1958 FIFA World Cup
| 1958 FIFA World Cup - Sweden Världsmästerskapet i Fotboll Sverige 1958 |
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| Teams | 16 (from 55 entrants) |
| Host | Sweden |
| Champions |  |
| Matches played | 35 |
| Goals scored | 126 (average 3.6 per match) |
| Attendance | (average per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |   Just Fontaine13 goals |
The 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup, was hosted by
Sweden from
Qualification
This World Cup saw the entry and qualification of the Soviet Union for
the first time, and the qualification of all the United Kingdom's Home Nations: England, Scotland,
Aside from the main European zone matches, Wales, which finished second in its group behind Czechoslovakia, were drawn into a play-off with Israel after Israel won their group without playing a match due to the withdrawals of the
three opponents,
On
Summary
The format of the competition changed from 1954: 16 teams still competed 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 play-off with the winner
going through. If a play-off resulted in a draw, then
In Group 4, Pelé did not play until the last of
Playoffs were also needed in Group 1 (Northern Ireland beat
Czechoslovakia to join the defending champions
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 in which megaphones
were used to orchestrate the home crowd shouting “Heja, Heja”. Tricky provocations which Swedish pros learned in the Italian
league made the German
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 not dismayed, and Vavá equalised shortly afterwards and then put them a goal ahead before half time. In the second half Pelé outshone everyone, notching up two goals, including the first one where he lobbed the ball over a defender then followed it with a precise volley shot. Mário Zagallo 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.
Venues
A record of twelve cities hosted the tournament:
| City | Stadium | Capacity | Built |
| Ryavallen | 15 000 | 1941 | |
| Eskilstuna | Tunavallen* | 8 000 | 1958 |
| Gothenburg | Ullevi* | 43 200 | 1958 |
| Halmstad | Örjans Vall | 15 000 | 1922 |
| Olympia | 16 000+ | 1898 | |
| Malmö Stadion* | 26 500 | 1958 | |
| Norrköping | Idrottsparken** | 20 000 | 1904 |
| Örebro | 13 000 | 1923 | |
| Sandviken | Jernvallen | 20 000 | 1938 |
| Solna | Råsunda Stadium** | 50 000+ | 1937 |
| Uddevalla | Rimnersvallen | 12 000 | 1921 |
| Västerås | Arosvallen | 10 000+ | 1932 |
- * Built for the World Cup
- ** Expanded for the World Cup
Note that some matches brought more than the venue's actual capacity.
Squads
For a list of all squads that appeared in the final tournament, see
Results
First round
Group 1
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv |
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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 |
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2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0.50 |
19:00 |
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3 – 1 | |
Referee: Leafe (England) Attendance: 32000 |
Rahn  32',  79'Seeler 40' |
(Report) | Corbatta 2' |
19:00 |
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Northern Ireland  |
1 – 0 | Czechoslovakia |
Halmstad, Örjans Vall Referee: Seipelt (Austria) Attendance: 26000 |
| Cush 16' |
(Report) |
| June 11, 1958 19:00 |
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3 – 1 | Northern Ireland |
Halmstad, Örjans Vall Referee: Ahlner (Sweden) Attendance: 14000 |
| Corbatta 38' (pen) Menéndez 55'Avio 59' |
(Report) | McParland 3' |
| June 11, 1958 19:00 |
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2 – 2 | Czechoslovakia |
Referee: Ellis (England) Attendance: 25000 |
| Schäfer 59' Rahn 70' |
(Report) | Dvořák 24' (pen) Zikán 43' |
| June 15, 1958 19:00 |
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2 – 2 | Northern Ireland |
Referee: Campos (Portugal) Attendance: 35000 |
| Rahn 20' Seeler 79' |
(Report) | McParland 17', 58' |
| June 15, 1958 19:00 |
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Czechoslovakia  |
6 – 1 | |
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 |
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| Northern Ireland |
2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Czechoslovakia |
Referee: Guigue (France) Attendance: 26000 |
| McParland 44', 91' |
(Report) | Zikán 19' |
Group 2
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1.57 |
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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 |
19:00 |
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France  |
7 – 3 | Paraguay |
Norrköping, Idrottsparken Referee: Gardeazabal (Spain) Attendance: 16500 |
| Fontaine 24', 30', 67' Piantoni 52'Wisnieski 61'Kopa 70'Vincent 83' |
(Report) | Amarilla 20', 44' (pen) Romero 50' |
19:00 |
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| Yugoslavia |
1 – 1 | Scotland |
Västerås, Arosvallen Referee: Wyssling (Switzerland) Attendance: 9500 |
| Petaković 6' |
(Report) | Murray 49' |
| June 11, 1958 19:00 |
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| Yugoslavia |
3 – 2 | France |
Västerås, Arosvallen Referee: Griffiths (Wales) Attendance: 12000 |
| Petaković 16' Veselinović 63', 88' |
(Report) | Fontaine 4', 85' |
| June 11, 1958 19:00 |
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Paraguay  |
3 – 2 | Scotland |
Norrköping, Idrottsparken Referee: Orlandini ( Attendance: 12000 |
| Agüero 4' Ré 45'Parodi 73' |
(Report) | Mudie 24' Collins 74' |
| June 15, 1958 19:00 |
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| France |
2 – 1 | Scotland |
Örebro, Referee: Brozzi (Argentina) Attendance: 13500 |
| Kopa 22' Fontaine 44' |
(Report) | Baird 58' |
| June 15, 1958 19:00 |
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| Paraguay |
3 – 3 | |
Eskilstuna, Tunavallen Referee: Macko (Czechoslovakia) Attendance: 12000 |
| Parodi 20' Agüero 52'Romero 80' |
(Report) | Ognjanović 18' Veselinović 21' 73' |
France were placed first on
Group 3
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sweden |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5.00 |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
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3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2.00 |
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1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0.12 |
14:00 |
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Sweden  |
3 – 0 | |
Solna, Råsunda Stadium Referee: Latychev (Soviet Union) Attendance: 45000 |
| Simonsson 17', 64' Liedholm 57' (pen) |
(Report) |
19:00 |
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1 – 1 | |
Sandviken, Jernvallen Referee: Codesal (Uruguay) Attendance: 20000 |
| Bozsik 5' |
(Report) | 27' |
| June 11, 1958 19:00 |
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1 – 1 | |
Solna, Råsunda Stadium Referee: Lemesic (Yugoslavia) Attendance: 25000 |
| Belmonte 89' |
(Report) | I. Allchurch 32' |
| June 12, 1958 19:00 |
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| Sweden |
2 – 1 | |
Solna, Råsunda Stadium Referee: Mowat ( Attendance: 40000 |
| Hamrin 34', 55' |
(Report) | Tichy 77' |
| June 15, 1958 14:00 |
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| Sweden |
0 – 0 | |
Solna, Råsunda Stadium Referee: Van Nuffel ( Attendance: 35000 |
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| June 15, 1958 19:00 |
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4 – 0 | |
Sandviken, Jernvallen Referee: Eriksson (Finland) Attendance: 13300 |
| Tichy 19', 46' Sándor 54'Bencsis 69' |
(Report) |
Play-off:
| June 17, 1958 19:00 |
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2 – 1 | |
Solna, Råsunda Stadium Referee: Latychev (Soviet Union) Attendance: 20000 |
| I. Allchurch 55' 76' |
(Report) | Tichy 33' |
Group 4
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv |
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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 |
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1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.28 |
19:00 |
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3 – 0 | |
Uddevalla, Rimnersvallen Referee: Guigue (France) Attendance: 25000 |
| Mazola 38', 89' Nílton Santos 49' |
(Report) |
19:00 |
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USSR  |
2 – 2 | England |
Gothenburg, Ullevi Referee: Zsolt (Hungary) Attendance: 45000 |
| Simonyan 13' A. Ivanov 55' |
(Report) | Kevan 66' Finney 85' (pen) |
| June 11, 1958 19:00 |
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0 – 0 | England |
Gothenburg, Ullevi Referee: Dusch ( Attendance: 30000 |
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| June 11, 1958 19:00 |
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| USSR |
2 – 0 | |
Referee: Jorgensen (Denmark) Attendance: 22000 |
| Ilyin 15' V. Ivanov 62' |
(Report) |
| June 15, 1958 19:00 |
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England  |
2 – 2 | |
Referee: Bronkhorst (Netherlands) Attendance: 16800 |
| Haynes 56' Kevan 73' |
(Report) | Koller 16' Körner 70' |
| June 15, 1958 19:00 |
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2 – 0 | USSR |
Gothenburg, Ullevi Referee: Guigue (France) Attendance: 50000 |
| Vavá 2', |