Abstract: The invention relates to a container or can, especially for use with beverages; with an essentially cylindrical wall (1), which is closed on its top and bottom by a sheet metal cover (2) each joined to the wall (1), and with a sealing element (3), which is inserted into an opening in the sheet metal cover (2) and permits resealable opening of the can, where the opening in the sheet metal cover (2) is surrounded by a first conical part (13) of the sheet metal cover (2) tapering towards the interior of the can and extending between a circular folding edge (17) and the circular rim (20) of the opening, and where the sealing element (3) is provided with an essentially cylindrical holding section (7), which is inserted into the opening of the sheet metal cover (2) and has a peripheral groove (21), which receives the first conical part (13) of the sheet metal cover (2) and is bounded in the direction away from the can by a second projection (8) against which the folding edge (17) rests.