Match No. 324 - Sunday, 15th June 1958, 7:00pm
Assist: Alan A'Court. "...but in the fifty-sixth minute Haynes equalised by banging home the ball after an A'Court shot had been parried." Johnny Haynes9th of 18 goals. , 56'
"...England was on terms two minutes later when Kevan scored from close in after Robson and Haynes had done the donkey work." Derek Kevan6th of 8 goals. , 74'
- 1
- Colin McDonaldBurnley, 4th of 8 caps
27 years, 8 months, 0 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Don HoweWBA, 10th of 23 caps
22 years, 8 months, 3 days
Right Back
- 3
- Tommy BanksBolton, 4th of 6 caps
28 years, 7 months, 5 days
Left Back
- 4
- Eddie ClampWolves, 4th of 4 caps
23 years, 9 months, 1 day
Right Half
- 5
- Billy WrightWolves, 95th of 105 caps
34 years, 4 months, 9 days
Centre Half (c)80th captaincy
- 6
- Bill SlaterWolves, 9th of 12 caps
31 years, 1 month, 16 days
Left Half
- 7
- Bryan DouglasBlackburn, 10th of 36 caps
24 years, 0 months, 19 days
Outside Right
- 8
- Bobby RobsonWBA, 5th of 20 caps
25 years, 3 months, 25 days
Inside Right
- 9
- Derek KevanWBA, 10th of 14 caps
23 years, 3 months, 9 days
Centre Forward
- 10
- Johnny HaynesFulham, 23rd of 56 caps
23 years, 7 months, 29 days
Inside Left
- 21
- Alan A'CourtLiverpool, 3rd of 5 caps
23 years, 8 months, 15 days
Outside Left
"After a quarter of an hour the English defence stopped for a non-existant offside and McDonald brilliantly kicked out a shot from Buzek; but Koller nearly broke the net from the corner and the goalkeeper had not the ghost of a chance." Karl Koller, 15'
"Austria...again went ahead when Koermer chanced his arm from long range after 72 minutes and the ball went in off the post with McDonald offsighted..." Alfred Körner, 72'
- 1
- Rudolf SzanwaldRudolf Szanwald.
Born 6th Jul 1931, Vienna.
- 15
- Walter KollmanWalter Kollmann.
Born 17th Jun 1932.
- 3
- Ernst HappelErnst Franz Hermann Happel.
Born 29th Nov 1925, Vienna.
- 4
- Franz SwobodaFranz Swoboda.
Born 15th Feb 1933.
- 5
- Gerhard HanappiGerhard Hanappi.
Born 16th Feb 1929, Vienna.
(c)
- 6
- Karl KollerKarl Koller.
Born 8th Feb 1929, Holles.
- 17
- Ernst KozlicekErnst Kozlicek.
Born 27th Jan 1931.
Older brother of Paul Kozlicek.
- 8
- Paul KozlicekPaul Kozlicek.
Born 22nd Jul 1937, Vienna.
Younger brother of Ernst Kozlicek
- 9
- Hans BuzekJohann Buzek.
Born 22nd May 1938, Vienna.
- 10
- Alfred KörnerAlfred Körner.
Born 14th Feb 1926, Vienna.
- 11
- Helmut SenekowitschHelmut Senekowitsch.
Born 22nd Oct 1933, Graz.
Notes
- Play-offEngland and USSR were inseparable after the group stage. They were equal on points, goal difference and goals scored and the match between the two was a 2-2 draw. A hastily arranged play-off was planned for two days later.
- Player MilestoneEddie Clamp's Last Cap
Sources
- England - The Quest for the World Cup - A Complete Record by Clive Leatherdale (Two Heads Publishing 1994)
- Official FIFA report
- England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
- The Guardian "England to meet Russia in play-off match", Monday 16th June 1958, page 4.
Referee
Netherlands Jan Bronckhorst
ELO Ratings
- Up 1 place, losing -14 ranking points to 1987 points
England - 3rd - 1
Austria - 14th
World Cup 1958
(Group 4)

- Brazil
- 5
- +5
- 0
- 1
- 2
- 3

- England
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 3
- 0
- 3

- USSR
- 3
- 0
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 3

- Austria
- 1
- -5
- 2
- 1
- 0
- 3