Sweden reaches the 1958 World Cup final as television breaks through
FIFA records Brazil beating host Sweden 5-2 in the 1958 World Cup final at Rasunda. SVT frames the same tournament as Swedish television's major breakthrough.
At Rasunda on 29 June 1958, Brazil beat host Sweden 5-2 in the World Cup final. FIFA’s record gives the match result, venue, attendance, and scorers.
The same tournament also mattered as media history. SVT frames the 1958 World Cup as the moment television broke through in Sweden, with TV sets moving quickly from luxury object toward household centrepiece.