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1958 World Cup Finals (in Sweden)
Knockout Matches

Group Matches
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Final

Final
BRAZIL - SWEDEN 5:2 (2:1)
29.06.58  (15.00) Solna, Raasunda Stadium
(Attendance: 50000) 

BRAZIL: Gilmar, D. Santos, N. Santos,
Zito, Bellini (c), Orlando, Garrincha,
Didi, Vava, Pele, Zagalo

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

0:1 Liedholm (4), 1:1 Vava (9)
2:1 Vava (32), 3:1 Pele (55)
4:1 Zagalo (68), 4:2 Simonsson (80)
5:2 Pele (90)

Referee: Guigue (France)
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Third Place Play-Off
FRANCE - WEST GERMANY 6:3 (3:1)
26.06.58  (17.00) Gothenburg, Nya Ullevi
(Attendance: 33000) 

FRANCE: Abbes, Kaelbel, Lerond,
Penverne (c), Lafont, Marcel, Wisnieski,
Fontaine, Kopa, Douis, Vincent

WEST GERMANY: Kwiatkowski, Stollenwerk, Wewers,
Erhardt, Schnellinger, Szymaniak, Rahn, 
Strum, Schafer (c), Kelbassa, Cieslarczyk

1:0 Fontaine (16), 1:1 Cieslarczyk (18)
2:1 Kopa pen (27), 3:1 Fontaine (36)
4:1 Douis (50), 4:2 Rahn (52)
5:2 Fontaine (78), 5:3 Schafer (84)
6:3 Fontaine (89)

Referee: Brozzi (Argentina)
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Semi-Finals
BRAZIL - FRANCE 5:2 (2:1)
24.06.58  (19.00) Solna, Raasunda Stadium
(Attendance: 28000) 

BRAZIL: Gilmar, de Sordi, N. Santos, Zito,
Bellini (c), Orlando, Garrincha,
Didi, Vava, Pele, Zagalo

FRANCE: Abbes, Kaelbel, Lerond, Penverne,
Jonquet (c), Marcel, Wisnieski,
Fontaine, Kopa, Piantoni, Vincent

1:0 Vava (2), 1:1 Fontaine (9)
2:1 Didi (39), 3:1 Pele (53)
4:1 Pele (64), 5:1 Pele (76)
5:2 Plantoni (83)

Referee: Griffiths (Wales)



SWEDEN - WEST GERMANY 3:1 (1:1)
24.06.58 (19.00) Gothenburg, Nya Ullevi
(Attendance: 50000) 

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

WEST GERMANY: Herkenrath, Stollenwerk,
Juskowiak, Eckel, Erhardt, Szymaniak, Rahn, 
F. Walter, Seeler, Cieslarczyk, Schafer (c)

0:1 Schafer (24), 1:1 Skoglund (33)
2:1 Gren (50), 3:1 Hamrin (88)

sent off: Juskowiak (89)
Referee: Zsolt (Hungary)
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Quarter-Finals
SWEDEN - SOVIET UNION 2:0 (0:0)
19.06.58  (14.00) Solna, Raasunda Stadion
(Attendance: 32000) 

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

SOVIET UNION: Yashin, Kesarev, Kuznetsov,
Voinov, Krijevski, Tsarev, A. Ivanov,
V. Ivanov, Simonian (c), Salnikov, Ilyin

1:0 Hamrin (48), 2:0 Simonsson (87)

Referee: Leafe (Eng)



WEST GERMANY - YUGOSLAVIA 1:0 (1:0)
19.06.58  (19.00) Malmo, Malmo Stadion
(Attendance: 20000) 

WEST GERMANY: Herkenrath, Stollenwerk,
Juskowiak, Eckel, Erhardt, Szymaniak, Rahn, 
F. Walter, Seeler, Schmidt, Schafer (c)

YUGOSLAVIA: Krivokuca, Sijakovic, Crnkovic,
Krstic, Zebec (c), Boskov, Petakovic,
Ognjanovic,  Milutinovic, Veselinovic, Rajkov

1:0 Rahn (12)

Referee: Wyssling (Switzerland)



FRANCE - N. IRELAND 4:0 (1:0)
19.06.58  (19.00) Norrkoping, Idrottsparken
(Attendance: 12000) 

FRANCE: Abbes, Kaelbel, Lerond, Penverne,
Jonquet (c), Marcel, Wisnieski,
Fontaine, Kopa, Piantoni, Vincent

N. IRELAND: Gregg, Keith, McMichael,
Blanchflower (c), Cunningham, Cush, Bingham,
Casey, Scott, McIlroy, McParland

1:0 Wisnieski (43), 2:0 Fontaine (55)
3:0 Fontaine (63), 4:0 Plantoni (70)

Referee: Gardeazabal (Spain)



BRAZIL - WALES 1:0 (0:0)
19.06.58  (19.00) Gothenburg, Nya Ullevi Stadion
(Attendance: 26000) Seipelt AUT, Dusch GER, Guigue FRA

BRAZIL: Gilmar, de Sordi, N.Santos, Zito,
Bellini (c), Orlando, Garrincha,
Didi, Mazola, Pele, Zagalo

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

1:0 Pele (73)
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Group Matches