Football World Cup 1958 / Soviet Union
This article covers the Soviet national soccer team at the 1958 World Cup .
qualification
rank | country | Gates | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Soviet Union | 16: 3 | 6th |
2 | Poland | 9: 5 | 6th |
3 | Finland | 2:19 | 0 |
Soviet Union | - | Poland | 3-0 |
Soviet Union | - | Finland | 2: 1 |
Finland | - | Soviet Union | 0:10 |
Poland | - | Soviet Union | 2: 1 |
Decision game in Leipzig :
Soviet Union | - | Poland | 2-0 |
Soviet contingent
Soviet team games
Preliminary round
rank | country | Gates | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Brazil | 5-0 | 5 |
2 | Soviet Union | 4: 4 | 3 |
3 | England | 4: 4 | 3 |
4th | Austria | 2: 7 | 1 |
Stadium: Ullevi ( Gothenburg )
Spectators: 45,000
Goals: 1: 0 Simonjan (13th), 2: 0 A. Ivanov (55th), 2: 1 Kevan (66th), 2: 2 Finney (85th) 11 m
Spectators: 22,000
Referee: Jörgensen ( Denmark )
Goals: 1-0 Ilyin (15th), 2-0 W. Ivanov (62nd)
Stadium: Ullevi ( Gothenburg )
Spectators: 50,000
Goals: 1-0 Vavá (2nd), 2-0 Vavá (65th)
Particularly interesting was Group 4, in which Brazil prevailed first against the Soviet Union, England and the third place in the 1954 World Cup, Austria. After the 3-0 win against Austria, the South Americans could only wrest a 0-0 from the English. Against the Soviet Union (2-0 through two goals from Vava), a 17-year-old young man appeared in the starting line-up for the first time and was supposed to cause a sensation: Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé. Second in the group went to the Russians (with goalkeeping legend Lev Yashin), who had to go into the play-off game due to the equality of points with the favorite England (had to cope with the loss of the Manchester United players who had been killed in the plane crash) : Defeated 0. Austria (middle runner: Ernst Happel!) Could not do much in this group and was bottom of the table with only one draw (against England).
Playoff
Stadium: Ullevi ( Gothenburg )
Spectators: 23,180
Goals: 1-0 Ilyin (68th)
Quarter finals
45,000 | Råsundastadion ( Solna ) | Sweden | Soviet Union | Leafe ( England ) | 2: 0 (0: 0) | 1-0 Hamrin (49th) 2-0 Simonsson (88th) |
Organizers Sweden did not have any major problems with the Russians, who had been weakened by the play-offs scheduled two days earlier. The 2-0 brought them safely to the semi-finals.