Portal 2014 | History of World Cups

History of World Cups

1930

Sweden 1958

Winner: Brazil
Runner-up: Sweden
3rd Place: France
4th Place: West Germany
Leading Goal Scorer: Just Fontaine (FRA)

Teams: 16
Opening Date: June 8
Closing Date: June 29
Matches: 35
Goals: 126 (an average of 3.6 per match)
Attendance: 919.580 (an average of 26,273 per match)

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The World Meets Pelé

After a wait of 28 years, Brazil finally conquered its first World Cup title. This first was just one of the highlights in the tournament, which also boasts the greatest goal scorer of all times, Frenchman Just Fontaine, and marked the international debut of Pelé, one of the greatest players of all time.