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[1]

The 1958 FIFA World Cup Final took place in Råsunda Stadium, Solna (near Stockholm), Sweden on 29 June 1958.^[2] 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.^[3] 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.^[2] 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

References

1. "Match report". fifa.com. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
2. "World Cup 1958: Final". Planetworldcup.com. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
3. "Diego Maradona goal voted the FIFA World Cup Goal of the Century". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 May 2002. Retrieved 8 May 2011.