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1958 FIFA World Cup Squads
Below are the squads for the 1958 FIFA World Cup final tournament in Sweden. France (1), Northern Ireland (19), Scotland (6), Sweden (5) and Wales (14) had players representing foreign clubs. For the first time, seven players (one French, five Swedish and one Welsh) were selected from clubs from nations that did not qualify for the tournament (Italy and Spain). Group 1 West Germany Head coach: Sepp Herberger Josef "Sepp" Herberger (28 March 1897 – 28 April 1977) was a German football player and manager. He is most famous for being the manager of the West German national team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup final, a match later dubbed ''The Mirac ... * Players no. 18-21 did not travel to Sweden. Northern Ireland Head coach: Peter Doherty (footballer), Peter Doherty * Players no. 18-22 did not travel to Sweden Czechoslovakia Head coach: Karel Kolský Argentina Head coach: Guillermo Stábile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 FIFA World Cup
The 1958 FIFA World Cup was the sixth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in Sweden from 8 to 29 June 1958. It was the first FIFA World Cup to be played in a Nordic country. Brazil beat Sweden 5–2 in the final in the Stockholm suburb of Solna to claim their first title. The tournament also marked the arrival of a then 17-year-old Pelé on the world stage. This was the first appearance of Wales at the FIFA World Cup and they would not qualify for another until 64 years later. There were also debut appearances for Northern Ireland and the Soviet Union. Host selection Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and Sweden expressed interest in hosting the tournament. Swedish delegates lobbied other countries at the FIFA Congress held in Rio de Janeiro around the opening of the 1950 World Cup finals.Norlin, pp. 24–25 Sweden was awarded the 1958 tournament unopposed on 23 June 1950. Qualification The hosts (Sweden) and the def ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
