1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil

1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil

• 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)
• Teams: 13

1. England
2. Italy
3. Spain
4. Sweden
5. Switzerland
6. Yugoslavia
7. Mexico
8. USA
9. Bolivia
10. Brazil
11. Chile
12. Paraguay
13. Uruguay

Final Round
Uruguay [3 - 2 - 1 - 0 (7-5) 5 P]
Brazil [3 - 2 - 0 - 1 (14-4) 4 P]
Sweden [3 - 1 - 0 - 2 (6-11 ) 2 P]
Spain [3 - 0 - 1 - 2 (4-11) 1 P]

• Winner: Uruguay
• Runners-Up: Brazil
• Third: Sweden
• Fourth: Spain

• Golden Shoe: ADEMIR (9 goals) (Brazil)
• Oscar MIGUEZ (5 goals) (Urugay)
• Estanislao BASORA (5 goals) (Spain)
• Alcides GHIGGIA (4 goals) (Uruguay)
• CHICO (4 goals) (Brazil)

FOR YOUR INFO

1. 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.
2. Fredy Bickel turned out for Switzerland in their curtain raiser against Yugoslavia, 12 years and 13 days after his last appearance in the competition.
3. Yugoslavia's 22-man squad included players from only four different clubs; Red Star Belgrade, Partizan Belgrade, Hajduk Split and Dinamo Zagreb.
4. 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.
5. 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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