Brazil, who were playing in their sixth finals out
of six in Sweden, presented a 17 year-old Pelé to the world; who went on to score against
Wales, claim a hat-trick in Brazil's (5:2) semi-final win over France and bag another two
in the final against the 1958 hosts, Sweden.
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Round, Quarter-finals, Semi-finals, Third place,
1958 World Cup Final.
Eight years after their disappointing performance against Uruguay,
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil returned home with the
Jules Rimet Cup.... which they would keep forever after their third win, in 1970.
While the young Pelé was making the headlines, there was one record
he would never beat: Just Fontaine of France scored a record 13 goals in the tournament.
Pelé would only manage 12, in four World Cup Finals appearances.
The1958 World Cup is also the only time all British teams have made it
to the World Cup Finals. Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England were all drawn in
seperate groups, but none of them would make it to the semi-final stage.
The 16 teams were again arranged into four groups of 4 teams each,
with the first two teams moving on to the quarter-finals.
This time, unlike in
Switzerland, all the teams would play each other in their group. Again this would
result in a few play-offs for second place; where Wales would overcome Hungary; Northern
Ireland see off the challenge of Czechoslovakia; and England go out to the USSR.
8th June
Halmstad: Northern Ireland vs Czechoslovakia (1:0)
Malmö: West Germany vs Argentina (3:1)
11th June
Helsingborg: West Germany vs Czechoslovakia (2:2)
Orjansvallen: Argentina vs Northern Ireland (3:1)
15th June
Helsingborg: Czechoslovakia vs Argentina (6:1)
Malmö: West Germany vs Northern Ireland (2:2)
2nd place Playoff -- 17th June
Malmö: Northern Ireland vs Czechoslovakia (2:1 aet)
West Germany and N.
Ireland qualify for the quarter-finals.
8th June
Norrköping: France vs Paraguay (7:3)
Vasteras: Yugoslavia vs Scotland (1:1)
11th June
Norrköping: Paraguay vs Scotland (3:2)
Vasteras: Yugoslavia vs France (3:2)
15th June
Eskilstuna: Paraguay vs Yugoslavia (3:3)
Orebro: France vs Scotland (2:1)
France and Yugoslavia
qualify for the quarter-finals.
08th June
Sandviken: Hungary vs Wales (1:1)
Stockholm: Sweden vs Mexico (3:0)
11th June
Stockholm: Mexico vs Wales (1:1)
12th June
Stockholm: Sweden vs Hungary (2:1)
15th June
Sandviken: Hungary vs Mexico (4:0)
Stockholm: Sweden vs Wales (0:0)
2nd place Playoff -- 17th June
Stockholm: Wales vs Hungary (2:1)
Sweden and Wales
qualify for the quarter-finals.
8th June
Göteborg: USSR vs England (2:2)
Uddevalla: Brazil vs Austria (3:0)
11th June
Boras: USSR vs Austria (2:0)
Göteborg: Brazil vs England (0:0)
15th June
Boras: England vs Austria (2:2)
Göteborg: Brazil vs USSR (2:0)
2nd place Playoff -- 17th June
Göteborg: USSR vs England (1:0)
Brazil and USSR
qualify for the quarter-finals.
Göteborg: Brazil
vs Wales (1:0)
Malmö: West Germany
vs Yugoslavia (1:0)
Norrköping: France
vs Northern Ireland (4:0)
Stockholm: Sweden
vs USSR (2:0)
Göteborg: Sweden
vs West Germany (3:1)
Stockholm: Brazil
vs France (5:2)
Göteborg: France vs West Germany (6:3)
1958 World Cup
Final
29th June:
Brazil vs Sweden (5:2)
Stockholm.
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