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-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 19 June – Gothenburg
 
 
 Brazil1
 
 24 June – Solna
 
 Wales0
 
 Brazil5
 
 19 June – Norrköping
 
 France2
 
 France4
 
 29 June – Solna
 
 Northern Ireland0
 
 Brazil5
 
 19 June – Solna
 
 Sweden2
 
 Sweden2
 
 24 June – Gothenburg
 
 Soviet Union0
 
 Sweden3
 
 19 June – Malmö
 
 West Germany1 Third place
 
 West Germany1
 
 28 June – Gothenburg
 
 Yugoslavia0
 
 France6
 
 
 West Germany3
 

Quarter-finals

Brazil vs Wales

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Brazil 1–0 Wales
Pelé 66' Report
Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 25,923
Referee: Fritz Seipelt (Austria)
Brazil
Wales

France vs Northern Ireland

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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

Sweden vs Soviet Union

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Sweden 2–0 Soviet Union
Hamrin 49'
Simonsson 88'		 Report
Råsunda Stadium, Solna
Attendance: 31,900
Referee: Reginald Leafe (England)
Sweden
Soviet Union

West Germany vs Yugoslavia

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West Germany 1–0 Yugoslavia
Rahn 12' Report
Malmö Stadion, Malmö
Attendance: 20,055
Referee: Raymond Wyssling (Switzerland)
West Germany
Yugoslavia

Semi-finals

Brazil vs France

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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

Sweden vs West Germany

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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

3rd place play-off

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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

Final

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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
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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:
England George Raynor

Officials

References

  1. ^ 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
1958 FIFA World Cup finalists
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