| | Football World Cup 1958 Encyclopedia Articles @ LaunchBase.org (Launch Base) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20) |
 | | The World Cup marked the debut on the world stage of 17-year-old Pelé, who would grow to be considered one of the greatest footballers of all time. |
 | | This World Cup also saw the entry of the Soviet Union for the first time, and the qualification of all the United Kingdom's "home" nations (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland) for the first time. |
 | | The format of the competition changed from 1954: 16 teams still qualified in four groups of four, but this time each team played each of the other teams in its group at least once, without extra time in the event of a draw. |
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