1950 FIFA World Cup

The 1950 FIFA World Cup was a football sporting event that was held in Brazil in 1950. This competition was special compared to other FIFA World Cup tournaments as the winner was decided by winning a mini-league instead of a knock-out game. Uruguay won the trophy after finishing higher than Brazil, Sweden and Spain in the final group stage.

Participants

Europe

North and Central America

South America

Results

Round 1

Group A

Pos Team BRA YUG SUI MEX P W D L GF GA Pts Note
1 Brazil - 2-0 2-2 4-0 3 2 1 0 8 2 5 Round 2
2 Yugoslavia 0-2 - 3-0 4-1 3 2 0 1 7 3 4
3 Switzerland 2-2 0-3 - 2-1 3 1 1 1 4 6 3
4 Mexico 0-4 1-4 1-2 - 3 0 0 3 2 10 0

Group B

Pos Team ESP ENG CHI USA P W D L GF GA Pts Note
1 Spain - 1-0 2-0 3-1 3 3 0 0 6 1 6 Round 2
2 England 0-1 - 2-0 0-1 3 1 0 2 2 2 2
3 Chile 0-2 0-2 - 5-2 3 1 0 2 5 6 2
4 United States 1-3 1-0 2-5 - 3 1 0 2 4 8 2

Group C

Pos Team SWE ITA PAR P W D L GF GA Pts Note
1 Sweden - 3-2 2-2 2 1 1 0 5 4 3 Round 2
2 Italy 2-3 - 2-0 2 1 0 1 4 3 2
3 Paraguay 2-2 0-2 - 2 0 1 1 2 4 1

Group D

Pos Team URU BOL P W D L GF GA Pts Note
1 Uruguay - 8-0 1 1 0 0 8 0 2 Round 2
2 Bolivia 0-8 - 1 0 0 1 0 8 0

Round 2

Pos Team URU BRA SWE ESP P W D L GF GA Pts Note
1 Uruguay - 2-1 3-2 2-2 3 2 1 0 7 5 5 championship
2 Brazil 1-2 - 7-1 6-1 3 2 0 1 14 4 4
3 Sweden 2-3 1-7 - 3-1 3 1 0 2 6 11 2
4 Spain 2-2 1-6 1-3 - 3 0 1 2 4 11 1

1950 FIFA World Cup Media

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