Världsmästerskapet i Fotboll Sverige 1958
1958 FIFA World Cup official logo Tournament details Host country Sweden Dates 8 – 29 June Teams 16 (from 3 confederations) Venue(s) 12 (in 12 host cities) Final positions Champions Brazil (1st title) Runners-up Sweden Third place France Fourth place West Germany Tournament statistics Matches played 35 Goals scored 126 (3.6 per match) Attendance 919,580 (26,274 per match) Top scorer(s) Just Fontaine (13 goals) ← 1954 1962 → The 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup, was hosted by Sweden from 8 to 29 June. The tournament was won by Brazil, who beat Sweden 5–2 in the final for their first title. To date, this marks the only occasion that a World Cup staged in Europe was not won by a European team.