1958 FIFA World Cup Group 3

Group 3 of the 1958 FIFA World Cup took place from 8 to 17 June 1958. The group consisted of Hungary, Mexico, Sweden, and Wales.^[1]

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	3	2	1	0	5	1	5.000	5	Advance to knockout stage
2	Wales	3	0	3	0	2	2	1.000	3^[a]	Advance to knockout stage
3	Hungary	3	1	1	1	6	3	2.000	3^[a]
4	Mexico	3	0	1	2	1	8	0.125	1

Source: FIFA
Notes:

1 2 Wales finished ahead of Hungary by winning a play-off.

Matches

All times listed are local time.

Sweden vs Mexico

8 June 1958

14:00 (CET)

Sweden	3–0	Mexico
Simonsson 17', 64' Liedholm 57' (pen.)	^{[Report 1]}

Råsunda Stadium, Solna

Attendance: 34,107

Referee: Nikolay Latyshev (Soviet Union)

Sweden

Mexico


GK	1	Kalle Svensson
RB	2	Orvar Bergmark
CH	14	Bengt Gustavsson
LB	3	Sven Axbom
RH	4	Nils Liedholm (c)
LH	6	Sigge Parling
OR	7	Kurt Hamrin
IR	20	Bror Mellberg
CF	9	Agne Simonsson
IL	8	Gunnar Gren
OL	11	Lennart Skoglund
Manager:
George Raynor


GK	1	Antonio Carbajal (c)
RB	2	Jesús del Muro
DF	4	José Villegas
DF	5	Alfonso Portugal
MF	3	Jorge Romo
LH	6	Francisco Flores
OR	7	Alfredo Hernández
IR	8	Salvador Reyes
CF	9	Carlos Calderón de la Barca
IL	10	Crescencio Gutiérrez
OL	11	Enrique Sesma
Manager:
Antonio López Herranz

Hungary vs Wales

8 June 1958

19:00 (CET)

Hungary	1–1	Wales
Bozsik 5'	^{[Report 2]}	J. Charles 27'

Jernvallen, Sandviken

Attendance: 15,343

Referee: José María Codesal (Uruguay)

Hungary

Wales


GK	1	Gyula Grosics
RB	2	Sándor Mátrai
CH	3	Ferenc Sipos
LB	4	László Sárosi
RH	5	József Bozsik
LH	6	Pál Berendy
OR	11	Károly Sándor
IR	9	Nándor Hidegkuti (c)
CF	8	Lajos Tichy
IL	10	Dezső Bundzsák
CF	21	Máté Fenyvesi
Manager:
Lajos Baróti


GK	1	Jack Kelsey
RB	2	Stuart Williams
CH	5	Mel Charles
LB	3	Mel Hopkins
RH	4	Derrick Sullivan
LH	6	Dave Bowen (c)
OR	19	Colin Webster
IR	7	Terry Medwin
CF	9	John Charles
IL	10	Ivor Allchurch
OL	11	Cliff Jones
Manager:
Jimmy Murphy

Mexico vs Wales

11 June 1958

19:00 (CET)

Mexico	1–1	Wales
Belmonte 89'	^{[Report 3]}	I. Allchurch 32'

Råsunda Stadium, Solna

Attendance: 15,150

Referee: Leo Lemesic (Yugoslavia)

Mexico

Wales


GK	1	Antonio Carbajal (c)
RB	2	Jesús del Muro
DF	14	Miguel Gutiérrez
DF	17	Raúl Cárdenas
MF	3	Jorge Romo
LH	6	Francisco Flores
OR	19	Jaime Belmonte
IR	8	Salvador Reyes
CF	20	Carlos Blanco
IL	22	Carlos González
OL	11	Enrique Sesma
Manager:
Antonio López Herranz


GK	1	Jack Kelsey
RB	2	Stuart Williams
CH	5	Mel Charles
LB	3	Mel Hopkins
RH	15	Colin Baker
LB	6	Dave Bowen (c)
OR	19	Colin Webster
IR	7	Terry Medwin
CF	9	John Charles
IL	10	Ivor Allchurch
OL	11	Cliff Jones
Manager:
Jimmy Murphy

Sweden vs Hungary

12 June 1958

19:00 (CET)

Sweden	2–1	Hungary
Hamrin 34', 55'	^{[Report 4]}	Tichy 77'

Råsunda Stadium, Solna

Attendance: 38,850

Referee: Jack Mowat (Scotland)

Sweden

Hungary


GK	1	Kalle Svensson
RB	2	Orvar Bergmark
CH	14	Bengt Gustavsson
LB	3	Sven Axbom
RH	4	Nils Liedholm (c)
LH	6	Sigge Parling
OR	7	Kurt Hamrin
IR	20	Bror Mellberg
CF	9	Agne Simonsson
IL	8	Gunnar Gren
OL	11	Lennart Skoglund
Manager:
George Raynor


GK	1	Gyula Grosics
RB	2	Sándor Mátrai
CH	3	Ferenc Sipos
LB	4	László Sárosi
RH	14	Ferenc Szojka
LH	6	Pál Berendy
OR	11	Károly Sándor
IR	8	Lajos Tichy
SS	5	József Bozsik (c)
IL	10	Dezső Bundzsák
OL	21	Máté Fenyvesi
Manager:
Lajos Baróti

Sweden vs Wales

15 June 1958

14:00 (CET)

Sweden	0–0	Wales
	^{[Report 5]}

Råsunda Stadium, Solna

Attendance: 30,287

Referee: Lucien van Nuffel (Belgium)

Sweden

Wales


GK	1	Kalle Svensson
RB	2	Orvar Bergmark
CH	14	Bengt Gustavsson (c)
LB	3	Sven Axbom
RH	15	Reino Börjesson
LH	6	Sigge Parling
OR	21	Bengt Berndtsson
IR	10	Arne Selmosson
CF	19	Henry Källgren
IL	18	Gösta Löfgren
OL	11	Lennart Skoglund
Manager:
George Raynor


GK	1	Jack Kelsey
RB	2	Stuart Williams
CH	5	Mel Charles
LB	3	Mel Hopkins
RH	4	Derrick Sullivan
LH	6	Dave Bowen (c)
OR	18	Roy Vernon
IR	8	Ron Hewitt
CF	9	John Charles
IL	10	Ivor Allchurch
OL	11	Cliff Jones
Manager:
Jimmy Murphy

Hungary vs Mexico

15 June 1958

19:00 (CET)

Hungary	4–0	Mexico
Tichy 19', 46' Sándor 54' Bencsics 69'	^{[Report 6]}

Jernvallen, Sandviken

Attendance: 13,300

Referee: Arne Eriksson (Finland)

Hungary

Mexico


GK	22	István Ilku
RB	2	Sándor Mátrai
CH	3	Ferenc Sipos
LB	4	László Sárosi
RH	14	Ferenc Szojka
LH	15	Antal Kotász
OR	7	László Budai
IR	20	József Bencsics
SS	9	Nándor Hidegkuti (c)
IL	8	Lajos Tichy
OL	11	Károly Sándor
Manager:
Lajos Baróti


GK	1	Antonio Carbajal (c)
RB	2	Jesús del Muro
CH	15	Guillermo Sepúlveda
LB	14	Miguel Gutiérrez
RH	17	Raúl Cárdenas
LH	6	Francisco Flores
OR	19	Jaime Belmonte
IR	8	Salvador Reyes
CF	20	Carlos Blanco
IL	22	Carlos González
OL	11	Enrique Sesma
Manager:
Antonio López Herranz

Play-off: Wales vs Hungary

17 June 1958

19:00 (CET)

Wales	2–1	Hungary
I. Allchurch 55' Medwin 76'	^{[Report 7]}	Tichy 33'

Råsunda Stadium, Solna

Attendance: 2,823

Referee: Nikolay Latyshev (Soviet Union)

Wales

Hungary


GK	1	Jack Kelsey
RB	2	Stuart Williams
CH	5	Mel Charles
LB	3	Mel Hopkins
RH	4	Derrick Sullivan
LH	6	Dave Bowen (c)
OR	7	Terry Medwin
IR	8	Ron Hewitt
CF	9	John Charles
IL	10	Ivor Allchurch
OL	11	Cliff Jones
Manager:
Jimmy Murphy


GK	1	Gyula Grosics
RB	2	Sándor Mátrai
CH	3	Ferenc Sipos	79'
LB	4	László Sárosi
RH	5	József Bozsik (c)
LH	15	Antal Kotász
OR	7	László Budai
IR	20	József Bencsics
CF	8	Lajos Tichy
IL	10	Dezső Bundzsák
OL	21	Máté Fenyvesi
Manager:
Lajos Baróti

References

↑ Stokkermans, Karel; Jarreta, Sergio Henrique (22 October 1999). "World Cup 1958 (Sweden, June 8–29)". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

Match reports

↑
- "Sweden vs Mexico | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Sweden v Mexico". FIFA. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
↑
- "Hungary vs Wales | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Hungary v Wales". FIFA. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
↑
- "Mexico vs Wales | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Mexico v Wales". FIFA. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
↑
- "Sweden vs Hungary | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Sweden v Hungary". FIFA. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
↑
- "Sweden vs Wales | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Sweden v Wales". FIFA. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
↑
- "Hungary vs Mexico | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Hungary v Mexico". FIFA. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
↑
- "Wales vs Hungary | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Wales v Hungary". FIFA. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

External links

1958 FIFA World Cup archive

[table_hth_WAL0.67919967820831-2] 1 2 Wales finished ahead of Hungary by winning a play-off.

[1] Stokkermans, Karel; Jarreta, Sergio Henrique (22 October 1999). "World Cup 1958 (Sweden, June 8–29)". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

[3] 
"Sweden vs Mexico | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
"1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Sweden v Mexico". FIFA. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwpg] "Sweden vs Mexico | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwrQ] "1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Sweden v Mexico". FIFA. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[4] 
"Hungary vs Wales | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
"1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Hungary v Wales". FIFA. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwuw] "Hungary vs Wales | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwwg] "1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Hungary v Wales". FIFA. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[5] 
"Mexico vs Wales | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
"1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Mexico v Wales". FIFA. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mw0A] "Mexico vs Wales | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mw1w] "1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Mexico v Wales". FIFA. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[6] 
"Sweden vs Hungary | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
"1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Sweden v Hungary". FIFA. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mw5Q] "Sweden vs Hungary | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mw7A] "1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Sweden v Hungary". FIFA. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[7] 
"Sweden vs Wales | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
"1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Sweden v Wales". FIFA. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mw-g] "Sweden vs Wales | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwAQE] "1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Sweden v Wales". FIFA. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[8] 
"Hungary vs Mexico | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
"1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Hungary v Mexico". FIFA. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwAQ8] "Hungary vs Mexico | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwARY] "1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Hungary v Mexico". FIFA. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[9] 
"Wales vs Hungary | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
"1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Wales v Hungary". FIFA. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwASQ] "Wales vs Hungary | Group Matches | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[mwASs] "1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Matches – Wales v Hungary". FIFA. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

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[Report 1]

[Report 2]

[Report 3]

[Report 4]

[Report 5]

[Report 6]

[Report 7]

1958 FIFA World Cup
Stages	Group stage Group 1 Czechoslovakia v Argentina Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Knockout stage Final
General information	Qualification Squads

1958 FIFA World Cup finalists
Champions	Brazil
Runners-up	Sweden
Third place	France
Fourth place	West Germany
Quarter-finals	Northern Ireland Soviet Union Wales Yugoslavia
Group stage	Argentina Austria Czechoslovakia England Hungary Mexico Paraguay Scotland

Standings

Matches

Sweden vs Mexico

Hungary vs Wales

Mexico vs Wales

Sweden vs Hungary

Sweden vs Wales

Hungary vs Mexico

Play-off: Wales vs Hungary

See also

References

Match reports

External links