1958 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
# 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Brazil | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.000 | 3 | Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–1 |
| 2 | Peru | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.500 | 1 | | 1–1 | — |

### Group 2

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Argentina | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 5.000 | 6 | Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup | — | 4–0 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Bolivia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 4 | | 2–0 | — | 3–0 |
| 3 | Chile | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0.200 | 2 | | 0–2 | 2–1 | — |

### Group 3

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Paraguay | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2.750 | 6 | Qualification to 1958 FIFA World Cup | — | 5–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Uruguay | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 5 | | 2–0 | — | 1–0 |
| 3 | Colombia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | 1 | | 2–3 | 1–1 | — |

## Qualified Teams

| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup |
| - | - | - | - |
| Brazil | Group 1 winners | 21 April 1957 | 5 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954) |
| Argentina | Group 2 winners | 27 October 1957 | 2 (1930, 1934) |
| Paraguay | Group 3 winners | 8 July 1957 | 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
* Jaime Ramírez
* Ángel Jara Saguier
* Enrique Jara Saguier

### 1 goal

* Norberto Conde
* Eliseo Prado
* Ricardo Alcón
* Ausberto García
* Didi
* Índio
* Guillermo Díaz
* Carlos Arango
* Ricardo Díaz
* Jaime Gutiérrez
* Óscar Aguilera
* Alberto Terry
* Javier Ambrois
* Eladio Benítez
* William Martínez
* Óscar Míguez
