France and West Germany played out perhaps one of the most entertaining games of this tie and in fact, one of the most entertaining games in the history of the World Cup. In the semi-finals of the 1958 World Cup, Brazil defeated France 5-2 and Sweden defeated West Germany 3-1, thus settling up this fascinating encounter between two European nations on 28th June 1958 at Ullevi, Gothenburg, with 32483 people watching from the stands.
France went ahead in the 16th minute, with Just Fontaine scoring his 10th goal of the tournament. But Cieslarczyk levelled the scores for West Germany just 2 minutes later. France were awarded a penalty, which Kopa converted successfully in the 27th minute. 9 minutes later, Fontaine scored his 11th goal of the tournament to give France a 2-goal lead. The first half ended with the score at 3-1 in France’s favour. 5 minutes after the break, Douis scored to put France 4-1 up. 2 minutes later, Rahn scored one for West Germany to reduce the margin. West Germany would have liked to believe that they could come back in the game, but in reality, with the score at France 4-2 West Germany, it was turning out to be a one-man show. Just Fontaine of France scored his 12th and 13th goal of the tournament, either side of a Schafer goal for Germany, to finish the game with 4 goals. The final score of the game was France 6-3 West Germany. Just Fontaine won the Golden Boot, with 13 goals. No one has scored these many goals in the history of the World Cup and his record stands till date.
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