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MATCHFIFA World Cup1958Group C1958-06-08
Sweden
3–0
Mexico

Match preceded by the World Cup opening ceremony.

Match details

At a glance

City
Solna
Kick-off
14:00
Attendance
34,000+
Referee
Latyshev (Soviet Union)
Stage
Group C
Scoring

Goals

17' Simonsson header
58' Liedholm penalty
64' Simonsson
Starting XI

Lineups

Sweden

  1. Svensson
  2. Bergmark
  3. Axbom
  4. LiedholmC
  5. Gustavsson
  6. Parling
  7. Hamrin
  8. Mellberg
  9. Simonsson
  10. Gren
  11. Skoglund

Mexico

  1. CarbajalC
  2. del Muro
  3. Villegas
  4. Portugal
  5. Romo
  6. Flóres
  7. Hernández
  8. Reyes
  9. Calderón
  10. Gutiérrez
  11. Sesma
Tactical view

Lineup graphic

Sweden 3-0 Mexico lineup graphic
1958 world cup.png — Wikimedia Commons contributors — CC BY-SA 3.0/GFDL
Officials & discipline

Match administration

RefereeLatyshev (Soviet Union)
OfficialMowatt (Scotland)
OfficialEriksson (Finland)
Context

Why this match matters

  • Liedholm's penalty was retaken.
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