| Tourney Name: | 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) |
| Dates: | 3 October 1956 - 5 February 1958 |
| Num Teams: | 27 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Matches: | 54 |
| Goals: | 228 |
| Attendance: | 2784921 |
| Top Scorer: | Tommy Taylor |
| Prevseason: | 1954 |
| Nextseason: | 1962 |
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone (UEFA). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Sweden, the hosts of the World Cup, and West Germany, the defending champions, qualified automatically for the final tournament. The 27 teams were divided into 9 groups, each featuring 3 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis with the group winners qualified. One runner-up was randomly drawn for the CAR/AFC-UEFA play-off. East Germany, Iceland and the Soviet Union and took part for the first time. Albania were the only UEFA member not to enter.
See main article: 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1.
See main article: 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2.
See main article: 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3.
See main article: 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4.
See main article: 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5.
See main article: 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6.
See main article: 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7.
See main article: 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8.
See main article: 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9.
See main article: 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC/CAF–UEFA play-off).
The following 12 countries qualified for the 1958 FIFA World Cup
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | data-sort-type="number" | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 (1934, 1938, 1950) | ||||
| 3 (19342, 19382, 1954) | ||||
| 2 (1950, 1954) | ||||
| 4 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954) | ||||
| 3 (1934, 1938, 1954) | ||||
| 3 (1934, 1938, 1954) | ||||
| 2 (1934, 1954) | ||||
| 0 (debut) | ||||
| 3 (1930, 1950, 1954) | ||||
| 0 (debut) | ||||
| 1 (1954) | ||||
| 0 (debut) | ||||
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
2Competed as Germany
Paul Vandenberg
Ferenc Machos
Edward Jankowski
Ladislao Kubala
Gerhard Hanappi Maurice Willems
Jean Vincent
Dermot Curtis Hans Buzek Theodor Wagner Henri Coppens Victor Mees Richard Orlans Célestin Oliver Roger Piantoni Joseph Ujlaki Lajos Csordás Nándor Hidegkuti
Ríkharður Jónsson Þórður Jónsson Þórður Þórðarson
Guido Gratton
Harald Hennum Lucjan Brychczy Gerard Cieślik
Alexandru Ene Estanislao Basora Alfredo di Stéfano Luis Suárez Miramontes Robert Dienst Walter Haummer Karl Koller Ernst Kozlicek Helmut Senekowitsch Karl Stotz Otto Walzhofer André van Herpe Denis Houf André Piters
Olavi Lahtinen Mauri Vanhanen Said Brahimi René Dereuddre Maryan Wisnieski József Bozsik Károly Sándor Lajos Tichy George Cummins Johnny Gavin Alf Ringstead Sergio Cervato Dino da Costa Gino Pivatelli
Jean-Pierre Fiedler Johnny Halsdorf Léon Letsch Kjell Kristiansen Ginter Gawlik Cornel Cacoveanu Titus Ozon Iosif Petschovsky Nicolae Tătaru Miguel González Enrique Mateos Edgar Falch (playing against Hungary)