1958 FIFA World Cup facts for kids
The 1958 FIFA World Cup was a football sporting event that was held in Sweden.
Contents
Squads
Europe
Austria • Squad
Czechoslovakia • Squad
England • Squad
France • Squad
West Germany • Squad
Hungary • Squad
Northern Ireland • Squad
Scotland • Squad
Soviet Union • Squad
Sweden • Squad
Wales • Squad
Yugoslavia • Squad
North and Central America
South America
Results
Group stage
Group 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Germany |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1.40 | 4 |
| Northern Ireland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.80 | 3 |
| Czechoslovakia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2.00 | 3 |
 Argentina |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0.50 | 2 |
Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1.57 | 4 |
| Yugoslavia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1.17 | 4 |
.svg){kind=small} Paraguay |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 0.75 | 3 |
.svg){kind=small} Scotland |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.67 | 1 |
Group 3
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5.00 | 5 |
.svg){kind=small} Wales |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 3 |
| Hungary |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2.00 | 3 |
.svg){kind=small} Mexico |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0.13 | 1 |
Group 4
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg){kind=small} Brazil |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 5 |
.svg){kind=small} Soviet Union |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 3 |
| England |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 3 |
| Austria |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.29 | 1 |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 19 June - Gothenburg | ||||||||||
| Brazil |
1 | |||||||||
| 24 June - Solna | ||||||||||
| Wales |
0 | |||||||||
| Brazil |
5 | |||||||||
| 19 June - Norrköping | ||||||||||
| France |
2 | |||||||||
| France |
4 | |||||||||
| 29 June - Solna | ||||||||||
| Northern Ireland |
0 | |||||||||
| Brazil |
5 | |||||||||
| 19 June - Solna | ||||||||||
| Sweden |
2 | |||||||||
| Sweden |
2 | |||||||||
| 24 June - Gothenburg | ||||||||||
| Soviet Union |
0 | |||||||||
| Sweden |
3 | |||||||||
| 19 June - Malmö | ||||||||||
| West Germany |
1
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| West Germany |
1 | |||||||||
| Yugoslavia |
0
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Quarterfinals
- France 4-0 Northern Ireland
- Brazil 1-0 Wales
- West Germany 1-0 Yugoslavia
- Sweden 2-0 Soviet Union
Semifinals
- Sweden 3-1 West Germany
- Brazil 5-2 France
3rd place
- France 6-3 West Germany
Final
Brazil won the championship.
Goalscorers
13 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
- Zdenĕk Zikán
- Lajos Tichy
- Kurt Hamrin
- Agne Simonsson
3 goals
- Todor Veselinović
- Omar Oreste Corbatta
- Roger Piantoni
- Raymond Kopa
- Hans Schäfer
2 goals
Florencio Amarilla- José Parodi
- Juan Bautista Agüero
- Jorge Lino Romero
José Altafini- Aleksandar Petaković
- Uwe Seeler
- Maryan Wisnieski
- Derek Kevan
- Milan Dvořák
- Václav Hovorka
Anatoli Ilyin
Ivor Allchurch- Nils Liedholm
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1 goal
- Lennart Skoglund
- Gunnar Gren
- Nikita Simonyan
- Aleksandr Ivanov
- Valentin Ivanov
- Tom Finney
- Johnny Haynes
- József Bozsik
- Károly Sándor
- József Bencsics
- John Charles
- Terry Medwin
- Cayetano Ré
- Jean Vincent
- Yvon Douis
Jimmy Murray- Jackie Mudie
- Bobby Collins
- Sammy Baird
- Nílton Santos
- Didi
- Mário Zagallo
- Wilbur Cush
Jaime Belmonte- Norberto Menéndez
- Ludovico Avio
- Radivoje Ognjanović
- Zdravko Rajkov
- Karl Koller
- Alfred Körner
- Jiří Feureisl
- Hans Cieslarczyk
Images for kids
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Qualifying countries and their results
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Official 1958 FIFA World Cup poster.
See also
In Spanish: Copa Mundial de Fútbol de 1958 para niños
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