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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.
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 ...
The final round consisted of Brazil, Spain, Sweden, and Uruguay. [1] The winner of the final round was declared champions of the World Cup. Uruguay won the tournament, defeating hosts Brazil in the decisive match for their second World Cup title. [2]
Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; ... 1 Brazil: 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage: 2 Sweden: 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5 3
The pairings for matches 1, 4, 6, and 7 depended on who the best third places were that qualified for the round of 16. The following table, published in Section 28 of the tournament regulations, shows the different options to define the rivals of the winners of groups A, B, C, and D.
6 3 7 7 6 4: 7 5 2 Nicolas Kiefer Thomas Enqvist: 3 6 : 3 6 : 5 7 3 Boris Becker / David Prinosil Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti: 6 4 6 5 7 7: 6 5 7 7: 4 6 4 Nicolas Kiefer Jonas Björkman: 3 6 : 6 4 2 6 : 7 5 4 6 5 Tommy Haas Magnus Larsson: 6 4 7 7: 7 5 6 2