Soccer World Cup 1958 / Germany
This article covers the German national team at the 1958 World Cup in Sweden .
qualification
As the reigning world champion, the German team did not have to qualify for the final tournament of the best teams in the world.
German contingent
Note: The four players marked with an * did not travel to Sweden, but were available "on call".
German games
Venues (red) and quarters (blue) |
| rank | country | Gates | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 BR Germany
|
7: 5 | 4: 2 |
| 2 |
 Czechoslovakia
|
8: 4 | 3: 3 |
| 3 |
 Northern Ireland
|
4: 5 | 3: 3 |
| 4th |
 Argentina
|
5:10 | 2: 4 |
| Preliminary round | ||||
| Germany | - | Argentina | 3: 1 (2: 1) | Goals: 0: 1 Corbatta (2nd min.), 1: 1 Rahn (32nd min.), 2: 1 Seeler (40th min.), 3: 1 Rahn (79th min.) |
| Germany | - | Czechoslovakia | 2: 2 (0: 2) | Goals: 0-1 Dvořák (24th min.), 0-2 Zikán (43rd min.), 1: 2 Schäfer (59th min.), 2: 2 Rahn (70th min.) |
| Germany | - | Northern Ireland | 2: 2 (1: 1) | Goals: 0: 1 McParland (17th min.), 1: 1 Rahn (20th min.), 1: 2 McParland (58th min.), 2: 2 Seeler (79th min.) |
| Quarter finals | ||||
| Germany | - | Yugoslavia | 1: 0 (1: 0) | Goal: Rahn (12th min.) |
| Semi-finals (they soccer World Cup semi-finals Sweden - Germany 1958 ) | ||||
| Germany | - | Sweden | 1: 3 (1: 1) | Goals: 0: 1 Skoglund (10th min.), 1: 1 Schäfer (28th min.), 1: 2 Gren (81th min.), 1: 3 Hamrin (88th min.) |
| Game for third place | ||||
| Germany | - | France | 3: 6 (1: 3) | Goals: 0: 1 Fontaine (16th min.), 1: 1 Cieslarczyk (18th min.), 1: 2 Kopa (27th min.), 1: 3 Fontaine (36th min.), 1: 4 Douis (50. Min.), 2: 4 Rahn (52. Min.), 2: 5 Fontaine (78. Min.), 3: 5 Schäfer (84. Min.), 3: 6 Fontaine (89. Min.) |
Web links
- dfb.de: "The 1958 World Cup in Sweden - Brazil becomes a world power in football" ( Memento from August 16, 2014 in the Internet Archive )