1958 tournament · Sweden
1958 World Cup results and statistics
Brazil won in Sweden: 35 matches, 126 goals.
Sweden · 8–29 June 1958
Brazil
Champions of the 1958 World Cup, beating Sweden 5–2 in the final.
- Teams
- 16
- Matches
- 35
- Goals
- 126
- Per match
- 3.6
The final
Rasunda Stadium, SolnaBrazil5–2
Sweden- 4'Nils Liedholm
- 9'Vavá
- 32'Vavá
- 55'Pelé
- 68'Mario Zagallo
- 80'Agne Simonsson
- 90'Pelé
Leading scorers
counted from match goals- 1
Just Fontaineopen play13 - 2
Helmut Rahnopen play6 - 3Peléopen play6
- 4
Peter Mcparlandopen play5 - 5Vaváopen play5
- 6Agne Simonssonopen play4
Goals per match, by round
3.6 overall3.37Group
2.00QF
5.50SF
9.003rd
7.00Final
Edition facts
- Host
- Sweden
- Dates
- 8–29 June 1958
- Teams
- 16
- Matches
- 35
- Goals
- 126 · 3.6 a match
- Format
- Group stage followed by knockout rounds
- Biggest win
- Czechoslovakia 6–1 Argentina
The road to the final
8 tiesQuarter-final
Semi-final
Final
Third place play-off
How the leading sides finished
top 8 of 16| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | +12 | Champions |
| Sweden | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | Runners-up |
| France | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 15 | +8 | Third place |
| West Germany | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | -2 | Third place |
 Soviet Union | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | Quarter-final |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -4 | Quarter-final |
 Yugoslavia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | Quarter-final |
 Wales | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | Quarter-final |
Event data
Expected goals in 1958
StatsBomb2/35Matches with event data
88Shots recorded
10.4Total expected goals
14Goals scored
Finishing, measured
Goals against the expected goals of the chances each player took.
| Player | Nation | Shots | xG | Goals | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Édson Arantes do Nascimento | Brazil | 19 | 3.18 | 5 | +1.82 |
| Edvaldo Izidio Neto | Brazil | 17 | 2.94 | 3 | +0.06 |
| Just Louis Fontaine | France | 6 | 1.05 | 1 | -0.05 |
| Waldyr Pereira | Brazil | 9 | 0.56 | 1 | +0.44 |
| Agne Simonsson | Sweden | 3 | 0.52 | 1 | +0.48 |
| Mário Jorge Lobo Zagallo | Brazil | 9 | 0.49 | 1 | +0.51 |
| Roger Piantoni | France | 6 | 0.28 | 1 | +0.72 |
| Nils Liedholm | Sweden | 2 | 0.26 | 1 | +0.74 |
| Manoel Francisco dos Santos | Brazil | 7 | 0.68 | 0 | -0.68 |
| José Ely de Miranda | Brazil | 6 | 0.31 | 0 | -0.31 |
Results least like the chances
Where the scoreline diverged most from the expected-goals margin.
Derived from StatsBomb Open Data under the StatsBomb Public Data User Agreement, covering 2 of the 35 matches played. Calculations are this site's own; StatsBomb do not endorse them. Open any match above for its expected-goals race and shot map, or read how these numbers are built.
Every 1958 result
35 matchesFinal
1Third place
1Semi-final
2Quarter-final
4Group stage
27- Northern Ireland2–1
CzechoslovakiaaetPeter Mcparland 44' · Peter Mcparland 99' · Zdenek Zikan 19' - Wales2–1
HungaryIvor Allchurch 55' · Terry Medwin 76' · Lajos Tichy 33' - Soviet Union1–0
EnglandAnatoli Ilyin 68' - Czechoslovakia6–1
ArgentinaMilan Dvorak 8' · Zdenek Zikan 17' · Zdenek Zikan 40' · Jiri Feureisl 69' · Vaclav Hovorka 82' · Vaclav Hovorka 89' · Oreste Omar Corbatta 65' (p) - West Germany2–2Northern IrelandHelmut Rahn 20' · Uwe Seeler 79' · Peter Mcparland 19' · Peter Mcparland 60'
- Paraguay
3–3YugoslaviaJose Parodi 20' · Juan Aguero 49' · Jorge Romero 80' · Radivoje Ognjanovic 12' · Toza Veselinovic 29' · Zdravko Rajkov 73' - France2–1
ScotlandRaymond Kopa 22' · Just Fontaine 44' · Sammy Baird 66' - Sweden0–0Wales
- Hungary4–0
MexicoLajos Tichy 19' · Lajos Tichy 46' · Karoly Sandor 54' · Jozsef Bencsis 69' - Brazil2–0Soviet UnionVavá 3' · Vavá 77'
- England2–2
AustriaJohn Haynes 56' · Derek Kevan 73' · Karl Koller 16' · Alfred Koerner 70' - Sweden2–1HungaryKurt Hamrin 34' · Kurt Hamrin 55' · Lajos Tichy 77'
- West Germany2–2CzechoslovakiaHans Schaefer 59' · Helmut Rahn 70' · Milan Dvorak 24' (p) · Zdenek Zikan 43'
- Argentina3–1Northern IrelandOreste Omar Corbatta 38' (p) · Norberto Menendez 55' · Ludovico Avio 59' · Peter Mcparland 3'
- Yugoslavia3–2FranceAleksandar Petakovic 16' · Toza Veselinovic 63' · Toza Veselinovic 88' · Just Fontaine 4' · Just Fontaine 85'
- Paraguay3–2ScotlandJuan Aguero 4' · Cayetano Re 45' · Jose Parodi 73' · Jackie Mudie 24' · Bobby Collins 76'
- Mexico1–1WalesJaime Belmonte 89' · Ivor Allchurch 32'
- Soviet Union2–0AustriaAnatoli Ilyin 15' · Valentin Ivanov 63'
- Brazil0–0England
- Argentina1–3West GermanyOreste Omar Corbatta 2' · Helmut Rahn 32' · Uwe Seeler 40' · Helmut Rahn 79'
- Northern Ireland1–0CzechoslovakiaWilbur Cush 20'
- France7–3ParaguayJust Fontaine 24' · Just Fontaine 30' · Roger Piantoni 52' · Maryan Wisniewski 61' · Just Fontaine 67' · Raymond Kopa 70' · Jean Vincent 83' · Florencio Amarilla 20' · Florencio Amarilla 44' (p) · Jorge Romero 50'
- Yugoslavia1–1ScotlandAleksandar Petakovic 6' · Jimmy Murray 49'
- Sweden3–0MexicoAgne Simonsson 17' · Nils Liedholm 57' (p) · Agne Simonsson 64'
- Hungary1–1WalesJozsef Bozsik 5' · John Charles 27'
- Soviet Union2–2EnglandNikita Simonyan 13' · Aleksandr Ivanov 55' · Derek Kevan 66' · Tom Finney 85' (p)
- Brazil3–0AustriaJose Altafini 38' · Nilton Santos 49' · Jose Altafini 89'
Source: OpenFootball's CC0 edition file at pinned revision 516d3825c3bd. Scores, goals and lineups reconcile with the generated edition totals; assists and minutes are not inferred.