In Group 4 , Pelé did not play until the last of Brazil 's group games , against the Soviet Union . He failed to score , but Brazil won the game 2 – 0 ( much thanks to an impressive exhibition of dribbling prowess by his partner Garrincha ) and the group by two points . Previously , they had drawn 0 – 0 with England in what was the first ever goalless game in World Cup history . Eventually , the Soviet Union and England went to a playoff game , in which Anatoli Ilyin scored in the 67th minute to knock England out , while Austria had already been eliminated . The English side had been weakened by the Munich air disaster earlier in the year , which killed three internationals on the books of Manchester United , including England 's young star Duncan Edwards
Munich air disaster
Munich air disaster
1958 FIFA World Cup