Fifa World Cup Final 1958 - Sweden v Brazil

With the hosts, Sweden, making it through to the finals and as the matches proceeding the final had resulted many goals there was high expectations for the final and it did not disappoint as the final got off to a great start as Brazil went behind for the first time in the tournament with a Nils Leidholm goal for the host as early as the third minute.

It only took Vava six minutes to put Brazil level and again he took his opportunity in front of goal before half-time to give Brazil a 2-1 lead at the interval.

The game had to wait to the 55th minute before Pelé produced some magic, chipping the ball over a defender from close range, darting past the defender and scoring with a volley. Mario Zagallo then extended Brazil's lead to 4-1, before Agne Simonsson pulled one back for the Swedes.

Fittingly, the last word went to Pelé, whose glancing header in the 90th minute brought a final score of 5-2. This was Brazil's first ever win in the World Cup but this World Cup will be remembered for the emergence of a football legend in Pele.