The Road to Glory — World Cup Archive

1958 FIFA World Cup

Sweden. A 17-year-old Pelé arrives.

Champion

Brazil won the 1958 FIFA World Cup, beating Sweden 5–2 in the final.

Final standings

1. Champion: Brazil
2. Runner-up: Sweden
3. Third place: France
4. Fourth place: West Germany

Awards

Golden Boot: Just Fontaine (13 goals).

Knockout results

Quarter-final

• Brazil 1–0 Wales
• France 4–0 Northern Ireland
• Sweden 2–0 Soviet Union
• West Germany 1–0 Yugoslavia

Semi-final

• Brazil 5–2 France
• Sweden 3–1 West Germany

Final

• Brazil 5–2 Sweden

Participating nations (16)

• Argentina
• Austria
• Brazil
• Czechoslovakia
• England
• France
• Hungary
• Mexico
• Northern Ireland
• Paraguay
• Scotland
• Soviet Union
• Sweden
• Wales
• West Germany
• Yugoslavia

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