World Cup 1958
https://worldcupyears.com/years/1958overview.shtmlWorld Cup 1958. In the previous two World Cups of 1950, and 1954, the preceding British Championships had doubled as qualifiers. This practise was brought to an end as a result of widespread protests. Amusingly, all four British Home Nations (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) qualified, thereby providing exactly one quarter of the ...
World cup 1958 - thesoccerweb
https://www.thesoccerweb.com/worldcup/1958.htmlThe 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup, was hosted by Sweden from 8 June to 29 June 1958. The tournament was won by Brazil, who beat Sweden 5–2 in the final for their first title. To date, this marks the only occasion that a World Cup staged in Europe was not won by a European team. The tournament is notable for marking ...
1958 FIFA World Cup - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_CupThe 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 Peléon t…