World Cup 1958
🏟️ Sweden
🏆 Champion
BrazilThe 1958 World Cup was held in Sweden and marked Brazil's first title as world champion. The Brazilian team, featuring a young Pelé, defeated hosts Sweden 5–2 in the final played in Solna, Stockholm. Sixteen teams took part and it was the World Cup debut of the Soviet Union. Brazil thus began its footballing legend in 1958.
Teams
16
Matches
35
Top scorer
J. Fontaine (13)
Final venue
Råsunda, Solna
Semi-finals
Brasil5–2Francia
Suecia3–1Alemania Occidental
Third place
Francia6–3Alemania Occidental
The final
Brasil5–2Suecia
Venues (12)
Participating teams (16)
AustriaChecoslovaquiaInglaterraFranciaHungríaIrlanda del NorteEscociaUnión SoviéticaSueciaGalesAlemania OccidentalYugoslaviaArgentinaBrasilParaguayMéxico
All matches (35)
West Germany3-1ArgentinaGroup stagevenue
Northern Ireland1-0CzechoslovakiaGroup stagevenue
Argentina3-1Northern IrelandGroup stagevenue
West Germany2-2CzechoslovakiaGroup stagevenue
West Germany2-2Northern IrelandGroup stagevenue
Czechoslovakia6-1ArgentinaGroup stagevenue
Northern Ireland1-1CzechoslovakiaGroup play-offvenue
France7-3ParaguayGroup stagevenue
Yugoslavia1-1ScotlandGroup stagevenue
Yugoslavia3-2FranceGroup stagevenue
Paraguay3-2ScotlandGroup stagevenue
France2-1ScotlandGroup stagevenue
Paraguay3-3YugoslaviaGroup stagevenue
Sweden3-0MexicoGroup stagevenue
Hungary1-1WalesGroup stagevenue
Mexico1-1WalesGroup stagevenue
Sweden2-1HungaryGroup stagevenue
Sweden0-0WalesGroup stagevenue
Hungary4-0MexicoGroup stagevenue
Wales2-1HungaryGroup play-offvenue
Brazil3-0AustriaGroup stagevenue
Soviet Union2-2EnglandGroup stagevenue
Brazil0-0EnglandGroup stagevenue
Soviet Union2-0AustriaGroup stagevenue
England2-2AustriaGroup stagevenue
Brazil2-0Soviet UnionGroup stagevenue
Soviet Union1-0EnglandGroup play-offvenue
France4-0Northern IrelandQuarter-finalsvenue
Sweden2-0Soviet UnionQuarter-finalsvenue
Brazil1-0WalesQuarter-finalsvenue
West Germany1-0YugoslaviaQuarter-finalsvenue
France2-5BrazilSemi-finalsvenue
West Germany1-3SwedenSemi-finalsvenue
West Germany3-6FranceThird placevenue
Sweden2-5BrazilFinalvenue