Date: 19-06-1958
Stage: 1/4 final
Place: SOLNA
Running time: 96 min.
Colour: BW
Quality: master copy
Commentary: russian
My rating: ***
Notes:
MATCH SUMMARY
Thursday, 19 June 1958, 15:00
Råsunda Stadion, Solna
Attendance: 31,900
Meteo: Partly cloudy, 18°C
SWEDEN
Kalle Svensson
Sven Axbom
Orvar Bergmark
Bengt Gustavsson
Reino Borjesson
Nils Liedholm (captain)
Sigvard Parling
Kurt Hamrin
Lennart Skoglund
Gunnar Gren
Agne Simonsson
Coach: George S. Raynor (SWE)
USSR
Lev Yashin
Vladimir Kesariev
Boris Kuznietzov
Viktor Tzarev
Konstantin Krizhevski
Yuri Voinov
Anatoli Ilyin
Aleksander Ivanov
Valentin Ivanov
Sergei Salnikov
Nikita Simonyan (captain)
Coach: Gavriil Kachalin (URS)
Referee: Reg Leafe (ENG)
Goals:
49′, Kurt Hamrin, SWE
87′, Agne Simonsson, SWE
Match overview
Sweden delivered a well-organized and confident performance to eliminate the USSR from the World Cup in this quarter-final. A goal early in the second half by Hamrin set the tone, and Simonsson sealed the victory near the end. Sweden’s tactical discipline and home support made the difference.
Trivia
This match marked the end of the USSR’s 1958 World Cup campaign, which had included a replay win against England in the group stage. The match is notable for featuring two legendary goalkeepers: Sweden’s Kalle Svensson and USSR’s Lev Yashin. Sweden advanced to their first and only World Cup final.
