Qualifying rounds
GROUP
A
Northern Ireland
Czechoslovakia
West Germany
Argentina
GROUP
B
Yugoslavia
Scotland
France
Paraguay
GROUP
C
Sweden
Mexico
Hungary
Wales
GROUP
D
Brazil
Austria
England
Soviet Union
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QUARTERFINALS
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1
0 |
West Germany
Yugoslavia |
2
0 |
Sweden
Soviet Union |
4
0 |
France
Northern Ireland |
1
0 |
Brazil
Wales |
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SEMIFINALS
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3
1 |
Sweden
West Germany |
5
2 |
Brazil
France |
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BRONZEMATCH
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6
3 |
France
West Germany |
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FINAL
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5
2 |
Brazil
Sweden |
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Group
C
Solna, June
8th - Råsunda Stadion
3 (1) SWEDEN
Simonsson
17,64, Liedholm (pen)58
Svensson,
Bergmark, Axbom, Liedholm, Gustavsson, Parling, Hamrin, Mellberg, Simonsson,
Gren, Skoglund.
0 (0) MEXICO
Carbajal,
Del Muro, Villegas, Portugal, Romo, Flores, Hernandez, Reyes, Calderon,
Gutierrez, Sesma.
Referee:
Nikolai Latychev (Soviet Union)
Attendance:
34.107
Sandviken,
June 8th - Jernvallen
1 (1) HUNGARY
Bozsik
5
Grosics, Matrai,
Sarosi, Bozsik, Sipos, Berendi, Sandor, Hidegkuti, Tichy, Bundzsak, Fenyvesi.
1 (1) WALES
J.Charles
27
Kelsey, Williams,
Hopkins, Sullivan, M.Charles, Bowen, Webster, Medwin, J.Charles, Allchurch,
Jones.
Referee:
José Maria Codesal (Uruguay)
Attendance:
15.343
Solna, June
11th - Råsunda Stadion
1 (0) MEXICO
Belmonte
90
Carbajal,
Del Muro, Cardenas, Belmonte, Romo, Flores, Gonzalez, Reyes, Blanco, Gutierrez,
Sesma.
1 (1) WALES
Allchurch
30
Kelsey, Williams,
Hopkins, Baker, M.Charles, Bowen, Webster, Medwin, J.Charles, Allchurch,
Jones.
Referee:
Leo Lemesic (Yugoslavia)
Attendance:
15.150
Solna, June
12th - Råsunda Stadion
2 (1) SWEDEN
Hamrin
34,56
Svensson,
Bergmark, Axbom, Liedholm, Gustavsson, Parling, Hamrin, Mellberg, Simonsson,
Gren, Skoglund.
1 (0) HUNGARY
Tichy 77
Grosics, Matrai,
Sarosi, Bozsik, Sipos, Berendi, Sandor, Szojka, Tichy, Bundzsak, Fenyvesi.
Referee:
Jack Mowat (Scotland)
Attendance:
38.850
Solna, June
15th - Råsunda Stadion
0 (0) SWEDEN
Svensson,
Bergmark, Axbom, Börjesson, Gustavsson, Parling, Berndtsson, Selmonsson,
Källgren, Löfgren, Skoglund.
0 (0) WALES
Kelsey, Williams,
Hopkins, Sullivan, M.Charles, Bowen, Vernon, Hewitt, J.Charles, Allchurch,
Jones.
Referee:
Lucien Van Nuffel (Belgium)
Attendance:
29.800
Sandviken,
June 15th - Jernvallen
4 (1) HUNGARY
Tichy 19,46,
Sandor 54, Gonzalez (og)60
Ilku, Matrai,
Sarosi, Kotasz, Sipos, Budai, Hidegkuti, Szojka, Tichy, Bencsics, Sandor.
0 (0) MEXICO
Carbajal,
Del Muro, Cardenas, Belmonte, Sepulveda, Flores, Gonzalez, Reyes, Blanco,
Gutierrez, Sesma.
Referee:
A.Eriksson (Finland)
Attendance:
13.310
Play-off
Malmö,
June 17th - Malmö Stadion
2 (0) WALES
Allchurch
55, Medwin 76
Kelsey, Williams,
Hopkins, Sullivan, M.Charles, Bowen, Medwin, Hewitt, J.Charles, Allchurch,
Jones.
1 (1) HUNGARY
Tichy 33
Grosics, Matrai,
Sarosi, Bozsik, Sipos ,
Bencsics, Kotasz, Budai, Tichy, Bundzsak, Fenyvesi.
Referee:
Nikolai Latychev (Soviet Union)
Attendance:
2.832
NATION
P W D L Gls
Pts
Sweden
3 2 1 0 5-1
5
Wales
3 0 3 0 2-2
3
Hungary 3
1 1 1 6-3 3
Mexico
3 0 1 2 1-8
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Despite
of having better goal difference, Hungary were eliminated because of losing
to Wales in the decisive play-off match. Teams on equal points had to play
an extra match to decide who was going through to the quarterfinals. Goal
difference didn't count in 1958.
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