1958 World Cup Soccer / Football
1958 World Cup host was Sweden.
This is the historic event where 17 year old Pele would be seen for the first time in the most competitive soccer event ever held.
Pele and Garrincha, two attacking forces for Brazil, would not be called upon by coach Vincente Feola until the final Group Game against the Soviet Union.
Pele did not score in this match against the Soviet Union but would help Brazil win this game and at the same time he showed the world that he was going to be one of the best soccer players in the history of this great sport.
Pele scored his first 1958 Soccer World Cup goal later on in the quarter final against Wales and played the key role in helping Brazil to their first World Cup Title of many to come.
Frenchman "Just Fontaine" set the record during the 1958 Football World Cup for most goals scored with his 13 goals in six matches. Doing so also helped his country France take the third place.
This record still stands up to this day. Amazingly, Fontaine was not the first choice but he got his chance to play after coming in for injured Rene Bliard. After it was all played and done Fontaine made history by scoring 13 goals in 6 matches.
Teams that participated during the World Cup 1958 tournament were:
Austria, Czechoslovakia, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Soviet Union, Sweden, Wales, Yugoslavia, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.
1958 World Cup in Sweden - CHAMPIONS
1958 Champions: Brazil
1958 Runner Up: Sweden
1958 World Cup in Sweden - TOP GOALSCORERS
| Just Fontaine (FRA) | 13 goals |
| Pelé (BRA) | 6 goals |
| Helmut Rahn (GER) | 6 goals |
| Peter McParland (NIR) | 5 goals |
| Vava (BRA) | 5 goals |
1958 Football World Cup in Sweden - STATISTICS
| Number of games | 35 |
| Total Goals scored | 126 |
| Average per game | 3,60 |
| Expulsions | 3 |
| Own goals | 1 |
| Total attendance | 868,000 |
| Average attendance | 24,800 |
| Final attendance | 40,000 |
1958 World Cup in Sweden - Group 1
| Argentina vs Germany | 1-3 |
| Northern Ireland vs Czechoslovakia | 1-0 |
| Argentina vs Northern Ireland | 3-1 |
| Germany vs Czechoslovakia | 2-2 |
| Czechoslovakia vs Argentina | 6-1 |
| Germany vs Northern Ireland | 2-2 |
| Northern Ireland vs Czechoslovakia | 2-1 |
| Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Points |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Germany FR | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Czechoslovakia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
1958 World Cup in Sweden - Group 2
| Yugoslavia vs Scotland | 1-1 |
| France vs Paraguay | 7-3 |
| Yugoslavia vs France | 3-2 |
| Paraguay vs Scotland | 3-2 |
| Paraguay vs Yugoslavia | 3-3 |
| France vs Scotland | 2-1 |
| Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Points |
| France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| Yugoslavia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 3 |
| Scotland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
1958 World Cup in Sweden - Group 3
| Sweden vs Mexico | 3-1 |
| Hungary vs Wales | 1-1 |
| Mexico vs Wales | 1-1 |
| Sweden vs Hungary | 2-1 |
| Sweden vs Wales | 0-0 |
| Hungary vs Mexico | 4-0 |
| Wales vs Hungary | 2-1 |
| Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Points |
| Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Wales | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Hungary | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Mexico | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
1958 World Cup in Sweden - Group 4
| Soviet Union vs England | 2-2 |
| Brazil vs Austria | 3-0 |
| Soviet Union vs Austria | 2-0 |
| Brazil vs England | 0-0 |
| Brazil vs Soviet Union | 2-0 |
| England vs Austria | 2-2 |
| Soviet Union vs England | 1-0 |
| Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Points |
| Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Soviet Union | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| England | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Austria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
1958 Soccer World Cup in Sweden - Quarter Finals
| Brazil vs Wales | 1-0 |
| France vs Northern Ireland | 4-0 |
| Germany vs Yugoslavia | 1-0 |
| Sweden vs Soviet Union | 2-0 |
1958 Soccer World Cup in Sweden - Semi Finals
| Sweden vs Germany | 3-1 |
| Brazil vs France | 5-2 |
1958 Soccer World Cup Football Tournament in Sweden - Third Place
| France vs Germany | 6-3 |
1958 Soccer World Cup in Sweden - Final
| Brazil vs Sweden | 5-2 |
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