The South American section of the 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification saw 8 teams competing 3 berths in the finals.

FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

Tournament details
Dates	April 13, 1957 - July 28, 1957
Teams	8 [1] (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	39 (2.79 per match)
Attendance	529,460 (37,819 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Omar Oreste Corbatta Norberto Menéndez Máximo Alcócer Juan Bautista Agüero Florencio Amarilla (5 goals)
← 1954 1962 →

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	Team v t e	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	Team v t e	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	Team v t e	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 1
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

2 goals

1 goal

Notes and references

External links

• RSSF.com