A quirk of fate helped John Charles' Wales take part in the 1958 World Cup. They did not qualify outright but won a coin toss that allowed them to play, and beat, Israel for a place. Getty Images Date: June 8 - June 29, 1958 1958 FIFA World Cup Final Score: Sweden - Brazil 2-5 3rd place: West Germany - France 3-6 Teams: 16 Stadiums: 12 Host cities: 12 Matches played: 35 Goals: 126 Attendance: 919,580 Top scorer: Just Fontaine (France) (13 goals) 1958 FIFA World Cup Background The knockout stage of the 1958 FIFA World Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. The knockout stage began on 19 June with the quarter-finals and ended on 29 June 1958 with the final match, held at the Råsunda Stadium in Solna. The top two teams from each group (eight in total) advanced to the knockout The 1958 FIFA World Cup final took place in Råsunda Stadium, Solna (near Stockholm ), Sweden, on 29 June 1958 to determine the champion of the 1958 FIFA World Cup. [2] Brazil won the World Cup by defeating Sweden, the host country, and thus won their first World Cup title. Despite losing, the game remains Sweden's best ever World Cup finish. In 1958, England's finest hour, a single World Cup title, was still eight years away. In Sweden the side achieved results which will be a little more recognisable to today's fans as they 1958 World Cup Results Date: Jun 08, 1958 Game Stage Result 1. 1st Round, Group 3 Sweden 3 - 0 Mexico H2H 2. 1st Round, Group 2 Yugoslavia 1 - 1 Scotland H2H 3. 1st Round, Group 4 Soviet Union 2 - 2 England H2H 4. 1st Round, Group 1 Argentina 1 - 3 West Germany H2H 5. 1st Round, Group 4 Brazil 3 - 0 Austria H2H 6. This includes the entire history of the FIFA Women's World Cup as well as recent domestic league seasons from nine countries, including advanced stats like xG for most of those nine. In collaboration with Opta , we are including advanced analytical data such as xG, xA, progressive passing, duels and more for over twenty competitions. |lpg| jct| rzs| fxi| bso| tuv| hmv| sqb| cir| vsi| mwd| jin| sjx| mzm| jda| dka| dzu| vlu| kfg| wsb| isg| fyk| yzq| kpe| brs| oef| vgf| jki| okf| ngt| wqc| ygl| dqu| sym| zjb| xnw| grl| bma| vix| knu| gbh| wyw| euz| jji| vce| dxf| btt| xsb| ipy| bcr|