FIFA World Cup qualification 1957

Wales 4–1 German DR

Wednesday 25 Sep 1957 · Cardiff, Wales

Wales4–1German DR

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Palmer Jones Palmer Kaiser Palmer

38′1–0Des Palmer Wales
42′2–0Cliff Jones Wales
44′3–0Des Palmer Wales
57′3–1Manfred Kaiser German DR
73′4–1Des Palmer Wales

Hat-trick: Des Palmer

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Wales: 1479 → 1504
German DR: 1476 → 1451

Expected score for Wales: 64.4% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 4, 1957–1969.

Wales wins: 1
Draws: 0
German DR wins: 3

Form either side

Wales

Before

1–3 v England 14 Nov 1956 · British Home Championship 1956
0–0 v Northern Ireland 10 Apr 1957 · British Home Championship 1957
1–0 v Czech Republic 1 May 1957 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1957
1–2 v German DR 19 May 1957 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1957
0–2 v Czech Republic 26 May 1957 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1957

After

0–4 v England 19 Oct 1957 · British Home Championship 1957
1–1 v Scotland 13 Nov 1957 · British Home Championship 1957
2–0 v Israel 15 Jan 1958 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1958
2–0 v Israel 5 Feb 1958 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1958
1–1 v Northern Ireland 16 Apr 1958 · British Home Championship 1958

German DR

Before

3–1 v Indonesia 20 Sep 1956 · Friendly
1–3 v Bulgaria 14 Oct 1956 · Friendly
3–0 v Luxembourg 10 Mar 1957 · Friendly
2–1 v Wales 19 May 1957 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1957
1–3 v Czech Republic 16 Jun 1957 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1957

After

1–4 v Czech Republic 27 Oct 1957 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1957
1–1 v Albania 4 May 1958 · Friendly
1–1 v Poland 28 Jun 1958 · Friendly
5–6 v Norway 13 Aug 1958 · Friendly
3–2 v Romania 14 Sep 1958 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

Wales

German DR

2–1 v Wales 19 May 1957
1–3 v Czech Republic 16 Jun 1957
1–4 v Wales 25 Sep 1957
1–4 v Czech Republic 27 Oct 1957

Every Wales v German DR match4

From Wales's side.


22 Oct 1969	German DR	1–3	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1969	—
16 Apr 1969	German DR	1–2	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1969	—
25 Sep 1957	German DR	4–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1957	—
19 May 1957	German DR	1–2	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1957	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: none · Cards: none