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MATCHFIFA World Cup1958Group A playoff1958-06-17
Northern Ireland
2–1
Czechoslovakia

Group A playoff; decided after extra time.

Match details

At a glance

City
Malmö
Kick-off
19:00
Attendance
6,000+
Referee
Maurice Guigue (France)
Stage
Group A playoff
Scoring

Goals

19'
Zikán headerCzechoslovakia
44'
McParlandNorthern Ireland
99'
McParlandNorthern Ireland
Starting XI

Lineups

Northern Ireland

  1. Uprichard
  2. Keith
  3. McMichael
  4. BlanchflowerC
  5. Cunningham
  6. Peacock
  7. Bingham
  8. Cush
  9. Scott
  10. McIlroy
  11. McParland

Czechoslovakia

  1. Dolejši
  2. Mráz
  3. NovákC
  4. Buberník
  5. Popluhár
  6. Masopust
  7. Zikán
  8. Dvořák
  9. Borovička
  10. Feureisl
  11. Molnár
Tactical view

Lineup graphic

Northern Ireland 2-1 Czechoslovakia lineup graphic
1958 world cup.png — Wikimedia Commons contributors — CC BY-SA 3.0/GFDL
Officials & discipline

Match administration

RefereeMaurice Guigue (France)
OfficialAhlner (Sweden)
OfficialCampos (Portugal)
Cards / dismissals
102' Buberník (Czechoslovakia) sent off
Research

Sources

  • RSSSF — World Cup 1958 finalsstadium, kickoff, attendance, officials, lineups, scorers and incidentshttps://www.rsssf.org/tables/58full.html
  • Wikimedia Commonspage media and rights metadatahttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1958_world_cup.png