How would the Brazil 1958 World Cup team fare today?

Terribly. First, everyone is an athlete these days. Tremendous fitness, tremendous pace. The “58 team would be panting after 20 minutes (or they'd be faking injuries to catch a breath). Second, the pace of the game is different, it's much faster. read more

Put a top team from today against a top team from 1958 and my money would be backing today’s team. However, give the 1958 the same access to training, tactical awareness and nutrition, I’d say they’d do pretty well. read more

The 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup, was hosted by Sweden from 8 to 29 June. The tournament was won by Brazil, who beat Sweden 5–2 in the final in the Stockholm suburb of Solna for their first title. read more