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1958 SWEDEN
The World is introduced to Pele!
The 6th staging of the World Cup
was held in Sweden from June 8th
to the 29th.
From the 1958 World Cup forward
FIFA mandated the tournament alternate between Europe and the
America’s. This was due to the disappointment of the World Cup being
held in Europe on back to back occasions in 54 and 58.
Just Fontaine of France scored a
total of 13 goals in just 6 matches
during the 1958 World Cup. This
record still stands as the most goals
scored in one World Cup. He was
able to put 4 past the defending
champions West Germany.
Despite Qualifying for the World Cup
Finals, Northern Ireland nearly did
not participate. The Northern Ireland
FA originally ordered the team to
boycott games played on Sunday as
Irish Law declares this a “holy day”
when no football should be played.
The players protested the ruling
and were eventually allowed to
compete. They made the best of the
situation and reached the quarter
finals before losing to France 0-4.
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For the first and only time in history
a World Cup match ended before 90
minutes. 66 minutes into the Costa
Rica vs. Guatemala match the visiting side quit ending the match at
3-1.
The attendance at a play-off match
on 17 June 1958 between Wales
and Hungary was only 2,823, due to
a boycott to show their sympathy to
the Hungarian rebellion army leader,
who had been executed one day
before the match.
The first scoreless match in World
Cup history was Brazil vs England
in Stockholm, Sweden on 11 June,
1958.
Brazil holds the record for most
World Cup wins with 5. They captured the first at the 1958 World Cup
beating the hosts Sweden 5-2. This
team included a 17 year kid named
Pele, who would soon become a
legend in the world of soccer.
Interesting Facts
Sweden Soccer Facts
February 6th 1958 - Following a European Cup tie between Manchester
United and Red Star Belgrade in Belgrade, Yugoslavia a plane crash left
23 people dead. The plane, which was
filled with United players, coaches and
media members, slid off the end of the
runway due to the icy conditions. This
accident has become known as the
“Munich Air Disaster”.
Swedish National Team;
1958 saw the release of credit cards
including American Express and the
Bankamericard, which was the forerunner of Visa. Millions of people who
travel to Brazil for this year’s
tournament will rely on credit cards to
purchase plane tickets, match tickets
and souvenirs.
Runners Up: 1958 As hosts of the World Cup
Sweden made it to the Final where they lost
to Brazil 5-2.
Television coverage of the matches
began 4 years prior at the 1954 World
Cup. 1958 was the first year that the
group selection show was also aired
on television. In 2010 the World Cup
draw was watched by over 350 million
viewers and it is estimated that the
2014 draw attracted even more than
that.
The 2014 World Cup would be impossible to run without computers, the
first microchip was invented in 1958
by Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce. The
microchip is essential to the operation
of all computers.
Team Colors: Yellow Shirt, Blue Shorts, Yellow Socks
World Cup Appearances: Have played in 11
of the 19 World Cups. They did not qualify
for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa
World Cup Winners: Have never won the
World Cup
Semi-finalists: 1950 Placed 3rd in the Final
Group Round 1994 Lost to eventual winners
Brazil 1-0 but beat Bulgaria 4-0 to finish
3rd overall.
European Championship: 1992 Reached the
Semi Finals while hosts of the tournament.
Have played in the Euro’s 5 times (1992,
2000, 2004, 2008 & 2012)
Olympic Champions: 1948 in London
Most Capped Player: Anders Svensson - 148
Top Scorer: Sven Rydell – 49
Zlatan Ibrahimovic - 48 (still playing)
Famous Players: Thomas Ravelli – 143 caps
Zlatan Ibrahimovic – prolific goal scorer,
currently playing for PSG in France
Fredrik Ljungberg – Midfielder who spentmost of his career playing in Europe, Cap
tained the Swedish national team
Michael Jackson was born on August
29th 1958.
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Top Swedish League: Allsvenskan –
Ranked 23rd by FIFA
Top Club Teams in Sweden: AIK – Record
for most years in the top flight with 85
Malmo FF - Current champions with 78 seasons
Most titles won goes to Malmo FF with 20
The Allsvenskan League as been running
for 88 consecutive seasons. That is the third
longest streak for a national level soccer
league behind only Switzerland and Argentina
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WORLD CUP RESULTS
Group 1
Results
Team
N. Ireland
Germany
FR
Czechoslovak
Czechoslovakia
Argentina
P
4
3
4
3
W
2
1
1
1
D
1
2
1
0
L
1
0
2
2
GA GF Pts
6
6
5
7
5
4
9
6
3
5 10 2
Group 2
Team
France
Yugoslavia
Paraguay
Scotland
A rgentina
N orthern Ireland
A rgentina
G erm any F R
C zechoslov akia
G erm any F R
N orthern Ireland
W
2
1
1
0
D
0
2
1
1
L
1
0
1
2
GA GF Pts
11 7
4
7
6
4
9 12 3
4
6
1
Y ugoslav ia
F rance
Y ugoslav ia
P araguay
P araguay
F rance
P
3
4
4
3
W
2
1
1
0
D
1
3
1
1
L
0
0
2
2
GA GF Pts
5
1
5
4
3
5
7
5
3
1
8
1
S weden
H ungary
M ex ico
S weden
S weden
H ungary
W ales
P
3
4
4
3
W
2
2
0
0
D
1
1
3
1
L
0
1
1
2
GA GF Pts
5
0
5
5
4
5
4
5
3
2
7
1
Group 4
Team
Brazil
Soviet
England
Austria
QUARTER-FINALS
Results
Brazil
1-0
Wales
France
4-0
Northern Ireland
Germany FR
1-0
Yugoslavia
Sweden
2-0
Soviet Union
SEMI-FINALS
Results
Sweden
Brazil
3-1
5-2
Germany FR
France
THIRD PLACE MATCH
Results
France
6-3
Germany FR
FINAL
Results
Brazil
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5-2
Sweden
G erm any F R
C zechoslov akia
N orthern Ireland
C zechoslov akia
A rgentina
N orthern Ireland
C zechoslov akia
Results
P
3
3
3
3
Group 3
Team
Sweden
Wales
Hungary
Mexico
1-3
1-0
3-1
2-2
6-1
2-2
2-1
1-1
7-1
3-2
3-2
3-3
2-1
S cotland
P araguay
F rance
S cotland
Y ugoslav ia
S cotland
R esults
3-0 M ex ico
1-1 W ales
1-1 W ales
2-1 H ungary
0-0 W ales
4-0 M ex ico
2-1 H ungary
Results
S ov iet U nion
B razil
S ov iet U nion
B razil
B razil
E ngland
S ov iet U nion
2-2
3-0
2-0
0-0
2-0
2-2
1-0
E ngland
A ustria
A ustria
E ngland
S ov iet U nion
A ustria
E ngland