1958 World Cup - Results and statistics

Group stage

Group 1

West Germany - Argentina: 3 - 1
Northern Ireland - Czechoslovakia: 1 - 0
Argentina - Northern Ireland: 3 - 1
West Germany - Northern Ireland: 2 - 1
Czechoslovakia - Argentina: 6 - 1
Play-off: Northern Ireland - Czechoslovakia: 2 - 1 a.e.t.

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
1. West Germany	4	2	2	0	5	2	+3
2. Northern Ireland	2	3	1	2	3	5	-2
3. Czechoslovakia	2	2	1	1	6	2	+4
4. Argentina	2	3	1	2	5	10	-5

Group 2

Yugoslavia - Scotland: 1 - 1
France - Paraguay: 7 - 3
Paraguay - Scotland: 3 - 2
Yugoslavia - France: 3 - 2
France - Scotland: 2 - 1
Paraguay - Yugoslavia: 3 - 3

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1. France	4	3	2	0	1	11	7	+4
2. Yugoslavia	4	3	1	2	0	7	6	+1
3. Paraguay	3	3	1	1	1	9	12	-3
4. Scotland	1	3	0	1	2	4	6	-2

Group 3

Sweden - Mexico: 3 - 0
Hungary - Wales: 1 - 1
Mexico - Wales: 1 - 1
Sweden - Hungary: 2 - 1
Sweden - Wales: 0 - 0
Hungary - Mexico: 4 - 0
Play-off: Wales - Hungary: 2 - 1

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1. Sweden	5	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4
2. Wales	3	3	0	3	0	2	2	0
3. Hungary	3	3	1	1	1	6	3	+3
4. Mexico	1	3	0	1	2	1	8	-7

Group 4

USSR - England: 2 - 2
Brazil - Austria: 3 - 0
Brazil - England: 0 - 0
USSR - Austria: 2 - 0
Brazil - USSR: 2 - 0
England - Austria: 2 - 2
Play-off: USSR - England: 1 - 0

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1. Brazil	5	3	2	1	0	5	0	+5
2. USSR	3	3	1	1	1	4	4	0
3. England	3	3	0	3	0	4	4	0
4. Austria	1	3	0	1	2	2	7	-5

Quarter-finals

West Germany - Yugoslavia: 1 - 0
France - Northern Ireland: 4 - 0
Sweden - USSR: 2 - 0
Brazil - Wales: 1 - 0

Semi-finals

Sweden - West Germany: 3 - 1
Brazil - France: 5 - 2

Third place match

France - West Germany: 6 - 3

Final

Brazil - Sweden: 5 - 2

Statistics

Number of teams: 16
Total goals scored: 121 goals
Matches played: 34 matches
Number of goals/match in average: 3.56 goals/match
Best attack: France (23 goals in 6 matches: 3.83 goals/match)
Best defence: Brazil (4 goals)

Goalscorers of the World Cup

Rank	Player	Team	Goals	Penalties	Goals/match
1	Just Fontaine	France	13	0	2.17
2	Helmut Rahn	Germany	6	0	1
2	Pelé	Brazil	6	0	1.5
4	Peter Mcparland	Northern Ireland	5	0	1
4	Vavá	Brazil	5	0	1.25
6	Agne Simonsson	Sweden	4	0	0.8
6	Kurt Hamrin	Sweden	4	0	0.8
6	Lajos Tichy	Hungary	4	0	1
6	Zdenek Zikán	Czechoslovakia	4	0	1.33
10	Raymond Kopa	France	3	1	0.5
10	Hans Schäfer	Germany	3	0	0.5
10	Roger Piantoni	France	3	0	0.6
10	Toza Veselinovic	Yugoslavia	3	0	0.75
10	Oreste Omar Corbatta	Argentina	3	2	1
15	Maryan Wisnieski	France	2	0	0.33
15	Uwe Seeler	Germany	2	0	0.4
15	Ivor Allchurch	Wales	2	0	0.4
15	Nils Liedholm	Sweden	2	1	0.4
15	Anatoli Ilyin	USSR	2	0	0.4
15	Derek Kevan	England	2	0	0.5
15	Aleksandar Petakovic	Yugoslavia	2	0	0.5
15	Milan Dvorák	Czechoslovakia	2	1	0.5
15	Jorge Romero	Paraguay	2	0	0.67
15	Jose Altafini	Brazil	2	0	0.67
15	Juan Aguero	Paraguay	2	0	0.67
15	Florencio Amarilla	Paraguay	2	1	0.67
15	José Parodi	Paraguay	2	0	0.67
15	Václav Hovorka	Czechoslovakia	2	0	0.67
29	Nílton Santos	Brazil	1	0	0.17
29	Lennart Skoglund	Sweden	1	0	0.17
29	Jean Vincent	France	1	0	0.17
29	Didi	Brazil	1	0	0.17
29	Mário Zagallo	Brazil	1	0	0.17
29	Gunnar Gren	Sweden	1	0	0.2
29	Valentin Ivanov	USSR	1	0	0.2
29	Wilbur Cush	Northern Ireland	1	0	0.2
29	John Haynes	England	1	0	0.25
29	Aleksandr Ivanov	USSR	1	0	0.25
29	Terry Medwin	Wales	1	0	0.25
29	John Charles	Wales	1	0	0.25
29	Zdravko Rajkov	Yugoslavia	1	0	0.25
29	Cayetano Ré	Paraguay	1	0	0.33
29	Jackie Mudie	Scotland	1	0	0.33
29	Károly Sándor	Hungary	1	0	0.33
29	Bobby Collins	Scotland	1	0	0.33
29	József Bozsik	Hungary	1	0	0.33
29	Norberto Menéndez	Argentina	1	0	0.33
29	Alfred Körner	Austria	1	0	0.33
29	Karl Koller	Austria	1	0	0.33
29	Jirí Feureisl	Czechoslovakia	1	0	0.33
29	Radivoje Ognjanovic	Yugoslavia	1	0	0.5
29	Jaime Belmonte	Mexico	1	0	0.5
29	Jozsef Bencsis	Hungary	1	0	0.5
29	Ludovico Avio	Argentina	1	0	0.5
29	Hans Ciesclarczyk	Germany	1	0	0.5
29	Jimmy Murray	Scotland	1	0	0.5
29	Yvon Douis	France	1	0	1
29	Tom Finney	England	1	1	1
29	Sammy Baird	Scotland	1	0	1