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Sweden: 1958 World Cup Trivia Quiz

The 1958 World Cup in Sweden saw the arrival of the great Pele on the World scene, and Brazil's first ever World Cup Victory. 10 questions on the '58 Finals.

A multiple-choice quiz by scholesno3. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
scholesno3

Time
3 mins

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Multiple Choice

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203,103

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who did Brazil beat in the final to win their first ever World Cup? Hint

Hungary

Italy

Sweden

West Germany

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which Brazilian players scored two goals each in the final? Hint

Vava and Pele

Pele and Ronaldo

Vava and Zagalo

Pele and Garrincha

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the 'Home Countries' qualified for the 1958 finals? Hint

England

England and Scotland

England, Scotland, Wales , and Northern Ireland

England, Scotland and Northern Ireland

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which 'major' European Footballing power were absent from the 1958 finals after failing to qualify? Hint

USSR

West Germany

Italy

France

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which player finished the tournament as the top goal scoring, and with a World Cup scoring record of 13 goals in one tournament? Hint

Pele (Brazil)

Just Fontaine (France)

Gerd Muller (W.Germany)

Raymond Kopa (France)

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Question 6 of 10

6. England faced Brazil for the first time in the World Cup finals during the Group Stages of this tournament. What was the score? Hint

Three-Nil to Brazil

One-One Draw

Nil-Nil Draw

Four- Nil to Brazil

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which two countries were beaten in the semi-final matches at Sweden? Hint

West Germany and Italy

France and Sweden

France and Hungary

France and West Germany

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the nationality of the host nation Sweden's manager? Hint

Brazilian

Swedish

British

Danish

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Question 9 of 10

9. 16 countries competed for the World Cup in Sweden. How many matches were played in finals? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which country finished as the top scoring team with 23 goals? Hint

Hungary

Sweden

France

Brazil

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who did Brazil beat in the final to win their first ever World Cup?

Answer: Sweden

Brazil won the final 5-2 against the host Sweden. It was the first time a country had won the World Cup outside of their own continent.

2. Which Brazilian players scored two goals each in the final?

Answer: Vava and Pele

Vava and Pele scored two goals each with one from Zagalo. Vava (in 1962) and Pele (1970) went on to score another World Cup Final goal each, and along with Geoff Hurst (three in 1966) set a record for most goals in the final match of the World Cup.

3. Which of the 'Home Countries' qualified for the 1958 finals?

Answer: England, Scotland, Wales , and Northern Ireland

All four of the British teams qualified for the 1958 finals. FIFA had made the British teams play in one qualifying group for the 1950 and 1954 finals, but the first time they went into separate groups for this 1958 World Cup, all the teams qualified.

4. Which 'major' European Footballing power were absent from the 1958 finals after failing to qualify?

Answer: Italy

Italy failed to qualify for the finals after losing their final qualifying game to Northern Ireland. Having won the 1934 and 1938 World Cups, this was a very big shock. France (3rd Place), West Germany (4th Place), and USSR (Quarter finalists), all made it to Sweden.

5. Which player finished the tournament as the top goal scoring, and with a World Cup scoring record of 13 goals in one tournament?

Answer: Just Fontaine (France)

Just Fontaine scored 13 goals in this tournament making it the most goals ever in a World Cup Finals. The great West German player Gerd Muller, set a record with 14 goals in World Cup Finals history (10 in 1970 and four in 1974).

6. England faced Brazil for the first time in the World Cup finals during the Group Stages of this tournament. What was the score?

Answer: Nil-Nil Draw

A goal-less draw was the result. England had drawn their first match 2-2 against the USSR and Brazil had won three-nil against Austria. Brazil as we know went on to win the tournament.

7. Which two countries were beaten in the semi-final matches at Sweden?

Answer: France and West Germany

France lost 5-2 to the eventual winners Brazil, and West Germany went down 3-1 against the host nation Sweden.

8. What was the nationality of the host nation Sweden's manager?

Answer: British

British manager George Raynor took Sweden to the final and their best ever World Cup finish.

9. 16 countries competed for the World Cup in Sweden. How many matches were played in finals?

Answer: 35

There were 35 matches played in the tournament. Four groups consisting of four teams playing each other once meant 24 matches. The top two teams in each group went through to the quarter finals (four matches). The semi-finals, third place playoff and final made it 32 matches.

However in the group stages, if teams were level on points an extra playoff game was played and this happened three times. This made 35 matches.

10. Which country finished as the top scoring team with 23 goals?

Answer: France

France rattled up 23 goals and finsihed third in the tournament. They scored seven past Paraguay and two against both Yugoslavia and Scotland in the Group stage. Then they hammered Northern Ireland four-nil, scored two in their 5-2 defeat to Brazil, and finally knocked six past West Germany in the third place playoff. Brazil with 16 goals and West Germany and Sweden with 12 each were the next highest scorers.

Source: Author scholesno3

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