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
3  England 3 0 3 0 4 4 1.000 3
4  Austria 3 0 1 2 2 7 0.286 1
Source: FIFA
  • The Soviet Union finished ahead of England by winning a play-off

Matches

All times listed are local time.

Brazil vs Austria
Brazil 3–0 Austria
Altafini  37', 85'
Nílton Santos  50'		 Report
Attendance: 17,778

Soviet Union vs England
Soviet Union 2–2 England
Simonyan  13'
A. Ivanov  56'		 Report Kevan  66'
Finney  85' (pen.)
Attendance: 49,348

Brazil vs England

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

Brazil 0–0 England
Report
Attendance: 40,895
Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany)

Soviet Union vs Austria
Soviet Union 2–0 Austria
Ilyin  15'
V. Ivanov  62'		 Report
Attendance: 21,239
Referee: Carl Jørgensen (Denmark)

England vs Austria
England 2–2 Austria
Haynes  56'
Kevan  74'		 Report Koller  15'
Körner  71'
Attendance: 15,872
Referee: Jan Bronkhorst (Netherlands)

Brazil vs Soviet Union
Brazil 2–0 Soviet Union
Vavá  3', 77' Report
Attendance: 50,928

Play-off: Soviet Union vs England
Soviet Union 1–0 England
Ilyin  69' Report
Attendance: 23,182
Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany)

References
  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.
  2. Norlin, p.88
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