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1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden ™

  • Teams: 16
  • When: 08 June 1958 to 29 June 1958
  • Final: 29 June 1958
  • Matches: 35
  • Goals Scored: 126 (average 3.6 per match)
  • Attendance: 819810 (average 23423)
      • Winner: Brazil
      • Runners-Up: Sweden
      • Third: France
      • Fourth: Germany FR
      • Golden Shoe: Just FONTAINE (FRA)
        • Best Young Player Award: PELÉ (Edson Arantes do Nascimento) (BRA)

Overview

A star is born as Brazil are champions at last
Brazil's love affair with the FIFA World Cup™ began in earnest as they won the world title for the first time. A 17-year-old Pele introduced his prodigious skills to the world in Sweden, epitomising the Brazilians' attacking flair and scoring six goals – two of them in the Final against the hosts. Third-placed France caught the eye too with Just Fontaine striking a record 13 goals.

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    • Final: Brazil 5-2 Sweden
    • Group 3: Sweden 3-0 Mexico
    • Group 3: Sweden 0-0 Wales
    • Final: Brazil 5-2 Sweden

    Did You Know?

    • Gunnar Gren made his Sweden debut on 29 August 1940, just less than two months before Brazil's Pele, whom he competed against in the Final, was born.
    • During the course of the competition, eight players who made appearances for Paraguay signed for overseas sides from teams from their homeland.
    • For the only time, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland were all represented at the finals, with the latter pair reaching the quarter-finals.
    • Guillermo Stabile, who helped his nation beat the USA 6-1 in 1930, was on the receiving end of a 6-1 result as Argentina coach against Czechoslovakia.
    • Despite being the event's sixth edition, Brazil and England played out its first 0-0 draw, a result that Wales and Sweden repeated four days later.

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