The knockout stage of the 1958 FIFA World Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. The knockout stage began on 19 June with the quarter-finals and ended on 29 June 1958 with the final match, held at the Råsunda Stadium in Solna. The top two teams from each group (eight in total) advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament. A match for third place also was played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals.
Brazil won the final 5–2 against hosts Sweden for their first World Cup title.
Qualified teams The top two placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.
Group Winners Runners-up 1 2 3 4
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Brazil vs Wales This was the first time both countries faced each other. Wales were without John Charles for the match, as he had been injured in their play-off match against Hungary.
Wales were able to hold Brazil to a 0–0 draw for over an hour, until Pelé scored in the 66th minute, becoming both the youngest goal scorer in the tournament's history and the first player under the age of 18 to score at a World Cup.
GK 3 Gilmar RB 14 De Sordi CB 2 Bellini (c) CB 15 Orlando LB 12 Nílton Santos DM 19 Zito AM 6 Didi OR 11 Garrincha CF 18 Mazzola CF 10 Pelé OL 7 ZagalloManager: Vicente Feola
GK 1 Jack Kelsey DF 2 Stuart Williams DF 3 Mel Hopkins DF 4 Derrick Sullivan MF 5 Mel Charles MF 6 Dave Bowen (c) FW 7 Terry Medwin FW 8 Ron Hewitt FW 19 Colin Webster FW 10 Ivor Allchurch FW 11 Cliff JonesManager: Jimmy Murphy
Assistant referees: Maurice Guigue (France) Albert Dusch (West Germany)
France vs Northern Ireland
GK 1 Claude Abbes RB 4 Raymond Kaelbel CH 10 Robert Jonquet (c) LB 5 André Lerond RH 13 Armand Penverne LH 12 Jean-Jacques Marcel OR 22 Maryan Wisnieski IR 17 Just Fontaine SS 18 Raymond Kopa IL 20 Roger Piantoni OL 21 Jean VincentManager: Albert Batteux
GK 1 Harry Gregg DF 5 Dick Keith DF 2 Willie Cunningham DF 3 Alf McMichael MF 4 Danny Blanchflower (c) MF 8 Wilbur Cush FW 7 Billy Bingham FW 13 Tommy Casey FW 14 Jackie Scott FW 10 Jimmy McIlroy FW 11 Peter McParlandManager: Peter Doherty
Sweden vs Soviet Union
GK 1 Kalle Svensson RB 2 Orvar Bergmark CH 14 Bengt Gustavsson LB 3 Sven Axbom RH 15 Reino Börjesson LH 6 Sigge Parling OR 7 Kurt Hamrin IR 8 Gunnar Gren CF 9 Agne Simonsson IL 4 Nils Liedholm (c) OL 11 Lennart SkoglundManager: George Raynor
GK 1 Lev Yashin DF 2 Vladimir Kesarev DF 4 Boris Kuznetsov DF 5 Yuri Voinov MF 3 Konstantin Krizhevsky MF 16 Viktor Tsarev FW 17 Aleksandr Ivanov FW 8 Valentin Ivanov FW 9 Nikita Simonyan (c) FW 10 Sergei Salnikov FW 11 Anatoli IlyinManager: Gavriil Kachalin
West Germany vs Yugoslavia
GK 1 Fritz Herkenrath RB 7 Georg Stollenwerk CH 2 Herbert Erhardt LB 3 Erich Juskowiak RH 4 Horst Eckel LH 6 Horst Szymaniak OR 8 Helmut Rahn IR 9 Fritz Walter CF 12 Uwe Seeler IL 10 Alfred Schmidt OL 11 Hans Schäfer (c)Manager: Sepp Herberger
GK 2 Srboljub Krivokuća DF 4 Tomislav Crnković DF 3 Vasilije Šijaković DF 6 Branko Zebec (c) MF 8 Dobrosav Krstić MF 9 Vujadin Boškov FW 12 Aleksandar Petaković FW 19 Radivoje Ognjanović FW 7 Miloš Milutinović FW 13 Todor Veselinović FW 17 Zdravko RajkovManager: Aleksandar Tirnanić
Semi-finals
Brazil vs France This was only the second time Brazil and France had ever faced each other, and the first in an official competition, having previously faced each other in a friendly match in Rio de Janeiro shortly after the 1930 FIFA World Cup.
Early on in the match, French captain Robert Jonquet tried to make a short pass to André Lerond, but was intercepted by Garrincha. After passing it to Zito, he was able to get the ball to Vavá, who scored Brazil's first goal in the first two minutes. However, Just Fontaine was able to score an equalizer for France seven minutes later, which was the first goal Brazil had conceded all tournament. In the 35th minute, Jonquet collided with Brazilian forward Vavá, causing a double fracture in his fibula. While Jonquet was off the pitch being treated, Didi scored in the 39th minute from 22 yards out to make it 2–1, giving Brazil the lead again. Brazil then scored a third goal just before half-time, but it was disallowed by referee Benjamin Griffiths after consulting the linesman.
Despite his injury in the first half, Jonquet returned to the field for the second half as to not leave France with 10 men due to substitutes not being allowed. He was moved to the left side of the field, swapping positions with Jean-Jacques Marcel, but spent most of the match limping on the left wing, effectively making it so that France were down to 10 men.
Following Jonquet's injury, Brazil started dominating the match. During the second half, Pelé scored a hat-trick, the first of his international career, in the span of 23 minutes. Roger Piantoni scored a second goal for France in the 83rd minute.
GK 3 Gilmar RB 14 De Sordi CB 2 Hilderaldo Bellini (c) CB 15 Orlando LB 12 Nílton Santos RH 19 Zito LH 6 Didi OR 11 Garrincha CF 20 Vavá CF 10 Pelé OL 7 Mário ZagalloManager: Vicente Feola
GK 1 Claude Abbes RB 4 Raymond Kaelbel CH 10 Robert Jonquet (c) LB 5 André Lerond RH 13 Armand Penverne LH 12 Jean-Jacques Marcel OR 22 Maryan Wisniewski IR 17 Just Fontaine SS 18 Raymond Kopa IL 20 Roger Piantoni OL 21 Jean VincentManager: Albert Batteux
Assistant referees: Paul Wyssling (Switzerland) Reg Leafe (England)
Sweden vs West Germany
GK 1 Kalle Svensson RB 2 Orvar Bergmark CH 14 Bengt Gustavsson LB 3 Sven Axbom RH 15 Reino Börjesson LH 6 Sigge Parling OR 7 Kurt Hamrin IR 8 Gunnar Gren CF 9 Agne Simonsson IL 4 Nils Liedholm (c) OL 11 Lennart SkoglundManager: George Raynor
GK 1 Fritz Herkenrath RB 7 Georg Stollenwerk CH 2 Herbert Erhardt LB 3 Erich Juskowiak RH 4 Horst Eckel LH 6 Horst Szymaniak OR 8 Helmut Rahn IR 9 Fritz Walter CF 12 Uwe Seeler IL 11 Hans Schäfer (c) OL 14 Hans CieslarczykManager: Sepp Herberger
Match for third place
GK 1 Claude Abbes RB 4 Raymond Kaelbel CB 11 Maurice Lafont LB 5 André Lerond RH 13 Armand Penverne (c) LH 12 Jean-Jacques Marcel OR 22 Maryan Wisnieski IR 16 Yvon Douis CF 18 Raymond Kopa IL 17 Just Fontaine OL 21 Jean VincentManager: Albert Batteux
GK 22 Heinz Kwiatkowski RB 7 Georg Stollenwerk CB 5 Heinz Wewers LB 2 Herbert Erhardt RH 14 Karl-Heinz Schnellinger LH 6 Horst Szymaniak OR 8 Helmut Rahn IR 16 Hans Sturm CF 15 Alfred Kelbassa IL 11 Hans Schäfer (c) OL 14 Hans CieslarczykManager: Sepp Herberger
Final
References
Match reports
External links 1958 FIFA World Cup archive