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1958 FIFA World Cup

6th FIFA World Cup, held in Sweden
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1958 FIFA World Cup
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Summary

1958 FIFA World Cup is a sports season[1]. It ranks in the top 0.34% of sports season entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,057 views/month, #124 of 36,855).[2]

Key Facts

  • Winner: Brazil men's national football team[3]
  • Country: Sweden[4]
  • Follows: 1954 FIFA World Cup[5]
  • Followed by: 1962 FIFA World Cup[6]
  • Location: Ullevi[7], Jernvallen[8], Örjans Vall[9], Tunavallen[10], Olympia[11], Idrottsparken[12], Rimnersvallen[13], Ryavallen[14], Behrn Arena[15], Råsunda Stadium[16], Malmö stadion[17], Arosvallen[18]
  • Commons category: 1958 FIFA World Cup[19]
  • Edition number: 6[20]
  • Has part(s): 1958 FIFA World Cup Group 1[21], 1958 FIFA World Cup Group 3[22], 1958 FIFA World Cup Group 2[23], 1958 FIFA World Cup Group 4[24], 1958 FIFA World Cup knockout stage[25]
  • Start time: June 6, 1958[26]
  • End time: June 29, 1958[27]
  • Point in time: June 1958[28]
  • Sport: association football[29]
  • Organizer: FIFA[30]
  • Topic's main category: Category:1958 FIFA World Cup[31]
  • Attendance: 919,580[32]
  • Number of participants: 16[33]
  • Number of matches played/races/starts: 35[34]
  • Number of points/goals/set scored: 126[35]
  • Topic has template: Template:1958 FIFA World Cup[36]
  • Participating team: Argentina men's national association football team[37], Northern Ireland men's national association football team[38], Czechoslovakia men's national association football team[39], Germany men's national association football team[40], France men's national association football team[41], Yugoslavia men's national football team[42], Paraguay men's national football team[43], Scotland men's national football team[44], Hungary men's national football team[45], Mexico men's national football team[46], Wales men's national association football team[47], Sweden men's national football team[48], Brazil men's national football team[49], England men's national association football team[50]
  • Competition class: men's association football[51]
  • Statistical leader: Just Fontaine[52]
  • Sports season of league or competition: FIFA World Cup[53]
  • Final event: 1958 FIFA World Cup Final[54]

Why It Matters

1958 FIFA World Cup has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 83 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

FAQs

What awards did 1958 FIFA World Cup receive?

Honors received include Brazil men's national football team[3].

Related Entities

Agne Simonsson Amadeo Carrizo Ángel Amadeo labruna Billy Wright Bobby Charlton Bobby Robson Branko Zebec Danny Blanchflower Didi Djalma Santos Dražan Jerković Ernst Happel Fritz Walter Garrincha Gilmar Gunnar Gren Gyula Grosics Hans Schäfer Harry Gregg Helmut Rahn Hilderaldo Bellini Horst Eckel Igor Netto Ján Popluhár John Charles Johnny Haynes José Altafini Josef Masopust József Bozsik Just Fontaine

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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