3 goals Salvador Reyes Monteón Hector Hernández Alfredo Hernández Jorge Hernán Monge Álvaro Murillo Rodolfo Herrera González 2 goals Enrique Sesma Carlos González Ligorio López Brian Philley Art Hughes Gogie Stewart Rubén Jiménez Rodríguez Danilo Montero Campos Mario Cordero Ed Murphy López Wilfred de Lanoy 1 goal Harry Keough Ruben Mendoza James Murphy Norm McLeod Ostap Steckiw Jorge Vickers Augusto Espinoza Hubert Sambo Edgard Meulens Juan Soto Quiros Jaime Belmonte
References
External links FIFA World Cup Official Site - 1958 World Cup Qualification RSSSF - 1958 World Cup Qualification