1950 Football World Cup - Brazil IV Campeonato Mundial de Futebol
Official 1950 Football World Cup poster
Participant teams	34 (final tournament: 13)
Host	Brazil
Champions	Uruguay (2nd title)
Matches played	22
Goals scored	88 (4.00 per match)
Attendance	1,337,000 (60,773 per match)
Top scorer	Ademir (BRA) 9 goals

The 1950 Football World Cup was the only World Cup ever held which was not decided by a knockout final (although the last match of the tournament did end up determining the overall winner, and this match, also known as Maracanazo, is usually referred to as if it had been a final). It was also the first year that the cup itself would be referred to as the Jules Rimet Cup, to mark the 25th anniversary of Rimet's presidency of FIFA. It was won by Uruguay, who had won the inaugural competition in 1930. 1950 Football World Cup poster This work is copyrighted. ... Ademir Marques de Menezes (born November 8, 1922, died May 11, 1996) was a Brazilian football player, regarded as one of the best centre forwards in the history of the Brazil national team and indeed, of the world game. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Football World Cup (official name: FIFA World Cup) is the most important competition in international football (soccer). ... Maracanazo (Portuguese: Maracanaço) is a term which is used to refer to the famous final group match of the Football World Cup 1950, that took place in Brazil, when the Uruguayan team beat, against all odds, their Brazilian counterpart at the Maracanã stadium (therefore the term Maracanazo). ... The Jules Rimet trophy was the original physical manifestation of the prize for winning the football world cup, a small gold cup representing the hopes and ambitions of every footballing nation on earth. ... The Fédération Internationale de Football Association, universally known by its acronym FIFA, is the international governing body of football (soccer). ... The first Football World Cup was staged in 1930. ...

Background and overview

Because of World War II, the World Cup had not been staged since 1938; the planned World Cups of 1942 and 1946 were both cancelled. FIFA were keen to resurrect the competition as soon as possible and began making plans for a World Cup tournament to take place in 1949. In the aftermath of the war, much of Europe lay in ruins. As a result, FIFA had some difficulties finding a country interested in hosting the event, since many governments believed that the world scenario did not favor a sportive celebration, and also (more importantly) that the resources that would have to be put into organizing the World Cup could not be diverted from other more urgent fronts. For some time, the World Cup was at risk of not being held for sheer lack of interest from the international community, until Brazil presented a bid at the 1946 FIFA conference in Luxembourg offering to host the event on condition that the tournament take place in 1950. Brazil and Germany had been the leading bidders to host the cancelled 1942 World Cup; since both the 1934 and 1938 tournaments had been held in Europe, football historians generally agree that the 1942 event would most likely have been awarded to a South American host country. Brazil's new bid was very similar to the mooted 1942 bid and was quickly accepted. As the only country to apply, Brazil had the honour of organizing the event, and proverbially saved the day. Combatants Allies: • Soviet Union, • UK & Commonwealth, • USA, • France/Free France, • China, • Poland, • ...and others Axis: • Germany, • Japan, • Italy, • ...and others Commanders Strength Casualties Full list Full list World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a large scale military conflict that took place between 1939 and 1945. ... The 1938 Football World Cup was played in France, the second tournament in a row to be played in Europe. ... World map showing Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ...

Having secured a host nation, FIFA would still dedicate some time to persuading countries to send their national teams to compete. Italy was of particular interest: the Italians were the long-standing defending champions (winners in 1938, the last World Cup prior to 1950), but the country was in ruins at the end of World War II, and at first there was little to no interest from the country in participating. The Italians were finally persuaded to attend, although rumours have had it that FIFA had to cover all travelling expenses in order for Italy's national team to be able to come to Brazil and play.

The group stages of that year's tournament took a strange form, with some groups containing two, three, or four teams. This was because some nations qualified for the tournament and then withdrew. India withdrew after qualification because FIFA would not allow the team to play barefoot. Germany and Japan, both under occupation, were not permitted to compete.

The British nations were able to take part, having rejoined FIFA four years earlier, after 17 years of self-imposed exile. It was decided to use the 1949-1950 British Home Championship as a qualifying group, with whoever finished first and second qualifying. England finished first and Scotland second, but the Scots refused to go as they were not British Champions. Turkey withdrew as well. 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The British Home Championship (also known as the Home International Championship) was an annual football competition contested between the UKs four national teams, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (Ireland before 1921-1922), from the 1883-1884 season until the 1983-1984 season. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Scotland 9 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 March 1878) Worst defeat Uruguay 7 - 0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First...

A combined Great Britain team had recently beaten the rest of Europe 6-1 in an exhibition match and England went into the competition as one of the favourites. However, it was not to be, as they went crashing out in a shocking 1-0 defeat by the USA (when the score appeared in English newspapers, many thought it was a typo; this game is considered by some to be one of the greatest upsets of sports history since the U.S. were 500-1 underdogs), which combined with their 1-0 defeat by Spain led to Spain continuing to the Final Pool. Joe Gaetjens held aloft after scoring the winning goal On June 29, 1950, at the 1950 World Cup in Brazil, the United States national football team defeated the English team 1–0 in group play. ...

The Final Pool took the form of a final group stage, involving all teams who won their group stage: Brazil, Spain, Sweden, and Uruguay. The overall winner of the World Cup for 1950 would be the team that managed to finish on top of this group. Brazil outscored everyone with a 7-1 thrashing of Sweden and 6-1 rout of Spain. Before the decisive match, Brazil were sitting on top of the Final Pool and had one game left to play – Uruguay who lay just behind in second and only a point behind. On July 16th before a huge home crowd officially counted at 174,000 but unofficially estimated at over 200,000 in the Estádio Maracanã, the host nation had only to draw against Uruguay and the trophy would be theirs. After such crushing victories over Spain and Sweden, it looked certain they would take the title, especially as the home nation went ahead in the second minute of the second half, thanks to a goal from Friaça. However, Uruguay equalised and then with just over 11 minutes left to play, went ahead 2-1 and Uruguay were crowned World Cup Winners for a second time. July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... Maracanã Botafogo v Vasco match The Estádio do Maracanã, also known as Maracanã stadium (official name: Estádio Mário Filho, Maracanã being its neighborhoods name) in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) is one of the biggest football stadiums in the world, and it is home of the four...

The average attendance of nearly 61,000 per game—aided greatly by eight matches (including five featuring hosts Brazil) held in the newly-built Maracanã—set a record that would not be broken until 1994, when the World Cup was held in the United States for the first time. Not counting the Maracanã matches, the average attendance was a still-impressive 37,500. However, the only venues that saw crowds comparable to (or greater than) those in recent World Cups were the Maracanã and São Paulo. Other venues saw considerably smaller crowds. The 1994 Football World Cup held in the USA was won by Brazil who beat Italy 3-2 on penalty kicks after the game and extra time ended 0-0. ...

Qualification

See Football World Cup 1950 (qualification). A total of 34 teams entered the 1950 World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. ...

First Round

Group 1

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Brazil	5	3	2	1	0	8	2	6
Yugoslavia	4	3	2	0	1	7	3	4
Switzerland	3	3	1	1	1	4	6	-2
Mexico	0	3	0	0	3	2	10	-8

June 24, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro - Brazil 4 - 0 Mexico Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_SFR_Yugoslavia. ... First International Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia (Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920) Last International Netherlands 2 - 0 Yugoslavia (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 25 March 1992) Largest win Yugoslavia 10 - 1 India (Helsinki, Finland; 15 July 1952) Yugoslavia 9 - 0 Zaire (Gelsenkirchen, Germany; 18 June 1974) Worst defeat Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia (Antwerp, Belgium... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico_1934. ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... Maracanã Botafogo v Vasco match The Estádio do Maracanã, also known as Maracanã stadium (official name: Estádio Mário Filho, Maracanã being its neighborhoods name) in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) is one of the biggest football stadiums in the world, and it is home of the four... Ipanema beach Cristo Redentor A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (meaning River of January in Portuguese) is the name of both a state and a city in southeastern Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico_1934. ...

June 25, Estádio Independência, Belo Horizonte - Yugoslavia 3 - 0   Switzerland June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... Estádio Independência The Estádio Raimundo Sampaio, usually known as Estádio Independência is a football stadium inaugurated on June 29, 1950 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, with a maximum capacity of 18,000 people. ... Belo Horizonte (a Portuguese name meaning beautiful horizon) is among the most important cities in Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_SFR_Yugoslavia. ... First International Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia (Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920) Last International Netherlands 2 - 0 Yugoslavia (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 25 March 1992) Largest win Yugoslavia 10 - 1 India (Helsinki, Finland; 15 July 1952) Yugoslavia 9 - 0 Zaire (Gelsenkirchen, Germany; 18 June 1974) Worst defeat Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia (Antwerp, Belgium... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ...

June 28, Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo - Brazil 2 - 2   Switzerland (Some entries on this page have been duplicated on August 1. ... Estádio do Pacaembu, as it is usually called, or Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho, which is its official name, is located on Praça Charles Miller, s/nº - in Pacaembu neighborhood, and is owned by the Municipal Prefecture of São Paulo. ... São Paulo (the Portuguese name of Saint Paul) is the capital of the state of São Paulo in southeastern Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ...

June 29, Estádio Eucaliptos, Porto Alegre - Yugoslavia 4 - 1 Mexico June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... Public library of Porto Alegre Igreja da Dores Sunset over Porto Alegre Porto Alegre, one of the largest cities in southern Brazil, is the capital of Rio Grande do Sul State. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_SFR_Yugoslavia. ... First International Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia (Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920) Last International Netherlands 2 - 0 Yugoslavia (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 25 March 1992) Largest win Yugoslavia 10 - 1 India (Helsinki, Finland; 15 July 1952) Yugoslavia 9 - 0 Zaire (Gelsenkirchen, Germany; 18 June 1974) Worst defeat Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia (Antwerp, Belgium... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico_1934. ...

July 1, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro - Brazil 2 - 0 Yugoslavia July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... Maracanã Botafogo v Vasco match The Estádio do Maracanã, also known as Maracanã stadium (official name: Estádio Mário Filho, Maracanã being its neighborhoods name) in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) is one of the biggest football stadiums in the world, and it is home of the four... Ipanema beach Cristo Redentor A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (meaning River of January in Portuguese) is the name of both a state and a city in southeastern Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_SFR_Yugoslavia. ... First International Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia (Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920) Last International Netherlands 2 - 0 Yugoslavia (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 25 March 1992) Largest win Yugoslavia 10 - 1 India (Helsinki, Finland; 15 July 1952) Yugoslavia 9 - 0 Zaire (Gelsenkirchen, Germany; 18 June 1974) Worst defeat Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia (Antwerp, Belgium...

July 2, Estádio Eucaliptos, Porto Alegre -   Switzerland 2 - 1 Mexico July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... Public library of Porto Alegre Igreja da Dores Sunset over Porto Alegre Porto Alegre, one of the largest cities in southern Brazil, is the capital of Rio Grande do Sul State. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico_1934. ...

Group 2

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Spain	6	3	3	0	0	6	1	5
England	2	3	1	0	2	2	2	0
Chile	2	3	1	0	2	5	6	-1
United States	2	3	1	0	2	4	8	-4

June 25, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro - England 2 - 0 Chile Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First... Image File history File links Flag_of_Chile. ... Download high resolution version (1520x800, 15 KB)48-star Old Glory flag of the United States (1912 _ 1959) File links The following pages link to this file: Flag of the United States 1936 Summer Olympics 1948 Winter Olympics 1948 Summer Olympics Iona Nikitchenko 1928 Winter Olympics 1924 Winter Olympics... June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... Maracanã Botafogo v Vasco match The Estádio do Maracanã, also known as Maracanã stadium (official name: Estádio Mário Filho, Maracanã being its neighborhoods name) in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) is one of the biggest football stadiums in the world, and it is home of the four... Ipanema beach Cristo Redentor A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (meaning River of January in Portuguese) is the name of both a state and a city in southeastern Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First... Image File history File links Flag_of_Chile. ...

June 25, Estádio Durival de Brito, Curitiba - Spain 3 - 1 United States June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... Durival de Brito e Silva also known as Vila Capanema (Capanema borough) is the soccer stadium of Paraná Clube in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. ... Curitiba seen from above Curitiba is the capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná. In 2005 it had a population of approximately 1,757,904 people. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Download high resolution version (1520x800, 15 KB)48-star Old Glory flag of the United States (1912 _ 1959) File links The following pages link to this file: Flag of the United States 1936 Summer Olympics 1948 Winter Olympics 1948 Summer Olympics Iona Nikitchenko 1928 Winter Olympics 1924 Winter Olympics...

June 29, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro - Spain 2 - 0 Chile June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... Maracanã Botafogo v Vasco match The Estádio do Maracanã, also known as Maracanã stadium (official name: Estádio Mário Filho, Maracanã being its neighborhoods name) in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) is one of the biggest football stadiums in the world, and it is home of the four... Ipanema beach Cristo Redentor A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (meaning River of January in Portuguese) is the name of both a state and a city in southeastern Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Chile. ...

June 29, Estádio Independência, Belo Horizonte - United States 1 - 0 England June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... Estádio Independência The Estádio Raimundo Sampaio, usually known as Estádio Independência is a football stadium inaugurated on June 29, 1950 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, with a maximum capacity of 18,000 people. ... Belo Horizonte (a Portuguese name meaning beautiful horizon) is among the most important cities in Brazil. ... Download high resolution version (1520x800, 15 KB)48-star Old Glory flag of the United States (1912 _ 1959) File links The following pages link to this file: Flag of the United States 1936 Summer Olympics 1948 Winter Olympics 1948 Summer Olympics Iona Nikitchenko 1928 Winter Olympics 1924 Winter Olympics... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First...

July 2, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro - Spain 1 - 0 England July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... Maracanã Botafogo v Vasco match The Estádio do Maracanã, also known as Maracanã stadium (official name: Estádio Mário Filho, Maracanã being its neighborhoods name) in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) is one of the biggest football stadiums in the world, and it is home of the four... Ipanema beach Cristo Redentor A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (meaning River of January in Portuguese) is the name of both a state and a city in southeastern Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First...

July 2, Ilha do Retiro, Recife - Chile 5 - 2 United States July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... Ilha do Retiro The Ilha do Retiro is a sports arena situated in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, owned by Sport Recife. ... Meaning reef in Portuguese; Recife, population 1. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Chile. ... Download high resolution version (1520x800, 15 KB)48-star Old Glory flag of the United States (1912 _ 1959) File links The following pages link to this file: Flag of the United States 1936 Summer Olympics 1948 Winter Olympics 1948 Summer Olympics Iona Nikitchenko 1928 Winter Olympics 1924 Winter Olympics...

Group 3

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Sweden	3	2	1	1	0	5	4	1
Italy	2	2	1	0	1	4	3	1
Paraguay	1	2	0	1	1	2	4	-2

June 25, Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo - Sweden 3 - 2 Italy Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Large flag of Paraguay Image originally derived from the public domain flags of the CIA World Factbook. ... June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... Estádio do Pacaembu, as it is usually called, or Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho, which is its official name, is located on Praça Charles Miller, s/nº - in Pacaembu neighborhood, and is owned by the Municipal Prefecture of São Paulo. ... São Paulo (the Portuguese name of Saint Paul) is the capital of the state of São Paulo in southeastern Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ...

June 29, Estádio Durival de Brito, Curitiba - Sweden 2 - 2 Paraguay June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... Durival de Brito e Silva also known as Vila Capanema (Capanema borough) is the soccer stadium of Paraná Clube in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. ... Curitiba seen from above Curitiba is the capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná. In 2005 it had a population of approximately 1,757,904 people. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Large flag of Paraguay Image originally derived from the public domain flags of the CIA World Factbook. ...

July 2, Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo - Italy 2 - 0 Paraguay July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... Estádio do Pacaembu, as it is usually called, or Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho, which is its official name, is located on Praça Charles Miller, s/nº - in Pacaembu neighborhood, and is owned by the Municipal Prefecture of São Paulo. ... São Paulo (the Portuguese name of Saint Paul) is the capital of the state of São Paulo in southeastern Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Large flag of Paraguay Image originally derived from the public domain flags of the CIA World Factbook. ...

India withdrew Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ...

Group 4

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Uruguay	2	1	1	0	0	8	0	8
Bolivia	0	1	0	0	1	0	8	-8

July 2, Estádio Independência, Belo Horizonte - Uruguay 8 - 0 Bolivia File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bolivia. ... July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... Estádio Independência The Estádio Raimundo Sampaio, usually known as Estádio Independência is a football stadium inaugurated on June 29, 1950 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, with a maximum capacity of 18,000 people. ... Belo Horizonte (a Portuguese name meaning beautiful horizon) is among the most important cities in Brazil. ... File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bolivia. ...

Turkey withdrew
Scotland withdrew Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Scotland 9 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 March 1878) Worst defeat Uruguay 7 - 0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First...

Final Round

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Uruguay	5	3	2	1	0	7	5	2
Brazil	4	3	2	0	1	14	4	10
Sweden	2	3	1	0	2	6	11	-5
Spain	1	3	0	1	2	4	11	-4

July 9, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro - Brazil 7 - 1 Sweden File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ... Maracanã Botafogo v Vasco match The Estádio do Maracanã, also known as Maracanã stadium (official name: Estádio Mário Filho, Maracanã being its neighborhoods name) in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) is one of the biggest football stadiums in the world, and it is home of the four... Ipanema beach Cristo Redentor A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (meaning River of January in Portuguese) is the name of both a state and a city in southeastern Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ...

July 9, Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo - Spain 2 - 2 Uruguay July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ... Estádio do Pacaembu, as it is usually called, or Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho, which is its official name, is located on Praça Charles Miller, s/nº - in Pacaembu neighborhood, and is owned by the Municipal Prefecture of São Paulo. ... São Paulo (the Portuguese name of Saint Paul) is the capital of the state of São Paulo in southeastern Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

July 13, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro - Brazil 6 - 1 Spain July 13 is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ... Maracanã Botafogo v Vasco match The Estádio do Maracanã, also known as Maracanã stadium (official name: Estádio Mário Filho, Maracanã being its neighborhoods name) in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) is one of the biggest football stadiums in the world, and it is home of the four... Ipanema beach Cristo Redentor A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (meaning River of January in Portuguese) is the name of both a state and a city in southeastern Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ...

July 13, Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo - Uruguay 3 - 2 Sweden July 13 is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ... Estádio do Pacaembu, as it is usually called, or Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho, which is its official name, is located on Praça Charles Miller, s/nº - in Pacaembu neighborhood, and is owned by the Municipal Prefecture of São Paulo. ... São Paulo (the Portuguese name of Saint Paul) is the capital of the state of São Paulo in southeastern Brazil. ... File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ...

July 16, Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo - Sweden 3 - 1 Spain July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... Estádio do Pacaembu, as it is usually called, or Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho, which is its official name, is located on Praça Charles Miller, s/nº - in Pacaembu neighborhood, and is owned by the Municipal Prefecture of São Paulo. ... São Paulo (the Portuguese name of Saint Paul) is the capital of the state of São Paulo in southeastern Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ...

July 16, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro - Uruguay 2 - 1 Brazil (Maracanazo) July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... Maracanã Botafogo v Vasco match The Estádio do Maracanã, also known as Maracanã stadium (official name: Estádio Mário Filho, Maracanã being its neighborhoods name) in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) is one of the biggest football stadiums in the world, and it is home of the four... Ipanema beach Cristo Redentor A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (meaning River of January in Portuguese) is the name of both a state and a city in southeastern Brazil. ... File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Maracanazo (Portuguese: Maracanaço) is a term which is used to refer to the famous final group match of the Football World Cup 1950, that took place in Brazil, when the Uruguayan team beat, against all odds, their Brazilian counterpart at the Maracanã stadium (therefore the term Maracanazo). ...

Info on Final Match

Attendance: 199,854

Referee: George Reader (England)

Goals: Friaca (BRA) 47', Schiaffino (URU) 66', Ghiggia (URU) 79'. Juan Alberto Schiaffino , (born July 28, 1925 in Montevideo, died November 13, 2002) was a football (soccer) player from Italy with Uruguyan origins. ... Alcides Edgardo Ghiggia (born December 22, 1926) is a former Uruguayan footballer. ...