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MATCHFIFA World Cup1958Group C playoff1958-06-17
Wales
2–1
Hungary

Group C playoff.

Match details

At a glance

City
Malmö
Kick-off
19:00
Attendance
~3,000
Referee
Latyshev (Soviet Union)
Stage
Group C playoff
Scoring

Goals

33'
TichyHungary
55'
76'
MedwinWales
Starting XI

Lineups

Wales

  1. Kelsey
  2. Williams
  3. Hopkins
  4. Sullivan
  5. Mel Charles
  6. BowenC
  7. Medwin
  8. Hewitt
  9. John Charles
  10. Allchurch
  11. Jones

Hungary

  1. GrosicsC
  2. Mátrai
  3. Sárosi
  4. Bozsik
  5. Sipos
  6. Bencsics
  7. Kotasz
  8. Budai
  9. Tichy
  10. Bundzsák
  11. Fenyvesi
Tactical view

Lineup graphic

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

Match administration

RefereeLatyshev (Soviet Union)
OfficialCodesal (Uruguay)
OfficialEriksson (Finland)
Cards / dismissals
79' Sipos (Hungary) 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