Unofficial ranking WORLD CUP-1958 (Sweden)
| # | Team | Conf | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil | CONMEBOL | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 000 |
| 2 |  Sweden | UEFA | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 4 950 |
| 3 |  France | UEFA | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 4 900 |
| 4 |  Germany | UEFA | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 6 | 4 850 |
| 5 | UEFA | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 800 | |
| 6 |  Wales | UEFA | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 | 4 780 |
| 7 |  USSR | UEFA | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 | 4 760 |
| 8 |  N. Ireland | UEFA | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 3 | 4 740 |
| 9 |  Czech Republic | UEFA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 690 |
| 10 |  Hungary | UEFA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 670 |
| 11 |  England | UEFA | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 650 |
| 12 |  Paraguay | CONMEBOL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 3 | 4 630 |
| 13 |  Argentina | CONMEBOL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 2 | 4 610 |
| 14 |  Scotland | UEFA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 1 | 4 590 |
| 15 |  Austria | UEFA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 1 | 4 570 |
| 16 |  Mexico | CONCACAF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 1 | 4 550 |