Editing 1958 FIFA World Cup (section)

===Group 1===
{{Main|1958 FIFA World Cup Group 1}}

The West Germans, surprise world champions four years before, were still very strong, and fielded an exciting young forward in [[Uwe Seeler]]. The Germans had to contend with a real powerhouse in Argentina's team, competing for the first time since 1934. In fact, some experts{{who|date=December 2013}} thought Argentina had a very realistic chance of reaching the semi-finals or even winning the World Cup this time.
Czechoslovakia was a fairly strong team with a rich football tradition, and was considered to be no walkover for the West Germans or the Argentinians. 

Nobody expected much from tiny newcomers Northern Ireland. But the Northern Irish had already shown that they could be a danger by knocking out double world champions Italy in World Cup qualifying.
In the end, the Northern Irish pulled off one of the biggest upsets in World Cup Finals history by qualifying for the quarter-finals, beating Czechoslovakia in a play-off. 

Argentina experienced a [[Disaster of Sweden|horrible blow]] finishing last in the group with a −5 goal differential. Arriving home, the Argentinian team met the wrath of several thousand angry football fans at [[Ezeiza International Airport|Ezeiza Airport]] in [[Buenos Aires]].<ref>''Mundo Deportivo'', 23 June 1958; ''El Grafico'', 27 June 1958.</ref>

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* Northern Ireland finished ahead of Czechoslovakia by winning a play-off

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====Play-off====
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