1958 FIFA World Cup knockout stage

none May 2018 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 stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament. A match for third place also was played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals. Brazil won the final 5–2 against hosts Sweden for their first World Cup title.Molinaro John https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/world-cup-2014/1958-world-cup-pele-a-star-is-born/ 1958 World Cup: Pele—A star is born sportsnet.ca Sportsnet 8 June 2014 22 May 2018 Qualified teams The top two placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage. Group Winners Runners-up 1 FRG NIR 2 FRA 1794 YUG 3 SWE 1906 WAL 1953 4 BRA 1889 URS 1955 Bracket white-space:nowrap Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Match for third place 19 June – Gothenburg BRA 1889 1 WAL 1953 0 19 June – Norrköping FRA 1794 4 NIR 0 19 June – Solna SWE 1906 2 URS 1955 0 19 June – Malmö FRG 1 YUG 0 24 June – Solna BRA 1889 5 FRA 1794 2 24 June – Gothenburg SWE 1906 3 FRG 1 29 June – Solna BRA 1889 5 SWE 1906 2 28 June – Gothenburg FRA 1794 6 FRG 3 Third yes Quarter-finals Brazil vs Wales This was the first time both countries faced each other.Wales national football team: record v Brazil https://www.11v11.com/teams/wales/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Brazil/ www.11v11.com 30 June 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20240524125230/https://www.11v11.com/teams/wales/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Brazil/ 24 May 2024 Wales were without John Charles for the match, as he had been injured in their play-off match against Hungary.World Cup finals 1958: the last time Wales qualified for a tournament https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/oct/11/wales-world-cup-finals-european-championship-brazil-pele The Guardian 30 June 2026 11 October 2015 Wales were able to hold Brazil to a 0–0 draw for over an hour,Thomas Andi From the Jaws of Victory book: Wales at the 1958 World Cup https://thesetpieces.com/latest-posts/jaws-victory-book-wales-1958-world-cup/ The Set Pieces 30 June 2026 9 June 2022 until Pelé scored in the 66th minute, becoming both the youngest goal scorer in the tournament's history and the first player under the age of 18 to score at a World Cup.World Cup wonder goals: Pele makes history https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/articles/pele-goal-brazil-wales-1958 www.fifa.com 30 June 2026 20 May 2026 1958 6 19 y 19:00 (CET) BRA 1889 1958 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Brazil vs Wales 1–0 WAL 1953 Pelé 66 Ullevi, Gothenburg 25,923 Fritz Seipelt (Austria) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/15/221/1345 Brazil vs Wales Quarter-final 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=221/match=1345/index.html 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Brazil v Wales FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171223215802/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=221/match=1345/index.html 23 December 2017 _greenborder _collargreen _greenborder _whitesides _brasil1954 FDE910 FDE910 FDE910 62B0FF FFFFFF Brazil _whiteborder _vneckwhite _whiteborder _red sides _whitetop FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 Wales GK 3 Gilmar RB 14 De Sordi CB 2 Bellini (c) CB 15 Orlando LB 12 Nílton Santos DM 19 Zito AM 6 Didi OR 11 Garrincha CF 18 Mazzola CF 10 Pelé OL 7 ZagalloManager: Vicente Feola GK 1 Jack Kelsey DF 2 Stuart Williams DF 3 Mel Hopkins DF 4 Derrick Sullivan MF 5 Mel Charles MF 6 Dave Bowen (c) FW 7 Terry Medwin FW 8 Ron Hewitt FW 19 Colin Webster FW 10 Ivor Allchurch FW 11 Cliff JonesManager: Jimmy Murphy Assistant referees: Maurice Guigue (France) Albert Dusch (West Germany) France vs Northern Ireland 1958 6 19 y 19:00 (CET) FRA 1794 1958 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#France vs Northern Ireland 4–0 NIR Wisnieski 44 Fontaine 55 63 Piantoni 68 Idrottsparken, Norrköping 11,800 Juan Gardeazábal Garay (Spain) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/15/221/1385 France vs Northern Ireland Quarter-final 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=221/match=1385/index.html 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – France v Northern Ireland FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171224213727/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=221/match=1385/index.html 24 December 2017 _collarblue_laced _2_stripes_white 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF FF0000 France _whiteborder _vneckwhite _whiteborder _whitetop 009900 009900 009900 FFFFFF 009900 Northern Ireland GK 1 Claude Abbes RB 4 Raymond Kaelbel CH 10 Robert Jonquet (c) LB 5 André Lerond RH 13 Armand Penverne LH 12 Jean-Jacques Marcel OR 22 Maryan Wisnieski IR 17 Just Fontaine SS 18 Raymond Kopa IL 20 Roger Piantoni OL 21 Jean VincentManager: Albert Batteux GK 1 Harry Gregg DF 5 Dick Keith DF 2 Willie Cunningham DF 3 Alf McMichael MF 4 Danny Blanchflower (c) MF 8 Wilbur Cush FW 7 Billy Bingham FW 13 Tommy Casey FW 14 Jackie Scott FW 10 Jimmy McIlroy FW 11 Peter McParlandManager: Peter Doherty Sweden vs Soviet Union 1958 6 19 y 19:00 (CET) SWE 1906 1958 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Sweden vs Soviet Union 2–0 URS 1955 Hamrin 49 Simonsson 88 Råsunda Stadium, Solna 31,900 Reginald Leafe (England) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/15/221/1437 Sweden vs Soviet Union Quarter-final 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=221/match=1437/index.html 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Sweden v Soviet Union FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171223215804/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=221/match=1437/index.html 23 December 2017 _swe58h _yellowtop FFDD33 FFDD33 FFDD33 005AD8 005AD8 Sweden _sovietunion70 _2 white stripes FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 Soviet Union GK 1 Kalle Svensson RB 2 Orvar Bergmark CH 14 Bengt Gustavsson LB 3 Sven Axbom RH 15 Reino Börjesson LH 6 Sigge Parling OR 7 Kurt Hamrin IR 8 Gunnar Gren CF 9 Agne Simonsson IL 4 Nils Liedholm (c) OL 11 Lennart SkoglundManager: ENG George Raynor GK 1 Lev Yashin DF 2 Vladimir Kesarev DF 4 Boris Kuznetsov DF 5 Yuri Voinov MF 3 Konstantin Krizhevsky MF 16 Viktor Tsarev FW 17 Aleksandr Ivanov FW 8 Valentin Ivanov FW 9 Nikita Simonyan (c) FW 10 Sergei Salnikov FW 11 Anatoli IlyinManager: Gavriil Kachalin West Germany vs Yugoslavia 1958 6 19 y 19:00 (CET) FRG 1958 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#West Germany vs Yugoslavia 1–0 YUG Rahn 12 Malmö Stadion, Malmö 20,055 Raymond Wyssling (Switzerland) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/15/221/1392 Germany FR vs Yugoslavia Quarter-final 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=221/match=1392/index.html 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Germany FR v Yugoslavia FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171212123609/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=221/match=1392/index.html 12 December 2017 _blackborder _blackcollar _blackborder _whitetop ffffff ffffff ffffff 000000 000000 West Germany _yugoslavia1962h _whitestripe 0261BF 0261BF 0261BF FFFFFF FF0000 Yugoslavia GK 1 Fritz Herkenrath RB 7 Georg Stollenwerk CH 2 Herbert Erhardt LB 3 Erich Juskowiak RH 4 Horst Eckel LH 6 Horst Szymaniak OR 8 Helmut Rahn IR 9 Fritz Walter CF 12 Uwe Seeler IL 10 Alfred Schmidt OL 11 Hans Schäfer (c)Manager: Sepp Herberger GK 2 Srboljub Krivokuća DF 4 Tomislav Crnković DF 3 Vasilije Šijaković DF 6 Branko Zebec (c) MF 8 Dobrosav Krstić MF 9 Vujadin Boškov FW 12 Aleksandar Petaković FW 19 Radivoje Ognjanović FW 7 Miloš Milutinović FW 13 Todor Veselinović FW 17 Zdravko RajkovManager: Aleksandar Tirnanić Semi-finals Brazil vs France This was only the second time Brazil and France had ever faced each other, and the first in an official competition,France's semi-finals at the World Cup https://www.fifa.com/en/articles/world-cup-qatar-2022-france-previous-6-semi-finals-croatia-brazil-germany-portugal-belgium www.fifa.com 15 May 2026 December 2022 having previously faced each other in a friendly match in Rio de Janeiro shortly after the 1930 FIFA World Cup.Rivals for nearly a century, Brazil and France are evenly matched https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/rivals-nearly-century-brazil-v-113400494.html Yahoo Sports 15 May 2026 26 March 2026 27 March 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260327050655/https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/rivals-nearly-century-brazil-v-113400494.html live Early on in the match, French captain Robert Jonquet tried to make a short pass to André Lerond, but was intercepted by Garrincha. After passing it to Zito, he was able to get the ball to Vavá, who scored Brazil's first goal in the first two minutes.Brazil show form which made them favourites The Scotsman 35905 25 June 1958 14 However, Just Fontaine was able to score an equalizer for France seven minutes later, which was the first goal Brazil had conceded all tournament.3-GOAL PELE K.O.s FRANCE Daily Express 18066 25 June 1958 14 In the 35th minute, Jonquet collided with Brazilian forward Vavá, causing a double fracture in his fibula. While Jonquet was off the pitch being treated, Didi scored in the 39th minute from 22 yards out to make it 2–1, giving Brazil the lead again. Brazil then scored a third goal just before half-time, but it was disallowed by referee Benjamin Griffiths after consulting the linesman.Pele slams three Daily Herald 13160 25 June 1958 10 Despite his injury in the first half, Jonquet returned to the field for the second half as to not leave France with 10 men due to substitutes not being allowed.Robert JONQUET https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/8765-jonquet-robert/fiche.html Fédération Française de Football 15 May 2026 30 May 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230530140913/https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/8765-jonquet-robert/fiche.html live He was moved to the left side of the field, swapping positions with Jean-Jacques Marcel,FRANCE 2–5 (1–2) BRESIL http://www.fff.fr/cgi-bin/historique/hist_detail.pl?nomatch=245 Fédération Française de Football 15 May 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20061208013642/http://www.fff.fr/cgi-bin/historique/hist_detail.pl?nomatch=245 8 December 2006 but spent most of the match limping on the left wing,1958: Boy genius boosts Brazil https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/news/019c-0e6adb9fdf80-0d1cf41ed13a-1000--1958-boy-genius-boosts-brazil/ UEFA.com 15 May 2026 en 29 April 2004 26 November 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221126012605/https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/news/019c-0e6adb9fdf80-0d1cf41ed13a-1000--1958-boy-genius-boosts-brazil/ live effectively making it so that France were down to 10 men.Scheibe John This day in sports: Brazil's Pelé strikes it big in 1958 World Cup https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2020-06-24/this-day-in-sports-brazils-pele-strikes-it-big-in-1958-world-cup Los Angeles Times 16 May 2026 24 June 2020 19 November 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20251119002916/https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2020-06-24/this-day-in-sports-brazils-pele-strikes-it-big-in-1958-world-cup live Following Jonquet's injury, Brazil started dominating the match.Brazil's Brilliance Birmingham Daily Post 31146 11 25 June 1958 During the second half, Pelé scored a hat-trick, the first of his international career, in the span of 23 minutes.Mamrud Roberto Edson Arantes do Nascimento "Pelé" – Goals in International Matches https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/pele-intlg.html www.rsssf.org 16 May 2026 23 May 2004 27 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190627023832/https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/pele-intlg.html live Roger Piantoni scored a second goal for France in the 83rd minute. 1958 6 24 y 19:00 (CET) BRA 1889 1958 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Brazil vs France 5–2 FRA 1794 Vavá 2 Didi 39 Pelé 52 64 75 Fontaine 9 Piantoni 83 Råsunda Stadium, Solna 27,100 Benjamin Griffiths (Wales) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/15/488/1340 Brazil vs France Semi-final 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=488/match=1340/index.html 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Brazil v France FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171226140651/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=488/match=1340/index.html 26 December 2017 _greenborder _collargreen _greenborder _whitesides _brasil1954 FDE910 FDE910 FDE910 62B0FF FFFFFF Brazil _collarblue_laced _2_stripes_white 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF FF0000 France GK 3 Gilmar RB 14 De Sordi CB 2 Hilderaldo Bellini (c) CB 15 Orlando LB 12 Nílton Santos RH 19 Zito LH 6 Didi OR 11 Garrincha CF 20 Vavá CF 10 Pelé OL 7 Mário ZagalloManager: Vicente Feola GK 1 Claude Abbes RB 4 Raymond Kaelbel CH 10 Robert Jonquet (c) LB 5 André Lerond RH 13 Armand Penverne LH 12 Jean-Jacques Marcel OR 22 Maryan Wisniewski IR 17 Just Fontaine SS 18 Raymond Kopa IL 20 Roger Piantoni OL 21 Jean VincentManager: Albert Batteux Assistant referees: Paul Wyssling (Switzerland) Reg Leafe (England) Sweden vs West Germany 1958 6 24 y 19:00 (CET) SWE 1906 1958 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Sweden vs West Germany 3–1 FRG Skoglund 32 Gren 81 Hamrin 88 Schäfer 24 Ullevi, Gothenburg 49,471 István Zsolt (Hungary) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/15/488/1390 Sweden vs Germany FR Semi-final 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=488/match=1390/index.html 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Sweden v Germany FR FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171031020550/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=488/match=1390/index.html 31 October 2017 _swe58h _yellowtop FFDD33 FFDD33 FFDD33 005AD8 005AD8 Sweden _blackborder _blackcollar _blackborder _whitetop ffffff ffffff ffffff 000000 000000 West Germany GK 1 Kalle Svensson RB 2 Orvar Bergmark CH 14 Bengt Gustavsson LB 3 Sven Axbom RH 15 Reino Börjesson LH 6 Sigge Parling OR 7 Kurt Hamrin IR 8 Gunnar Gren CF 9 Agne Simonsson IL 4 Nils Liedholm (c) OL 11 Lennart SkoglundManager: ENG George Raynor GK 1 Fritz Herkenrath RB 7 Georg Stollenwerk CH 2 Herbert Erhardt LB 3 Erich Juskowiak 0 59 RH 4 Horst Eckel LH 6 Horst Szymaniak OR 8 Helmut Rahn IR 9 Fritz Walter CF 12 Uwe Seeler IL 11 Hans Schäfer (c) OL 14 Hans CieslarczykManager: Sepp Herberger Match for third place France–Germany football rivalry 1958 6 28 y 17:00 (CET) FRA 1794 1958 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Match for third place 6–3 FRG Fontaine 16 36 78 89 Kopa 27 pen. Douis 50 Cieslarczyk 18 Rahn 52 Schäfer 84 Ullevi, Gothenburg 32,483 Juan Regis Brozzi (Argentina) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/15/3483/1382 France vs Germany FR Match for third place 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=3483/match=1382/index.html 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – France v Germany FR FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171226140653/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=3483/match=1382/index.html 26 December 2017 _collarblue_laced _2_stripes_white 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF FF0000 France _blackborder _blackcollar _blackborder _whitetop ffffff ffffff ffffff 000000 000000 West Germany GK 1 Claude Abbes RB 4 Raymond Kaelbel CB 11 Maurice Lafont LB 5 André Lerond RH 13 Armand Penverne (c) LH 12 Jean-Jacques Marcel OR 22 Maryan Wisnieski IR 16 Yvon Douis CF 18 Raymond Kopa IL 17 Just Fontaine OL 21 Jean VincentManager: Albert Batteux GK 22 Heinz Kwiatkowski RB 7 Georg Stollenwerk CB 5 Heinz Wewers LB 2 Herbert Erhardt RH 14 Karl-Heinz Schnellinger LH 6 Horst Szymaniak OR 8 Helmut Rahn IR 16 Hans Sturm CF 15 Alfred Kelbassa IL 11 Hans Schäfer (c) OL 14 Hans CieslarczykManager: Sepp Herberger Final 1958 FIFA World Cup final Final Lineups References Match reports Report External links 1958 FIFA World Cup archive Category:1958 FIFA World Cup 1958 Category:Sweden at the 1958 FIFA World Cup Category:West Germany at the 1958 FIFA World Cup Category:France at the 1958 FIFA World Cup Category:Yugoslavia at the 1958 FIFA World Cup Category:Brazil at the 1958 FIFA World Cup Category:Northern Ireland at the 1958 FIFA World Cup Category:Wales at the 1958 FIFA World Cup Category:Soviet Union at the 1958 FIFA World Cup Category:Football in Gothenburg Category:Football in Östergötland County Category:Football in Stockholm County Category:Football in Malmö Category:International sports competitions in Malmö Category:International sports competitions in Gothenburg Category:Sports competitions in Norrköping Category:Sports competitions in Solna Category:20th century in Malmö Category:20th century in Gothenburg Category:20th century in Stockholm County Category:20th century in Östergötland County