FIFA 1958 World Cup

The 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup, was hosted by Sweden from 8 June to 29 June in 1958. Sweden was chosen as hosts by FIFA in June 1950. It was won by Brazil, who beat Sweden 5–2 in the final for their first title.

Qualifying rounds

GROUP A
Northern Ireland
Czechoslovakia
West Germany
Argentina
GROUP B
Yugoslavia
Scotland
France
Paraguay



GROUP C
Sweden
Mexico
Hungary
Wales
GROUP D
Brazil
Austria
England
Soviet Union





Tournament details
Host country Sweden
Dates 8 June – 29 June
Teams 16 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s) 12 (in 12 host cities)




Final positions
Champions Brazil (1st title)
Runner-up Sweden
Third place France
Fourth place West Germany

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

Venues
A record of twelve cities hosted the tournament:

• Stadium
• Rasunda Stadium
• Ullevi
• Malmo Stadion
• Tunavallen
• Idrottsparken
• Jernvallen
• Olympia
• Ryavallen
• Orjans Vall
• Eyravallen
• Rimnersvallen
• Arosvallen

Quarterfinal results

West Germany 1 (1) Yugoslavia 0 (0)
Sweden 2 (0) Soviet Union 0 (0)
France 4 (1) Northern Ireland 0 (0)
Brazil 1 (0) Wales 0 (0)

Semi-final results
Sweden 3 (1) West Germany 1 (1)
Brazil 5 (2) France 2 (1)

Final result
Stockholm 29 June 1958

Sweden Players:
Svensson, Bergmark, Axborn, Boerjesson, Gustavsson, Parling, Hamrin, Gren, Simonsson, Liedholm, Skoglund.

Brazil Players:
Gylmar, D. Santos, N. Santos, Zito, Bellini, Orlando, Garrincha, Didi,Vava, Pelé, Zagalo.

Referee: Bill Ling (England).
Sweden 2 (1) Brazil 5 (2)
Attendance 49,737
FIFA World Cup 1958 Win by Brazil.
TOPSCORERS

Juste Fontaine (FRA)        13 goals
Pele (BRA)                   6 goals
Helmut Rahn (GER)            6 goals
Peter McParland (NIR)        5 goals
Vava (BRA)                   5 goals

Summery of World Cup 1958

A total of 56 teams entered the 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. Sweden as the hosts and West Germany, as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 14 spots open for competition.