1958 FIFA World Cup squads

Below are the squads for the 1958 FIFA World Cup final tournament in Sweden.

France (1), Northern Ireland (19), Scotland (6), Sweden (5) and Wales (14) had players representing foreign clubs.

For the first time, seven players (one French, five Swedish and one Welsh) were selected from clubs from nations that did not qualify for the tournament (Italy and Spain).

Group 1 edit

West Germany edit

Head coach: Sepp Herberger

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
11GKFritz Herkenrath (1928-09-09)9 September 1928 (aged 29)15 Rot-Weiss Essen
22DFHerbert Erhardt (1930-07-06)6 July 1930 (aged 27)17 SpVgg Fürth
32DFErich Juskowiak (1926-09-07)7 September 1926 (aged 31)20 Fortuna Düsseldorf
43MFHorst Eckel (1932-02-08)8 February 1932 (aged 26)27 1. FC Kaiserslautern
52DFHeinz Wewers (1927-07-27)27 July 1927 (aged 30)11 Rot-Weiss Essen
63MFHorst Szymaniak (1934-08-29)29 August 1934 (aged 23)9 Wuppertaler SV
72DFGeorg Stollenwerk (1930-12-19)19 December 1930 (aged 27)8 1. FC Köln
84FWHelmut Rahn (1929-08-16)16 August 1929 (aged 28)22 Rot-Weiss Essen
93MFFritz Walter (1920-10-31)31 October 1920 (aged 37)56 1. FC Kaiserslautern
103MFAki Schmidt (1935-09-05)5 September 1935 (aged 22)7 BV Borussia Dortmund
114FWHans Schäfer (captain) (1927-10-19)19 October 1927 (aged 30)27 1. FC Köln
124FWUwe Seeler (1936-11-05)5 November 1936 (aged 21)4 Hamburger SV
134FWBernhard Klodt (1926-10-26)26 October 1926 (aged 31)16 FC Schalke 04
144FWHans Cieslarczyk (1937-05-03)3 May 1937 (aged 21)3 SV Sodingen
154FWAlfred Kelbassa (1925-04-21)21 April 1925 (aged 33)5 BV Borussia Dortmund
164FWHans Sturm (1935-09-03)3 September 1935 (aged 22)1 1. FC Köln
172DFKarl-Heinz Schnellinger (1939-03-31)31 March 1939 (aged 19)1 SG Düren 99
183MFRudi Hoffmann* (1935-02-11)11 February 1935 (aged 23)1 VfB Stuttgart
193MFWolfgang Peters* (1929-01-08)8 January 1929 (aged 29)1 BV Borussia Dortmund
202DFHermann Nuber* (1935-10-10)10 October 1935 (aged 22)0 Kickers Offenbach
211GKGünter Sawitzki* (1932-11-22)22 November 1932 (aged 25)4 VfB Stuttgart
221GKHeinz Kwiatkowski (1926-07-16)16 July 1926 (aged 31)3 BV Borussia Dortmund
  • Players no. 18-21 did not travel to Sweden.

Northern Ireland edit

Head coach: Peter Doherty

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
11GKHarry Gregg (1932-10-27)27 October 1932 (aged 25)10 Manchester United
22DFWillie Cunningham (1930-02-20)20 February 1930 (aged 28)16 Leicester City
32DFAlf McMichael (1927-10-01)1 October 1927 (aged 30)29 Newcastle United
43MFDanny Blanchflower (captain) (1926-02-10)10 February 1926 (aged 32)30 Tottenham Hotspur
52DFDick Keith (1933-05-15)15 May 1933 (aged 25)3 Newcastle United
63MFBertie Peacock (1928-09-29)29 September 1928 (aged 29)15 Celtic
74FWBilly Bingham (1931-08-05)5 August 1931 (aged 26)28 Sunderland
84FWWilbur Cush (1928-06-10)10 June 1928 (aged 29)11 Leeds United
94FWBilly Simpson (1929-12-12)12 December 1929 (aged 28)11 Rangers
104FWJimmy McIlroy (1931-10-25)25 October 1931 (aged 26)26 Burnley
114FWPeter McParland (1934-04-25)25 April 1934 (aged 24)14 Aston Villa
121GKNorman Uprichard (1928-04-20)20 April 1928 (aged 30)15 Portsmouth
134FWTommy Casey (1930-03-11)11 March 1930 (aged 28)8 Newcastle United
144FWJackie Scott (1933-12-22)22 December 1933 (aged 24)0 Grimsby Town
154FWSammy McCrory (1924-10-11)11 October 1924 (aged 33)1 Southend United
164FWDerek Dougan (1938-01-20)20 January 1938 (aged 20)0 Portsmouth
174FWFay Coyle (1933-04-01)1 April 1933 (aged 25)3 Nottingham Forest
181GKRoy Rea* (1934-11-28)28 November 1934 (aged 23)0 Glenavon
192DFLen Graham* (1925-10-17)17 October 1925 (aged 32)13 Doncaster Rovers
203MFSammy Chapman* (1938-02-16)16 February 1938 (aged 20)0 Portsmouth
212DFTommy Hamill* (1933-07-10)10 July 1933 (aged 24)0 Linfield
224FWBobby Trainor* (1934-04-25)25 April 1934 (aged 24)0 Coleraine
  • Players no. 18-22 did not travel to Sweden. [1]

Czechoslovakia edit

Head coach: Karel Kolský

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
11GKImrich Stacho (1931-11-04)4 November 1931 (aged 26)14 FC Spartak Trnava
22DFGustav Mráz (1934-09-11)11 September 1934 (aged 23)2 CH Bratislava
33MFJiří Čadek (1935-12-07)7 December 1935 (aged 22)2 Dukla Prague
42DFLadislav Novák (captain) (1931-12-05)5 December 1931 (aged 26)33 Dukla Prague
53MFJosef Masopust (1931-02-09)9 February 1931 (aged 27)18 Dukla Prague
62DFSvatopluk Pluskal (1930-10-28)28 October 1930 (aged 27)19 Dukla Prague
74FWKazimír Gajdoš (1934-03-28)28 March 1934 (aged 24)4 CH Bratislava
84FWMilan Dvořák (1934-11-19)19 November 1934 (aged 23)6 Dukla Prague
94FWPavol Molnár (1936-02-13)13 February 1936 (aged 22)7 CH Bratislava
104FWJaroslav Borovička (1931-01-26)26 January 1931 (aged 27)15 Dukla Prague
114FWTadeáš Kraus (1932-10-22)22 October 1932 (aged 25)21 Spartak Praha Sokolovo
124FWZdeněk Zikán (1937-11-10)10 November 1937 (aged 20)1 Dukla Pardubice
134FWVáclav Hovorka (1931-09-19)19 September 1931 (aged 26)1 Dynamo Praha
144FWJiří Feureisl (1931-10-03)3 October 1931 (aged 26)8 Slavia Karlovy Vary
154FWJan Hertl (1929-01-23)23 January 1929 (aged 29)22 Spartak Praha Sokolovo
162DFJán Popluhár (1935-09-12)12 September 1935 (aged 22)0 ŠK Slovan Bratislava
172DFTitus Buberník (1933-10-12)12 October 1933 (aged 24)0 CH Bratislava
183MFAdolf Scherer (1938-05-05)5 May 1938 (aged 20)0 CH Bratislava
191GKBřetislav Dolejší (1928-09-26)26 September 1928 (aged 29)13 Dynamo Praha
203MFAnton Moravčík (1931-06-03)3 June 1931 (aged 27)19 ŠK Slovan Bratislava
212DFFrantišek Šafránek (1931-01-02)2 January 1931 (aged 27)13 Dukla Prague
221GKViliam Schrojf (1931-08-02)2 August 1931 (aged 26)7 ŠK Slovan Bratislava

Argentina edit

Head coach: Guillermo Stábile

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
11GKAmadeo Carrizo (1926-06-12)12 June 1926 (aged 31)12 River Plate
22DFPedro Dellacha (captain) (1926-07-09)9 July 1926 (aged 31)32 Racing
32DFFederico Vairo (1930-01-27)27 January 1930 (aged 28)38 River Plate
42DFJuan Francisco Lombardo (1925-06-11)11 June 1925 (aged 32)27 Boca Juniors
53MFNéstor Rossi (1925-05-10)10 May 1925 (aged 33)23 River Plate
63MFJosé Varacka (1932-05-27)27 May 1932 (aged 26)6 Independiente
74FWOreste Corbatta (1936-03-11)11 March 1936 (aged 22)24 Racing
84FWEliseo Prado (1929-09-17)17 September 1929 (aged 28)6 River Plate
94FWNorberto Menéndez (1936-12-14)14 December 1936 (aged 21)7 River Plate
104FWAlfredo Rojas (1937-02-20)20 February 1937 (aged 21)2 Lanús
114FWÁngel Labruna (1918-09-28)28 September 1918 (aged 39)35 River Plate
121GKJulio Musimessi (1924-07-09)9 July 1924 (aged 33)16 Boca Juniors
132DFAlfredo Pérez (1929-04-10)10 April 1929 (aged 29)3 River Plate
142DFFederico Edwards (1931-01-25)25 January 1931 (aged 27)0 Boca Juniors
152DFDavid Acevedo (1937-02-20)20 February 1937 (aged 21)0 Independiente
163MFEliseo Mouriño (1927-06-03)3 June 1927 (aged 31)19 Boca Juniors
172DFJosé Ramos Delgado (1935-08-25)25 August 1935 (aged 22)1 Lanús
184FWNorberto Boggio (1931-08-11)11 August 1931 (aged 26)1 San Lorenzo
194FWLudovico Avio (1932-10-06)6 October 1932 (aged 25)0 Vélez Sarsfield
204FWRicardo Infante (1924-06-21)21 June 1924 (aged 33)4 Estudiantes (LP)
214FWJosé Sanfilippo (1935-05-04)4 May 1935 (aged 23)10 San Lorenzo
224FWOsvaldo Cruz (1931-05-29)29 May 1931 (aged 27)23 Independiente

Group 2 edit

France edit

Head coach: Albert Batteux

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
11GKClaude Abbes (1927-05-24)24 May 1927 (aged 31)3 Saint-Ètienne
21GKDominique Colonna (1928-09-04)4 September 1928 (aged 29)3 Stade de Reims
31GKFrançois Remetter (1928-08-08)8 August 1928 (aged 29)23 Girondins de Bordeaux
42DFRaymond Kaelbel (1932-01-31)31 January 1932 (aged 26)17 AS Monaco
52DFAndré Lerond (1930-12-06)6 December 1930 (aged 27)4 Olympique de Lyon
62DFRoger Marche (captain) (1924-03-05)5 March 1924 (aged 34)55 RC Paris
72DFRobert Mouynet (1930-03-25)25 March 1930 (aged 28)0 Olympique de Lyon
83MFBernard Chiarelli (1934-02-24)24 February 1934 (aged 24)1 Valenciennes
93MFKazimir Hnatow (1929-01-09)9 January 1929 (aged 29)0 Angers
103MFRobert Jonquet (1925-05-03)3 May 1925 (aged 33)46 Stade de Reims
113MFMaurice Lafont (1927-09-13)13 September 1927 (aged 30)0 Nimes
123MFJean-Jacques Marcel (1931-06-13)13 June 1931 (aged 26)25 Marseille
132DFArmand Penverne (1926-11-26)26 November 1926 (aged 31)26 Stade de Reims
143MFRaymond Bellot (1929-06-09)9 June 1929 (aged 28)0 AS Monaco
154FWStéphane Bruey (1932-12-11)11 December 1932 (aged 25)2 Angers
164FWYvon Douis (1935-05-16)16 May 1935 (aged 23)3 Lille
174FWJust Fontaine (1933-08-18)18 August 1933 (aged 24)5 Stade de Reims
183MFRaymond Kopa (1931-10-13)13 October 1931 (aged 26)24 Real Madrid
193MFCélestin Oliver (1930-07-12)12 July 1930 (aged 27)5 UA Sedan-Torcy
204FWRoger Piantoni (1931-12-26)26 December 1931 (aged 26)25 Stade de Reims
214FWJean Vincent (1930-11-29)29 November 1930 (aged 27)22 Stade de Reims
224FWMaryan Wisnieski (1937-02-01)1 February 1937 (aged 21)9 Lens

Yugoslavia edit

Head coach: Aleksandar Tirnanić

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
11GKVladimir Beara (1928-11-02)2 November 1928 (aged 29)53 Red Star Belgrade
21GKSrboljub Krivokuća (1928-03-14)14 March 1928 (aged 30)4 Vojvodina Novi Sad
32DFVasilije Šijaković (1929-07-31)31 July 1929 (aged 28)3 OFK Belgrade
42DFTomislav Crnković (1929-06-17)17 June 1929 (aged 28)38 Dinamo Zagreb
52DFNovak Tomić (1936-01-07)7 January 1936 (aged 22)0 Red Star Belgrade
62DFBranko Zebec (captain) (1929-05-17)17 May 1929 (aged 29)48 Partizan Belgrade
74FWMiloš Milutinović (1933-02-05)5 February 1933 (aged 25)30 Partizan Belgrade
83MFDobrosav Krstić (1932-02-05)5 February 1932 (aged 26)22 Vojvodina Novi Sad
93MFVujadin Boškov (1931-05-16)16 May 1931 (aged 27)53 Vojvodina Novi Sad
103MFIvan Šantek (1932-04-23)23 April 1932 (aged 26)5 Dinamo Zagreb
112DFVladimir Popović (1935-03-17)17 March 1935 (aged 23)1 Red Star Belgrade
124FWAleksandar Petaković (1930-02-06)6 February 1930 (aged 28)11 Radnički Belgrade
134FWTodor Veselinović (1930-10-22)22 October 1930 (aged 27)26 Vojvodina Novi Sad
142DFMilorad Milutinović (1935-03-10)10 March 1935 (aged 23)0 Partizan Belgrade
153MFDragoslav Šekularac (1937-11-08)8 November 1937 (aged 20)5 Red Star Belgrade
164FWIlijas Pašić (1934-05-10)10 May 1934 (aged 24)7 Željezničar Sarajevo
173MFZdravko Rajkov (1927-12-05)5 December 1927 (aged 30)24 Vojvodina Novi Sad
184FWLuka Lipošinović (1933-05-12)12 May 1933 (aged 25)6 Dinamo Zagreb
194FWRadivoje Ognjanović (1933-07-01)1 July 1933 (aged 24)1 Radnički Belgrade
201GKGordan Irović (1934-07-02)2 July 1934 (aged 23)0 Dinamo Zagreb
212DFNikola Radović (1933-03-10)10 March 1933 (aged 25)3 Red Star Belgrade
224FWDražan Jerković (1936-08-06)6 August 1936 (aged 21)1 Dinamo Zagreb

Players no. 20-22 did not travel to Sweden.

Paraguay edit

Head coach: Aurelio González

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
11GKRamón Mayeregger (1936-03-05)5 March 1936 (aged 22)0 Nacional
22DFEdelmiro Arévalo (1929-01-07)7 January 1929 (aged 29)0 Olimpia
33MFJuan Vicente Lezcano (1937-04-05)5 April 1937 (aged 21)? Olimpia
42DFIgnacio Achúcarro (1936-07-31)31 July 1936 (aged 21)0 Olimpia
53MFSalvador Villalba (1924-08-29)29 August 1924 (aged 33)0 Libertad
62DFEligio Echagüe (1938-12-31)31 December 1938 (aged 19)0 Olimpia
74FWJuan Bautista Agüero (captain) (1935-06-24)24 June 1935 (aged 22)0 Olimpia
84FWJosé Parodi (1932-08-30)30 August 1932 (aged 25)0 Sportivo Luqueño
94FWJorge Lino Romero (1937-09-23)23 September 1937 (aged 20)0 Sol de América
104FWOscar Aguilera (1935-03-11)11 March 1935 (aged 23)? Olimpia
114FWFlorencio Amarilla (1935-01-03)3 January 1935 (aged 23)0 Nacional
121GKSamuel Aguilar (1933-03-16)16 March 1933 (aged 25)0 Libertad
132DFLuis Gini (1935-10-31)31 October 1935 (aged 22)? Sol de América
142DFDarío Segovia (1932-03-18)18 March 1932 (aged 26)? Sol de América
153MFLuis Santos Silva? Cerro Porteño
164FWClaudio Lezcano0 Olimpia
172DFAgustín Miranda (1930-01-01)1 January 1930 (aged 28)0 Cerro Porteño
184FWGilberto Penayo (1933-04-03)3 April 1933 (aged 25)0 Sol de América
194FWEliseo Insfrán (1935-10-27)27 October 1935 (aged 22)0 Guaraní
204FWJosé Raúl Aveiro (1936-07-18)18 July 1936 (aged 21)? Sportivo Luqueño
214FWCayetano Ré (1938-02-07)7 February 1938 (aged 20)0 Cerro Porteño
224FWEligio Insfrán (1935-10-27)27 October 1935 (aged 22)? Guaraní

Scotland edit

Head coach: Dawson Walker (officially only acting manager in place of Matt Busby, who was seriously injured in the Munich air disaster and unable to resume his duties in time for the tournament)

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
11GKTommy Younger (captain) (1930-04-10)10 April 1930 (aged 28)22 Liverpool
21GKBill Brown (1931-10-08)8 October 1931 (aged 26)0 Dundee
32DFAlex Parker (1935-08-02)2 August 1935 (aged 22)14 Everton
42DFEric Caldow (1934-05-14)14 May 1934 (aged 24)10 Rangers
52DFJohn Hewie (1927-12-13)13 December 1927 (aged 30)12 Charlton Athletic
62DFHarry Haddock (1925-07-26)26 July 1925 (aged 32)6 Clyde
72DFIan McColl (1927-06-07)7 June 1927 (aged 31)14 Rangers
83MFEddie Turnbull (1923-04-12)12 April 1923 (aged 35)6 Hibernian
92DFBobby Evans (1927-07-16)16 July 1927 (aged 30)34 Celtic
103MFTommy Docherty (1928-04-24)24 April 1928 (aged 30)22 Preston North End
113MFDave Mackay (1934-11-14)14 November 1934 (aged 23)1 Heart of Midlothian
123MFDoug Cowie (1926-05-01)1 May 1926 (aged 32)18 Dundee
134FWSammy Baird (1930-05-13)13 May 1930 (aged 28)6 Rangers
144FWGraham Leggat (1934-06-20)20 June 1934 (aged 23)5 Aberdeen
154FWAlex Scott (1936-11-22)22 November 1936 (aged 21)5 Rangers
164FWJimmy Murray (1933-02-04)4 February 1933 (aged 25)3 Heart of Midlothian
174FWJackie Mudie (1930-04-10)10 April 1930 (aged 28)14 Blackpool
184FWJohn Coyle (1932-09-28)28 September 1932 (aged 25)0 Clyde
194FWBobby Collins (1931-02-16)16 February 1931 (aged 27)19 Celtic
204FWArchie Robertson (1929-09-15)15 September 1929 (aged 28)4 Clyde
214FWStewart Imlach (1932-01-06)6 January 1932 (aged 26)2 Nottingham Forest
224FWWillie Fernie (1928-11-22)22 November 1928 (aged 29)11 Celtic

Group 3 edit

Sweden edit

Head coach: George Raynor

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
11GKKalle Svensson (1925-11-11)11 November 1925 (aged 32)67 Helsingborg
22DFOrvar Bergmark (1930-11-16)16 November 1930 (aged 27)37 Örebro
32DFSven Axbom (1926-10-15)15 October 1926 (aged 31)16 Norrköping
43MFNils Liedholm (captain) (1922-10-08)8 October 1922 (aged 35)18 Milan
52DFÅke Johansson (1928-03-19)19 March 1928 (aged 30)16 Norrköping
63MFSigge Parling (1930-03-26)26 March 1930 (aged 28)20 Djurgården
73MFKurt Hamrin (1934-11-19)19 November 1934 (aged 23)20 Padova
84FWGunnar Gren (1920-10-31)31 October 1920 (aged 37)49 Örgryte
94FWAgne Simonsson (1935-10-19)19 October 1935 (aged 22)3 Örgryte
104FWArne Selmosson (1931-03-29)29 March 1931 (aged 27)3 Lazio
113MFLennart Skoglund (1929-12-24)24 December 1929 (aged 28)4 Inter Milan
121GKTore Svensson (1927-12-06)6 December 1927 (aged 30)1 Malmö
132DFPrawitz Öberg (1930-11-16)16 November 1930 (aged 27)3 Malmö
142DFBengt Gustavsson (1928-01-15)15 January 1928 (aged 30)42 Atalanta
153MFReino Börjesson (1929-02-04)4 February 1929 (aged 29)3 Norrby
161GKIngemar Haraldsson (1928-02-03)3 February 1928 (aged 30)0 Elfsborg
173MFOlle Håkansson (1927-02-22)22 February 1927 (aged 31)7 Norrköping
184FWGösta Löfgren (1923-08-29)29 August 1923 (aged 34)38 Motala
194FWHenry Källgren (1931-03-13)13 March 1931 (aged 27)6 Norrköping
204FWBror Mellberg (1923-12-09)9 December 1923 (aged 34)3 AIK
213MFBengt Berndtsson (1933-01-26)26 January 1933 (aged 25)4 Göteborg
224FWOwe Ohlsson (1938-08-19)19 August 1938 (aged 19)1 Göteborg

Wales edit

Head coach: Jimmy Murphy

Note: Swansea Town (now Swansea City) and Cardiff City are Welsh clubs that play in the English football league system.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
11GKJack Kelsey (1929-11-19)19 November 1929 (aged 28)20 Arsenal
22DFStuart Williams (1930-07-09)9 July 1930 (aged 27)11 West Bromwich Albion
32DFMel Hopkins (1934-11-07)7 November 1934 (aged 23)13 Tottenham Hotspur
42DFDerrick Sullivan (1930-08-10)10 August 1930 (aged 27)9 Cardiff City
53MFMel Charles (1935-05-14)14 May 1935 (aged 23)14 Swansea Town
63MFDave Bowen (captain) (1928-06-07)7 June 1928 (aged 30)11 Arsenal
74FWTerry Medwin (1932-09-25)25 September 1932 (aged 25)14 Tottenham Hotspur
84FWRon Hewitt (1928-06-21)21 June 1928 (aged 29)2 Cardiff City
94FWJohn Charles (1931-12-27)27 December 1931 (aged 26)25 Juventus
104FWIvor Allchurch (1929-10-16)16 October 1929 (aged 28)30 Swansea Town
114FWCliff Jones (1935-02-07)7 February 1935 (aged 23)17 Tottenham Hotspur
121GKKen Jones (1936-01-02)2 January 1936 (aged 22)0 Cardiff City
131GKGraham Vearncombe (1934-03-28)28 March 1934 (aged 24)1 Cardiff City
142DFTrevor Edwards (1937-01-24)24 January 1937 (aged 21)2 Charlton Athletic
152DFColin Baker (1934-12-18)18 December 1934 (aged 23)0 Cardiff City
163MFVic Crowe (1932-01-31)31 January 1932 (aged 26)0 Aston Villa
174FWKen Leek (1935-07-26)26 July 1935 (aged 22)0 Leicester City
184FWRoy Vernon (1937-04-14)14 April 1937 (aged 21)7 Blackburn Rovers
194FWColin Webster (1932-07-17)17 July 1932 (aged 25)1 Manchester United
203MFJohn Elsworthy (1931-07-26)26 July 1931 (aged 26)0 Ipswich Town
213MFLen Allchurch (1933-09-12)12 September 1933 (aged 24)6 Swansea Town
223MFGeorge Baker (1936-04-06)6 April 1936 (aged 22)0 Plymouth Argyle

Hungary edit

Head coach: Lajos Baróti

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
11GKGyula Grosics (1926-02-04)4 February 1926 (aged 32)52 Tatabányai Bányász SE
22DFSándor Mátrai (1932-11-20)20 November 1932 (aged 25)10 Ferencvárosi TC
32DFFerenc Sipos (1932-12-13)13 December 1932 (aged 25)7 MTK FC
42DFLászló Sárosi (1932-02-27)27 February 1932 (aged 26)5 Vasas SC
52DFJózsef Bozsik (1925-11-28)28 November 1925 (aged 32)88 Budapest Honvéd FC
63MFPál Berendy (1932-11-30)30 November 1932 (aged 25)15 Vasas SC
73MFLászló Budai (1928-07-19)19 July 1928 (aged 29)31 Budapest Honvéd FC
84FWLajos Tichy (1935-03-21)21 March 1935 (aged 23)19 Budapest Honvéd FC
94FWNándor Hidegkuti (captain) (1922-03-03)3 March 1922 (aged 36)67 MTK FC
104FWDezső Bundzsák (1928-05-03)3 May 1928 (aged 30)6 Vasas SC
114FWKároly Sándor (1928-11-29)29 November 1928 (aged 29)29 MTK FC
122DFBéla Kárpáti (1929-09-30)30 September 1929 (aged 28)17 Vasas SC
132DFOszkár Szigeti (1933-09-10)10 September 1933 (aged 24)1 Diósgyőri VTK
144FWFerenc Szojka (1931-04-07)7 April 1931 (aged 27)23 Salgótarjáni BTC
153MFAntal Kotász (1929-09-01)1 September 1929 (aged 28)15 Budapest Honvéd FC
164FWLászló Lachos (1933-01-17)17 January 1933 (aged 25)0 Tatabányai Bányász SE
174FWMihály Vasas (1933-09-14)14 September 1933 (aged 24)1 Salgótarjáni BTC
184FWTivadar Monostori (1936-08-24)24 August 1936 (aged 21)1 Dorogi Bányász
194FWZoltán Friedmanszky (1934-10-22)22 October 1934 (aged 23)0 Ferencvárosi TC
204FWJózsef Bencsics (1933-08-06)6 August 1933 (aged 24)1 Újpesti Dózsa
214FWMáté Fenyvesi (1933-09-20)20 September 1933 (aged 24)18 Ferencvárosi TC
221GKIstván Ilku (1933-03-06)6 March 1933 (aged 25)4 Dorogi Bányász

Mexico edit

Head coach: Antonio López Herranz

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
11GKAntonio Carbajal (captain) (1929-06-07)7 June 1929 (aged 29)18 Club León
22DFJesús del Muro (1937-11-30)30 November 1937 (aged 20)0 CF Atlas
33MFJorge Romo (1923-04-20)20 April 1923 (aged 35)10 Deportivo Toluca F.C.
42DFJosé Villegas (1934-06-20)20 June 1934 (aged 23)8 CD Guadalajara
52DFAlfonso Portugal (1934-01-21)21 January 1934 (aged 24)8 Necaxa
63MFFrancisco Flores (1926-02-12)12 February 1926 (aged 32)0 CD Guadalajara
73MFAlfredo Hernández (1935-06-18)18 June 1935 (aged 22)4 Club León
84FWSalvador Reyes (1936-09-20)20 September 1936 (aged 21)8 CD Guadalajara
94FWCarlos Calderón de la Barca (1934-10-02)2 October 1934 (aged 23)7 Atlante F.C.
104FWCrescencio Gutiérrez (1933-10-26)26 October 1933 (aged 24)4 CD Guadalajara[1]
114FWEnrique Sesma (1927-04-22)22 April 1927 (aged 31)7 Deportivo Toluca F.C.
121GKManuel Camacho (1929-04-29)29 April 1929 (aged 29)1 Deportivo Toluca F.C.
131GKJaime Gómez (1929-12-29)29 December 1929 (aged 28)5 CD Guadalajara
144FWMiguel Gutiérrez (1931-05-07)7 May 1931 (aged 27)4 CF Atlas
153MFGuillermo Sepúlveda (1934-02-28)28 February 1934 (aged 24)1 CD Guadalajara
162DFJosé Antonio Roca (1928-05-24)24 May 1928 (aged 30)10 CD Zacatepec
172DFRaúl Cárdenas (1928-10-30)30 October 1928 (aged 29)9 CD Zacatepec
183MFJaime Salazar (1931-02-06)6 February 1931 (aged 27)8 Necaxa
192DFJaime Belmonte (1934-10-08)8 October 1934 (aged 23)2 CD Cuautla
204FWCarlos Blanco (1927-03-05)5 March 1927 (aged 31)6 Deportivo Toluca F.C.
214FWLigorio López (1933-07-03)3 July 1933 (aged 24)7 Club Irapuato
224FWCarlos González (1935-04-12)12 April 1935 (aged 23)3 CF Atlas

Group 4 edit

Brazil edit

Head coach: Vicente Feola

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
11GKCastilho (1927-11-27)27 November 1927 (aged 30)20 Fluminense
22DFHilderaldo Bellini (captain) (1930-06-07)7 June 1930 (aged 28)8 Vasco da Gama
31GKGilmar (1930-08-22)22 August 1930 (aged 27)31 Corinthians
42DFDjalma Santos (1929-02-27)27 February 1929 (aged 29)47 Portuguesa
53MFDino Sani (1932-05-23)23 May 1932 (aged 26)5 São Paulo
63MFDidi (1928-10-08)8 October 1928 (aged 29)41 Botafogo
74FWMário Zagallo (1931-08-09)9 August 1931 (aged 26)3 Flamengo
83MFOreco (1932-06-13)13 June 1932 (aged 25)9 Corinthians
93MFZózimo (1932-06-19)19 June 1932 (aged 25)26 Bangu
104FWPelé (1940-10-23)23 October 1940 (aged 17)5 Santos
114FWGarrincha (1933-10-28)28 October 1933 (aged 24)8 Botafogo
122DFNílton Santos (1925-05-16)16 May 1925 (aged 33)46 Botafogo
133MFMoacir (1936-05-18)18 May 1936 (aged 22)5 Flamengo
142DFDe Sordi (1931-02-14)14 February 1931 (aged 27)14 São Paulo
152DFOrlando (1935-09-20)20 September 1935 (aged 22)1 Vasco da Gama
162DFMauro Ramos (1930-08-30)30 August 1930 (aged 27)10 São Paulo
174FWJoel Antônio Martins (1931-11-11)11 November 1931 (aged 26)11 Flamengo
184FWJosé Altafini (1938-07-24)24 July 1938 (aged 19)5 Palmeiras
193MFZito (1932-08-18)18 August 1932 (aged 25)8 Santos
204FWVavá (1934-11-12)12 November 1934 (aged 23)4 Vasco da Gama
214FWDida (1934-03-26)26 March 1934 (aged 24)3 Flamengo
224FWPepe (1935-02-25)25 February 1935 (aged 23)11 Santos

Soviet Union edit

Head coach: Gavriil Kachalin

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
11GKLev Yashin (1929-10-22)22 October 1929 (aged 28)22 Dynamo Moscow
22DFVladimir Kesarev (1930-02-26)26 February 1930 (aged 28)2 Dynamo Moscow
33MFKonstantin Krizhevsky (1926-02-20)20 February 1926 (aged 32)9 Dynamo Moscow
42DFBoris Kuznetsov (1928-07-14)14 July 1928 (aged 29)15 Dynamo Moscow
52DFYuri Voinov (1931-11-29)29 November 1931 (aged 26)9 Dynamo Kyiv
63MFIgor Netto (1930-01-09)9 January 1930 (aged 28)30 Spartak Moscow
74FWGerman Apukhtin (1936-06-12)12 June 1936 (aged 21)2 CSKA Moscow
84FWValentin Ivanov (1934-11-19)19 November 1934 (aged 23)15 Torpedo Moscow
94FWNikita Simonyan (captain) (1926-10-12)12 October 1926 (aged 31)13 Spartak Moscow
104FWSergei Salnikov (1925-09-13)13 September 1925 (aged 32)17 Spartak Moscow
114FWAnatoli Ilyin (1931-06-27)27 June 1931 (aged 26)22 Spartak Moscow
121GKVladimir Maslachenko (1936-03-05)5 March 1936 (aged 22)0 Lokomotiv Moscow
131GKVladimir Belyayev (1933-09-15)15 September 1933 (aged 24)2 Dynamo Moscow
142DFLeonid Ostrovskiy (1936-01-17)17 January 1936 (aged 22)0 Torpedo Moscow
152DFAnatoli Maslyonkin (1930-06-26)26 June 1930 (aged 27)8 Spartak Moscow
163MFViktor Tsarev (1931-06-02)2 June 1931 (aged 27)1 Dynamo Moscow
174FWAleksandr Ivanov (1928-04-14)14 April 1928 (aged 30)0 Zenit Leningrad
184FWValentin Bubukin (1933-04-23)23 April 1933 (aged 25)0 Lokomotiv Moscow
194FWGennadi Gusarov (1937-03-11)11 March 1937 (aged 21)0 Torpedo Moscow
204FWYuri Falin (1937-04-02)2 April 1937 (aged 21)1 Torpedo Moscow
214FWGenrich Fedosov (1932-12-06)6 December 1932 (aged 25)1 Dynamo Moscow
222DFVladimir Yerokhin (1930-04-10)10 April 1930 (aged 28)0 Dynamo Kyiv

England edit

Head coach: Walter Winterbottom

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
11GKColin McDonald (1930-10-15)15 October 1930 (aged 27)1 Burnley
22DFDon Howe (1935-10-12)12 October 1935 (aged 22)7 West Bromwich Albion
32DFTommy Banks (1929-11-10)10 November 1929 (aged 28)1 Bolton Wanderers
43MFEddie Clamp (1934-09-14)14 September 1934 (aged 23)1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
52DFBilly Wright (captain) (1924-02-06)6 February 1924 (aged 34)92 Wolverhampton Wanderers
63MFBill Slater (1927-04-29)29 April 1927 (aged 31)6 Wolverhampton Wanderers
74FWBryan Douglas (1934-05-27)27 May 1934 (aged 24)7 Blackburn Rovers
84FWBobby Robson (1933-02-18)18 February 1933 (aged 25)2 West Bromwich Albion
94FWDerek Kevan (1935-03-06)6 March 1935 (aged 23)7 West Bromwich Albion
104FWJohnny Haynes (1934-10-17)17 October 1934 (aged 23)20 Fulham
114FWTom Finney (1922-04-05)5 April 1922 (aged 36)73 Preston North End
121GKEddie Hopkinson (1935-10-29)29 October 1935 (aged 22)6 Bolton Wanderers
131GKAlan Hodgkinson* (1936-08-16)16 August 1936 (aged 21)4 Sheffield United
142DFPeter Sillett (1933-02-01)1 February 1933 (aged 25)3 Chelsea
153MFRonnie Clayton (1934-08-05)5 August 1934 (aged 23)20 Blackburn Rovers
162DFMaurice Norman (1934-05-08)8 May 1934 (aged 24)0 Tottenham Hotspur
174FWPeter Brabrook (1937-11-08)8 November 1937 (aged 20)0 Chelsea
184FWPeter Broadbent (1933-05-15)15 May 1933 (aged 25)0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
194FWBobby Smith (1933-02-22)22 February 1933 (aged 25)0 Tottenham Hotspur
204FWBobby Charlton (1937-10-11)11 October 1937 (aged 20)3 Manchester United
214FWAlan A'Court (1934-09-30)30 September 1934 (aged 23)1 Liverpool
223MFMaurice Setters* (1936-12-16)16 December 1936 (aged 21)0 West Bromwich Albion
  • Some sources state that England took only 20 squad members to the 1958 tournament in Sweden, and their squad lists do not include Alan Hodgkinson or Maurice Setters. Other sources, including FIFA's official World Cup records, list 22 players on the squad and include both Hodgkinson and Setters. The likelihood is that these two players were included on the squad list submitted to FIFA but did not travel to the tournament. [2]

Austria edit

Head coach: Karl Argauer

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
11GKRudolf Szanwald (1931-07-06)6 July 1931 (aged 26)2 Wiener SC
22DFPaul Halla (1931-04-10)10 April 1931 (aged 27)21 SK Rapid Wien
32DFErnst Happel (1925-11-29)29 November 1925 (aged 32)48 SK Rapid Wien
42DFFranz Swoboda (1933-02-15)15 February 1933 (aged 25)13 Austria Wien
52DFGerhard Hanappi (captain) (1929-02-16)16 February 1929 (aged 29)67 SK Rapid Wien
63MFKarl Koller (1929-02-08)8 February 1929 (aged 29)39 First Vienna FC
74FWWalter Horak (1931-06-01)1 June 1931 (aged 27)2 Wiener SC
84FWPaul Kozlicek (1937-07-22)22 July 1937 (aged 20)5 Wacker Wien
94FWHans Buzek (1938-05-22)22 May 1938 (aged 20)12 First Vienna FC
104FWAlfred Körner (1926-02-14)14 February 1926 (aged 32)42 SK Rapid Wien
114FWHelmut Senekowitsch (1933-10-22)22 October 1933 (aged 24)4 SK Sturm Graz
121GKKurt Schmied (1926-06-14)14 June 1926 (aged 31)24 First Vienna FC
134FWWalter Schleger (1929-09-19)19 September 1929 (aged 28)20 Austria Wien
144FWJosef Hamerl (1931-01-22)22 January 1931 (aged 27)2 Wiener SC
152DFWalter Kollmann (1932-06-17)17 June 1932 (aged 25)14 Wacker Wien
163MFKarl Stotz (1927-03-27)27 March 1927 (aged 31)22 Austria Wien
173MFErnst Kozlicek (1931-01-27)27 January 1931 (aged 27)9 Wacker Wien
182DFLeopold Barschandt (1925-08-12)12 August 1925 (aged 32)21 Wiener SC
194FWRobert Dienst (1928-03-01)1 March 1928 (aged 30)27 SK Rapid Wien
204FWHerbert Ninaus (1937-03-31)31 March 1937 (aged 21)0 Grazer AK
213MFIgnaz Puschnik (1934-02-05)5 February 1934 (aged 24)1 Kapfenberger SV
221GKBruno Engelmeier (1927-09-05)5 September 1927 (aged 30)9 1. Simmeringer SC

Notes edit

Each national team had to submit a squad of 22 players. All the teams included 3 goalkeepers, except Argentina, Paraguay, Scotland, Hungary and Brazil who only called two.

References edit

  1. ^ "1950:1959: Ya mero, embrión de Chivas campeón". Soccer Network. 5 January 2006. Archived from the original on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  • weltfussball.de [3]