The sixth world cup was decided in 1950, to be given to Sweeden in the year1958.
The World cup was held from june 8 tojune 29.
There were a total of 16 teams from three confederations.
There were twelve venues in twelve cities.
The world champion was Brazil , for the first time.
Runners up Sweeden.
Third place France..
Fourth place was West Germany..
The number of matches played were 35.
The number of goals scored were 126. They were scored at 3.6 per match.
The Attendance for the tournament was919,580. Or at 26,274 per match.
The top scorer for this world cup was the french footballer Just Fontaine who scored a total of 13 goals , which is a record to this day as ffrom the 1970s the most goals scored is 6 goals by a player . The record for the most goals scored by a player in the world cup is 15 goals by the Brazilian Ronaldo. But he played in 1998,2002, and 2006 world cups.To score them.
The highlight of this world cup was the arrival of Edison Arentas di Nascimento or PELE on the world cup stage at seventeen years.
Israel took a walkover as Turkey, Indonesia and Sudan refused to play Israel .
The West German Captain Friz Walker had to limp of the field with a knee injury verses Sweeden, It also ended his football career .West Germany played with 10 men as the substitute rule by F.I.F.A came only in 1970., as a regular rule.
In the Quarter finals France beat N Ireland.
WestGermany beat Yugoslavia..
Brazil beat Wales..
Sweeden beat the U.S.S.R.
In the SEMI FINALS.
Sweeden beat West Germany 3-1.
Brazil beat France 5-2 . with a hattrick by Pele , and two by Just Fontaine.
The third place was won by France who defeated West Germany 6-3..
In this game the German Erich Juskowiak became the first West German to get a red card.in a football game after the country was devided.
In the final Brazil beat Sweeden 5-2 , with goals from Pele,Vava , and others. The match was Peles ande the Jules Rimet trophy was for Brazil.
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