Who won the World Cup 1958?

Who won the World Cup 1958?

Brazil national football team
1958 FIFA World Cup/Champion

Did Sweden win a World Cup?

Sweden have been one of the more successful national teams in the history of the World Cup, having reached 4 semi-finals, and becoming runners-up on home ground in 1958. The two countries have met each other seven times but Sweden never won, with five victories for the Brazilian side and two draws.

How old was Pele when he played his first World Cup?

Pelé made his international debut in 1957 at age 16 and the following year played his first game in the World Cup finals in Sweden.

Who scored 6 goals in the 1958 World Cup?

Fontaine
France topped the group, with Just Fontaine netting six goals. Yugoslavia finished second, while Scotland came in last.

Where did Wales finish in the 1958 World Cup?

In the end, Czechoslovakia beat East Germany by the same scoreline as Wales had (4–1), consigning Wales to second place in the group and ending their World Cup qualifying journey….Sweden 1958.

Team Sweden
GF 5
GA 1
GAv 5.00
Pts 5

When did Sweden win the world Cup?

1958
1958 Sweden World Cup. 1958 was the year Brazil, so unfortunate in 1950, finally captured the world title they had been threatening to win for so long.

When did Sweden last win Eurovision?

Sweden in Eurovision: Voting & Points

Participations 60
Victories 6 2015, 2012, 1999, 1991, 1984, 1974
Came last 2 1977, 1963
Nul points 1 1963
Qualified for final 16 out of 17 (since 2004)

Which country won the 1958 World Cup in Sweden?

The 1958 FIFA World Cup was the sixth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial |football tournament for men’s senior national teams, and 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 the Stockholm suburb of Solna to claim their first title.

When was the First World Cup held in Sweden?

Swedish delegates lobbied other countries at the FIFA Congress held in Rio de Janeiro around the opening of the 1950 World Cup finals. Sweden was awarded the 1958 tournament unopposed on 23 June 1950.

What was the original football used in the 1958 World Cup?

The official ball was the “Top-Star VMbollen 1958” model made by Sydsvenska Läder & Remfabriks AB (aka “Remmen” or “Sydläder”) in Ängelholm. It was chosen from 102 candidates in a blind test by four FIFA officials.

Who is the villain of the 1958 World Cup?

Just Fontaine may be a surprising choice for villain of the 1958 World Cup; after all, he did score 13 goals. It is not that he scored a lot of goals, indeed a record for a single tournament, but the fact that 4 of these were scored in the meaningless third place match between France and West Germany, a dead rubber match.

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