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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.
11 7 2 2 23 8 +15 63.64 Poland: 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
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.
France put itself in a commanding position to reach the last 16 of the Women’s World Cup after earning a hard-fought 2-1 win over Brazil thanks to Wendie Renard’s late header.
The 2024 Olympics men's soccer field will not feature the 2016 and 2020 gold medalists. Brazil, the two-time defending Olympic champion, failed to qualify for the Paris Games on Sunday by losing 1 ...
11 2 1986: Quarter-finals 5th 5 4 1 0 10 1 Squad: 4 2 2 0 6 2 1990: Round of 16 9th 4 3 0 1 4 2 Squad: 4 3 1 0 13 1 1994: Champions: 1st: 7: 5: 2: 0: 11: 3: Squad: 8 5 2 1 20 4 1998: Runners-up: 2nd 7 4 1 2 14 10 Squad: Qualified as defending champions: 2002: Champions: 1st: 7: 7: 0: 0: 18: 4: Squad: 18 9 3 6 31 17 2006: Quarter-finals 5th 5 4 ...