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Sweden took the lead after only 4 minutes after an excellent finish by captain Nils Liedholm.The lead did not last long, as Vavá equalised just 5 minutes later. On 32 minutes, Vavá scored a similar goal to his first to give Brazil a lead 2–1 at the break. 10 minutes into the second half, Brazil went further in front thanks to a brilliant goal scored by Pelé. [8]
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.
Brazil beat Sweden 5–2 in the final in Solna, Stockholm, to claim their first title, having beaten France in the semi-final and Wales in the quarter-final. The tournament also marked the arrival of a then 17-year-old Pelé on the world stage, who scored in all three of Brazil's knockout games.
[2] [3] Traditionally, Brazil's greatest rival is Argentina . The two countries have met each other four times in the history of the FIFA World Cup, with two wins for Brazil ( West Germany 1974 and Spain 1982 ), one for Argentina ( Italy 1990 ) and a draw ( Argentina 1978 ).
In the opening round of matches, England beat Japan, [6] [7] [8] and Brazil beat Sweden. [9] Brazil comfortably beat Japan in their second game. [10] [11] On 8 June, Sweden were leading 3–1 against England but their opponents scored twice in the last two minutes to snatch a draw. [12] [13] In the final match of the tournament, Brazil beat ...
Group 3 of the 1978 FIFA World Cup was one of four groups of nations competing at the 1978 FIFA World Cup. The group consisted of Brazil , Austria , Spain and Sweden . In their first world cup since 1958 , Austrian players retrieved a part of their past glory .
5 3 1 1 11 4 +7 60.00 Portugal: 4 4 0 0 12 1 +11 100.00 Republic of Ireland: 3 2 0 1 9 2 +7 66.67 Romania: 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 100.00 Saudi Arabia: 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00 Scotland: 6 5 1 0 10 1 +9 83.33 Soviet Union: 4 3 0 1 6 3 +3 75.00 Spain: 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 66.67 Sweden: 4 0 2 2 5 7 −2 0.00 Switzerland: 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 50.00 Tunisia: 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3
This was the third time that Brazil defeated the host nation of tournament, after Sweden in 1958 and Chile in 1962 (coincidentally, on these three occasions Brazil became world champion). Since the kick off, Brazil set the pace, controlling ball possession and playing it on United States field.