WFR WorldFootballRecord
FIFA WORLD CUP |
Team | Qualified to | |
Israel | Inter-confederation play-offs |
Israel - Turkey | - | Qual. Israel * | ||||
Egypt - Cyprus | - | Qual. Egypt ** | ||||
1st leg | ||||||
08/03/1957 | Khartoum (SUD) | Sudan - Syria | 1-0 | |||
12/05/1957 | Jakarta (IDN) | Indonesia - China PR | 2-0 | |||
2nd leg | ||||||
24/05/1957 | Damascus (SYR) | Syria - Sudan | 1-1 | Qual. Sudan | ||
02/06/1957 | Beijing (CHN) | China PR - Indonesia | 4-3 | |||
Tie-breaker | ||||||
23/06/1957 | Yangon (MYA) | China PR - Indonesia | 0-0 aet | Qual. Indonesia *** | ||
* Turkey withdrew, as they refused to compete in Asian group | ||||||
** Cyprus withdrew | ||||||
*** Best goal average |
Israel - Indonesia | - | Qual. Israel * | ||||
Sudan - Egypt | - | Qual. Sudan ** | ||||
* Indonesia withdrew after FIFA rejected their request to play on neutral ground | ||||||
** Egypt withdrew |
Israel - Sudan | - | Qual. Israel * | |||||
* Sudan refused to play against Israel | |||||||
As Israel won the AFC/CAF qualification without playing any match, a special play-off was created against one of the runners-up of european groups |