1959 Laidlaw "World" Cup Results

written by John Punshon
Sources: The Age, Soccer News, The Sun

Home Team v Away Team
Preliminary Round
Sunday, May 3, 1959. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Greece 0 - 3 Croatia
Sunday, July 5, 1959. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Hungary 5 - 1 Czechoslavakia
Line-up included: Frank Burianik, Joe Gottesman, Mike Slavik & Joe Lachman.
Round One
Sunday, May 3, 1959. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Australia 4 - 1 Ukraine
Sunday, May 17, 1959. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Austria 0 - 6 Yugoslavia
Goals: Njegus 5, Other scorer not known
Sunday, May 17, 1959. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Italy 0 - 0 England
Sunday, May 24, 1959. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Poland 5 - 1 Latvia
Sunday, May 24, 1959. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Ireland 0 - 5 Scotland
Sunday, July 5, 1959. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Malta
Line-up included: Vince Muscat.
1 - 0 Holland
Line-up included: Bill Westerveld & Peter Brouwer.
Sunday, September 6, 1959. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Hungary
Result of match played on August 2 (Hungary 1 Croatia 2) was made void following a protest by Hungary
2 - 3 Croatia
Result of match played on August 2 (Hungary 1 Croatia 2) was made void following a protest by Hungary
Date Not Known
Germany
Germany won on a walkover
- Israel
Germany won on a walkover
Round One Replays
Sunday, August 2, 1959. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Italy 1 - 1 England
Sunday, August 30, 1959. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Italy 1 - 0 England
Quarter-Finals
Sunday, August 23, 1959. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Australia 1 - 1 Poland
Sunday, August 23, 1959. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Malta 1 - 4 Scotland
Sunday, September 6, 1959. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Italy
Line-up included: Pepe Cubero & Enzo Bottari.
Goals: Cubero pen, Bottari
2 - 1 Germany
Sunday, September 13, 1959. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 7,000.
Yugoslavia 0 - 1 Croatia
Quarter-Final Replays
Sunday, August 30, 1959. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Australia 2 - 1 Poland
Semi-Finals
Sunday, September 13, 1959. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Italy
Line-up included: Pepe Cubero.
Goals: Cubero pen, Other scorers not known
After extra time
3 - 2 Australia
After extra time
Sunday, October 4, 1959. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 6,000.
Scotland
Line-up included: Alex Beattie.
Goal: Beattie
1 - 1 Croatia
Semi-Final Replay
Sunday, October 18, 1959. Olympic Park No. 2, Melbourne.
Scotland
Line-up included: Alex Beattie.
Goals: Beattie 4, Other scorers not known
7 - 1 Croatia
1959 Laidlaw ''World'' Cup Final
Sunday, October 25, 1959. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Italy
Line-up included: Pepe Cubero & Frank Barbazza.
Goals: Cubero, Barbazza
2 - 4 Scotland
Line-up included: Alex Beattie, Billy Bell & Sid Thomas.
Goals: Beattie 2, Bell, Thomas