1958 FIFA World Cup knockout stage

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 third place play-off 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.^[1]

All times listed are local time.

Qualified teams

The top two placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.

Group	Winners	Runners-up
1	West Germany	Northern Ireland
2	France	Yugoslavia
3	Sweden	Wales
4	Brazil	Soviet Union

Bracket

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

19 June – Gothenburg

Brazil	1
		24 June – Solna
Wales	0
		Brazil	5
19 June – Norrköping
		France	2
France	4
				29 June – Solna
Northern Ireland	0
				Brazil	5
19 June – Solna
				Sweden	2
Sweden	2
		24 June – Gothenburg
Soviet Union	0
		Sweden	3
19 June – Malmö
		West Germany	1	Third place play-off
West Germany	1
				28 June – Gothenburg
Yugoslavia	0
				France	6

				West Germany	3

Quarter-finals

Brazil vs Wales

19 June 1958

19:00 (CET)

Brazil	1–0	Wales
Pelé 66'	Report

Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 25,923

Referee: Fritz Seipelt (Austria)

Brazil

Wales


GK	3	Gilmar
RB	14	De Sordi
CB	15	Orlando
CB	2	Bellini (c)
LB	12	Nílton Santos
DM	19	Zito
AM	6	Didi
RW	11	Garrincha
FW	18	Mazzola
FW	10	Pelé
LW	7	Zagallo
Manager:
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 Jones
Manager:
Jimmy Murphy

France vs Northern Ireland

19 June 1958

19:00 (CET)

France	4–0	Northern Ireland
Wisnieski 44' Fontaine 55', 63' Piantoni 68'	Report

Idrottsparken, Norrköping

Attendance: 11,800

Referee: Juan Gardeazábal Garay (Spain)

France

Northern Ireland


GK	1	Claude Abbes
DF	4	Raymond Kaelbel
DF	5	André Lerond
DF	13	Armand Penverne
MF	10	Robert Jonquet (c)
MF	12	Jean-Jacques Marcel
FW	22	Maryan Wisnieski
FW	18	Raymond Kopa
FW	17	Just Fontaine
FW	20	Roger Piantoni
FW	21	Jean Vincent
Manager:
Albert Batteux


GK	1	Harry Gregg
DF	5	Dick Keith
DF	3	Alf McMichael
DF	2	Willie Cunningham
MF	4	Danny Blanchflower (c)
MF	8	Wilbur Cush
FW	7	Billy Bingham
FW	8	Tommy Casey
FW	14	Jackie Scott
FW	10	Jimmy McIlroy
FW	11	Peter McParland
Manager:
Peter Doherty

Sweden vs Soviet Union

19 June 1958

19:00 (CET)

Sweden	2–0	Soviet Union
Hamrin 49' Simonsson 88'	Report

Råsunda Stadium, Solna

Attendance: 31,900

Referee: Reginald Leafe (England)

Sweden

Soviet Union


GK	1	Kalle Svensson
DF	2	Orvar Bergmark
DF	6	Sigge Parling
DF	14	Bengt Gustavsson
DF	3	Sven Axbom
MF	15	Reino Börjesson
FW	7	Kurt Hamrin
FW	20	Bror Mellberg
FW	9	Agne Simonsson
FW	4	Nils Liedholm (c)
FW	11	Lennart Skoglund
Manager:
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 Ilyin
Manager:
Gavriil Kachalin

West Germany vs Yugoslavia

19 June 1958

19:00 (CET)

West Germany	1–0	Yugoslavia
Rahn 12'	Report

Malmö Stadion, Malmö

Attendance: 20,055

Referee: Raymond Wyssling (Switzerland)

West Germany

Yugoslavia


GK	1	Fritz Herkenrath
DF	2	Herbert Erhardt
DF	3	Erich Juskowiak
DF	7	Georg Stollenwerk
MF	4	Horst Eckel
MF	6	Horst Szymaniak
FW	8	Helmut Rahn
FW	9	Fritz Walter
FW	12	Uwe Seeler
FW	10	Alfred Schmidt
FW	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 Rajkov
Manager:
Aleksandar Tirnanić

Semi-finals

Brazil vs France

24 June 1958

19:00 (CET)

Brazil	5–2	France
Vavá 2' Didi 39' Pelé 52', 64', 75'	Report	Fontaine 9' Piantoni 83'

Råsunda Stadium, Solna

Attendance: 27,100

Referee: Benjamin Griffiths (Wales)

Brazil

France


GK	3	Gilmar
RB	14	De Sordi
CB	15	Orlando
CB	2	Bellini (c)
LB	12	Nílton Santos
DM	19	Zito
AM	6	Didi
RW	11	Garrincha
FW	20	Vavá
FW	10	Pelé
LW	7	Zagallo
Manager:
Vicente Feola


GK	1	Claude Abbes
DF	4	Raymond Kaelbel
DF	5	André Lerond
DF	13	Armand Penverne
MF	10	Robert Jonquet (c)
MF	12	Jean-Jacques Marcel
FW	22	Maryan Wisnieski
FW	18	Raymond Kopa
FW	17	Just Fontaine
FW	20	Roger Piantoni
FW	21	Jean Vincent
Manager:
Albert Batteux

Sweden vs West Germany

24 June 1958

19:00 (CET)

Sweden	3–1	West Germany
Skoglund 32' Gren 81' Hamrin 88'	Report	Schäfer 24'

Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 49,471

Referee: István Zsolt (Hungary)

Sweden

West Germany


GK	1	Kalle Svensson
DF	2	Orvar Bergmark
DF	6	Sigge Parling
DF	14	Bengt Gustavsson
DF	3	Sven Axbom
MF	15	Reino Börjesson
FW	7	Kurt Hamrin
FW	20	Bror Mellberg
FW	9	Agne Simonsson
FW	4	Nils Liedholm (c)
FW	11	Lennart Skoglund
Manager:
George Raynor


GK	1	Fritz Herkenrath
DF	2	Herbert Erhardt
DF	3	Erich Juskowiak	58'
DF	7	Georg Stollenwerk
MF	4	Horst Eckel
MF	6	Horst Szymaniak
FW	8	Helmut Rahn
FW	9	Fritz Walter
FW	12	Uwe Seeler
FW	11	Hans Schäfer (c)
FW	14	Hans Cieslarczyk
Manager:
Sepp Herberger

Third place play-off

28 June 1958

17:00 (CET)

France	6–3	West Germany
Fontaine 16', 36', 78', 89' Kopa 27' (pen.) Douis 50'	Report	Cieslarczyk 18' Rahn 52' Schäfer 84'

Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 32,483

Referee: Juan Regis Brozzi (Argentina)

France

West Germany


GK	1	Claude Abbes
DF	4	Raymond Kaelbel
DF	5	André Lerond
DF	13	Armand Penverne (c)
MF	11	Maurice Lafont
MF	12	Jean-Jacques Marcel
FW	22	Maryan Wisnieski
FW	16	Yvon Douis
FW	17	Just Fontaine
FW	18	Raymond Kopa
FW	21	Jean Vincent
Manager:
Albert Batteux


GK	22	Heinz Kwiatkowski
DF	2	Herbert Erhardt
DF	14	Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
DF	7	Georg Stollenwerk
MF	5	Heinz Wewers
MF	6	Horst Szymaniak
FW	8	Helmut Rahn
FW	16	Hans Sturm
FW	15	Alfred Kelbassa
FW	11	Hans Schäfer (c)
FW	14	Hans Cieslarczyk
Manager:
Sepp Herberger

Final

29 June 1958

15:00 (CET)

Brazil	5–2	Sweden
Vavá 9', 32' Pelé 55', 90' Zagallo 68'	Report	Liedholm 4' Simonsson 80'

Råsunda Stadium, Solna

Attendance: 49,737

Referee: Maurice Guigue (France)

Brazil

Sweden



GK	3	Gilmar
RB	4	Djalma Santos
CB	15	Orlando
CB	2	Hilderaldo Bellini (c)
LB	12	Nílton Santos
RH	19	Zito
LH	6	Didi
OR	11	Garrincha
OL	7	Mário Zagallo
CF	20	Vavá
CF	10	Pelé
Manager:
Vicente Feola



GK	1	Kalle Svensson
RB	2	Orvar Bergmark
CB	6	Sigge Parling
CB	14	Bengt Gustavsson
LB	3	Sven Axbom
CH	15	Reino Börjesson
OR	7	Kurt Hamrin
IR	8	Gunnar Gren
CF	9	Agne Simonsson
IL	4	Nils Liedholm (c)
OL	11	Lennart Skoglund
Manager:
George Raynor

Officials

Linesmen:
- Albert Dusch (West Germany)
- Juan Gardeazábal (Spain)

References

^ Molinaro, John (8 June 2014). "1958 World Cup: Pele—A star is born". sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

External links

1958 FIFA World Cup archive

1958 FIFA World Cup

Stages

Group stage
- Group 1
- Group 2
- Group 3
- Group 4
Knockout stage
Final

General information

v t e 1958 FIFA World Cup finalists
Champions	Brazil
Runners-up	Sweden
Third place	France
Fourth place	West Germany
Quarter-finals	Northern Ireland Soviet Union Wales Yugoslavia
Group stage	Argentina Austria Czechoslovakia England Hungary Mexico Paraguay Scotland