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The '1958 FIFA World Cup', the sixth staging of the World Cup, was hosted by Sweden from June 8 to June 29. 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. The World Cup marked the debut on the world stage of 17-year-old Pelé, who would grow to be considered by many the greatest footballer of all time.
Main articles: 1958 FIFA World Cup 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, Wales, and Northern Ireland, with Northern Ireland eliminating Italy for the first (and only) time in the competition's history.
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, Turkey, Indonesia and Sudan. FIFA had imposed a rule that no team would qualify without playing at least one match because many teams qualified for previous World Cups without playing due to withdrawals of their opponents. Wales won the play-off and qualified.
On February 8, Lennart Hyland and Sven Jerring presented the results of the draw where the qualified teams were divided into four groups.
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 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, the Soviet Union 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 the defending champions West Germany in the quarter-finals) and Group 3 (Wales topped Hungary to advance with hosts 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 in which megaphones were used to orchestrate the home crowed shouting “Heja, Heja”. Tricky provocations which Swedish pros learned in the Italian league made the German Erich Juskowiak foul in retaliation for which he was sent off. German team captain Fritz Walter suffered a career-ending injury after a foul, which further weakened the German team (substitutes were first allowed in the 1970 FIFA 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 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.
A record of twelve cities hosted the tournament:
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Note that some matches brought more than the venue's actual capacity.
For a list of all squads that appeared in the final tournament, see ''1958 FIFA World Cup squads''.
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Conspiracy 58
★ 1958 FIFA World Cup on FIFA.com
★ Details at RSSSF
★ History of the World Cup-1958
Qualifying countries
The '1958 FIFA World Cup', the sixth staging of the World Cup, was hosted by Sweden from June 8 to June 29. 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. The World Cup marked the debut on the world stage of 17-year-old Pelé, who would grow to be considered by many the greatest footballer of all time.
| Contents |
| Qualification |
| Summary |
| Venues |
| Squads |
| Results |
| First round |
| Group 1 |
| Group 2 |
| Group 3 |
| Group 4 |
| Knockout stage |
| Quarter-finals |
| Semi-finals |
| Third place match |
| Final |
| Awards |
| Scorers |
| See also |
| External links |
Qualification
Main articles: 1958 FIFA World Cup 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, Wales, and Northern Ireland, with Northern Ireland eliminating Italy for the first (and only) time in the competition's history.
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, Turkey, Indonesia and Sudan. FIFA had imposed a rule that no team would qualify without playing at least one match because many teams qualified for previous World Cups without playing due to withdrawals of their opponents. Wales won the play-off and qualified.
On February 8, Lennart Hyland and Sven Jerring presented the results of the draw where the qualified teams were divided into four groups.
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 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.
The official 1958 FIFA World Cup poster.
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, the Soviet Union 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 the defending champions West Germany in the quarter-finals) and Group 3 (Wales topped Hungary to advance with hosts 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 in which megaphones were used to orchestrate the home crowed shouting “Heja, Heja”. Tricky provocations which Swedish pros learned in the Italian league made the German Erich Juskowiak foul in retaliation for which he was sent off. German team captain Fritz Walter suffered a career-ending injury after a foul, which further weakened the German team (substitutes were first allowed in the 1970 FIFA 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 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' |
| Borås | Ryavallen | 15 000 | 1941 |
| Eskilstuna | Tunavallen ★ | 8 000 | 1958 |
| Gothenburg | Ullevi ★ | 43 200 | 1958 |
| Halmstad | Örjans Vall | 15 000 | 1922 |
| Helsingborg | Olympia | 16 000+ | 1898 |
| Malmö | Malmö Stadion ★ | 26 500 | 1958 |
| Norrköping | Idrottsparken ★ ★ | 20 000 | 1904 |
| Örebro | Eyravallen | 13 000 | 1923 |
| Sandviken | Jernvallen | 20 000 | 1938 |
| Solna | Råsunda Stadium ★ ★ | 50 000+ | 1937 |
| Uddevalla | Rimnersvallen | 12 000 | 1921 |
| Västerås | Arosvallen | 10 000+ | 1932 |
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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 ''1958 FIFA World Cup squads''.
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 | |
| '3' | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.80 | |
| '3' | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2.00 | |
| '2' | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0.50 |
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Group 2
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv |
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| '4' | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1.57 | |
| '4' | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1.17 | |
| '3' | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 0.75 | |
| '1' | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.67 |
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France were placed first on goal average.
Group 3
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv |
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| '5' | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5.00 | |
| '3' | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | |
| '3' | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2.00 | |
| '1' | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0.12 |
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Group 4
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv |
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| '5' | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ∞ | |
| '3' | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | |
| '3' | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | |
| '1' | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.28 |
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Play-off:
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Third place match
Final
Awards
| 1958 World Cup Winners |
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.svg) Brazil 'Brazil' 'First title' |
Scorers
See also
Conspiracy 58
External links
★ 1958 FIFA World Cup on FIFA.com
★ Details at RSSSF
★ History of the World Cup-1958
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