1958 FIFA World Cup

1958 FIFA World Cup


1958 FIFA World Cup - Sweden
Världsmästerskapet i Fotboll
Sverige 1958

Official Poster
Teams 16 (from 55 entrants)

Host Sweden

Champions Brazil (1st title)

Matches played 35
Goals scored 126 (average 3.6 per match)
Attendance 919,580 (average 26,274 per match)
Top scorer(s) Just Fontaine
13 goals



Qualifying countries
In June 1954, the FIFA congress in Bern, Switzerland decided to award the right to host the 1958 Football World Cup to Sweden. It was won by Brazil, who beat Sweden 5-2 in the final for their first title. The World Cup marked the debut on the world stage of 17-year-old Pelé, who would grow to be considered one of the greatest footballers of all time.
This World Cup also saw the entry of the Soviet Union for the first time and the qualification of all the United Kingdom's "home" nations (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland) for the first time: Northern Ireland excluded Italian national team for the first (and only) time in competition's history. The format of the competition changed from 1954: 16 teams still qualified in four groups of four, but this time each team played each of the other teams in its group at least once, without extra time in the event of a draw. Instead, if second and third place finished on the same points, then there would be a playoff with the winner going through. If a playoff resulted in a draw, then goal average from the group games would have been used to determine who went through to the next round. If the goal averages were equal then lots would have been drawn. If the first two teams finished on equal points then goal average would decide who was placed first and second. These arrangements had not been finalised by the time the tournament started and were still being debated as it progressed. The organizing committee even released press statements stating that goal average would be counted before resorting to playoffs. However this idea was eventually rejected.
In Group 4, Pelé did not play until the last of Brazil's group games, against the Soviet Union. He failed to score, but Brazil won the game 2-0 and the group by two points. In the same group USSR and England went to a playoff game, in which Anatoli Ilyin scored in the 67th minute to knock England out, while Austria had already been eliminated.
Playoffs were also needed in Group 1 (Northern Ireland beat Czechoslovakia to join West Germany in the quarter-finals) and Group 3 (Wales topped Hungary to advance with Sweden). Hungary had become a spent force after their appearance in the final of the previous tournament. They had lost their best players two years before, when they fled in the wake of the failed uprising against the communist regime.
Of the British nations, it was arguably Scotland who had the toughest group, having to face Yugoslavia, Paraguay, and France. France topped Group 2, with Just Fontaine netting six goals. Yugoslavia finished second, while Scotland came in last.
The quarter-finals saw France's Just Fontaine continue in similar form to the group stage, managing another two goals as France triumphed over Northern Ireland. West Germany's Helmut Rahn put them into the semi-finals with a single goal against Yugoslavia, while Sweden went though at the expense of USSR. The other game in the quarter-finals saw Pelé score the only goal against Wales.
In the semi-finals, Sweden continued their strong run as they defeated West Germany 3-1 in a vicious game that saw the German player Juskowiak sent off and German team captain Fritz Walter injured, which further weakened the German team as substitute players were not allowed at the time (substitutes were first allowed in the 1970 World Cup). While another goal from Fontaine of France added to his impressive tally, it was not enough to prevent Brazil thundering into the Final as a Pelé hat-trick gave them a 5-2 victory. The third place match saw Fontaine score four more goals as they beat the Germans 6-3. This brought his total to 13 goals in one competition, a record that still has not been broken.
The final was played in Solna, in the Råsunda Stadium, as 50,000 people watched in amazement as the Brazilians went a goal down after four minutes. The Brazilians were undismayed, and Vava equalised shortly afterwards and then put them a goal ahead before half time. In the second half Pelé outshone everyone, notching up two goals, Zagalo added a goal in between, and Sweden managed a consolation goal. But the game really belonged to Pelé, and the Jules Rimet trophy belonged to Brazil - the World Cup Winners.
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Squads
For a list of all squads that appeared in the final tournament, see 1958 FIFA World Cup squads

First round

Group 1
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GAv
West Germany
4 3 1 2 0 7 5 1.40
Northern Ireland
3 3 1 1 1 4 5 0.80
Czechoslovakia
3 3 1 1 1 8 4 2.00
Argentina
2 3 1 0 2 5 10 0.50
June 8, 1958
19:00
West Germany
3–1 Argentina
Malmö, Malmö Stadion
Referee: Leafe (England)
Attendance: 32000
Rahn 32', 79'
Seeler 40'
(Report)
Corbatta 2'

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June 8, 1958
19:00
Northern Ireland
1–0 Czechoslovakia
Halmstad, Örjans Vall
Referee: Seipelt (Austria)
Attendance: 26000
Cush 16'
(Report)

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June 11, 1958
19:00
Argentina
3–1 Northern Ireland
Halmstad, Örjans Vall
Referee: Ahlner (Sweden)
Attendance: 14000
Corbatta 38' (pen)
Menendez 55'
Avio 59'
(Report)
McParland 3'

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June 11, 1958
19:00
West Germany
2–2 Czechoslovakia
Helsingborg, Olympiastadion
Referee: Ellis (England)
Attendance: 25000
Schäfer 59'
Rahn 70'
(Report)
Dvořák 24' (pen)
Zikán 43'

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June 15, 1958
19:00
West Germany
2–2 Northern Ireland
Malmö, Malmö Stadion
Referee: Campos (Portugal)
Attendance: 35000
Rahn 20'
Seeler 79'
(Report)
McParland 17', 58'

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June 15, 1958
19:00
Czechoslovakia
6–1 Argentina
Helsingborg, Olympiastadion
Referee: Ellis (England)
Attendance: 20000
Dvořák 8'
Zikán 17', 40'
Feureisl 69'
Hovorka 82', 89'
(Report)
Corbatta 65' (pen)

Play-off:
June 17, 1958
19:00
Northern Ireland
2–1 AET Czechoslovakia
Malmö, Malmö Stadion
Referee: Guigue (France)
Attendance: 26000
McParland 44', 91'
(Report)
Zikán 19'

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Group 2
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GAv
France
4 3 2 0 1 11 7 1.57
Yugoslavia
4 3 1 2 0 7 6 1.17
Paraguay
3 3 1 1 1 9 12 0.75
Scotland
1 3 0 1 2 4 6 0.67

June 8, 1958
19:00
France
7–3 Paraguay
Norrköping, Idrottsparken
Referee: Gardeazabal (Spain)
Attendance: 16500
Fontaine 25', 30', 66'
Piantoni 31'
Wisniewski 62'
Kopa 70'
Vincent 84'
(Report)
Amarilla 21', 42' (pen)
Romero 50'

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June 8, 1958
19:00
Yugoslavia
1–1 Scotland
Västerås, Arosvallen
Referee: Wyssling (Switzerland)
Attendance: 9500
Petaković 13'
(Report)
Murray 48'

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June 11, 1958
19:00
Yugoslavia
3–2 France
Västerås, Arosvallen
Referee: Griffiths (Wales)
Attendance: 12000
Petaković 16'
Veselinović 65', 87'
(Report)
Fontaine 5', 85'

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June 11, 1958
19:00
Paraguay
3–2 Scotland
Norrköping, Idrottsparken
Referee: Orlandini (Italy)
Attendance: 12000
Aguero 4'
Ré 44'
Parodi 74'
(Report)
Mudie 23' (pen)
Collins 76'

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June 15, 1958
19:00
France
2–1 Scotland
Örebro, Eyravallen
Referee: Brozzi (Argentina)
Attendance: 13500
Kopa 22'
Fontaine 45'
(Report)
Baird 66'

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June 15, 1958
19:00
Paraguay
3–3 Yugoslavia
Eskilstuna, Tunavallen
Referee: Macko (Czechoslovakia)
Attendance: 12000
Parodi 21'
Aguero 49'
Romero 90'
(Report)
Ognjanovic 12'
Veselinović 29'
Rajkov 74'

France were placed first on goal average.
Group 3
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GAv
Sweden
5 3 2 1 0 5 1 5.00
Wales
3 3 0 3 0 3 3 1.00
Hungary
3 3 1 1 1 6 3 2.00
Mexico
1 3 0 1 2 1 8 0.12
June 8, 1958
14:00
Sweden
3–0 Mexico
Stockholm, Råsunda Stadium
Referee: Latychev (Soviet Union)
Attendance: 45000
Simonsson 17', 64'
Liedholm 58' (pen)
(Report)

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June 8, 1958
19:00
Hungary
1–1 Wales
Sandviken, Järnvallen
Referee: Codesal (Uruguay)
Attendance: 20000
Bozsik 4'
(Report)
Charles 26'

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June 11, 1958
19:00
Mexico
1–1 Wales
Stockholm, Råsunda Stadium
Referee: Lemesic (Yugoslavia)
Attendance: 25000
Belmonte 69'
(Report)
Allchurch 32'

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June 12, 1958
19:00
Sweden
2–1 Hungary
Stockholm, Råsunda Stadium
Referee: Mowat (Scotland)
Attendance: 40000
Hamrin 34', 55'
(Report)
Tichy 78'

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June 15, 1958
14:00
Sweden
0–0 Wales
Stockholm, Råsunda Stadium
Referee: Van Nuffel (Belgium)
Attendance: 35000
(Report)

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June 15, 1958
19:00
Hungary
4–0 Mexico
Sandviken, Järnvallen
Referee: Eriksson (Finland)
Attendance: 13300
Tichy 19', 46'
Sandor 54'
Bencsis 69'
(Report)

Play-off:
June 17, 1958
19:00
Wales
2–1 Hungary
Stockholm, Råsunda Stadium
Referee: Latychev (Soviet Union)
Attendance: 20000
Allchurch 55'
Medwin 76'
(Report)
Tichy 33'


Group 4
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GAv
Brazil
5 3 2 1 0 5 0
USSR
3 3 1 1 1 4 4 1.00
England
3 3 0 3 0 4 4 1.00
Austria
1 3 0 1 2 2 7 0.28
June 8, 1958
19:00
Brazil
3–0 Austria
Rimnersvallen, Uddevalla
Referee: Guigue (France)
Attendance: 25000
Mazzola Altafini 37', 80'
Nílton Santos 48'
(Report)

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June 8, 1958
19:00
USSR
2–2 England
Gothenburg, Ullevi
Referee: Zsolt (Hungary)
Attendance: 45000
Simonyan 13'
A. Ivanov 56'
(Report)
Kevan 65'
Finney 84' (pen)

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June 11, 1958
19:00
Brazil
0–0 England
Gothenburg, Ullevi
Referee: Dusch (West Germany)
Attendance: 30000
(Report)

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June 11, 1958
19:00
USSR
2–0 Austria
Borås, Ryavallen
Referee: Jorgensen (Denmark)
Attendance: 22000
Ilyin 15'
V. Ivanov 65'
(Report)

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June 15, 1958
19:00
England
2–2 Austria
Borås, Ryavallen
Referee: Bronkhorst (Netherlands)
Attendance: 16800
Haynes 56'
Kevan 74'
(Report)
Koller 15'
Körner 71'

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June 15, 1958
19:00
Brazil
2–0 USSR
Gothenburg, Ullevi
Referee: Guigue (France)
Attendance: 50000
Vavá 3' 77'
(Report)

Play-off:
June 17, 1958
19:00
USSR
1–0 England
Gothenburg, Ullevi
Referee: Dusch (West Germany)
Attendance: 23180
Ilyin 68'
(Report)


Knockout stages
Quarter finals Semi finals Final

19 June - Norrköping

France
4
24 June – Stockholm
Northern Ireland
0
France
2
19 June - Gothenburg
Brazil
5
Brazil
1
29 June – Stockholm
Wales
0
Brazil
5
19 June - Stockholm
Sweden
2
Sweden
2
24 June - Gothenburg
USSR
0
Sweden
3 Third place
19 June – Malmö
West Germany
1
West Germany
1 France
6

Yugoslavia
0 West Germany
3

28 June - Gothenburg

Quarter-finals
June 19, 1958
19:00
France
4–0 Northern Ireland
Norrköping, Idrottsparken
Referee: Gardeazabal (Spain)
Attendance: 12000
Wisniewski 22'
Fontaine 55', 63'
Piantoni 68'
(Report)

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June 19, 1958
19:00
Sweden
2–0 USSR
Stockholm, Råsunda Stadium
Referee: Leafe (England)
Attendance: 45000
Hamrin 49'
Simonsson 88'
(Report)

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June 19, 1958
19:00
Brazil
1–0 Wales
Gothenburg, Ullevi
Referee: Seipelt (Austria)
Attendance: 25000
Pelé 66'
(Report)

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June 19, 1958
19:00
West Germany
1–0 Yugoslavia
Malmö, Malmö Stadion
Referee: Wyssling (Switzerland)
Attendance: 20000
Rahn 12'
(Report)


Semi-finals
June 24, 1958
19:00
Brazil
5–2 France
Stockholm, Råsunda Stadium
Referee: Griffiths (Wales)
Attendance: 27000
Vavá 2'
Didi 39'
Pelé 52', 64', 75'
(Report)
Fontaine 9'
Piantoni 83'

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June 24, 1958
19:00
Sweden
3–1 West Germany
Gothenburg, Ullevi
Referee: Zsolt (Hungary)
Attendance: 50000
Skoglund 32'
Gren 81'
Hamrin 88'
(Report)
Schäfer 24'


Third place match
June 28, 1958
17:00
France
6–3 West Germany
Gothenburg, Ullevi
Referee: Brozzi (Argentina)
Attendance: 25000
Fontaine 16', 36', 78', 89'
Kopa 27' (pen)
Douis 50'
(Report)
Ciesclarczyk 18'
Rahn 52'
Schäfer 84'


Final
June 28, 1958
15:00
Brazil
5–2 Sweden
Stockholm, Råsunda Stadium
Referee: Guigue (France)
Attendance: 51800
Vavá 9', 32'
Pelé 55', 90'
Zagallo 68'
(Report)
Liedholm 3'
Simonsson 80'


Awards
1958 World Cup Winners

Brazil
First title

Scorers
13 goals
• Just Fontaine
6 goals
• Pelé
• Helmut Rahn
5 goals
• Vavá
• Peter McParland
4 goals
• Zdeněk Zikán
• Lajos Tichy
• Kurt Hamrin
• Agne Simonsson
3 goals
• Orestes Corbatta
• Raymond Kopa
• Roger Piantoni
• Hans Schäfer
• Todor Veselinović
2 goals
• José Altafini (aka Mazzola)
• Milan Dvořák
• Václav Hovorka
• Derek Kevan
• Uwe Seeler
• Florencio Amarilla
• José Parodi
• Juan Aguero
• Jorgelino Romero
• Maryan Wisniewski
• Anatoli Ilin
• Nils Liedholm
• Ivor Allchurch
• Aleksandar Petakovic
1 goal
• Ludovico Avio
• Norberto Menendez
• Karl Koller
• Alfred Körner
• Didi
• Nilton Santos
• Mario Zagallo
• Jiří Feureisl
• Tom Finney
• Johnny Haynes
• Yvon Douis
• Jean Vincent
• Hans Ciesclarczyk
• József Bencsis
• József Bozsik
• Karoly Sandor
• Jaime Belmonte
• Wilbur Cush
• Cayetano Ré
• Samuel Baird
• Bobby Collins
• Jimmy Murray
• John Mudie
• Alexander Ivanov
• Valentin Ivanov
• Nikita Simonyan
• Gunnar Gren
• Lennart Skoglund
• John Charles
• Terry Medwin
• Radivoje Ognjanovic
• Zdravko Rajkov


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