World Cup Sweden 1958
| Group 1 Results | ||||
| Argentina | - | Fed. Rep. of Ger. | 1-3 | (June 08, Malmoe FF) |
| Northern Ireland | - | Czechoslovakia | 1-0 | (June 08, Orjans Vall) |
| Argentina | - | Northern Ireland | 3-1 | (June 11, Orjans Vall) |
| Fed. Rep. of Ger. | - | Czechoslovakia | 2-2 | (June 11, Olympia) |
| Fed. Rep. of Ger. | - | Northern Ireland | 2-2 | (June 15, Malmoe FF) |
| Czechoslovakia | - | Argentina | 6-1 | (June 15, Olympia) |
| Northern Ireland | - | Czechoslovakia | 2-1 A.E.T | (June 17, Malmoe FF) |
| Group 1 Standing | |||||||
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GS | GC | P |
| Fed. Rep. of Ger. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Czechoslovakia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| Group 2 Results | ||||
| Yugoslavia | - | Scotland | 1-1 | (June 08, Arosvallen) |
| France | - | Paraguay | 7-3 | (June 08, Idrottsparken) |
| Yugoslavia | - | France | 3-2 | (June 11, Arosvallen) |
| Paraguay | - | Scotland | 3-2 | (June 11, Idrottsparken) |
| Paraguay | - | Yugoslavia | 3-3 | (June 15, Tunavallen) |
| France | - | Scotland | 2-1 | (June 15, Eyravallen) |
| Group 2 Standing | |||||||
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GS | GC | P |
| France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| Yugoslavia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 3 |
| Scotland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Group 3 Results | ||||
| Sweden | - | Mexico | 3-0 | (June 08, Råsunda) |
| Hungary | - | Wales | 1-1 | (June 08, Järnvallen) |
| Mexico | - | Wales | 1-1 | (June 11, Råsunda) |
| Sweden | - | Hungary | 2-1 | (June 12, Råsunda) |
| Sweden | - | Wales | 0-0 | (June 15, Råsunda) |
| Hungary | - | Mexico | 4-0 | (June 15, Järnvallen) |
| Wales | - | Hungary | 2-1 | (June 17, Råsunda) |
| Group 3 Standing | |||||||
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GS | GC | P |
| Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Hungary | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Wales | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Mexico | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Group 4 Results | ||||
| Soviet Union | - | England | 2-2 | (June 08, Nya Ullevi) |
| Brazil | - | Austria | 3-0 | (June 08, Rimnersvallen) |
| Soviet Union | - | Austria | 2-0 | (June 11, Ryavallen) |
| Brazil | - | England | 0-0 | (June 11, Nya Ullevi) |
| England | - | Austria | 2-2 | (June 15, Ryavallen) |
| Brazil | - | Soviet Union | 2-0 | (June 15, Nya Ullevi) |
| Soviet Union | - | England | 1-0 | (June 17, Nya Ullevi) |
| Group 4 Standing | |||||||
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GS | GC | P |
| Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Soviet Union | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| England | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Austria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Quarter-Final | ||||
| France | - | Northern Ireland | 4-0 | (June 19, Idrottsparken) |
| Brazil | - | Wales | 1-0 | (June 19, Nya Ullevi) |
| Sweden | - | Soviet Union | 2-0 | (June 19, Råsunda) |
| Fed. Rep. of Ger. | - | Yugoslavia | 1-0 | (June 19, Malmoe FF) |
| Semi-Final | ||||
| Brazil | - | France | 5-2 | (June 24, Råsunda) |
| Sweden | - | Fed. Rep. of Ger. | 3-1 | (June 24, Nya Ullevi) |
| 3rd. / 4th. Placing | ||||
| France |
- |
Fed. Rep. of Ger. |
6-3 |
(June 28, Nya Ullevi) |
| Final | ||||
| Brazil |
- |
Sweden |
5-2 |
(June 29, Råsunda) |
The privilege of hosting the tournament was given to Sweden, which withdrew in 1954, giving way to Switzerland. Argentina joined the competition after a long break, not having been in the finals since 1938. For the first time the USSR team entered the competition. The two-time world champions Uruguay and Italy were eliminated from the first 4 tournaments. The Welsh team, after some bad performance in the qualifiers was selected opponent for Israel, which was boycotted in its qualifiers zone, and made the finals (beating Israel 2:0).
Hundreds of Swedish flooded to the Brazilian training ground to catch a glimpse of their ball control and technique. This championship would be the breakthrough for a 17 year old boy from Sao-Paulo, Pele.
This time, the first round was divided into weaker and stronger team. The favorites were the Brazilians and the English, but the latter didn't make it past the first round after losing to USSR 0:1 in an additional game. There were no upsets in the quarterfinals - the winners were the teams that did best in the group games. The semis were played between teams from Brasil, France, Sweden and West Germany. France gave Brasil a hard time only in the first half and in second half completely lost initiative. The other game the home team beat defending champion, West Germany. In the final Sweden was no match for the Brazilian and lost 2:5 with Pele scoring 2 of the goals. The Rimet Cup went to Brazil for the first time in history. France won 3rd. place by defeating West Germany 6:3.
Top players of the tournament: Didi, Garrincha, Pelé, N. Santos (Brasil), Liedholm, Skoglund (Sweden), Rahn (West Germany), Blanchflower (Northern Ireland), Jaszyn (USSR),Fontaine, Kopa (France).
| Statistics : | |
| World Cup Champions: | Brazil |
| Runners Up: | Sweden |
| Highest Scoring Game: | France vs. Paraguay 7 - 3 (Group 2) |
| Total Goals Scored: | 126 |
| Av. Goals Per Match: | 3.6 |
| Top Scorer: | Just Fontaine, France - 13 Goals |
| Best Scorers in 1 game: | Just Fontaine, France - 4 Goals |
| Highest Attendance: | 50.000 (Brazil - Soviet Union, Group 4) |
| Total Attendance: | 832,078 |
| Average Attendance: | 23,773 |
| Debut Appearance: | Soviet Union, Northern Ireland, Wales |
| Stadiums Used: | Malmoe FF, Idrottsparken, Tunavallen, Tunavallen, Nya Ullevi, Rimnersvallen, Arosvallen, Orjans Vall, Eyravallen, Järnvallen, Råsunda, Ryavallen |