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Wednesday,
11
June 1958
The VM Coupe Jules Rimet Fotboll Finals
First Phase Pool 4
match three/four
Brazil 0 England 0
[0-0]
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Nya Ullevi Stadion,
Heden, Göteborg, Västra Götalands Iän, Sweden
Kick-off (CET & BST):
7.00pm
Attendance:
40,895 |
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[0-0] Vavá's effort 'twangs' the crossbar
30
[0-0] Mazzola's had
effort come back off the post |
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Commentator:
Kenneth Wolstenholme |
(various regions) - Commentator:
Peter Lloyd and
Gerry Loftus |
The last half-hour of the match was also live on The Light
Programme |
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"MERRIE
ENGLAND RISE TO GLORY!" Daily Mirror |
Officials |
Brazil Party |
FIFA ruling on NO substitutes |
England Party |
Referee
(black)
Albert Dusch
45 (6 December 1912), Kaiserslautern |
There are no substitutions whatsoever in the World Cup Finals matches.
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Linesmen |
István Zsolt
36 (28 June 1921), Budapest |
Bertil Wilhelm Lööw
33 (15 June 1924), Jönköping |
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Brazil Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 2nd |
Colours |
Yellow
jerseys with lime green collars/cuffs, light blue shorts
with white side
stripe, white socks with two narrow yellow and lime green stripes
at top. |
Captain |
Hilderaldo Bellini |
Manager |
Vicente Ítalo
Feola, 48 (20 November 1909) team chosen on the morning of
the match. |
seventh match, W
4 - D 3 - L 0 - F 16 - A 3. |
Brazil
Lineup |
For full names,
please see the Party page |
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3 |
Gilmar |
27 293 days |
22 August 1930 |
G |
SC Corinthians Paulista |
33 |
34ᵍᵃ |
14 |
De Sordi, Nílton |
27 117 days |
14 February 1931 |
RB |
São
Paulo FC |
16 |
0 |
12 |
Nílton Santos |
33 26 days |
16 May 1925 |
LB |
Botafogo FR |
48 |
2 |
5 |
Dino Sani |
26 19 days |
23 May 1932 |
RHB |
São
Paulo FC |
7 |
0 |
2 |
Bellini, Hilderado L. |
28 4 days |
7 June 1930 |
CHB |
CR Vasco da Gama |
10 |
0 |
15 |
Peçanha de Carvalho, Orlando |
22 264 days |
20 September 1935 |
LHB |
CR Vasco da Gama |
3 |
0 |
17 |
Joel |
26 261 days |
23 September 1931 |
OR |
CR Flamengo |
13 |
2 |
6 |
Didi |
29 246 days |
8 October 1928 |
IR |
Botafogo FR |
43 |
2 |
18 |
Mazzola |
19 322 days |
24 July 1938 |
CF |
SE Palmeiras |
7 |
4 |
20 |
Vavá |
23 211 days |
12 November 1934 |
IL |
CR Vasco da Gama |
5 |
1 |
7 |
Lobo Zagallo, Mário J. |
26 306 days |
9 August 1931 |
OL |
CR Flamengo |
5 |
2 |
reserves: |
not permitted |
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2-3-5 |
Gilmar - De Sordi, Nílton Santos - Dino Sani, Bellini,
Orlando Peçanha - Joel, Didi, Mazzola, Vavá, Mário Zagallo |
Averages: |
Age |
26 years
189 days |
Appearances/Goals |
17.3 |
1.2 |
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England
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 4th |
Colours |
The 1954 Umbro
home uniform -
White v-necked short-sleeved continental jerseys, blue shorts, red
socks with white calf hoop. |
P thirtieth of 139, W 17 - D 8 - L 5 - F 78 - A
37 |
Captain |
Billy Wright |
Manager |
Walter Winterbottom, 45 (31 March 1913), appointed as FA national director of coaching/team manager on 8 July 1946; |
rec. 79th of 90, W 46 - D 17 - L 16 - F 199 - A 113. |
Trainer: Harold Shepherdson |
P 97th of 139,
W 59 - D 21 - L 17 - F 273 - A 134,
one abandoned. |
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Team chosen by Selection Committee, headed by Joe Mears, on
Tuesday, 10 June. |
England
Lineup |
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one change
to the previous match (A'Court>Finney) |
FINAL league positions
(30 April) |
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1 |
McDonald, Colin A. |
27 239 days |
15 October 1930 |
G |
Burnley FC
(FL 6th) |
3 |
3ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Howe, Donald |
22 242 days |
12 October 1935 |
RB |
West Bromwich Albion FC
(FL 4th) |
9 |
0 |
3 |
Banks, Thomas |
28 213 days |
10 November 1929 |
LB |
Bolton Wanderers FC
(FL 15th) |
3 |
0 |
4 |
Clamp, H. Edwin |
23 270 days |
14 September 1934 |
RHB |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC
(FL CHAMPIONS) |
3 |
0 |
5 |
Wright, William A. |
34 125 days |
6 February 1924 |
CHB |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC
(FL CHAMPIONS) |
94 |
3 |
most apps
1952-58 |
6 |
Slater, William J. |
31 43 days |
29 April 1927 |
LHB |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC
(FL CHAMPIONS) |
8 |
0 |
7 |
Douglas, Bryan |
24 15 days |
27 May 1934 |
OR |
Blackburn Rovers FC
(FL2 2nd) |
9 |
1 |
8 |
Robson, Robert W. |
25 113 days |
18 February 1933 |
IR |
West Bromwich Albion FC
(FL 4th) |
4 |
2 |
9 |
Kevan, Derek T. |
23 97 days |
6 March 1935 |
CF |
West Bromwich Albion FC
(FL 4th) |
9 |
5 |
10 |
Haynes, John N. |
23 237 days |
17 October 1934 |
IL |
Fulham FC
(FL2 6th) |
22 |
8 |
21 |
A'Court, Alan |
23 256 days |
30 September 1934 |
OL |
Liverpool FC
(FL2 4th) |
2 |
1 |
reserves: |
not permitted |
team changes: |
Tom Finney was the original named outside-left,
meaning it was supposed to be an unchanged side to that last fixture
against USSR. Finney failed a fitness test on the day of the match
because of his injured right knee. |
team notes: |
Billy Wright extends his record appearance tally, in his record 59th
consecutive match. Winterbottom only played two of
his most experienced players. Wright & Haynes were just two of the 32
of players who have won more than ten appearances under him. |
records: |
The draw produced a new record. It is the first time England have
drawn three matches in a row. This is the fifth time England have
recorded three draws in a single calendar year (1923, 1951, 1953 &
1956 being the previous years). |
World Cup Finals records: |
The first scoreless draw in WCF history. |
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2-3-5 |
McDonald - Howe, Banks - Clamp, Wright, Slater -
Douglas, Robson, Kevan, Haynes, A'Court. |
Averages: |
Age |
26 years
70 days |
Appearances/Goals |
15.1 |
1.8 |
youngest WCF team
so far |
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Match Report
by Mike Payne |
ENGLAND
suffered a devastating blow before the kick-off in this vital match when
Tom Finney was ruled out because of injury. Alan A'Court came into the
side for a game where it was very important that England did not lose. The
mighty Brazilians were already showing all the signs of being a fine team.
Despite the final scoreline the game was a
thriller. Full of open and attacking football it was very much a case of
contrasting styles with the subtle skills of the smooth Brazilians pitched
against the typical English game of hard tackling and swift counter
attacks. The control of the South Americans was breathtaking at times with
Didi and [Mazzola] outstanding. The ease at which they killed the ball
from any angle and then laid off accurate passes was beautiful to watch.
England, meanwhile, battled like tigers.
A'Court proved a capable deputy and although he did not have the extra
class of Finney, he more than held his own. On 11 minutes, A'Court
put Derek Kevan through, only for Gilmar to make a fine diving save. Then
Colin McDonald, superb throughout, made an equally good save when he
sprang to catch a header from [Mazzola]. The end to end action was
continuous and Gilmar then made an even better save when he touched a
tremendous shot from Johnny Haynes around the post.
The big crowd were
delighted at the excitement on the pitch with the England lads enjoying
the full vocal backing of a contingent from the British Navy. The player
who stood out for England was, once again, Billy Wright. The captain was
magnificent and he spurred his colleagues on with an immaculate display.
Don Howe, Eddie Clamp
and
Blll Slater gave him admirable support in what was a very good team
effort.
After half an hour, England had an escape
when a brilliant 20-yard shot by the impressive Vavá crashed back into
play off the crossbar. But the swift tackling of the whole England
side began to have its effect on Brail and soon Wright and his men were
controlling the game. For most of the second half the match belonged to
them as the pressure on Gilmar's goal intensified all through the half.
Kevan was only
stopped at the expense of a corner. A superb move between Haynes and Bobby
Robson produced another corner and then A'Court, Slater and Kevan combined
for Robson to just miss again. Yet another corner.
It was great stuff
and England deserved a goal. However, Brazil also had their moments, a
side as skilful as they are can never totally subdued. Didi and Vavá both
tested the faultless McDonald to the full. It was a pulsating game which
only lacked one thing and that was a goal.
Each of the
England players were heroes with Howe in fine form. Clamp and Slater
showed everyone the form they displayed every week at Molineux and Wright
was inspiration personified. And one other thing, Kevan had put up with a
good deal of criticism during his England career but in this match he gave
an excellent display of powerhouse centre-forward play. But for the
agility and skill of Gilmar, the West Brom player could have been the hero
of a nation.
England now had a great chance of reaching
the next round provided they could beat Austria in their final group
match.
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Match Report
by Norman
Giller |
This was the only World Cup match in which
eventual champions Brazil failed to score, and it was due mainly to the
defensive tactics worked out by Walter Winterbottom's assistant Bill
Nicholson, who had watched their opening match against Austria. The
Brazilians were not allowed to get into their smooth rhythm. The nearest
they got to breaking down the disciplined England defence was when Vavá
rocked the crossbar with a shot from twenty yards. Bill Slater played a
key role in what was a triumph for England, sticking close to their ball
master Didi and not giving him room to produce his devastating passes. The
result forced the Brazilians to re-think, and they were persuaded to call
up two exceptional but untested individualists: Garrincha and Pelé. The
rest is World Cup history!
Slater
finished the match with bruises on the inside of both knees where he had kept
banging them together to stop Didi pulling off his favourite trick of
threading the ball through an opponent's legs - now known as the nutmeg.
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Other
World Cup Results |
Pool 1:
Argentina 3
Northern Ireland 1
Örjans Vall, Halmstad
(14,174)
Corbatta 37 (pen), Menéndez
56, Avio 60
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McParland
4 |
Czechoslovakia
2 West Germany 2
Olympiastadion, Helsingborg
(25,000)
Dvořák
24 (pen),
Zikán
42 ~
Schäfer
60, Rahn 71 |
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Northern Ireland suffered a blow in losing to Argentina, but they
still had a fighting chance of reaching the quarter-finals, if they
could take something from their final group match, against the
holders, West Germany, in four days' time.
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Pool 2:
France 2
Yugoslavia 3
Arosvallen, Västerås
(12,217)
Fontaine 4,
85 ~ Petaković 16,
Veselinović
63,
88 |
Paraguay 3 Scotland
2
Idrottsparken, Norrköping
(11,665)
Agüero
4, Ré 45,
Parodi 73 ~ Mudie
24, Collins 74 |
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Scotland's defeat left them heading for an early exit, with only
France left to play. Nothing less than a win would take them to a
play-off with either Paraguay or Yugoslavia.
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Pool 3:
Mexico 1 Wales
1
Råsunda Fotbollsstadion, Solna
(15,150)
Belmonte
89
~
Allchurch
32 |
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A finely-balanced game saw Wales lose a point to a late equaliser,
leaving them only the hosts to play, though Sweden had already
qualified for the quarter-finals by then.
Pool Three Table |
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
Sweden |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
Wales |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
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Hungary |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Mexico |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
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Pool 4:
Austria 0
USSR 2
Ryavallen, Borås
(21,239)
Ilyin
15, V.Ivanov
62 |
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The Soviets' victory meant that England had to beat Austria to give
them their best chance of reaching the quarter-finals.
Pool Four Table |
Team |
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W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
Brazil |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
USSR |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
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England |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
Austria |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
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In
Other News....
It was on 11 June 1958 that
brothers, Martin (38) and Dennis (36) O'Brien were committed
for trial after being caught digging an elaborate tunnel
from a rented shop in Port Talbot to a branch of the Midland
Bank, across the road, intending to emerge beneath the
bank's vault and steal what was in it. They were expecting
around £150,000. The mastermind of it all, John Rivers, had
hired the shop, but was never found. When the rent was
unpaid, the landlord investigated and found that the floor
had been dug up, and called the police. The tunnel was held
up with timber columns, and there were even light bulbs
connected to the shop's electricity supply, positioned at
intervals. Both brothers received four-year prison
sentences. |
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Source Notes |
TheFA.com
Original newspaper reports
The Complete Book of the British Charts |
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Rothman's Yearbooks
Mike Payne's England: The Complete Post-War Record
Norman Giller, Football Author
André do Nascimento Pereira |
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