Football World Cup 1958 / Yugoslavia

This article covers the Yugoslav national football team at the 1958 World Cup .

qualification

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	Yugoslavia	7: 2	6th
2	Romania	6: 4	5
3	Greece	2: 9	1

Greece	-	Yugoslavia	0-0
Romania	-	Yugoslavia	1: 1
Yugoslavia	-	Greece	4: 1
Yugoslavia	-	Romania	2-0

Yugoslav contingent

Number / name		Association at the time	birthday	International matches
goalkeeper
1	Vladimir Beara	Red Star Belgrade	11/02/1928
2	Srboljub Krivokuća	Red Star Belgrade	03/14/1928
20th	Gordan Irovic	Dinamo Zagreb	07/02/1934
Defense
3	Vasilije Šijaković	OFK Belgrade	08/02/1929
4th	Tomislav Crnković	Dinamo Zagreb	06/17/1929
5	Novak Tomic	Red Star Belgrade	07/01/1936
8th	Dobrosav Krstić	Vojvodina Novi Sad	02/05/1932
21st	Nikola Radović	Red Star Belgrade	10/20/1932
midfield
6th	Branko Zebec	Partizan Belgrade	05/17/1929
9	Vujadin Boškov	Vojvodina Novi Sad	May 16, 1931
10	Ivan Šantek	Dinamo Zagreb	04/23/1932
11	Vladimir Popović	Red Star Belgrade	March 17, 1935
attack
7th	Miloš Milutinović	Partizan Belgrade	02/05/1933
12	Aleksandar Petaković	FK Radnički Belgrade	08/06/1932
13	Todor Veselinović	Vojvodina Novi Sad	10/22/1930
14th	Milorad Milutinović	Partizan Belgrade	02/05/1933
15th	Dragoslav Šekularac	Red Star Belgrade	11/08/1937
16	Ilijas Pašić	FK Željezničar Sarajevo	05/10/1934
17th	Zdravko Rajkov	Vojvodina Novi Sad	December 05, 1927
18th	Luka Lipošinović	Dinamo Zagreb	05/12/1932
19th	Radivoje Ognjanović	FK Radnički Belgrade	07/01/1933
22nd	Dražan Jerković	Dinamo Zagreb	08/06/1936
Trainer
	Aleksandar Tirnanić		07/15/1910

Games of the Yugoslav team

Preliminary round

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	France	11: 7	4th
2	Yugoslavia	7: 6	4th
3	Paraguay	9:12	3
4th	Scotland	4: 6	1

• Yugoslavia - Scotland 1: 1 (1: 0)

Stadium: Arosvallen ( Västerås )

Spectators: 9,500

Referee: Wyssling ( Switzerland )

Goals: 1-0 Petaković (6th), 1: 1 Murray (49th)

• Yugoslavia - France 3: 2 (1: 1)

Stadium: Arosvallen ( Västerås )

Spectators: 12,000

Referee: Griffiths ( Wales )

Goals: 0: 1 Fontaine (4th), 1: 1 Petaković (16th), 2: 1 Veselinović (63th), 2: 2 Fontaine (85th), 3: 2 Veselinović (88th)

• Paraguay - Yugoslavia 3: 3 (1: 2)

Stadium: Tunavallen ( Eskilstuna )

Spectators: 12,000

Referee: Macko ( Czechoslovakia )

Goals: 0: 1 Ognjanovic (18th), 1: 1 Parodi (20th), 1: 2 Veselinović (21st), 2: 2 Agüero (52nd), 2: 3 Rajkov (73rd), 3: 3 Romero (80.)

There was no favorite in group 2. The negative surprise, however, was the Scots. Against Yugoslavia it was enough to make it 1-1, but against Paraguay it was a sensational 2-3. Since it was also a 2-1 defeat against the French, they were eliminated, landing in fourth place. France won the group with its World Cup goal scorer Just Fontaine, who set the record of 13 goals that is still in place today. Against Paraguay he was successful three times at 7: 3 (!). Even the two goals of the French in the 2-3 defeat against the later group runners-up, Yugoslavia, scored Fontaine. The 3: 3 against Paraguay was enough for the Yugoslavs to advance, one point ahead of the South Americans.

Quarter finals

20,000

Malmö Stadium ( Malmö )

BR Germany

Yugoslavia

Wyssling ( Switzerland )

1: 0 (1: 0)

1-0 Rahn (12th)

As in 1954, the Germans had to compete with Yugoslavia. Like four years before, it was a trembling game. Although the reigning world champion took the lead after twelve minutes through the inimitable Helmut Rahn, the Yugoslavs played for the majority of the encounter on the German goal guarded by Herkenrath, who prevailed 1-0 in a true defensive battle.