World Cup History - Brazil, 1950

World Cup Brazil 1950

World Cup History - Brazil 1950

Group 1 Results
Brazil	-	Mexico	4-0	(June 24, Maracana)
Yugoslavia	-	Switzerland	3-0	(June 25, Sete De Setembro)
Yugoslavia	-	Mexico	4-1	(June 28, Eucaliptos)
Brazil	-	Switzerland	2-2	(June 28, Pacaembu)
Brazil	-	Yugoslavia	2-0	(July 01, Maracana)
Switzerland	-	Mexico	2-1	(July 02, Eucaliptos)

Group 1 Standing
Team	GP	W	D	L	GS	GC	P
Brazil	3	2	1	0	8	2	5
Yugoslavia	3	2	0	1	7	3	4
Switzerland	3	1	1	1	4	6	3
Mexico	3	0	0	3	2	10	0

Group 2 Results
Spain	-	United States	3-1	(June 25, Durival De Brito)
England	-	Chile	2-0	(June 25, Maracana)
United States	-	England	1-0	(June 29, Estádio Independencia)
Spain	-	Chile	2-0	(June 29, Maracana)
Spain	-	England	1-0	(July 02, Maracana)
Chile	-	United States	5-2	(July 02, Ilha Do Retiro)

Group 2 Standing

Team GP W D L GS GC P

Spain 3 3 0 0 6 1 6

England 3 1 0 2 2 2 2

Chile 3 1 0 2 5 6 2

United States 3 1 0 2 4 8 2

Group 3 Result

Uruguay
-
Bolivia
8-0
(July 02, Estádio Independencia)

Group 3 Standing

Team GP W D L GS GC P

Uruguay 1 1 0 0 8 0 2

Bolivia 1 0 0 1 0 8 0

Final Round

Brazil - Sweden 7-1    (July 09, Maracana)

Uruguay - Spain 2-2    (July 09, Pacaembu)

Brazil - Spain 6-1    (July 13, Maracana)

Uruguay - Sweden 3-2    (July 13, Pacaembu)

Sweden - Spain 3-1    (July 16, Pacaembu)

Uruguay - Brazil 2-1    (July 16, Maracana)

The first World Cup after the war was played in Brasil in 1950. European teams from countries most affected by World War II such as the Polish, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Argentina team didn't enter the qualifiers. For the first time teams from England entered the competition and Uruguay, the world champion of 1930, entered after 20 years of absence. Eventually 13 out of 16 entered teams played in the tournament, after India, Scotland and Turkey had withdrawn from the competition after the draw. Therefore, FIFA invited France and Portugal to play, but both countries rejected the offer.

There were no play-offs in the tournament, all games were played in groups. Most surprisingly, favorite England lost to USA and Spain by solitary goal, which eliminated the pretender to the cup in the preliminary phase of the games. The team from Yugoslavia didn't get past the first round either, despite two victories. Spain, Sweden, Brasil and Uruguay made the finals, but in this stage only the South American teams counted. "Canarinhos" defeated Sweden 7:1 and Spain 6:1 and the game for the gold was to be played with Uruguay. The final between Brazil and Uruguay was played in front of amazing 203 000 people. Brazil had impressed everyone in the early stages and took the lead 1-0. Uruguay could hardly get out of their own half, but still managed to score 2 goals. One of the biggest upsets in football history.The 3rd. place went to Sweden.

Top players of the tournament: Ademir, Bauer, Chico, Zizinho (Brasil), Basora (Spain), Ghiggia, Máspoli, Schiaffino, Varela (Uruguay), Mitiæ (Yugoslavia).

Statistics :

World Cup Champions: Uruguay

Runners Up: Brazil

Highest Scoring Game: Brazil vs. Sweden 7 - 1 (Final Round) Uruguay vs Bolivia 8 - 0 (Group 4)

Total Goals Scored: 88

Av. Goals Per Match: 4.00

Top Scorer: Ademir, Brazil - 9 Goals

Best Scorers in 1 game: Ademir, Brazil - 9 Goals

Highest Attendance: 199,854 (Uruguay - Brazil, Final Round)

Total Attendance: 1,069.354

Average Attendance: 48,607

Debut Appearance: England

Stadiums Used: Maracana, Eucaliptos, Durival De Brito, Ilha Do Retiro, Sete De Setembro, Pacaembu, Estádio Independencia