Brazil v USSR, 15 June 1958

Score2-0 to Brazil
RefereeMaurice Guigue
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Finals group 4
VenueNya Ullevi, Goteborg
Attendance50,928

View Brazil v USSR head to head

Kick Off: 19:00 Local (18:00 BST) This match is notable for marking the debut on the world stage of a then largely unknown 17-year-old Pelé.

2 Brazil

Manager: Vicente Feola

0 USSR

Manager: Gavriil Kachalin

Goals:

Vava 3 G
Vava 77 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Gilmar
Defender Bellini (captain)
Defender De Sordi
Defender Nilton Santos
Defender Orlando
Midfielder Didi
Midfielder Zito
Midfielder/Forward Mário Zagallo
Forward Garrincha
Forward Pelé
Forward Vava

Starting lineup:

Lev Yashin Goalkeeper
Vladimir Kesariev Defender
Boris Kuznietzov Defender
Viktor Tzarev Defender
Konstantin Krizhevski Midfielder
Igor Netto Midfielder (captain)
Yuri Voinov Midfielder
Anatoli Ilyin Forward
Aleksander Ivanov Forward
Valentin Ivanov Forward
Nikita Simonyan Forward

2 Brazil

Manager: Vicente Feola

Goals:

Vava 3 G
Vava 77 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Gilmar
Defender Bellini (captain)
Defender De Sordi
Defender Nilton Santos
Defender Orlando
Midfielder Didi
Midfielder Zito
Midfielder/Forward Mário Zagallo
Forward Garrincha
Forward Pelé
Forward Vava

0 USSR

Manager: Gavriil Kachalin

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Lev Yashin Goalkeeper
Vladimir Kesariev Defender
Boris Kuznietzov Defender
Viktor Tzarev Defender
Konstantin Krizhevski Midfielder
Igor Netto Midfielder (captain)
Yuri Voinov Midfielder
Anatoli Ilyin Forward
Aleksander Ivanov Forward
Valentin Ivanov Forward
Nikita Simonyan Forward