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
|
1
0 |
West Germany
Yugoslavia |
2
0 |
Sweden
Soviet Union |
4
0 |
France
Northern Ireland |
1
0 |
Brazil
Wales |
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SEMIFINALS
|
3
1 |
Sweden
West Germany |
5
2 |
Brazil
France |
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BRONZEMATCH
|
6
3 |
France
West Germany |
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FINAL
|
5
2 |
Brazil
Sweden |
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Semifinals
Gothenburg,
June 24th - Nya Ullevi Stadion
3 (1) SWEDEN
Skoglund
33, Gren 81, Hamrin 88
Svensson,
Bergmark, Axbom, Börjesson, Gustavsson, Parling, Hamrin, Gren, Simonsson,
Liedholm, Skoglund.
1 (1) WEST
GERMANY
Schäfer
23
Herkenrath,
Stollenwerk, Juskowiak ,
Eckel, Erhardt, Szymaniak, Rahn, Walter, Seeler, Cieslarczyk, Schäfer.
Referee:
Istvan Zsolt (Hungary)
Attendance:
49.471
Solna, June
24th - Råsunda Stadion
5 (2) BRAZIL
Vava 1,
Didi 39, Pelé 53,58,74
Gilmar, De
Sordi, N.Santos, Zito, Bellini, Orlando, Garrincha, Didi, Vava, Pelé,
Zagalo.
2 (1) FRANCE
Fontaine
9, Piantoni 83
Abbes, Kaelbel,
Lerond, Penverne, Jonquet, Marcel, Wisnieski, Fontaine, Kopa, Piantoni,
Vincent.
Referee:
Mervyn Griffiths (Wales)
Attendance:
27.100
3rd/4th place
play-off
Gothenburg,
June 28th - Nya Ullevi Stadion
6 (3) FRANCE
Fontaine
14,36,78,90,
Kopa (pen)26, Douis 47
Abbes, Kaelbel,
Lerond, Penverne, Lafont, Marcel, Wisnieski, Fontaine, Kopa, Douis, Vincent.
3 (1) WEST
GERMANY
Cieslarczyk
17, Rahn 51, Schäfer 84
Kwiatkowski,
Stollenwerk, Schnellinger, Wewers, Erhardt, Szymaniak, Rahn, Sturm, Kelbassa,
Cieslarczyk, Schäfer.
Referee:
Juan Brozzi (Argentina)
Attendance:
32.482
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