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1958 SWEDEN
Pelé arrives. Fontaine scores 13. Brazil lift their first trophy.
The Final
How it ended
1958-06-29 · Råsunda Stadium, Solna
Attendance
51,800
Referee
Maurice Guigue (FRA)
Venue
Råsunda Stadium
City
Solna
Top four
- 1Brazil ✦
- 2Sweden
- 3France
- 4West Germany
Individual honours
Awards
⚽
Golden Boot
Just Fontaine
FRA
13 goals
◉
Golden Ball
Introduced 1982
✦
Golden Glove
Introduced 1994
The numbers
By the figures
16
Teams
35
Matches
126
Goals
3.60 per game
819,810
Attendance
avg 23,423
The tournament
Format, mascot, ball
Format
Group stage + knockout
Dates
1958-06-08
→ 1958-06-29
Match ball
Top Star
Poster
Erik Bruun — yellow-blue football
Source
Wikipedia ↗
Footnote
Fontaine's 13 goals in one tournament remain the all-time record. Pelé, 17, scored twice in the final.
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