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| Event | 1958 FIFA World Cup, first round, group 1 | ||||||
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| Date | 15 June 1958 | ||||||
| Venue | Olympiastadion, Helsingborg, Sweden | ||||||
| Referee | Arthur Edward Ellis (England) | ||||||
| Attendance | 16,418 | ||||||
The Disaster of Sweden (Spanish: Desastre de Suecia)[1] is the name given to the early elimination of the Argentina football team from the 1958 FIFA World Cup at the hands of the Czechoslovakia football team. The match was played on June 15, 1958, at the Olympiastadion in the city of Helsingborg, Sweden, the host country of the championship. That day, Czechoslovakia beat Argentina 6–1. The final result means the heaviest defeat for the Albiceleste team in a FIFA World Cup.[2] [3]
- ^ "No es cuestión de hombres". El Gráfico (in Spanish). June 20, 1958. Archived from the original on April 6, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ https://www.infobae.com/deportes-2/mundial-2018/2018/06/15/a-60-anos-del-desastre-de-suecia-el-recuerdo-de-la-peor-derrota-de-argentina-en-mundiales/ A 60 años del "desastre de Suecia": el recuerdo de la peor derrota de Argentina en Mundiales. Infobae, 3 July 2018.
- ^ https://www.elgrafico.com.ar/articulo/las-cronicas-de-el-grafico/31835/1958-era-pan-comido-fue-desastre 1958. ERA PAN COMIDO, FUE DESASTRE. El Gráfico, 14 May 2018.
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