
designed by
Paul-Émile Borduas

Sweden
8–29 June

16
from 3 confederations

12
in 12 host cities

Brazil
1st Title

Sweden

France

West Germany

35

126

819,810

Just Fontaine
France
13 goals

1
4 teams

Head coach
Sepp Herberger
22 players

Head coach
Peter Doherty
22 players

Head coach
Karel Kolský
22 players

Head coach
Guillermo Stábile
22 players

2
4 teams

Head coach
Albert Batteux
22 players

Head coach
Aleksandar Tirnanić
22 players

Head coach
Aurelio González
22 players

Head coach
Dawson Walker
22 players

3
4 teams

Head coach
George Raynor
22 players

Head coach
Jimmy Murphy
22 players

Head coach
Lajos Baróti
22 players

Head coach
Antonio López Herranz
22 players

4
4 teams

Head coach
Vicente Feola
22 players

Head coach
Gavriil Kachalin
22 players

Head coach
Walter Winterbottom
22 players

Head coach
Karl Argauer
22 players

Gothenburg
Capacity: 53,500

Helsingborg
Capacity: 27,000

Eskilstuna
Capacity: 22,000

Norrköping
Capacity: 20,000

Sandviken
Capacity: 20,000

Uddevalla
Capacity: 17,778

Borås
Capacity: 15,000

Västerås
Capacity: 10,000

Solna
Capacity: 52,400

Malmö
Capacity: 30,000

Halmstad
Capacity: 15,000

Örebro
Capacity: 13,000

Austria
Europe

Belgium
Europe

Czechoslovakia
Europe

Denmark
Europe

England
Europe

England
Europe

Finland
Europe

France
Europe

Hungary
Europe

Italy
Europe

Netherlands
Europe

Portugal
Europe

Scotland
Europe

Spain
Europe

Sweden
Europe

Switzerland
Europe

Soviet Union
Europe

Wales
Europe

Germany
Europe

Yugoslavia
Europe

Argentina
South America

Argentina
South America
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals for | Goals against | Goal Ratio | Points | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1.4 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Northern Ireland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.8 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals for | Goals against | Goal Ratio | Points | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1.571 | 4 | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | 4 | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 3 | Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 0.75 | 3 | |
| 4 | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 1 |
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals for | Goals against | Goal Ratio | Points | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 2 | Wales | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 3 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Mexico | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0.125 | 1 |
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals for | Goals against | Goal Ratio | Points | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 5 | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 3 | England | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.286 | 1 |

Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 25,923

1
Pelé 66'

0

Fritz Seipelt

Idrottsparken, Norrköping
Attendance: 11,800

4
Wisnieski 44'
Fontaine 55', 63'
Piantoni 68'

0

Juan Gardeazábal Garay

Råsunda Stadium, Solna
Attendance: 31,900

2
Hamrin 49'
Simonsson 88'

0

Reginald Leafe

Malmö Stadion, Malmö
Attendance: 20,055

1
Rahn 12'

0

Raymond Wyssling

Råsunda Stadium, Solna
Attendance: 27,100

5
Vavá 2'
Didi 39'
Pelé 52', 64', 75'

2
Fontaine 9'
Piantoni 83'

Benjamin Griffiths
Wales

Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 49,471

3
Skoglund 32'
Gren 81'
Hamrin 88'

1
Schäfer 24'

István Zsolt
Hungary

Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 32,483

6
Fontaine 16', 36', 78', 89'
Kopa 27' (pen.)
Douis 50'

3
Cieslarczyk 18'
Rahn 52'
Schäfer 84'

Juan Regis Brozzi
Argentina