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
3	Hungary	3	1	1	1	6	3	2.000	3
4	Mexico	3	0	1	2	1	8	0.125	1

Source: FIFA

• 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

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	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	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	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

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

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	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  84' 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

See also

• Hungary at the FIFA World Cup
• Mexico at the FIFA World Cup
• Sweden at the FIFA World Cup
• Wales at the FIFA World Cup

References

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.

External links

• 1958 FIFA World Cup archive