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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

West Germany

Head coach: Sepp Herberger

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Fritz Herkenrath (1928-09-09)9 September 1928 (aged 29) 15 West Germany Rot-Weiss Essen
2 2 DF Herbert Erhardt (1930-07-06)6 July 1930 (aged 27) 17 West Germany SpVgg Fürth
3 2 DF Erich Juskowiak (1926-09-07)7 September 1926 (aged 31) 20 West Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf
4 3 MF Horst Eckel (1932-02-08)8 February 1932 (aged 26) 27 West Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern
5 2 DF Heinz Wewers (1927-07-27)27 July 1927 (aged 30) 11 West Germany Rot-Weiss Essen
6 3 MF Horst Szymaniak (1934-08-29)29 August 1934 (aged 23) 9 West Germany Wuppertaler SV
7 2 DF Georg Stollenwerk (1930-12-19)19 December 1930 (aged 27) 8 West Germany 1. FC Köln
8 4 FW Helmut Rahn (1929-08-16)16 August 1929 (aged 28) 22 West Germany Rot-Weiss Essen
9 3 MF Fritz Walter (1920-10-31)31 October 1920 (aged 37) 56 West Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern
10 3 MF Aki Schmidt (1935-09-05)5 September 1935 (aged 22) 7 West Germany BV Borussia Dortmund
11 4 FW Hans Schäfer (captain) (1927-10-19)19 October 1927 (aged 30) 27 West Germany 1. FC Köln
12 4 FW Uwe Seeler (1936-11-05)5 November 1936 (aged 21) 4 West Germany Hamburger SV
13 4 FW Bernhard Klodt (1926-10-26)26 October 1926 (aged 31) 16 West Germany FC Schalke 04
14 4 FW Hans Cieslarczyk (1937-05-03)3 May 1937 (aged 21) 3 West Germany SV Sodingen
15 4 FW Alfred Kelbassa (1925-04-21)21 April 1925 (aged 33) 5 West Germany BV Borussia Dortmund
16 4 FW Hans Sturm (1935-09-03)3 September 1935 (aged 22) 1 West Germany 1. FC Köln
17 2 DF Karl-Heinz Schnellinger (1939-03-31)31 March 1939 (aged 19) 1 West Germany SG Düren 99
18 3 MF Rudi Hoffmann* (1935-02-11)11 February 1935 (aged 23) 1 West Germany VfB Stuttgart
19 3 MF Wolfgang Peters* (1929-01-08)8 January 1929 (aged 29) 1 West Germany BV Borussia Dortmund
20 2 DF Hermann Nuber* (1935-10-10)10 October 1935 (aged 22) 0 West Germany Kickers Offenbach
21 1 GK Günter Sawitzki* (1932-11-22)22 November 1932 (aged 25) 4 West Germany VfB Stuttgart
22 1 GK Heinz Kwiatkowski (1926-07-16)16 July 1926 (aged 31) 3 West Germany BV Borussia Dortmund
  • Players no. 18-21 did not travel to Sweden.

Northern Ireland

Head coach: Peter Doherty

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Harry Gregg (1932-10-27)27 October 1932 (aged 25) 10 England Manchester United
2 2 DF Willie Cunningham (1930-02-20)20 February 1930 (aged 28) 16 England Leicester City
3 2 DF Alf McMichael (1927-10-01)1 October 1927 (aged 30) 29 England Newcastle United
4 3 MF Danny Blanchflower (captain) (1926-02-10)10 February 1926 (aged 32) 30 England Tottenham Hotspur
5 2 DF Dick Keith (1933-05-15)15 May 1933 (aged 25) 3 England Newcastle United
6 3 MF Bertie Peacock (1928-09-29)29 September 1928 (aged 29) 15 Scotland Celtic
7 4 FW Billy Bingham (1931-08-05)5 August 1931 (aged 26) 28 England Sunderland
8 4 FW Wilbur Cush (1928-06-10)10 June 1928 (aged 29) 11 England Leeds United
9 4 FW Billy Simpson (1929-12-12)12 December 1929 (aged 28) 11 Scotland Rangers
10 4 FW Jimmy McIlroy (1931-10-25)25 October 1931 (aged 26) 26 England Burnley
11 4 FW Peter McParland (1934-04-25)25 April 1934 (aged 24) 14 England Aston Villa
12 1 GK Norman Uprichard (1928-04-20)20 April 1928 (aged 30) 15 England Portsmouth
13 4 FW Tommy Casey (1930-03-11)11 March 1930 (aged 28) 8 England Newcastle United
14 4 FW Jackie Scott (1933-12-22)22 December 1933 (aged 24) 0 England Grimsby Town
15 4 FW Sammy McCrory (1924-10-11)11 October 1924 (aged 33) 1 England Southend United
16 4 FW Derek Dougan (1938-01-20)20 January 1938 (aged 20) 0 England Portsmouth
17 4 FW Fay Coyle (1933-04-01)1 April 1933 (aged 25) 3 England Nottingham Forest
18 1 GK Roy Rea* (1934-11-28)28 November 1934 (aged 23) 0 Northern Ireland Glenavon
19 2 DF Len Graham* (1925-10-17)17 October 1925 (aged 32) 13 England Doncaster Rovers
20 3 MF Sammy Chapman* (1938-02-16)16 February 1938 (aged 20) 0 England Portsmouth
21 2 DF Tommy Hamill* (1933-07-10)10 July 1933 (aged 24) 0 Northern Ireland Linfield
22 4 FW Bobby Trainor* (1934-04-25)25 April 1934 (aged 24) 0 Northern Ireland Coleraine
  • Players no. 18-22 did not travel to Sweden. [1]

Czechoslovakia

Head coach: Karel Kolský

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Imrich Stacho (1931-11-04)4 November 1931 (aged 26) 14 Czechoslovakia FC Spartak Trnava
2 2 DF Gustav Mráz (1934-09-11)11 September 1934 (aged 23) 2 Czechoslovakia CH Bratislava
3 3 MF Jiří Čadek (1935-12-07)7 December 1935 (aged 22) 2 Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague
4 2 DF Ladislav Novák (captain) (1931-12-05)5 December 1931 (aged 26) 33 Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague
5 3 MF Josef Masopust (1931-02-09)9 February 1931 (aged 27) 18 Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague
6 2 DF Svatopluk Pluskal (1930-10-28)28 October 1930 (aged 27) 19 Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague
7 4 FW Kazimír Gajdoš (1934-03-28)28 March 1934 (aged 24) 4 Czechoslovakia CH Bratislava
8 4 FW Milan Dvořák (1934-11-19)19 November 1934 (aged 23) 6 Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague
9 4 FW Pavol Molnár (1936-02-13)13 February 1936 (aged 22) 7 Czechoslovakia CH Bratislava
10 4 FW Jaroslav Borovička (1931-01-26)26 January 1931 (aged 27) 15 Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague
11 4 FW Tadeáš Kraus (1932-10-22)22 October 1932 (aged 25) 21 Czechoslovakia Spartak Praha Sokolovo
12 4 FW Zdeněk Zikán (1937-11-10)10 November 1937 (aged 20) 1 Czechoslovakia Dukla Pardubice
13 4 FW Václav Hovorka (1931-09-19)19 September 1931 (aged 26) 1 Czechoslovakia Dynamo Praha
14 4 FW Jiří Feureisl (1931-10-03)3 October 1931 (aged 26) 8 Czechoslovakia Slavia Karlovy Vary
15 4 FW Jan Hertl (1929-01-23)23 January 1929 (aged 29) 22 Czechoslovakia Spartak Praha Sokolovo
16 2 DF Ján Popluhár (1935-09-12)12 September 1935 (aged 22) 0 Czechoslovakia ŠK Slovan Bratislava
17 2 DF Titus Buberník (1933-10-12)12 October 1933 (aged 24) 0 Czechoslovakia CH Bratislava
18 3 MF Adolf Scherer (1938-05-05)5 May 1938 (aged 20) 0 Czechoslovakia CH Bratislava
19 1 GK Břetislav Dolejší (1928-09-26)26 September 1928 (aged 29) 13 Czechoslovakia Dynamo Praha
20 3 MF Anton Moravčík (1931-06-03)3 June 1931 (aged 27) 19 Czechoslovakia ŠK Slovan Bratislava
21 2 DF František Šafránek (1931-01-02)2 January 1931 (aged 27) 13 Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague
22 1 GK Viliam Schrojf (1931-08-02)2 August 1931 (aged 26) 7 Czechoslovakia ŠK Slovan Bratislava

Argentina

Head coach: Guillermo Stábile

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Amadeo Carrizo (1926-06-12)12 June 1926 (aged 31) 12 Argentina River Plate
2 2 DF Pedro Dellacha (captain) (1926-07-09)9 July 1926 (aged 31) 32 Argentina Racing
3 2 DF Federico Vairo (1930-01-27)27 January 1930 (aged 28) 38 Argentina River Plate
4 2 DF Juan Francisco Lombardo (1925-06-11)11 June 1925 (aged 32) 27 Argentina Boca Juniors
5 3 MF Néstor Rossi (1925-05-10)10 May 1925 (aged 33) 23 Argentina River Plate
6 3 MF José Varacka (1932-05-27)27 May 1932 (aged 26) 6 Argentina Independiente
7 4 FW Oreste Corbatta (1936-03-11)11 March 1936 (aged 22) 24 Argentina Racing
8 4 FW Eliseo Prado (1929-09-17)17 September 1929 (aged 28) 6 Argentina River Plate
9 4 FW Norberto Menéndez (1936-12-14)14 December 1936 (aged 21) 7 Argentina River Plate
10 4 FW Alfredo Rojas (1937-02-20)20 February 1937 (aged 21) 2 Argentina Lanús
11 4 FW Ángel Labruna (1918-09-28)28 September 1918 (aged 39) 35 Argentina River Plate
12 1 GK Julio Musimessi (1924-07-09)9 July 1924 (aged 33) 16 Argentina Boca Juniors
13 2 DF Alfredo Pérez (1929-04-10)10 April 1929 (aged 29) 3 Argentina River Plate
14 2 DF Federico Edwards (1931-01-25)25 January 1931 (aged 27) 0 Argentina Boca Juniors
15 2 DF David Acevedo (1937-02-20)20 February 1937 (aged 21) 0 Argentina Independiente
16 3 MF Eliseo Mouriño (1927-06-03)3 June 1927 (aged 31) 19 Argentina Boca Juniors
17 2 DF José Ramos Delgado (1935-08-25)25 August 1935 (aged 22) 1 Argentina Lanús
18 4 FW Norberto Boggio (1931-08-11)11 August 1931 (aged 26) 1 Argentina San Lorenzo
19 4 FW Ludovico Avio (1932-10-06)6 October 1932 (aged 25) 0 Argentina Vélez Sarsfield
20 4 FW Ricardo Infante (1924-06-21)21 June 1924 (aged 33) 4 Argentina Estudiantes (LP)
21 4 FW José Sanfilippo (1935-05-04)4 May 1935 (aged 23) 10 Argentina San Lorenzo
22 4 FW Osvaldo Cruz (1931-05-29)29 May 1931 (aged 27) 23 Argentina Independiente

Group 2

France

Head coach: Albert Batteux

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Claude Abbes (1927-05-24)24 May 1927 (aged 31) 3 France Saint-Ètienne
2 1 GK Dominique Colonna (1928-09-04)4 September 1928 (aged 29) 3 France Stade de Reims
3 1 GK François Remetter (1928-08-08)8 August 1928 (aged 29) 23 France Girondins de Bordeaux
4 2 DF Raymond Kaelbel (1932-01-31)31 January 1932 (aged 26) 17 France AS Monaco
5 2 DF André Lerond (1930-12-06)6 December 1930 (aged 27) 4 France Olympique de Lyon
6 2 DF Roger Marche (captain) (1924-03-05)5 March 1924 (aged 34) 55 France RC Paris
7 2 DF Robert Mouynet (1930-03-25)25 March 1930 (aged 28) 0 France Olympique de Lyon
8 3 MF Bernard Chiarelli (1934-02-24)24 February 1934 (aged 24) 1 France Valenciennes
9 3 MF Kazimir Hnatow (1929-01-09)9 January 1929 (aged 29) 0 France Angers
10 3 MF Robert Jonquet (1925-05-03)3 May 1925 (aged 33) 46 France Stade de Reims
11 3 MF Maurice Lafont (1927-09-13)13 September 1927 (aged 30) 0 France Nimes
12 3 MF Jean-Jacques Marcel (1931-06-13)13 June 1931 (aged 26) 25 France Marseille
13 2 DF Armand Penverne (1926-11-26)26 November 1926 (aged 31) 26 France Stade de Reims
14 3 MF Raymond Bellot (1929-06-09)9 June 1929 (aged 28) 0 France AS Monaco
15 4 FW Stéphane Bruey (1932-12-11)11 December 1932 (aged 25) 2 France Angers
16 4 FW Yvon Douis (1935-05-16)16 May 1935 (aged 23) 3 France Lille
17 4 FW Just Fontaine (1933-08-18)18 August 1933 (aged 24) 5 France Stade de Reims
18 3 MF Raymond Kopa (1931-10-13)13 October 1931 (aged 26) 24 Spain Real Madrid
19 3 MF Célestin Oliver (1930-07-12)12 July 1930 (aged 27) 5 France UA Sedan-Torcy
20 4 FW Roger Piantoni (1931-12-26)26 December 1931 (aged 26) 25 France Stade de Reims
21 4 FW Jean Vincent (1930-11-29)29 November 1930 (aged 27) 22 France Stade de Reims
22 4 FW Maryan Wisnieski (1937-02-01)1 February 1937 (aged 21) 9 France Lens

Yugoslavia

Head coach: Aleksandar Tirnanić

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Vladimir Beara (1928-11-02)2 November 1928 (aged 29) 53 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade
2 1 GK Srboljub Krivokuća (1928-03-14)14 March 1928 (aged 30) 4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vojvodina Novi Sad
3 2 DF Vasilije Šijaković (1929-07-31)31 July 1929 (aged 28) 3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia OFK Belgrade
4 2 DF Tomislav Crnković (1929-06-17)17 June 1929 (aged 28) 38 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dinamo Zagreb
5 2 DF Novak Tomić (1936-01-07)7 January 1936 (aged 22) 0 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade
6 2 DF Branko Zebec (captain) (1929-05-17)17 May 1929 (aged 29) 48 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan Belgrade
7 4 FW Miloš Milutinović (1933-02-05)5 February 1933 (aged 25) 30 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan Belgrade
8 3 MF Dobrosav Krstić (1932-02-05)5 February 1932 (aged 26) 22 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vojvodina Novi Sad
9 3 MF Vujadin Boškov (1931-05-16)16 May 1931 (aged 27) 53 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vojvodina Novi Sad
10 3 MF Ivan Šantek (1932-04-23)23 April 1932 (aged 26) 5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dinamo Zagreb
11 2 DF Vladimir Popović (1935-03-17)17 March 1935 (aged 23) 1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade
12 4 FW Aleksandar Petaković (1930-02-06)6 February 1930 (aged 28) 11 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radnički Belgrade
13 4 FW Todor Veselinović (1930-10-22)22 October 1930 (aged 27) 26 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vojvodina Novi Sad
14 2 DF Milorad Milutinović (1935-03-10)10 March 1935 (aged 23) 0 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan Belgrade
15 3 MF Dragoslav Šekularac (1937-11-08)8 November 1937 (aged 20) 5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade
16 4 FW Ilijas Pašić (1934-05-10)10 May 1934 (aged 24) 7 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željezničar Sarajevo
17 3 MF Zdravko Rajkov (1927-12-05)5 December 1927 (aged 30) 24 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vojvodina Novi Sad
18 4 FW Luka Lipošinović (1933-05-12)12 May 1933 (aged 25) 6 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dinamo Zagreb
19 4 FW Radivoje Ognjanović (1933-07-01)1 July 1933 (aged 24) 1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radnički Belgrade
20 1 GK Gordan Irović (1934-07-02)2 July 1934 (aged 23) 0 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dinamo Zagreb
21 2 DF Nikola Radović (1933-03-10)10 March 1933 (aged 25) 3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade
22 4 FW Dražan Jerković (1936-08-06)6 August 1936 (aged 21) 1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dinamo Zagreb

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

Paraguay

Head coach: Aurelio González

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Ramón Mayeregger (1936-03-05)5 March 1936 (aged 22) 0 Paraguay Nacional
2 2 DF Edelmiro Arévalo (1929-01-07)7 January 1929 (aged 29) 0 Paraguay Olimpia
3 3 MF Juan Vicente Lezcano (1937-04-05)5 April 1937 (aged 21) ? Paraguay Olimpia
4 2 DF Ignacio Achúcarro (1936-07-31)31 July 1936 (aged 21) 0 Paraguay Olimpia
5 3 MF Salvador Villalba (1924-08-29)29 August 1924 (aged 33) 0 Paraguay Libertad
6 2 DF Eligio Echagüe (1938-12-31)31 December 1938 (aged 19) 0 Paraguay Olimpia
7 4 FW Juan Bautista Agüero (captain) (1935-06-24)24 June 1935 (aged 22) 0 Paraguay Olimpia
8 4 FW José Parodi (1932-08-30)30 August 1932 (aged 25) 0 Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño
9 4 FW Jorge Lino Romero (1937-09-23)23 September 1937 (aged 20) 0 Paraguay Sol de América
10 4 FW Oscar Aguilera (1935-03-11)11 March 1935 (aged 23) ? Paraguay Olimpia
11 4 FW Florencio Amarilla (1935-01-03)3 January 1935 (aged 23) 0 Paraguay Nacional
12 1 GK Samuel Aguilar (1933-03-16)16 March 1933 (aged 25) 0 Paraguay Libertad
13 2 DF Luis Gini (1935-10-31)31 October 1935 (aged 22) ? Paraguay Sol de América
14 2 DF Darío Segovia (1932-03-18)18 March 1932 (aged 26) ? Paraguay Sol de América
15 3 MF Luis Santos Silva ? Paraguay Cerro Porteño
16 4 FW Claudio Lezcano 0 Paraguay Olimpia
17 2 DF Agustín Miranda (1930-01-01)1 January 1930 (aged 28) 0 Paraguay Cerro Porteño
18 4 FW Gilberto Penayo (1933-04-03)3 April 1933 (aged 25) 0 Paraguay Sol de América
19 4 FW Eliseo Insfrán (1935-10-27)27 October 1935 (aged 22) 0 Paraguay Guaraní
20 4 FW José Raúl Aveiro (1936-07-18)18 July 1936 (aged 21) ? Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño
21 4 FW Cayetano Ré (1938-02-07)7 February 1938 (aged 20) 0 Paraguay Cerro Porteño
22 4 FW Eligio Insfrán (1935-10-27)27 October 1935 (aged 22) ? Paraguay Guaraní

Scotland

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. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Tommy Younger (captain) (1930-04-10)10 April 1930 (aged 28) 22 England Liverpool
2 1 GK Bill Brown (1931-10-08)8 October 1931 (aged 26) 0 Scotland Dundee
3 2 DF Alex Parker (1935-08-02)2 August 1935 (aged 22) 14 England Everton
4 2 DF Eric Caldow (1934-05-14)14 May 1934 (aged 24) 10 Scotland Rangers
5 2 DF John Hewie (1927-12-13)13 December 1927 (aged 30) 12 England Charlton Athletic
6 2 DF Harry Haddock (1925-07-26)26 July 1925 (aged 32) 6 Scotland Clyde
7 2 DF Ian McColl (1927-06-07)7 June 1927 (aged 31) 14 Scotland Rangers
8 3 MF Eddie Turnbull (1923-04-12)12 April 1923 (aged 35) 6 Scotland Hibernian
9 2 DF Bobby Evans (1927-07-16)16 July 1927 (aged 30) 34 Scotland Celtic
10 3 MF Tommy Docherty (1928-04-24)24 April 1928 (aged 30) 22 England Preston North End
11 3 MF Dave Mackay (1934-11-14)14 November 1934 (aged 23) 1 Scotland Heart of Midlothian
12 3 MF Doug Cowie (1926-05-01)1 May 1926 (aged 32) 18 Scotland Dundee
13 4 FW Sammy Baird (1930-05-13)13 May 1930 (aged 28) 6 Scotland Rangers
14 4 FW Graham Leggat (1934-06-20)20 June 1934 (aged 23) 5 Scotland Aberdeen
15 4 FW Alex Scott (1936-11-22)22 November 1936 (aged 21) 5 Scotland Rangers
16 4 FW Jimmy Murray (1933-02-04)4 February 1933 (aged 25) 3 Scotland Heart of Midlothian
17 4 FW Jackie Mudie (1930-04-10)10 April 1930 (aged 28) 14 England Blackpool
18 4 FW John Coyle (1932-09-28)28 September 1932 (aged 25) 0 Scotland Clyde
19 4 FW Bobby Collins (1931-02-16)16 February 1931 (aged 27) 19 Scotland Celtic
20 4 FW Archie Robertson (1929-09-15)15 September 1929 (aged 28) 4 Scotland Clyde
21 4 FW Stewart Imlach (1932-01-06)6 January 1932 (aged 26) 2 England Nottingham Forest
22 4 FW Willie Fernie (1928-11-22)22 November 1928 (aged 29) 11 Scotland Celtic

Group 3

Sweden

Head coach: England George Raynor

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Kalle Svensson (1925-11-11)11 November 1925 (aged 32) 67 Sweden Helsingborg
2 2 DF Orvar Bergmark (1930-11-16)16 November 1930 (aged 27) 37 Sweden Örebro
3 2 DF Sven Axbom (1926-10-15)15 October 1926 (aged 31) 16 Sweden Norrköping
4 3 MF Nils Liedholm (captain) (1922-10-08)8 October 1922 (aged 35) 18 Italy Milan
5 2 DF Åke Johansson (1928-03-19)19 March 1928 (aged 30) 16 Sweden Norrköping
6 3 MF Sigge Parling (1930-03-26)26 March 1930 (aged 28) 20 Sweden Djurgården
7 3 MF Kurt Hamrin (1934-11-19)19 November 1934 (aged 23) 20 Italy Padova
8 4 FW Gunnar Gren (1920-10-31)31 October 1920 (aged 37) 49 Sweden Örgryte
9 4 FW Agne Simonsson (1935-10-19)19 October 1935 (aged 22) 3 Sweden Örgryte
10 4 FW Arne Selmosson (1931-03-29)29 March 1931 (aged 27) 3 Italy Lazio
11 3 MF Lennart Skoglund (1929-12-24)24 December 1929 (aged 28) 4 Italy Inter Milan
12 1 GK Tore Svensson (1927-12-06)6 December 1927 (aged 30) 1 Sweden Malmö
13 2 DF Prawitz Öberg (1930-11-16)16 November 1930 (aged 27) 3 Sweden Malmö
14 2 DF Bengt Gustavsson (1928-01-15)15 January 1928 (aged 30) 42 Italy Atalanta
15 3 MF Reino Börjesson (1929-02-04)4 February 1929 (aged 29) 3 Sweden Norrby
16 1 GK Ingemar Haraldsson (1928-02-03)3 February 1928 (aged 30) 0 Sweden Elfsborg
17 3 MF Olle Håkansson (1927-02-22)22 February 1927 (aged 31) 7 Sweden Norrköping
18 4 FW Gösta Löfgren (1923-08-29)29 August 1923 (aged 34) 38 Sweden Motala
19 4 FW Henry Källgren (1931-03-13)13 March 1931 (aged 27) 6 Sweden Norrköping
20 4 FW Bror Mellberg (1923-12-09)9 December 1923 (aged 34) 3 Sweden AIK
21 3 MF Bengt Berndtsson (1933-01-26)26 January 1933 (aged 25) 4 Sweden Göteborg
22 4 FW Owe Ohlsson (1938-08-19)19 August 1938 (aged 19) 1 Sweden Göteborg

Wales

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. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Jack Kelsey (1929-11-19)19 November 1929 (aged 28) 20 England Arsenal
2 2 DF Stuart Williams (1930-07-09)9 July 1930 (aged 27) 11 England West Bromwich Albion
3 2 DF Mel Hopkins (1934-11-07)7 November 1934 (aged 23) 13 England Tottenham Hotspur
4 2 DF Derrick Sullivan (1930-08-10)10 August 1930 (aged 27) 9 Wales Cardiff City
5 3 MF Mel Charles (1935-05-14)14 May 1935 (aged 23) 14 Wales Swansea Town
6 3 MF Dave Bowen (captain) (1928-06-07)7 June 1928 (aged 30) 11 England Arsenal
7 4 FW Terry Medwin (1932-09-25)25 September 1932 (aged 25) 14 England Tottenham Hotspur
8 4 FW Ron Hewitt (1928-06-21)21 June 1928 (aged 29) 2 Wales Cardiff City
9 4 FW John Charles (1931-12-27)27 December 1931 (aged 26) 25 Italy Juventus
10 4 FW Ivor Allchurch (1929-10-16)16 October 1929 (aged 28) 30 Wales Swansea Town
11 4 FW Cliff Jones (1935-02-07)7 February 1935 (aged 23) 17 England Tottenham Hotspur
12 1 GK Ken Jones (1936-01-02)2 January 1936 (aged 22) 0 Wales Cardiff City
13 1 GK Graham Vearncombe (1934-03-28)28 March 1934 (aged 24) 1 Wales Cardiff City
14 2 DF Trevor Edwards (1937-01-24)24 January 1937 (aged 21) 2 England Charlton Athletic
15 2 DF Colin Baker (1934-12-18)18 December 1934 (aged 23) 0 Wales Cardiff City
16 3 MF Vic Crowe (1932-01-31)31 January 1932 (aged 26) 0 England Aston Villa
17 4 FW Ken Leek (1935-07-26)26 July 1935 (aged 22) 0 England Leicester City
18 4 FW Roy Vernon (1937-04-14)14 April 1937 (aged 21) 7 England Blackburn Rovers
19 4 FW Colin Webster (1932-07-17)17 July 1932 (aged 25) 1 England Manchester United
20 3 MF John Elsworthy (1931-07-26)26 July 1931 (aged 26) 0 England Ipswich Town
21 3 MF Len Allchurch (1933-09-12)12 September 1933 (aged 24) 6 Wales Swansea Town
22 3 MF George Baker (1936-04-06)6 April 1936 (aged 22) 0 England Plymouth Argyle

Hungary

Head coach: Lajos Baróti

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Gyula Grosics (1926-02-04)4 February 1926 (aged 32) 52 Hungary Tatabányai Bányász SE
2 2 DF Sándor Mátrai (1932-11-20)20 November 1932 (aged 25) 10 Hungary Ferencvárosi TC
3 2 DF Ferenc Sipos (1932-12-13)13 December 1932 (aged 25) 7 Hungary MTK FC
4 2 DF László Sárosi (1932-02-27)27 February 1932 (aged 26) 5 Hungary Vasas SC
5 2 DF József Bozsik (1925-11-28)28 November 1925 (aged 32) 88 Hungary Budapest Honvéd FC
6 3 MF Pál Berendy (1932-11-30)30 November 1932 (aged 25) 15 Hungary Vasas SC
7 3 MF László Budai (1928-07-19)19 July 1928 (aged 29) 31 Hungary Budapest Honvéd FC
8 4 FW Lajos Tichy (1935-03-21)21 March 1935 (aged 23) 19 Hungary Budapest Honvéd FC
9 4 FW Nándor Hidegkuti (captain) (1922-03-03)3 March 1922 (aged 36) 67 Hungary MTK FC
10 4 FW Dezső Bundzsák (1928-05-03)3 May 1928 (aged 30) 6 Hungary Vasas SC
11 4 FW Károly Sándor (1928-11-29)29 November 1928 (aged 29) 29 Hungary MTK FC
12 2 DF Béla Kárpáti (1929-09-30)30 September 1929 (aged 28) 17 Hungary Vasas SC
13 2 DF Oszkár Szigeti (1933-09-10)10 September 1933 (aged 24) 1 Hungary Diósgyőri VTK
14 4 FW Ferenc Szojka (1931-04-07)7 April 1931 (aged 27) 23 Hungary Salgótarjáni BTC
15 3 MF Antal Kotász (1929-09-01)1 September 1929 (aged 28) 15 Hungary Budapest Honvéd FC
16 4 FW László Lachos (1933-01-17)17 January 1933 (aged 25) 0 Hungary Tatabányai Bányász SE
17 4 FW Mihály Vasas (1933-09-14)14 September 1933 (aged 24) 1 Hungary Salgótarjáni BTC
18 4 FW Tivadar Monostori (1936-08-24)24 August 1936 (aged 21) 1 Hungary Dorogi Bányász
19 4 FW Zoltán Friedmanszky (1934-10-22)22 October 1934 (aged 23) 0 Hungary Ferencvárosi TC
20 4 FW József Bencsics (1933-08-06)6 August 1933 (aged 24) 1 Hungary Újpesti Dózsa
21 4 FW Máté Fenyvesi (1933-09-20)20 September 1933 (aged 24) 18 Hungary Ferencvárosi TC
22 1 GK István Ilku (1933-03-06)6 March 1933 (aged 25) 4 Hungary Dorogi Bányász

Mexico

Head coach: Spain Antonio López Herranz

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Antonio Carbajal (captain) (1929-06-07)7 June 1929 (aged 29) 18 Mexico Club León
2 2 DF Jesús del Muro (1937-11-30)30 November 1937 (aged 20) 0 Mexico CF Atlas
3 3 MF Jorge Romo (1923-04-20)20 April 1923 (aged 35) 10 Mexico Deportivo Toluca F.C.
4 2 DF José Villegas (1934-06-20)20 June 1934 (aged 23) 8 Mexico CD Guadalajara
5 2 DF Alfonso Portugal (1934-01-21)21 January 1934 (aged 24) 8 Mexico Necaxa
6 3 MF Francisco Flores (1926-02-12)12 February 1926 (aged 32) 0 Mexico CD Guadalajara
7 3 MF Alfredo Hernández (1935-06-18)18 June 1935 (aged 22) 4 Mexico Club León
8 4 FW Salvador Reyes (1936-09-20)20 September 1936 (aged 21) 8 Mexico CD Guadalajara
9 4 FW Carlos Calderón de la Barca (1934-10-02)2 October 1934 (aged 23) 7 Mexico Atlante F.C.
10 4 FW Crescencio Gutiérrez (1933-10-26)26 October 1933 (aged 24) 4 Mexico CD Guadalajara [1]
11 4 FW Enrique Sesma (1927-04-22)22 April 1927 (aged 31) 7 Mexico Deportivo Toluca F.C.
12 1 GK Manuel Camacho (1929-04-29)29 April 1929 (aged 29) 1 Mexico Deportivo Toluca F.C.
13 1 GK Jaime Gómez (1929-12-29)29 December 1929 (aged 28) 5 Mexico CD Guadalajara
14 4 FW Miguel Gutiérrez (1931-05-07)7 May 1931 (aged 27) 4 Mexico CF Atlas
15 3 MF Guillermo Sepúlveda (1934-02-28)28 February 1934 (aged 24) 1 Mexico CD Guadalajara
16 2 DF José Antonio Roca (1928-05-24)24 May 1928 (aged 30) 10 Mexico CD Zacatepec
17 2 DF Raúl Cárdenas (1928-10-30)30 October 1928 (aged 29) 9 Mexico CD Zacatepec
18 3 MF Jaime Salazar (1931-02-06)6 February 1931 (aged 27) 8 Mexico Necaxa
19 2 DF Jaime Belmonte (1934-10-08)8 October 1934 (aged 23) 2 Mexico CD Cuautla
20 4 FW Carlos Blanco (1927-03-05)5 March 1927 (aged 31) 6 Mexico Deportivo Toluca F.C.
21 4 FW Ligorio López (1933-07-03)3 July 1933 (aged 24) 7 Mexico Club Irapuato
22 4 FW Carlos González (1935-04-12)12 April 1935 (aged 23) 3 Mexico CF Atlas

Group 4

Brazil

Head coach: Vicente Feola

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Castilho (1927-11-27)27 November 1927 (aged 30) 20 Brazil Fluminense
2 2 DF Hilderaldo Bellini (captain) (1930-06-07)7 June 1930 (aged 28) 8 Brazil Vasco da Gama
3 1 GK Gilmar (1930-08-22)22 August 1930 (aged 27) 31 Brazil Corinthians
4 2 DF Djalma Santos (1929-02-27)27 February 1929 (aged 29) 47 Brazil Portuguesa
5 3 MF Dino Sani (1932-05-23)23 May 1932 (aged 26) 5 Brazil São Paulo
6 3 MF Didi (1928-10-08)8 October 1928 (aged 29) 41 Brazil Botafogo
7 4 FW Mário Zagallo (1931-08-09)9 August 1931 (aged 26) 3 Brazil Flamengo
8 3 MF Oreco (1932-06-13)13 June 1932 (aged 25) 9 Brazil Corinthians
9 3 MF Zózimo (1932-06-19)19 June 1932 (aged 25) 26 Brazil Bangu
10 4 FW Pelé (1940-10-23)23 October 1940 (aged 17) 5 Brazil Santos
11 4 FW Garrincha (1933-10-28)28 October 1933 (aged 24) 8 Brazil Botafogo
12 2 DF Nílton Santos (1925-05-16)16 May 1925 (aged 33) 46 Brazil Botafogo
13 3 MF Moacir (1936-05-18)18 May 1936 (aged 22) 5 Brazil Flamengo
14 2 DF De Sordi (1931-02-14)14 February 1931 (aged 27) 14 Brazil São Paulo
15 2 DF Orlando (1935-09-20)20 September 1935 (aged 22) 1 Brazil Vasco da Gama
16 2 DF Mauro Ramos (1930-08-30)30 August 1930 (aged 27) 10 Brazil São Paulo
17 4 FW Joel Antônio Martins (1931-11-11)11 November 1931 (aged 26) 11 Brazil Flamengo
18 4 FW José Altafini (1938-07-24)24 July 1938 (aged 19) 5 Brazil Palmeiras
19 3 MF Zito (1932-08-18)18 August 1932 (aged 25) 8 Brazil Santos
20 4 FW Vavá (1934-11-12)12 November 1934 (aged 23) 4 Brazil Vasco da Gama
21 4 FW Dida (1934-03-26)26 March 1934 (aged 24) 3 Brazil Flamengo
22 4 FW Pepe (1935-02-25)25 February 1935 (aged 23) 11 Brazil Santos

Soviet Union

Head coach: Gavriil Kachalin

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Lev Yashin (1929-10-22)22 October 1929 (aged 28) 22 Soviet Union Dynamo Moscow
2 2 DF Vladimir Kesarev (1930-02-26)26 February 1930 (aged 28) 2 Soviet Union Dynamo Moscow
3 3 MF Konstantin Krizhevsky (1926-02-20)20 February 1926 (aged 32) 9 Soviet Union Dynamo Moscow
4 2 DF Boris Kuznetsov (1928-07-14)14 July 1928 (aged 29) 15 Soviet Union Dynamo Moscow
5 2 DF Yuri Voinov (1931-11-29)29 November 1931 (aged 26) 9 Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv
6 3 MF Igor Netto (1930-01-09)9 January 1930 (aged 28) 30 Soviet Union Spartak Moscow
7 4 FW German Apukhtin (1936-06-12)12 June 1936 (aged 21) 2 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow
8 4 FW Valentin Ivanov (1934-11-19)19 November 1934 (aged 23) 15 Soviet Union Torpedo Moscow
9 4 FW Nikita Simonyan (captain) (1926-10-12)12 October 1926 (aged 31) 13 Soviet Union Spartak Moscow
10 4 FW Sergei Salnikov (1925-09-13)13 September 1925 (aged 32) 17 Soviet Union Spartak Moscow
11 4 FW Anatoli Ilyin (1931-06-27)27 June 1931 (aged 26) 22 Soviet Union Spartak Moscow
12 1 GK Vladimir Maslachenko (1936-03-05)5 March 1936 (aged 22) 0 Soviet Union Lokomotiv Moscow
13 1 GK Vladimir Belyayev (1933-09-15)15 September 1933 (aged 24) 2 Soviet Union Dynamo Moscow
14 2 DF Leonid Ostrovskiy (1936-01-17)17 January 1936 (aged 22) 0 Soviet Union Torpedo Moscow
15 2 DF Anatoli Maslyonkin (1930-06-26)26 June 1930 (aged 27) 8 Soviet Union Spartak Moscow
16 3 MF Viktor Tsarev (1931-06-02)2 June 1931 (aged 27) 1 Soviet Union Dynamo Moscow
17 4 FW Aleksandr Ivanov (1928-04-14)14 April 1928 (aged 30) 0 Soviet Union Zenit Leningrad
18 4 FW Valentin Bubukin (1933-04-23)23 April 1933 (aged 25) 0 Soviet Union Lokomotiv Moscow
19 4 FW Gennadi Gusarov (1937-03-11)11 March 1937 (aged 21) 0 Soviet Union Torpedo Moscow
20 4 FW Yuri Falin (1937-04-02)2 April 1937 (aged 21) 1 Soviet Union Torpedo Moscow
21 4 FW Genrich Fedosov (1932-12-06)6 December 1932 (aged 25) 1 Soviet Union Dynamo Moscow
22 2 DF Vladimir Yerokhin (1930-04-10)10 April 1930 (aged 28) 0 Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv

England

Head coach: Walter Winterbottom

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Colin McDonald (1930-10-15)15 October 1930 (aged 27) 1 England Burnley
2 2 DF Don Howe (1935-10-12)12 October 1935 (aged 22) 7 England West Bromwich Albion
3 2 DF Tommy Banks (1929-11-10)10 November 1929 (aged 28) 1 England Bolton Wanderers
4 3 MF Eddie Clamp (1934-09-14)14 September 1934 (aged 23) 1 England Wolverhampton Wanderers
5 2 DF Billy Wright (captain) (1924-02-06)6 February 1924 (aged 34) 92 England Wolverhampton Wanderers
6 3 MF Bill Slater (1927-04-29)29 April 1927 (aged 31) 6 England Wolverhampton Wanderers
7 4 FW Bryan Douglas (1934-05-27)27 May 1934 (aged 24) 7 England Blackburn Rovers
8 4 FW Bobby Robson (1933-02-18)18 February 1933 (aged 25) 2 England West Bromwich Albion
9 4 FW Derek Kevan (1935-03-06)6 March 1935 (aged 23) 7 England West Bromwich Albion
10 4 FW Johnny Haynes (1934-10-17)17 October 1934 (aged 23) 20 England Fulham
11 4 FW Tom Finney (1922-04-05)5 April 1922 (aged 36) 73 England Preston North End
12 1 GK Eddie Hopkinson (1935-10-29)29 October 1935 (aged 22) 6 England Bolton Wanderers
13 1 GK Alan Hodgkinson* (1936-08-16)16 August 1936 (aged 21) 4 England Sheffield United
14 2 DF Peter Sillett (1933-02-01)1 February 1933 (aged 25) 3 England Chelsea
15 3 MF Ronnie Clayton (1934-08-05)5 August 1934 (aged 23) 20 England Blackburn Rovers
16 2 DF Maurice Norman (1934-05-08)8 May 1934 (aged 24) 0 England Tottenham Hotspur
17 4 FW Peter Brabrook (1937-11-08)8 November 1937 (aged 20) 0 England Chelsea
18 4 FW Peter Broadbent (1933-05-15)15 May 1933 (aged 25) 0 England Wolverhampton Wanderers
19 4 FW Bobby Smith (1933-02-22)22 February 1933 (aged 25) 0 England Tottenham Hotspur
20 4 FW Bobby Charlton (1937-10-11)11 October 1937 (aged 20) 3 England Manchester United
21 4 FW Alan A'Court (1934-09-30)30 September 1934 (aged 23) 1 England Liverpool
22 3 MF Maurice Setters* (1936-12-16)16 December 1936 (aged 21) 0 England 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

Head coach: Karl Argauer

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1 GK Rudolf Szanwald (1931-07-06)6 July 1931 (aged 26) 2 Austria Wiener SC
2 2 DF Paul Halla (1931-04-10)10 April 1931 (aged 27) 21 Austria SK Rapid Wien
3 2 DF Ernst Happel (1925-11-29)29 November 1925 (aged 32) 48 Austria SK Rapid Wien
4 2 DF Franz Swoboda (1933-02-15)15 February 1933 (aged 25) 13 Austria Austria Wien
5 2 DF Gerhard Hanappi (captain) (1929-07-09)9 July 1929 (aged 28) 67 Austria SK Rapid Wien
6 3 MF Karl Koller (1929-02-08)8 February 1929 (aged 29) 39 Austria First Vienna FC
7 4 FW Walter Horak (1931-06-01)1 June 1931 (aged 27) 2 Austria Wiener SC
8 4 FW Paul Kozlicek (1937-07-22)22 July 1937 (aged 20) 5 Austria Wacker Wien
9 4 FW Hans Buzek (1938-05-22)22 May 1938 (aged 20) 12 Austria First Vienna FC
10 4 FW Alfred Körner (1926-02-14)14 February 1926 (aged 32) 42 Austria SK Rapid Wien
11 4 FW Helmut Senekowitsch (1933-10-22)22 October 1933 (aged 24) 4 Austria SK Sturm Graz
12 1 GK Kurt Schmied (1926-06-14)14 June 1926 (aged 31) 24 Austria First Vienna FC
13 4 FW Walter Schleger (1929-09-19)19 September 1929 (aged 28) 20 Austria Austria Wien
14 4 FW Josef Hamerl (1931-01-22)22 January 1931 (aged 27) 2 Austria Wiener SC
15 2 DF Walter Kollmann (1932-06-17)17 June 1932 (aged 25) 14 Austria Wacker Wien
16 3 MF Karl Stotz (1927-03-27)27 March 1927 (aged 31) 22 Austria Austria Wien
17 3 MF Ernst Kozlicek (1931-01-27)27 January 1931 (aged 27) 9 Austria Wacker Wien
18 2 DF Leopold Barschandt (1925-08-12)12 August 1925 (aged 32) 21 Austria Wiener SC
19 4 FW Robert Dienst (1928-03-01)1 March 1928 (aged 30) 27 Austria SK Rapid Wien
20 4 FW Herbert Ninaus (1937-03-31)31 March 1937 (aged 21) 0 Austria Grazer AK
21 3 MF Ignaz Puschnik (1934-02-05)5 February 1934 (aged 24) 1 Austria Kapfenberger SV
22 1 GK Bruno Engelmeier (1927-09-05)5 September 1927 (aged 30) 9 Austria 1. Simmeringer SC

Notes

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

  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]