1950 FIFA World Cup
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| 1950 FIFA World Cup IV Campeonato Mundial de Futebol | |
|---|---|
| Image:WorldCup1950logo.jpg | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host nation | Image:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil |
| Dates | June 24 – July 16 |
| Teams | 13 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Champions | Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay (2 titles) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 88 (4 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,036,000 (47,091 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Image:Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Ademir (8 goals) |
The 1950 FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil from June 24 to July 16, was the fourth staging of the World Cup, and the first staged in 12 years due to World War II. Brazil was chosen as hosts by FIFA in July 1946. It was also the first tournament that the trophy 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, clinching the cup by beating the hosts Brazil 2-1 in the deciding match of the four-team final group (this was the only tournament not decided by a one-match final). Uruguay's victory over Brazil is regarded as one of the biggest upsets in sports history, commonly known as the Maracanazo.
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[edit] Background
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. After the war, FIFA were keen to resurrect the competition as soon as possible, and they began making plans for a World Cup tournament to take place. 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 favour 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 Congress, offering to host the event on condition that the tournament take place in 1950 (it was originally planned to take place in 1949).[1] 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.
[edit] Qualification
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), but the country was reconstructing from 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.
With Italy and Austria, two successful pre-war teams had not been subject to international sanctions, while Japan, still under occupation, and occupied and partitioned Germany had not been permitted in time to compete or qualify. The French-occupied Saarland had been accepted by FIFA two weeks before the World Cup, several months before (West) Germany's DFB was reinstated, while Soviet-occupied East Germany had not even founded a football association yet.
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 withdrew as they were not British Champions.
Two other teams, Turkey and India, also withdrew after qualifying, with India refusing to go because FIFA would not allow the team to play barefoot. France and Portugal were invited as replacements but declined. Initially France agreed to play but they worked out that the venues for their two group matches were over 3,000 kilometres away from each other. The French told the Brazilians that they would stay at home unless the arrangements were changed. The Brazilian Federation refused and France withdrew. Therefore, even though 16 teams were originally going to participate, after the withdrawals only 13 teams were left to take part.
[edit] Summary
Originally, the tournament format would be that the 16 teams be divided into four first round groups (or "pools" as they were then called) of four teams, with the group winners advancing to a final group stage, playing in round-robin format to determine the winner. However, because only 13 teams competed, this left two first round groups with four teams, another with three teams, and the last group with only two teams. The draw took place in Rio de Janeiro, on May 22, 1950.[2] In fact, the entire tournament was arranged in such a way that the four first round groups had no geographical basis. Hence, several teams were obliged to cover large distances to complete their program, although Brazil was allowed to play two of its three group matches in Rio de Janeiro while its other game was in (comparatively) nearby São Paulo.
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 United States (when the score appeared in English newspapers, many thought it was a misprint) which, combined with their 1-0 defeat by Spain, led to England being eliminated.
The final group stage involved the teams who won their groups: Brazil, Spain, Sweden, and 1930 FIFA World Cup champions Uruguay, who were making their first World Cup appearance since winning the inaugural tournament. The World Cup winner would be the team that managed to finish on top of this group. The final group's six matches were shared between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Brazil played all its final group matches at the Estádio do Maracanã in Rio while the games that didn't involve the host nation were played in São Paulo. Brazil won their first two matches with a 7-1 thrashing of Sweden and 6-1 rout of Spain. Before the decisive match, Brazil was sitting on top of the final group and had one game left to play against Uruguay, in second and only a point behind. On July 16, before a huge home crowd of 199,954 (some estimated as 205,000) in the Estádio do Maracanã, the host nation only had 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 when Alcides Ghiggia squeaked a goal past Moacyr Barbosa, and Uruguay was crowned World Cup winners for a second time. This stunning defeat of Brazil is referred to as the Maracanazo.
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. 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.
[edit] Venues
Six cities hosted the tournament:
- Belo Horizonte, Estadio Sete de Setembro
- Curitiba, Estádio Durival de Britto
- Porto Alegre, Estádio dos Eucaliptos
- Recife, Estádio Ilha do Retiro
- Rio de Janeiro, Estádio do Maracanã
- São Paulo, Estádio do Pacaembu
[edit] Squads
For a list of all squads that appeared in the final tournament, see 1950 FIFA World Cup squads.
[edit] Results
[edit] First round
[edit] Group 1
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image:Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Brazil | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Image:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Image:Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).png Mexico | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| June 24, 1950 15:00 | |||
| Brazil Image:Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg | 4 – 0 | Image:Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).png Mexico | Rio de Janeiro, Estádio do Maracanã Attendance: +81000 Referee: Reader (England) |
| Ademir Image:Soccerball shade.svg 30' [3], Image:Soccerball shade.svg 79' Jair Image:Soccerball shade.svg 65' Baltazar Image:Soccerball shade.svg 71' | (Report) |
| June 25, 1950 18:00 | |||
| Yugoslavia Image:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg | 3 – 0 | Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland | Belo Horizonte, Estadio Sete de Setembro Attendance: ~8000 Referee: Galeati (Italy) |
| Mitić Image:Soccerball shade.svg 58' [4] Tomašević Image:Soccerball shade.svg 78' Ognjanov Image:Soccerball shade.svg 84' | (Report) |
| June 28, 1950 15:00 | |||
| Brazil Image:Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg | 2 – 2 | Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland | São Paulo, Estádio do Pacaembu Attendance: +42000 Referee: Azon (Spain) |
| Alfredo Image:Soccerball shade.svg 3' Baltazar Image:Soccerball shade.svg 32' [5] | (Report) | Fatton Image:Soccerball shade.svg 17' , Image:Soccerball shade.svg 88' |
| June 28, 1950 18:15 | |||
| Mexico Image:Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).png | 1 – 4 | Image:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia | Porto Alegre, Estádio dos Eucaliptos Attendance: +11000 Referee: Leafe (England) |
| Ortíz (pen) Image:Soccerball shade.svg 87' | (Report) | Bobek Image:Soccerball shade.svg 19' Ž. Čajkovski Image:Soccerball shade.svg 23' [6], Image:Soccerball shade.svg 51' [7] Tomašević Image:Soccerball shade.svg 81' |
| July 1, 1950 15:00 | |||
| Brazil Image:Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg | 2 – 0 | Image:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia | Rio de Janeiro, Estádio do Maracanã Attendance: +142000 Referee: Griffiths (Wales) |
| Ademir Image:Soccerball shade.svg 3' Zizinho Image:Soccerball shade.svg 69' [8] | (Report) |
| July 2, 1950 15:40 | |||
| Mexico Image:Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).png | 1 – 2 | Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland | Porto Alegre, Estádio dos Eucaliptos Attendance: +3500 Referee: Eklind (Sweden) |
| Casarín Image:Soccerball shade.svg 75' | (Report) | Bader Image:Soccerball shade.svg 10' Tamini Image:Soccerball shade.svg 37' [9] |
[edit] Group 2
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg Spain | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Image:Flag of England.svg England | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Image:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Image:US flag 48 stars.svg USA | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| June 25, 1950 15:00 | |||
| England Image:Flag of England.svg | 2 – 0 | Image:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | Rio de Janeiro, Estádio do Maracanã Attendance: +30000 Referee: van der Meer (Netherlands) |
| Mortensen Image:Soccerball shade.svg 39' Mannion Image:Soccerball shade.svg 51' | (Report) |
| June 25, 1950 15:00 | |||
| Spain Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg | 3 – 1 | Image:US flag 48 stars.svg USA | Curitiba, Estádio Durival de Britto Attendance: +9000 Referee: Vianna (Brazil) |
| Igoa Image:Soccerball shade.svg 80' Basora Image:Soccerball shade.svg 82' Zarra Image:Soccerball shade.svg 85' | (Report) | Pariani Image:Soccerball shade.svg 17' |
| June 29, 1950 15:00 | |||
| Spain Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg | 2 – 0 | Image:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | Rio de Janeiro, Estádio do Maracanã Attendance: -20000 Referee: Malcher (Brazil) |
| Basora Image:Soccerball shade.svg 17' Zarra Image:Soccerball shade.svg 30' | (Report) |
| June 29, 1950 18:00 | |||
| USA Image:US flag 48 stars.svg | 1 – 0 | Image:Flag of England.svg England | Belo Horizonte, Estádio Independência Attendance: +10000 Referee: Datillo (Italy) |
| Gaetjens Image:Soccerball shade.svg 38' | (Report) |
| July 2, 1950 15:00 | |||
| Spain Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg | 1 – 0 | Image:Flag of England.svg England | Rio de Janeiro, Estádio do Maracanã Attendance: +74000 Referee: Galeati (Italy) |
| Zarra Image:Soccerball shade.svg 48' [10] | (Report) |
| July 2, 1950 18:00 | |||
| Chile Image:Flag of Chile.svg | 5 – 2 | Image:US flag 48 stars.svg USA | Recife, Estádio Ilha do Retiro Attendance: +8000 Referee: Gardelli (Brazil) |
| Robledo Image:Soccerball shade.svg 16' Cremaschi Image:Soccerball shade.svg 32' , Image:Soccerball shade.svg 61' , Image:Soccerball shade.svg 82' Prieto Image:Soccerball shade.svg 54' | (Report) | Wallace Image:Soccerball shade.svg 47' Maca Image:Soccerball shade.svg 48' (pen) |
[edit] Group 3
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Image:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| June 25, 1950 15:00 | |||
| Sweden Image:Flag of Sweden.svg | 3 – 2 | Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | São Paulo, Estádio do Pacaembu Attendance: +50000 Referee: Lutz (Switzerland) |
| Jeppson Image:Soccerball shade.svg 25' , Image:Soccerball shade.svg 68' Andersson Image:Soccerball shade.svg 33' | (Report) | Carapellese Image:Soccerball shade.svg 7' Muccinelli Image:Soccerball shade.svg 75' |
| June 29, 1950 15:30 | |||
| Sweden Image:Flag of Sweden.svg | 2 – 2 | Image:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay | Curitiba, Estádio Durival de Britto Attendance: -8000 Referee: Mitchell (Scotland) |
| Sundqvist Image:Soccerball shade.svg 17' Palmér Image:Soccerball shade.svg 25' | (Report) | López Image:Soccerball shade.svg 34' López Fretes Image:Soccerball shade.svg 74' |
| July 2, 1950 15:00 | |||
| Italy Image:Flag of Italy.svg | 2 – 0 | Image:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay | São Paulo, Estádio do Pacaembu Attendance: -26000 Referee: Ellis (England) |
| Carapellese Image:Soccerball shade.svg 12' Pandolfini Image:Soccerball shade.svg 62' | (Report) |
- Image:Flag of India.svg India withdrew
[edit] Group 4
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Image:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| July 2, 1950 18:00 | |||
| Uruguay Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg | 8 – 0 | Image:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia | Belo Horizonte, Estádio Independência Attendance: +5000 Referee: Reader (England) |
| Míguez Image:Soccerball shade.svg 14' , Image:Soccerball shade.svg 40' , Image:Soccerball shade.svg 51' Schiaffino Image:Soccerball shade.svg 17' , Image:Soccerball shade.svg 53' Vidal Image:Soccerball shade.svg 18' Pérez Image:Soccerball shade.svg 83' Ghiggia Image:Soccerball shade.svg 87' | (Report) |
- Image:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey withdrew
- Image:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland withdrew
[edit] Final round
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| Image:Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Brazil | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 |
| Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg Spain | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| July 9, 1950 15:00 | |||
| Brazil Image:Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg | 7 – 1 | Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | Rio de Janeiro, Estádio do Maracanã Attendance: +138000 Referee: Ellis (England) |
| Ademir Image:Soccerball shade.svg 17' , Image:Soccerball shade.svg 37' , Image:Soccerball shade.svg 51' , Image:Soccerball shade.svg 59' Chico Image:Soccerball shade.svg 39' , Image:Soccerball shade.svg 87' Maneca Image:Soccerball shade.svg 85' | (Report) | Andersson Image:Soccerball shade.svg 67' (pen) |
| July 9, 1950 15:00 | |||
| Uruguay Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg | 2 – 2 | Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg Spain | São Paulo, Estádio do Pacaembu Attendance: +44000 Referee: Griffiths (Wales) |
| Ghiggia Image:Soccerball shade.svg 27' Varela Image:Soccerball shade.svg 72' | (Report) | Basora Image:Soccerball shade.svg 39' , Image:Soccerball shade.svg 41' |
| July 13, 1950 15:00 | |||
| Brazil Image:Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg | 6 – 1 | Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg Spain | Rio de Janeiro, Estádio do Maracanã Attendance: +152000 Referee: Leafe (England) |
| Parra (o.g) Image:Soccerball shade.svg 15' Jair Image:Soccerball shade.svg 21' Chico Image:Soccerball shade.svg 29' , Image:Soccerball shade.svg 55' Ademir Image:Soccerball shade.svg 57' Zizinho Image:Soccerball shade.svg 74' | (Report) | Igoa Image:Soccerball shade.svg 70' |
| July 13, 1950 15:00 | |||
| Uruguay Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg | 3 – 2 | Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | São Paulo, Estádio do Pacaembu Attendance: -8000 Referee: Galeati (Italy) |
| Ghiggia Image:Soccerball shade.svg 39' Míguez Image:Soccerball shade.svg 77' , Image:Soccerball shade.svg 84' | (Report) | Palmér Image:Soccerball shade.svg 4' Sundqvist Image:Soccerball shade.svg 41' |
| July 16, 1950 15:00 | |||
| Sweden Image:Flag of Sweden.svg | 3 – 1 | Image:Flag of Spain under Franco.svg Spain | São Paulo, Estádio do Pacaembu Attendance: +11000 Referee: van der Meer (Netherlands) |
| Sundqvist Image:Soccerball shade.svg 15' Mellberg Image:Soccerball shade.svg 34' Palmér Image:Soccerball shade.svg 79' | (Report) | Zarra Image:Soccerball shade.svg 82' |
| July 16, 1950 15:00 | |||
| Uruguay Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg | 2 – 1 | Image:Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Brazil | Rio de Janeiro, Estádio do Maracanã Attendance: 199954 Referee: George Reader (England) |
| Schiaffino Image:Soccerball shade.svg 66' Ghiggia Image:Soccerball shade.svg 79' | (Report) | Friaça Image:Soccerball shade.svg 47' |
[edit] Awards
| 1950 World Cup Winners |
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| Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay Second title |
[edit] Scorers
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Planet World Cup - 1950
- ^ History of the World Cup Final Draw
- ^ RSSSF credits this goal as occurring in the 31st minute.
- ^ FIFA report credits this goal to Kosta Tomašević; RSSSF and Cris Freddi to Mitic.
- ^ RSSSF credits this goal as occurring in the 43rd minute.
- ^ FIFA credits this goal as occurring in the 22nd minute.
- ^ FIFA credit this goal as occurring in the 62nd minute.
- ^ RSSSF credits this goal as occurring in the 89th minute.
- ^ RSSSF credits this goal to Charles Antenen in the 44th minute.
- ^ RSSSF credits this goal as coming in the 49th minute.
[edit] External links
- 1950 FIFA World Cup on FIFA.com
- Details at RSSSF; note that they often disagree with FIFA on goal scorers and times
- History of the World Cup-1950
- World Cup Stories - 1950 Brazil/Uruguay summary - The "Maracanazo" video. World Cup deciding match, where Uruguay defeats Brazil and proclaims itself champion of the world for second time.
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