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1958 FIFA World Cup players

  • Djalma SantosDjalma Santos sat out the 1958 World Cup until the final, then made the All-Star Team. Brazil beat Sweden 5-2.
  • Helmut RahnHelmut Rahn scored the winning goal in the 1954 World Cup final with his weaker left foot.
  • Dražan JerkovićDražan Jerković scored twice as Yugoslavia beat France 5-4 in the 1960 European Championship semifinal.
  • Lev YashinLev Yashin is the only goalkeeper to win the Ballon d'Or. The Soviet keeper took the award in 1963.
  • PeléAt 17, Pelé passed out on the field after scoring twice in the 1958 World Cup final. His teammate Garrincha revived him.
  • GarrinchaA doctor certified Garrincha as crippled, yet he won two World Cups. His legs curved in opposite directions.
  • Just FontaineJust Fontaine scored thirteen goals in six matches at the 1958 World Cup.
  • Mário ZagalloMário Zagallo was the first person to win the World Cup as both a player and a manager. He led Brazil to the 1970 title.
  • Antonio CarbajalAntonio Carbajal played in five World Cups, and no footballer had done that before him.
  • VaváVavá scored in two World Cup finals in a row, and no one else did it for sixty years.

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