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1958 World Cup Finals (in Sweden)
Group C Matches

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Group Matches
Group A - (Argentina, Cezch., W Germany N Ireland) Group B - (France, Paraguay, Scotland, Yugoslavia)
Group C - (Hungary, Mexico, Sweden, Wales) Group D - (Austria, Brazil, England, USSR)

Group C - Results
SWEDEN - MEXICO 3:0 (1:0)
08.06.58  (14.00) Solna, Raasunda Stadion
(Attendance: 34000) 

SWEDEN: Svensson, Bergmark, Axbom,
Liedholm (c), Gustavsson, Parling,
Hamrin, Mellberg, Simonsson, Gren, Skoglund

MEXICO: Carbajal (c), del Muro, Villegas,
Portugal, Romo, Flores, Hernandez,
Reyes, Calderon, Gutierrez, Sesma

1:0 Simonsson (17), 2:0 Liedholm pen (58)
3:0 Simonsson (64)

Referee: Latichev (Soviet Union)



HUNGARY - WALES 1:1 (1:1)
08.06.58  (19.00) Sandviken, Jernvallen
(Attendance: 15000) 

HUNGARY: Grosics, Matrai, Sarosi, Bozsik,
Sipos, Berendi, Sandor, Hidegkuti (c), 
Tichy, Bundzsak, Fenyvesi

WALES: Kelsey, Williams, Hopkins,
Sullivan, M. Charles, Bowen (c), Webster,
Medwin, J. Charles, Allchurch, Jones

1:0 Bozsik (4), 1:1 J.Charles (26)

Referee: Codesal (Uruguay)



MEXICO - WALES 1:1 (0:1)
11.06.58  (19.00) Solna, Raasunda Stadion
(Attendance: 15000) 

MEXICO: Carbajal, del Muro, Cordenas (c),
Belmonte, Romo, Fl—res, Gonzalez,
Reyes, Blanco, Gutierrez, Sesma

WALES: Kelsey, Williams, Hopkins, Baker,
M. Charles, Bowen (c), Webster,
Medwin, J. Charles, Allchurch, Jones

0:1 Allchurch (32), 1:1 Belmonte (69)

Referee: Lemesic (Yugoslavia)



SWEDEN - HUNGARY 2:1 (1:0)
12.06.58  (19.00) Solna, Raasunda Stadion
(Attendance: 39000) 

SWEDEN: Svensson, Bergmark, Axbom,
Liedholm (c),  Gustavsson, Parling, Hamrin, 
Mellberg, Simonsson, Gren, Skoglund

HUNGARY: Grosics, Matrai, Sirosi, Bozsik (c),
Sipos, Berendi, Sandor, Szojka,
Tichy, Bundzsak, Fenyvesi

1:0 Hamrin (34), 2:0 Hamrin (55)
2:1 Tichy (78)
(Liedholm missed a penalty in the 69th min.)

Referee: Mowatt (Scotland)



SWEDEN - WALES 0:0
15.06.58  (14.00) Solna, Raasunda Stadion
(Attendance: 29000) 

SWEDEN: Svensson, Bergmark, Axbom, Borjesson,
Gustavsson (c), Parling, Berndtsson, 
Selmonsson, Kallgren, Lofgren, Skoglund

WALES: Kelsey, Williams, Hopkins, Sullivan,
M. Charles, Bowen (c), Vernon, Hewitt, 
J. Charles, Allchurch, Jones

Referee: Van Nuffel (Belgium)



HUNGARY - MEXICO 4:0 (1:0)
15.06.58  (19.00) Sandviken, Jernvallen
(Attendance: 13000) 

HUNGARY: Ilku, Matrai, Sarosi, Kotasz,
Sipos, Budai, Hidegkuti (c), Szojka,
Tichy, Bencsics, Sondor

MEXICO: Carbajal, del Muro, Cardenas (c),
Belmonte, Sepulveda, Flores, Gonzalez, 
Reyes, Blanco, Gutierrez, Sesma

1:0 Tichy (19), 2:0 Tichy (46)
3:0 Sandor (54), 4:0 Benecsis (69)

Referee:  Eriksson (Finland)


Final Table
                  P  W D L PTS F A
1. SWEDEN         3  2 1 0  5  5-1
2. HUNGARY        3  1 1 1  3  6-3
3. WALES          3  0 3 0  3  3-3
4. MEXICO         3  0 1 2  1  1-8


Play-Off
WALES - HUNGARY 2:1 (0:1)
17.06.58  (19.00) Malmo, Malmo Stadion (playoff)
(Attendance: 3000) 

WALES: Kelsey, Williams, Hopkins,
Sullivan, M. Charles, Bowen (c), Medwin,
Hewitt, J. Charles, Allchurch, Jones

HUNGARY: Grosics (c), Matrai, Sarosi,
Bozsik,Sipos, Bencsics, Kotasz, Budai,
Tichy, Bundzsak, Fenyvesi

0:1 Tichy (33), 1:1 Allchurch (55)
2:1 Medwin (76)

sent off: Sipos (79)
Referee:  Latichev (Soviet Union)

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