When Pele Broke Our Hearts: Wales and the 1958 World Cup

On June 19, 1958 Pele scored his first ever World Cup goal, against Wales, in a quarter-final match in Gothenburg, Sweden.It was the only goal of the match and it came with barely quarter-of-an-hour remaining. Pele later described it as the most important goal he had ever scored.Wales, managed by the tireless Jimmy Murphy, had stunned the soccer world by reaching the last eight. In their three first-round matches, the Welsh drew with Hungary, Mexico and Sweden before booking their place in the quarter-finals by beating the Hungarians in a thrilling and dramatic play-off in Stockholm.In the summer of 1998, Mario Risoli interviewed surviving members of the 1958 World Cup squad, including John Charles, Cliff Jones, Terry Medwin and Mel Hopkins.When Pele Broke Our Hearts is the definitive story of Wales's remarkable 1958 World Cup campaign.