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1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil ™

  • Teams: 13
  • When: 24 June 1950 to 16 July 1950
  • Final: 16 July 1950
  • Matches: 22
  • Goals Scored: 88 (average 4.0 per match)
  • Attendance: 1043500 (average 47431)
      • Winner: Uruguay
      • Runners-Up: Brazil
      • Third: Sweden
      • Fourth: Spain
      • Golden Shoe: ADEMIR (BRA)

    Overview

    Uruguay triumph brings heartbreak for Brazil
    Brazil's determination to put on a show meant they built the world's biggest football stadium, the Maracana, for the 1950 FIFA World Cup™. Yet their dream of becoming the world's best died in that huge bowl, Uruguay capturing their second crown by beating the hosts in front of some 200,000 stunned spectators. It was not the only shock of a tournament where debutants England were humbled by the United States.

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    • 1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil, Yugoslavia - Mexico 4:1
    • Group 2: Chile 5-2 USA
    • Final Round: Brazil 6-1 Spain
    • Final Round: Brazil 6-1 Spain
    • Final Round: Sweden 3-1 Spain
    • Group 2: Spain 3-1 USA
    • Final Round: Uruguay 2-1 Brazil
    • Final Round: Uruguay 3-2 Spain

    Did You Know?

    • In his solitary FIFA World Cup™ appearance, Ruben Moran, 19, helped Uruguay beat Brazil 2-1 in the competition's deciding match to claim gold.
    • Fredy Bickel turned out for Switzerland in their curtain raiser against Yugoslavia, 12 years and 13 days after his last appearance in the competition.
    • Yugoslavia's 22-man squad included players from only four different clubs; Red Star Belgrade, Partizan Belgrade, Hajduk Split and Dinamo Zagreb.
    • When the USA caused a huge upset by beating England 1-0, one British newspaper, assuming a misprint in the wires, reported that England had won 10-1.
    • Scotland declined to compete after failing to win the British Home Championship, while India withdrew after being told they could not play barefoot.

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