1958 FIFA World Cup final

1958 FIFA World Cup Final

Event	1958 FIFA World Cup
Brazil Sweden 5 2
Date	29 June 1958
Venue	Råsunda Stadium, Solna
Referee	Maurice Guigue (France)
Attendance	49,737

The 1958 FIFA World Cup Final took place in Råsunda Stadium, Solna (near Stockholm), Sweden on 29 June 1958. Brazil won the World Cup by defeating Sweden, and thus won the trophy for the first time.

Sweden took the lead after only 4 minutes after an excellent finish by captain Nils Liedholm. The lead didn't last long however as Vavá equalised just 5 minutes later. On 32 minutes, Vavá scored a similar goal to his first to give Brazil a lead 2–1 at the break. 10 minutes into the second half, Brazil went further in front thanks to a brilliant goal scored by Pelé. He took control of the ball inside the penalty area, chipped the ball over the defender then smashed it past a helpless Kalle Svensson. Halfway through the second half Brazil went 4-1 up with a goal scored by Mário Zagallo. Simonsson pulled one back for Sweden with 10 minutes remaining but it was far too late. Pelé sealed the 5–2 win with a header in injury time and Brazil were able to celebrate their first World Cup title.

The 1958 final holds the record for most goals scored in a World Cup Final, and it shares the record for the greatest winning margin (with the 1970 and 1998 tournaments). The records for both the youngest and oldest goalscorer in a World Cup final were set in this match; by Pelé (17 years and 249 days) and Liedholm (35 years, 263 days) respectively.

Match details

Brazil v Sweden

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: 51,800 Referee: Maurice Guigue (France)

Brazil

Sweden

GK 3 Gilmar RB 4 Djalma Santos CB 15 Orlando CB 2 Hideraldo Bellini (c) LB 12 Nílton Santos HB 19 Zito HB 6 Didi RW 11 Garrincha LW 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 HB 15 Reino Börjesson IR 8 Gunnar Gren IL 4 Nils Liedholm (c) RW 7 Kurt Hamrin LW 11 Lennart Skoglund CF 9 Agne Simonsson Manager: George Raynor

Officials Linesmen: Albert Dusch (Germany) Juan Gardeazabal (Spain)

Match Rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary Replay if necessary No substitutions permitted

External links

• (Swedish) Full 1958 FIFA World Cup Final on Youtube