Brazil 5–2 Sweden: 1958 World Cup match
5–2Full time
Match in one glance
BrazilSwedenGoalCard
Brazil
Sweden
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Team comparison
BrazilSweden
58.6%Possession sequences41.4%
26Shots6
11On target3
3.34Expected goals (xG)0.78
508Passes422
74.0%Pass accuracy66.8%
43Corners14
13Fouls15
Leading shot threats
Ranked by xG- 1EIEdvaldo Izidio NetoBrazil · 2 goals1.77xG
- 2ÉAÉdson Arantes do NascimentoBrazil · 2 goals1.05xG
- 3ASAgne SimonssonSweden · 1 goals0.52xG
- 4NLNils LiedholmSweden · 1 goals0.26xG
- 5MJMário Jorge Lobo ZagalloBrazil · 1 goals0.24xG
Decisive moments
7 eventsPath through 1958
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Final
- Stage
- Final
- Date
- 1958-06-29
- Venue
- Rasunda Stadium, Solna
- Result
- 5–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Brazil / SwedenComplete match timeline
BrazilSwedenGoalCardSubstitution
Brazil
Sweden
0′HTFT
Chance creation
xG per five minutes · larger peaks = better chancesFirst half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
7 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′2 – 1N. Liedholm 4′ · Vavá 9′ · Vavá 32′
Second half
45′–90′3 – 1Pelé 55′ · M. Zagallo 68′ · A. Simonsson 80′ · Pelé 90′
Goals only; cards and substitutions are not covered before 1970. Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Brazil
4-4-2Gd
3Gylmar dos Santos NevesDP
4Dejalma Pereira Dias dos SantosHL
2Hideraldo Luis BelliniOP
15Orlando Peçanha de CarvalhoNd
12Nilton dos Reis SantosJE
19José Ely de MirandaWP
6Waldyr PereiraMF
11Manoel Francisco dos SantosMJ
7Mário Jorge Lobo ZagalloÉA
10Édson Arantes do NascimentoEI
20Edvaldo Izidio NetoListed formation · positions are schematic
Sweden
3-4-2-1KS
1Karl-Oskar SvenssonEO
2Ernst Orvar BergmarkBG
14Bengt GustavssonSA
3Sven AxbomKR
7Kurt Roland HamrinKL
11Karl Lennart SkoglundRB
15Reino BorjessonSP
6Sigvard ParlingGG
8Gunnar GrenNL
4Nils LiedholmAS
9Agne SimonssonListed formation · positions are schematic
Passing network
Brazil
Sweden
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Brazil
16%16%8%18%15%8%8%9%3%
Sweden
10%7%7%10%20%13%9%18%7%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Match officials
RefereeMaurice Guigue
Team comparison
BrazilSweden
58.6%Possession sequences41.4%
26Shots6
11On target3
3.34Expected goals (xG)0.78
508Passes422
74.0%Pass accuracy66.8%
43Corners14
13Fouls15
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Shot quality
3.34Brazil0.78Sweden
3.34Total xG0.78
3.34Non-penalty xG0.78
0.13xG per shot0.13
11Shots on target3
Where the shots came from
Bubble size is the chance's expected-goals value. Filled bubbles are goals.
Brazil5 goals · 26 shots · 3.34 xG
Sweden2 goals · 6 shots · 0.78 xG
Passing network
Brazil
Sweden
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Brazil
16%16%8%18%15%8%8%9%3%
Sweden
10%7%7%10%20%13%9%18%7%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Attacking
5Goals2
26Shots6
11On target3
63Dribble attempts28
Passing
508Pass attempts422
376Completed passes282
74.0%Pass accuracy66.8%
43Corners14
Defending
38Duels55
11Interceptions8
173Pressures212
13Fouls15
Leading performers
Recorded match actionsEI
Edvaldo Izidio NetoBrazil2Goals0Assists1.77xG
ÉA
Édson Arantes do NascimentoBrazil2Goals0Assists1.05xG
AS
Agne SimonssonSweden1Goals1Assists0.52xG
NL
Nils LiedholmSweden1Goals1Assists0.26xG
MJ
Mário Jorge Lobo ZagalloBrazil1Goals1Assists0.24xG
Brazil
4-4-2| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EI Edvaldo Izidio NetoStarter | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1.77 |
ÉA Édson Arantes do NascimentoStarter | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1.05 |
MJ Mário Jorge Lobo ZagalloStarter | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.24 |
WP Waldyr PereiraStarter | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0.21 |
MF Manoel Francisco dos SantosStarter | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0.07 |
DP Dejalma Pereira Dias dos SantosStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
JE José Ely de MirandaStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Nd Nilton dos Reis SantosStarter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
OP Orlando Peçanha de CarvalhoStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Gd Gylmar dos Santos NevesStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
HL Hideraldo Luis BelliniStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Sweden
3-4-2-1| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AS Agne SimonssonStarter | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.52 |
NL Nils LiedholmStarter | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.26 |
GG Gunnar GrenStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 |
RB Reino BorjessonStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
KS Karl-Oskar SvenssonStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
EO Ernst Orvar BergmarkStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
KR Kurt Roland HamrinStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
SA Sven AxbomStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
BG Bengt GustavssonStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
KL Karl Lennart SkoglundStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
SP Sigvard ParlingStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Performance is shown through recorded statistics. This data source does not provide a player rating or a player-of-the-match award.
Decisive moments
7 eventsPath through 1958
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Final
- Stage
- Final
- Date
- 1958-06-29
- Venue
- Rasunda Stadium, Solna
- Result
- 5–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Brazil / SwedenData by
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Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Lineups, expected goals and shot locations on this page come from StatsBomb event data.