The knockout stage of the 1958 FIFA World Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. The knockout stage began on 19 June with the quarter-finals and ended on 29 June 1958 with the final match, held at the Råsunda Stadium in Solna. The top two teams from each group (eight in total) advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament. A third place play-off also was played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals.
Brazil won the final 5–2 against hosts Sweden for their first World Cup title.[1]
All times listed are local time.
The top two placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.
| GK | 3 | Gilmar | ||
| RB | 14 | De Sordi | ||
| CB | 15 | Orlando | ||
| CB | 2 | Bellini (c) | ||
| LB | 12 | Nílton Santos | ||
| DM | 19 | Zito | ||
| AM | 6 | Didi | ||
| RW | 11 | Garrincha | ||
| FW | 18 | Mazzola | ||
| FW | 10 | Pelé | ||
| LW | 7 | Zagallo | ||
| Manager: | ||||
| Vicente Feola | ||||
| GK | 1 | Jack Kelsey | ||
| DF | 2 | Stuart Williams | ||
| DF | 3 | Mel Hopkins | ||
| DF | 4 | Derrick Sullivan | ||
| MF | 5 | Mel Charles | ||
| MF | 6 | Dave Bowen (c) | ||
| FW | 7 | Terry Medwin | ||
| FW | 8 | Ron Hewitt | ||
| FW | 19 | Colin Webster | ||
| FW | 10 | |||
| FW | 11 | Cliff Jones | ||
| Manager: | ||||
| Jimmy Murphy | ||||
| GK | 1 | Claude Abbes | ||
| DF | 4 | Raymond Kaelbel | ||
| DF | 5 | André Lerond | ||
| DF | 13 | Armand Penverne | ||
| MF | 10 | Robert Jonquet (c) | ||
| MF | 12 | Jean-Jacques Marcel | ||
| FW | 22 | Maryan Wisnieski | ||
| FW | 18 | Raymond Kopa | ||
| FW | 17 | Just Fontaine | ||
| FW | 20 | Roger Piantoni | ||
| FW | 21 | Jean Vincent | ||
| Manager: | ||||
| Albert Batteux | ||||
| GK | 1 | Harry Gregg | ||
| DF | 5 | Dick Keith | ||
| DF | 3 | Alf McMichael | ||
| DF | 2 | Willie Cunningham | ||
| MF | 4 | Danny Blanchflower (c) | ||
| MF | 8 | Wilbur Cush | ||
| FW | 7 | Billy Bingham | ||
| FW | 8 | Tommy Casey | ||
| FW | 14 | Jackie Scott | ||
| FW | 10 | Jimmy McIlroy | ||
| FW | 11 | Peter McParland | ||
| Manager: | ||||
| Peter Doherty | ||||
| GK | 1 | Kalle Svensson | ||
| DF | 2 | Orvar Bergmark | ||
| DF | 6 | Sigge Parling | ||
| DF | 14 | Bengt Gustavsson | ||
| DF | 3 | Sven Axbom | ||
| MF | 15 | Reino Börjesson | ||
| FW | 7 | Kurt Hamrin | ||
| FW | 8 | Gunnar Gren | ||
| FW | 9 | Agne Simonsson | ||
| FW | 4 | Nils Liedholm (c) | ||
| FW | 11 | Lennart Skoglund | ||
| Manager: | ||||
| George Raynor | ||||
| GK | 1 | Lev Yashin | ||
| DF | 2 | Vladimir Kesarev | ||
| DF | 4 | Boris Kuznetsov | ||
| DF | 5 | Yuri Voinov | ||
| MF | 3 | Konstantin Krizhevsky | ||
| MF | 16 | Viktor Tsarev | ||
| FW | 17 | Aleksandr Ivanov | ||
| FW | 8 | Valentin Ivanov | ||
| FW | 9 | Nikita Simonyan (c) | ||
| FW | 10 | Sergei Salnikov | ||
| FW | 11 | Anatoli Ilyin | ||
| Manager: | ||||
| Gavriil Kachalin | ||||
| GK | 1 | Fritz Herkenrath | ||
| DF | 2 | Herbert Erhardt | ||
| DF | 3 | Erich Juskowiak | ||
| DF | 7 | Georg Stollenwerk | ||
| MF | 4 | Horst Eckel | ||
| MF | 6 | Horst Szymaniak | ||
| FW | 8 | Helmut Rahn | ||
| FW | 9 | Fritz Walter | ||
| FW | 12 | Uwe Seeler | ||
| FW | 10 | Alfred Schmidt | ||
| FW | 11 | Hans Schäfer (c) | ||
| Manager: | ||||
| Sepp Herberger | ||||
| GK | 2 | Srboljub Krivokuća | ||
| DF | 4 | Tomislav Crnković | ||
| DF | 3 | Vasilije Šijaković | ||
| DF | 6 | Branko Zebec (c) | ||
| MF | 8 | Dobrosav Krstić | ||
| MF | 9 | Vujadin Boškov | ||
| FW | 12 | Aleksandar Petaković | ||
| FW | 19 | Radivoje Ognjanović | ||
| FW | 7 | Miloš Milutinović | ||
| FW | 13 | Todor Veselinović | ||
| FW | 17 | Zdravko Rajkov | ||
| Manager: | ||||
| Aleksandar Tirnanić | ||||
| GK | 3 | Gilmar | ||
| RB | 14 | De Sordi | ||
| CB | 15 | Orlando | ||
| CB | 2 | Bellini (c) | ||
| LB | 12 | Nílton Santos | ||
| DM | 19 | Zito | ||
| AM | 6 | Didi | ||
| RW | 11 | Garrincha | ||
| FW | 20 | Vavá | ||
| FW | 10 | Pelé | ||
| LW | 7 | Zagallo | ||
| Manager: | ||||
| Vicente Feola | ||||
| GK | 1 | Claude Abbes | ||
| DF | 4 | Raymond Kaelbel | ||
| DF | 5 | André Lerond | ||
| DF | 13 | Armand Penverne | ||
| MF | 10 | Robert Jonquet (c) | ||
| MF | 12 | Jean-Jacques Marcel | ||
| FW | 22 | Maryan Wisnieski | ||
| FW | 18 | Raymond Kopa | ||
| FW | 17 | Just Fontaine | ||
| FW | 20 | Roger Piantoni | ||
| FW | 21 | Jean Vincent | ||
| Manager: | ||||
| Albert Batteux | ||||
| GK | 1 | Kalle Svensson | ||
| DF | 2 | Orvar Bergmark | ||
| DF | 6 | Sigge Parling | ||
| DF | 14 | Bengt Gustavsson | ||
| DF | 3 | Sven Axbom | ||
| MF | 15 | Reino Börjesson | ||
| FW | 7 | Kurt Hamrin | ||
| FW | 8 | Gunnar Gren | ||
| FW | 9 | Agne Simonsson | ||
| FW | 4 | Nils Liedholm (c) | ||
| FW | 11 | Lennart Skoglund | ||
| Manager: | ||||
| George Raynor | ||||
| GK | 1 | Fritz Herkenrath | ||
| DF | 2 | Herbert Erhardt | ||
| DF | 3 | |||
| DF | 7 | Georg Stollenwerk | ||
| MF | 4 | Horst Eckel | ||
| MF | 6 | Horst Szymaniak | ||
| FW | 8 | Helmut Rahn | ||
| FW | 9 | Fritz Walter | ||
| FW | 12 | Uwe Seeler | ||
| FW | 11 | Hans Schäfer (c) | ||
| FW | 14 | Hans Cieslarczyk | ||
| Manager: | ||||
| Sepp Herberger | ||||
See also: France–Germany football rivalry.
| GK | 1 | Claude Abbes | ||
| DF | 4 | Raymond Kaelbel | ||
| DF | 5 | André Lerond | ||
| DF | 13 | Armand Penverne (c) | ||
| MF | 11 | Maurice Lafont | ||
| MF | 12 | Jean-Jacques Marcel | ||
| FW | 22 | Maryan Wisnieski | ||
| FW | 16 | Yvon Douis | ||
| FW | 17 | Just Fontaine | ||
| FW | 18 | Raymond Kopa | ||
| FW | 21 | Jean Vincent | ||
| Manager: | ||||
| Albert Batteux | ||||
| GK | 22 | Heinz Kwiatkowski | ||
| DF | 2 | Herbert Erhardt | ||
| DF | 14 | Karl-Heinz Schnellinger | ||
| DF | 7 | Georg Stollenwerk | ||
| MF | 5 | Heinz Wewers | ||
| MF | 6 | Horst Szymaniak | ||
| FW | 8 | Helmut Rahn | ||
| FW | 16 | Hans Sturm | ||
| FW | 15 | Alfred Kelbassa | ||
| FW | 11 | Hans Schäfer (c) | ||
| FW | 14 | Hans Cieslarczyk | ||
| Manager: | ||||
| Sepp Herberger | ||||
See main article: 1958 FIFA World Cup Final.