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
