1958 FIFA World Cup
Sweden
The 1958 FIFA World Cup was the 6th edition of the World Cup. It was hosted by Sweden and 35 games were played in total.
Champions
Brazil
Brazil became World Champions for the 1st time, beating France 5 - 2 in the final. Brazil scored 16 goals in 6 games, Pelé being the top goalscorer for the team with 6 goals.

1958 World Cup Statistics
- 35Games
- In 1958 a total of 35 matches were played at the World Cup final tournament.
- 126Goals
- A total of 126 were scored in 35 matches, with a goals per game ratio of 3.60
- 809.8kAttendance
- A total of 809800 people have attended at 35 matches, with an attendance per game of 23k
- Just Fontaine
- The top goalscorer at the 1958 World Cup, netting 13 goals for France
Games by stages
View all- Final
BrazilBRA5 - 2
SWESweden
- Third place
FranceFRA6 - 3
GERGermany
- Semi-finals
BrazilBRA5 - 2
FRAFrance
SwedenSWE3 - 1
GERGermany
- Quarter-finals
BrazilBRA1 - 0
WALWales
FranceFRA4 - 0
NIRNorthern Ireland
GermanyGER1 - 0
SRBSerbia
SwedenSWE2 - 0
RUSRussia
- Group
WalesWAL2 - 1
HUNHungary
RussiaRUS1 - 0
ENGEngland
- Group A
Northern IrelandNIR1 - 0
CZECzechia
ArgentinaARG1 - 3
GERGermany
GermanyGER2 - 2
CZECzechia
ArgentinaARG3 - 1
NIRNorthern Ireland
CzechiaCZE6 - 1
ARGArgentina
GermanyGER2 - 2
NIRNorthern Ireland
Northern IrelandNIR2 - 1
CZECzechia
- Group B
SerbiaSRB1 - 1
SCOScotland
FranceFRA7 - 3
PARParaguay
ParaguayPAR3 - 2
SCOScotland
FranceFRA2 - 1
SCOScotland
SerbiaSRB3 - 2
FRAFrance
ParaguayPAR3 - 3
SRBSerbia
- Group C
MexicoMEX1 - 1
WALWales
SwedenSWE3 - 0
MEXMexico
HungaryHUN1 - 1
WALWales
SwedenSWE2 - 1
HUNHungary
SwedenSWE0 - 0
WALWales
HungaryHUN4 - 0
MEXMexico
- Group D
RussiaRUS2 - 2
ENGEngland
BrazilBRA3 - 0
AUTAustria
RussiaRUS2 - 0
AUTAustria
BrazilBRA0 - 0
ENGEngland
EnglandENG2 - 2
AUTAustria
BrazilBRA2 - 0
RUSRussia
Group Stages
Group A
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 3 |
Group B
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 6 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 1 |
Group C
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 1 |
Group D
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 1 |