Pele’s 1958 World Cup medal expected to draw huge auction bids
Pele’s 1958 World Cup winners’ medal is set to be auctioned in England, with expectations it could fetch £500,000. The medal is part of a large collection of World Cup memorabilia being sold by BUDDS. A separate auction at Sotheby’s in New York will feature a Brazil shirt worn by Pele in the 1958 final, estimated at over $6 million. The auctions include items from other football legends and historic World Cup moments.
Match highlights
- Pele’s 1958 World Cup winners’ medal will be auctioned in England later this month, with an expected price of £500,000.
- The medal is among 450 World Cup-related items being sold by BUDDS, who estimate the total sales will reach £2 million.
- A Brazil shirt worn by Pele in the 1958 final is being auctioned at Sotheby’s in New York, with the sale running June 29 to July 16.
- An online auction is running from June 1 to 21 for shirts from 2026 World Cup nations, followed by a live sale on June 25 at BUDDS’s auction rooms in Wellingborough.
- The collection also includes memorabilia from England’s 1966 World Cup win and the shirt worn by Gordon Banks during his famous 1970 save against Pele.
