1958 FIFA World Cup

1958 FIFA World Cup

Host Nation	Sweden
Qualification Dates	September 30, 1956-January 15, 1958
Tournament Dates	June 8-29, 1958
Champion	Brazil
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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. 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. The tournament also marked the arrival of a then 17-year-old Pelé on the world stage.

Publications

Programs
Stage	Date	Teams	Venue
Qualifying	December 5, 1956	England vs. Denmark	Molineux Stadium
Qualifying	May 1, 1957	Wales vs. Czechoslovakia	Ninian Park
Qualifying	May 19, 1957	Republic of Ireland vs. England	Dalymount Park
Qualifying	February 5, 1958	Wales vs. Israel	Ninian Park
Group	June 8, 1958	Hungary vs. Wales	Jernvallen
Group	June 8, 1958	Sweden vs. Mexico	Råsunda Stadium
Group	June 8, 1958	Soviet Union vs. England	Ullevi
Group	June 11, 1958	Argentina vs. Northern Ireland	Örjans Vall
Group	June 15, 1958	Hungary vs. Mexico	Jernvallen
Group	June 15, 1958	Sweden vs. Wales	Råsunda Stadium
Group	June 15, 1958	West Germany vs. Northern Ireland	Malmö Stadion
Group Playoff	June 17, 1958	Northern Ireland vs. Czechoslovakia	Malmö Stadion
Quarterfinal	June 19, 1958	Sweden vs. Soviet Union	Råsunda Stadium
Final	June 29, 1958	Brazil vs. Sweden	Råsunda Stadium