Date: 28-06-1958
Stage: 3rd place final
Place: GOTEBORG
Running time: 95 min.
Colour: BW
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (8)
Commentary: french
My rating: ***
Notes:
MATCH SUMMARY
Saturday, 28 June 1958, 15:00
Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 32,483
Meteo: Partly cloudy, 18°C
FRANCE
Claude Abbes
Raymond Kaelbel
Andre Lerond
Armand Penverne (captain)
Maurice Lafont
Jean-Jacques Marcel
Yvon Douis
Just Fontaine
Raymond Kopa
Jean Vincent
Maryan Wisnieski
Coach: Albert Batteux (FRA)
WEST GERMANY
Heinz Kwiatkowski
Herbert Erhardt
Karl Heinz Schnellinger
Heinz Wewers
Horst Szymaniak
Hans Schafer (captain)
Georg Stollenwerk
Hans Sturm
Hans Cieslarczyk
Alfred Kelbassa
Helmut Rahn
Coach: Josef ‘Sepp’ Herberger (FRG)
Referee: Juan Brozzi (ARG)
Goals:
15′, Just Fontaine, FRA
17′, Hans Cieslarczyk, FRG
27′, Raymond Kopa (pen.), FRA
36′, Just Fontaine, FRA
50′, Yvon Douis, FRA
52′, Helmut Rahn, FRG
77′, Just Fontaine, FRA
83′, Hans Schafer, FRG
89′, Just Fontaine, FRA
Match overview
France overwhelmed West Germany in a high-scoring third-place play-off match. Just Fontaine’s four goals took his tournament tally to a record-breaking 13. Despite the Germans\’ efforts, particularly from Rahn and Schafer, France always maintained the upper hand.
Trivia
Just Fontaine’s 13 goals in the 1958 World Cup remain the highest tally by a single player in a single tournament. The match was a thrilling end to a remarkable campaign for both teams, with France claiming their best-ever finish at the time.
