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  1958 FIFA World Cup   popular trivia quiz  
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This one is all about the 1958 FIFA World Cup held in Sweden.
Average, 10 Qns, tandaad, Mar 16 08
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  Sweden: 1958 World Cup   popular trivia quiz  
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The 1958 World Cup in Sweden saw the arrival of the great Pele on the World scene, and Brazil's first ever World Cup Victory. 10 questions on the '58 Finals.
Average, 10 Qns, scholesno3, May 31 07
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1958 Sweden Trivia Questions
1. Who won this FIFA World Cup?

From Quiz 1958 FIFA World Cup

Answer: Brazil

Brazil beat Sweden 5-2 in the Final to claim their first title. Neither Argentina or Paraguay made it past the Group Stage. Argentina finished last in Group 1, and Paraguay finished third in Group 2 which was not enough to advance.

2. Who did Brazil beat in the final to win their first ever World Cup?

From Quiz Sweden: 1958 World Cup

Answer: Sweden

Brazil won the final 5-2 against the host Sweden. It was the first time a country had won the World Cup outside of their own continent.

3. Hungary and Mexico were the two sides to go out from Group 3. What was the score when they met?

From Quiz 1958 FIFA World Cup

Answer: 4-0

The runners-up from the previous year went out in the Group Stage, finishing third in Group 3, but when they faced Mexico, they picked up their only win of the tournament, beating them 4-0. Hungary went into halftime a goal up, Lajos Tichy scoring in the 19th minute. A minute into the second half, Tichy scored his second. Karoly Sandor made it 3-0 in the 54th minute, then Jozsef Bencsis sealed it off in the 69th minute.

4. Which Brazilian players scored two goals each in the final?

From Quiz Sweden: 1958 World Cup

Answer: Vava and Pele

Vava and Pele scored two goals each with one from Zagalo. Vava (in 1962) and Pele (1970) went on to score another World Cup Final goal each, and along with Geoff Hurst (three in 1966) set a record for most goals in the final match of the World Cup.

5. Who finished top of Group 1?

From Quiz 1958 FIFA World Cup

Answer: West Germany

Group 1 was made up of four teams; West Germany, Northern Ireland, Czechoslovakia, and Argentina. West Germany finished top with 4 points. Northern Ireland also went through in second place with 3 points, and beating Czechoslovakia (who also finished with 3 points) in a playoff. Argentina finished bottom with just 2 points.

6. Who finished as top scorer in this tournament?

From Quiz 1958 FIFA World Cup

Answer: Just Fontaine

Just Fontaine set a record in this tournament, scoring an amazing 13 goals in 6 games. He scored in all France's games in the tournament. Brazilian Pele was joint second top scorer with West German Helmut Rahn, with 6 goals. Jaime Belmont was the scorer of Mexico's only goal in the tournament.

7. Which 'major' European Footballing power were absent from the 1958 finals after failing to qualify?

From Quiz Sweden: 1958 World Cup

Answer: Italy

Italy failed to qualify for the finals after losing their final qualifying game to Northern Ireland. Having won the 1934 and 1938 World Cups, this was a very big shock. France (3rd Place), West Germany (4th Place), and USSR (Quarter finalists), all made it to Sweden.

8. Brazil finished the tournament with 16 goals in their 6 games, but one team managed to hold them to a goal-less draw. Which team was it?

From Quiz 1958 FIFA World Cup

Answer: England

Neither Argentina or Paraguay ever faced Brazil as neither was in Brazil's group, and both went out at the Group Stage. Wales met Brazil in the quarterfinals but were defeated 1-0. It was England who held the Brazilians to a 0-0 draw in the Group Stage.

9. Which player finished the tournament as the top goal scoring, and with a World Cup scoring record of 13 goals in one tournament?

From Quiz Sweden: 1958 World Cup

Answer: Just Fontaine (France)

Just Fontaine scored 13 goals in this tournament making it the most goals ever in a World Cup Finals. The great West German player Gerd Muller, set a record with 14 goals in World Cup Finals history (10 in 1970 and four in 1974).

10. How many goals were scored in the Knockout Stage (including the Third Place Playoff)?

From Quiz 1958 FIFA World Cup

Answer: 35

11 was how many were scored in the semifinals. 8 was how many were scored in the quarterfinals. 126 was how many were scored in the whole tournament.

11. England faced Brazil for the first time in the World Cup finals during the Group Stages of this tournament. What was the score?

From Quiz Sweden: 1958 World Cup

Answer: Nil-Nil Draw

A goal-less draw was the result. England had drawn their first match 2-2 against the USSR and Brazil had won three-nil against Austria. Brazil as we know went on to win the tournament.

12. Which two countries were beaten in the semi-final matches at Sweden?

From Quiz Sweden: 1958 World Cup

Answer: France and West Germany

France lost 5-2 to the eventual winners Brazil, and West Germany went down 3-1 against the host nation Sweden.

13. Who refereed the Final?

From Quiz 1958 FIFA World Cup

Answer: Maurice Guigue

Swede Ivan Eklind refereed the 1934 World Cup Final. Englishman George Reader refereed the 1950 World Cup Final. Englishman William Ling refereed the 1954 World Cup Final, and Frenchman Maurice Guigue refereed the 1958 World Cup Final.

14. What was the nationality of the host nation Sweden's manager?

From Quiz Sweden: 1958 World Cup

Answer: British

British manager George Raynor took Sweden to the final and their best ever World Cup finish.

15. Who won the Best Goalkeeper award in this tournament?

From Quiz 1958 FIFA World Cup

Answer: Lev Yashin

The Best Goalkeeper award was eventually to be re-named after the great Russian goalkeeper Lev Yashin. Hungarian Gyula Grosics won the award in 1954. Czech Frantisek Planicka won the award in 1938. Spaniard Ricardo Zamora won the award in 1934.

16. 16 countries competed for the World Cup in Sweden. How many matches were played in finals?

From Quiz Sweden: 1958 World Cup

Answer: 35

There were 35 matches played in the tournament. Four groups consisting of four teams playing each other once meant 24 matches. The top two teams in each group went through to the quarter finals (four matches). The semi-finals, third place playoff and final made it 32 matches. However in the group stages, if teams were level on points an extra playoff game was played and this happened three times. This made 35 matches.

17. All the defenders in the Dream Team were of one nationality. Which nationality were they?

From Quiz 1958 FIFA World Cup

Answer: Brazilian

Djalma Santos, Bellini, and Nílton Santos were the Dream Team defenders that year. Other Brazilians in the Dream Team were midfielder Didi and strikers Pele and Garrincha. The Russian in the Dream Team was goalkeeper Lev Yashin. There were no Englishmen on the Dream Team, and the only Northern Irishman was midfielder Danny Blanchflower.

18. Which country finished as the top scoring team with 23 goals?

From Quiz Sweden: 1958 World Cup

Answer: France

France rattled up 23 goals and finsihed third in the tournament. They scored seven past Paraguay and two against both Yugoslavia and Scotland in the Group stage. Then they hammered Northern Ireland four-nil, scored two in their 5-2 defeat to Brazil, and finally knocked six past West Germany in the third place playoff. Brazil with 16 goals and West Germany and Sweden with 12 each were the next highest scorers.

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