1958 FIFA World Cup

1958 FIFA World Cup

Världsmästerskapet i Fotboll Sverige 1958 (Swedish)
Tournament details
Host country	Sweden
Dates	8–29 June
Teams	16 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	12 (in 12 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (1st title)
Runners-up	Sweden
Third place	France
Fourth place	West Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played	35
Goals scored	126 (3.6 per match)
Attendance	819,810 (23,423 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Just Fontaine (13 goals)
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The 1958 FIFA World Cup was the sixth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in Sweden from 8 to 29 June 1958. It was the first FIFA World Cup to be played in a Nordic country.

Brazil beat Sweden 5–2 in the final in Solna, Stockholm, to claim their first title, having beaten France in the semi-final and Wales in the quarter-final. The tournament also marked the arrival of a then 17-year-old Pelé on the world stage, who scored in all three of Brazil's knockout games.

This was the first appearance of Wales at the FIFA World Cup. They would not qualify for another until 64 years later. This tournament also marked the debuts of fellow British side Northern Ireland, as well as the Soviet Union. Defending champions West Germany were eliminated by runners up Sweden and would lose to France in a third place match.