World Cup 1950 Guide

World Cup - Brazil 1950

Pool I ¦ Pool II ¦ Pool III ¦ Pool IV ¦ Final Pool ¦ Top Scorers

The fourth World Cup was played in Brazil after a twelve year gap due to the war. England took part for the first time but again several other teams pulled out giving the first group stage a rather lop-sided look. There were only thirteen teams involved: six from Europe, five from South America, plus Mexico and the USA.


Groups & Results

Pool I P W D L F A Pts
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

Pool I Results
Brazil 4-0 Mexico
Yugoslavia 3-0 Switzerland
Yugoslavia 4-1 Mexico
Brazil 2-2 Switzerland
Brazil 2-0 Yugoslavia
Switzerland 2-1 Mexico



Pool II P W D L F A Pts
Spain 3 3 0 0 6 1 6
England 3 1 0 2 2 2 2
Chile 3 1 0 2 5 6 2
USA 3 1 0 2 4 8 2

Pool II Results
Spain 3-1 USA
England 2-0 Chile
USA 1-0 England
Spain 2-0 Chile
Spain 1-0 England
Chile 5-2 USA



Pool III P W D L F A Pts
Sweden 2 1 1 0 5 4 3
Italy 2 1 0 1 4 3 2
Paraguay 2 0 1 1 2 4 1

Pool III Results
Sweden 3-2 Italy
Sweden 2-2 Paraguay
Italy 2-0 Paraguay



Pool IV P W D L F A Pts
Uruguay 1 1 0 0 8 0 2
Bolivia 1 0 0 1 0 8 0

Pool IV Results
Uruguay 8-0 Bolivia


Final Pool

Team P W D L F A Pts
Uruguay 3 2 1 0 7 5 5
Brazil 3 2 0 1 14 4 4
Sweden 3 1 0 2 6 11 2
Spain 3 0 1 2 4 11 1

Final Pool Results
Uruguay 2-2 Spain Sao Paulo
Brazil 7-1 Sweden Rio de Janeiro
Uruguay 3-2 Sweden Sao Paulo
Brazil 6-1 Spain Rio de Janeiro
Sweden 3-1 Spain Sao Paulo
Uruguay 2-1 Brazil Rio de Janeiro

De Facto Final

Uruguay   2-1 Brazil Maracana, Rio de Janeiro
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Ghiggia.

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World Cup 1950 - Top Scorers

NameCountryGoals
AdemirBrazil7
Juan SchiaffinoUruguay5
ChicoBrazil4
Estanislao BasoraSpain4
Telmo ZarraSpain4
Alcides GhiggiaUruguay4
Oscar MiguezUruguay4

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