1958 FIFA World Cup Group 4

Group 4 of the 1958 FIFA World Cup took place from 8 to 17 June 1958. The group consisted of Austria, Brazil, England, and the Soviet Union.^[1]

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil	3	2	1	0	5	0	—	5	Advance to knockout stage
2	Soviet Union	3	1	1	1	4	4	1.000	3^[a]	Advance to knockout stage
3	England	3	0	3	0	4	4	1.000	3^[a]
4	Austria	3	0	1	2	2	7	0.286	1

Source: FIFA
Notes:

1 2 The Soviet Union finished ahead of England by winning a play-off.

Matches

All times listed are local time.

Brazil vs Austria

8 June 1958

19:00 (CET)

Brazil	3–0	Austria
Altafini 37', 85' Nílton Santos 50'	^{[Report 1]}

Rimnersvallen, Uddevalla

Attendance: 17,788

Referee: Maurice Guigue (France)

Brazil

Austria


GK	3	Gilmar
RB	14	De Sordi
CB	15	Orlando
CB	2	Bellini (c)
LB	12	Nílton Santos
DM	5	Dino Sani
AM	6	Didi
RW	17	Joel
FW	18	Mazzola
FW	21	Dida
LW	7	Zagallo
Manager:
Vicente Feola


GK	1	Rudolf Szanwald
DF	2	Paul Halla
DF	3	Ernst Happel
DF	4	Franz Swoboda
MF	5	Gerhard Hanappi (c)
MF	6	Karl Koller
FW	7	Walter Horak
FW	11	Helmut Senekowitsch
FW	9	Hans Buzek
FW	10	Alfred Körner
FW	13	Walter Schleger
Manager:
Karl Argauer

Soviet Union vs England

8 June 1958

19:00 (CET)

Soviet Union	2–2	England
Simonyan 13' A. Ivanov 56'	^{[Report 2]}	Kevan 66' Finney 85' (pen.)

Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 49,348

Referee: István Zsolt (Hungary)

Soviet Union

England


GK	1	Lev Yashin
DF	2	Vladimir Kesarev
DF	4	Boris Kuznetsov
DF	5	Yuri Voinov
MF	3	Konstantin Krizhevsky
MF	16	Viktor Tsarev
FW	17	Aleksandr Ivanov
FW	8	Valentin Ivanov
FW	9	Nikita Simonyan (c)
FW	10	Sergei Salnikov
FW	11	Anatoli Ilyin
Manager:
Gavriil Kachalin


GK	1	Colin McDonald
DF	2	Don Howe
DF	3	Tommy Banks
MF	4	Eddie Clamp
MF	5	Billy Wright (c)
MF	6	Bill Slater
FW	7	Bryan Douglas
FW	8	Bobby Robson
FW	9	Derek Kevan
FW	10	Johnny Haynes
FW	11	Tom Finney
Manager:
Walter Winterbottom

Brazil vs England

This was the first goalless draw in World Cup finals history.^[2]

11 June 1958

19:00 (CET)

Brazil	0–0	England
	^{[Report 3]}

Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 40,895

Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany)

Brazil

England


GK	3	Gilmar
RB	14	De Sordi
CB	15	Orlando
CB	2	Bellini (c)
LB	12	Nílton Santos
DM	5	Dino Sani
AM	6	Didi
RW	17	Joel
FW	18	Mazzola
FW	20	Vavá
LW	7	Zagallo
Manager:
Vicente Feola


GK	1	Colin McDonald
DF	2	Don Howe
DF	3	Tommy Banks
MF	4	Eddie Clamp
MF	5	Billy Wright (c)
MF	6	Bill Slater
FW	7	Bryan Douglas
FW	8	Bobby Robson
FW	9	Derek Kevan
FW	10	Johnny Haynes
FW	21	Alan A'Court
Manager:
Walter Winterbottom

Soviet Union vs Austria

11 June 1958

19:00 (CET)

Soviet Union	2–0	Austria
Ilyin 15' V. Ivanov 62'	^{[Report 4]}

Ryavallen, Borås

Attendance: 21,239

Referee: Carl Jørgensen (Denmark)

Soviet Union

Austria


GK	1	Lev Yashin
DF	2	Vladimir Kesarev
DF	4	Boris Kuznetsov
DF	5	Yuri Voinov
MF	3	Konstantin Krizhevsky
MF	16	Viktor Tsarev
FW	17	Aleksandr Ivanov
FW	8	Valentin Ivanov
FW	9	Nikita Simonyan (c)
FW	10	Sergei Salnikov
FW	11	Anatoli Ilyin
Manager:
Gavriil Kachalin


GK	12	Kurt Schmied
DF	16	Karl Stotz
DF	4	Franz Swoboda
DF	5	Gerhard Hanappi (c)
MF	17	Ernst Kozlicek
MF	6	Karl Koller
FW	7	Walter Horak
FW	8	Paul Kozlicek
FW	9	Hans Buzek
FW	10	Alfred Körner
FW	11	Helmut Senekowitsch
Manager:
Karl Argauer

England vs Austria

15 June 1958

19:00 (CET)

England	2–2	Austria
Haynes 56' Kevan 74'	^{[Report 5]}	Koller 15' Körner 71'

Ryavallen, Borås

Attendance: 15,872

Referee: Jan Bronkhorst (Netherlands)

England

Austria


GK	1	Colin McDonald
DF	2	Don Howe
DF	3	Tommy Banks
MF	4	Eddie Clamp
MF	5	Billy Wright (c)
MF	6	Bill Slater
FW	7	Bryan Douglas
FW	8	Bobby Robson
FW	9	Derek Kevan
FW	10	Johnny Haynes
FW	21	Alan A'Court
Manager:
Walter Winterbottom


GK	1	Rudolf Szanwald
DF	15	Walter Kollmann
DF	4	Franz Swoboda
DF	3	Ernst Happel
MF	5	Gerhard Hanappi (c)
MF	6	Karl Koller
FW	16	Ernst Kozlicek
FW	8	Paul Kozlicek
FW	9	Hans Buzek
FW	10	Alfred Körner
FW	11	Helmut Senekowitsch
Manager:
Karl Argauer

Brazil vs Soviet Union

15 June 1958

19:00 (CET)

Brazil	2–0	Soviet Union
Vavá 3', 77'	^{[Report 6]}

Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 50,928

Referee: Maurice Guigue (France)

Brazil

Soviet Union


GK	3	Gilmar
RB	14	De Sordi
CB	15	Orlando
CB	2	Bellini (c)
LB	12	Nílton Santos
DM	19	Zito
AM	6	Didi
RW	11	Garrincha
FW	10	Pelé
FW	20	Vavá
LW	7	Zagallo
Manager:
Vicente Feola


GK	1	Lev Yashin
DF	2	Vladimir Kesarev
DF	4	Boris Kuznetsov
DF	5	Yuri Voinov
DF	3	Konstantin Krizhevsky
MF	16	Viktor Tsarev
MF	6	Igor Netto (c)
FW	17	Aleksandr Ivanov
FW	8	Valentin Ivanov
FW	9	Nikita Simonyan
FW	11	Anatoli Ilyin
Manager:
Gavriil Kachalin

Play-off: Soviet Union vs England

17 June 1958

19:00 (CET)

Soviet Union	1–0	England
Ilyin 69'	^{[Report 7]}

Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 23,182

Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany)

Soviet Union

England


GK	1	Lev Yashin
DF	2	Vladimir Kesarev
DF	4	Boris Kuznetsov
DF	5	Yuri Voinov
MF	3	Konstantin Krizhevsky
MF	16	Viktor Tsarev
FW	7	German Apukhtin
FW	8	Valentin Ivanov
FW	9	Nikita Simonyan (c)
FW	20	Yuri Falin
FW	11	Anatoli Ilyin
Manager:
Gavriil Kachalin


GK	1	Colin McDonald
DF	2	Don Howe
DF	3	Tommy Banks
MF	15	Ronnie Clayton
MF	5	Billy Wright (c)
MF	6	Bill Slater
FW	17	Peter Brabrook
FW	18	Peter Broadbent
FW	9	Derek Kevan
FW	10	Johnny Haynes
FW	21	Alan A'Court
Manager:
Walter Winterbottom

References

↑ Stokkermans, Karel; Jarreta, Sergio Henrique (22 October 1999). "World Cup 1958 (Sweden, June 8–29)". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
↑ Norlin, Arne (2008). 1958: När Folkhemmet Fick Fotbolls-VM (in Swedish). Malmö: Ross & Tegner. p. 88. ISBN 978-91-976144-8-1.

Reports

↑
- "Brazil vs Austria | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Brazil v Austria". FIFA. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
↑
- "Soviet Union vs England | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Soviet Union v England". FIFA. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
↑
- "Brazil vs England | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Brazil v England". FIFA. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
↑
- "Soviet Union vs Austria | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Soviet Union v Austria". FIFA. Archived from the original on 3 November 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
↑
- "England vs Austria | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – England v Austria". FIFA. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
↑
- "Brazil vs Soviet Union | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Brazil v Soviet Union". FIFA. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
↑
- "Soviet Union vs England | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Soviet Union v England". FIFA. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

External links

1958 FIFA World Cup archive

[table_hth_URS0.81481622989048-2] 1 2 The Soviet Union finished ahead of England by winning a play-off.

[1] Stokkermans, Karel; Jarreta, Sergio Henrique (22 October 1999). "World Cup 1958 (Sweden, June 8–29)". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

[5] Norlin, Arne (2008). 1958: När Folkhemmet Fick Fotbolls-VM (in Swedish). Malmö: Ross & Tegner. p. 88. ISBN 978-91-976144-8-1.

[3] 
"Brazil vs Austria | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
"1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Brazil v Austria". FIFA. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwuA] "Brazil vs Austria | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwwA] "1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Brazil v Austria". FIFA. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[4] 
"Soviet Union vs England | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
"1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Soviet Union v England". FIFA. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwzw] "Soviet Union vs England | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mw1w] "1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Soviet Union v England". FIFA. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[6] 
"Brazil vs England | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
"1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Brazil v England". FIFA. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mw5g] "Brazil vs England | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mw7g] "1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Brazil v England". FIFA. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[7] 
"Soviet Union vs Austria | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
"1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Soviet Union v Austria". FIFA. Archived from the original on 3 November 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mw_Q] "Soviet Union vs Austria | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwAQU] "1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Soviet Union v Austria". FIFA. Archived from the original on 3 November 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[8] 
"England vs Austria | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
"1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – England v Austria". FIFA. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwARQ] "England vs Austria | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwARw] "1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – England v Austria". FIFA. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[9] 
"Brazil vs Soviet Union | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
"1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Brazil v Soviet Union". FIFA. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwASs] "Brazil vs Soviet Union | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwATM] "1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Brazil v Soviet Union". FIFA. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[10] 
"Soviet Union vs England | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
"1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Soviet Union v England". FIFA. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwAUI] "Soviet Union vs England | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwAUo] "1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Soviet Union v England". FIFA. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

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[Report 1]

[Report 2]

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[Report 3]

[Report 4]

[Report 5]

[Report 6]

[Report 7]

1958 FIFA World Cup Group 4

Contents

Standings

Matches

Brazil vs Austria

Soviet Union vs England

Brazil vs England

Soviet Union vs Austria

England vs Austria

Brazil vs Soviet Union

Play-off: Soviet Union vs England

See also

References

Reports

External links