# FIFA World Cup 1958

> Brazil's first World Cup title, won in Sweden, where a 17-year-old Pelé scored six goals in four matches.

Source page: https://pele.wiki/footballer/tournaments/1958-fifa-world-cup
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup

- Year: 1958
- Result: Champions
- His matches: 4
- His goals: 6

The sixth World Cup was played in Sweden from 8 to 29 June 1958. Brazil, coached by Vicente Feola, had never won the tournament.

Pelé arrived with a knee injury and missed the first two matches, a 3–0 win over Austria and a 0–0 draw with England. He came into the side for the last group game, against the Soviet Union, alongside Garrincha. Brazil won 2–0.

In the quarter-final against Wales he scored the only goal, at 17 years and 239 days, then the youngest scorer in World Cup history. In the semi-final he scored three second-half goals as Brazil beat France 5–2. In the final he scored twice more in a 5–2 win over the hosts.

He finished with six goals in four matches and was named the tournament's best young player. Brazil became the first team to win a World Cup outside its own continent. After Sweden, the Brazilian press began calling him *O Rei*, the King.

The tournament also made Garrincha and Didi famous, and Didi was named its best player. Just Fontaine of France scored 13 goals, still a record for one World Cup. The 1958 final remains the highest-scoring World Cup final, and Sweden the only host nation to lose one.

## Related

- The country it was held in: [Sweden](https://pele.wiki/footballer/locations/sweden)
- The team he played for in it: [Brazil](https://pele.wiki/footballer/teams/brazil)
- Its matches: [Brazil 2–0 Soviet Union](https://pele.wiki/footballer/matches/brazil-2-0-soviet-union-1958), [Brazil 1–0 Wales](https://pele.wiki/footballer/matches/brazil-1-0-wales-1958), [Brazil 5–2 France](https://pele.wiki/footballer/matches/brazil-5-2-france-1958), [Brazil 5–2 Sweden](https://pele.wiki/footballer/matches/1958-world-cup-final)
- The chapters it appears in: [Sweden 1958](https://pele.wiki/footballer/chapters/sweden-1958)
- The honours it brought: [FIFA World Cup Best Young Player, 1958](https://pele.wiki/footballer/honours/world-cup-best-young-player-1958), [FIFA World Cup winner, 1958](https://pele.wiki/footballer/honours/1958-world-cup-winner)
- The questions it answers: [How many World Cups did Pelé win?](https://pele.wiki/footballer/questions/how-many-world-cups-did-pele-win)