1950 FIFA World Cup | Football Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia 1950 FIFA World Cup 1954 → 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. 121 (4.65 per match) A total of 34 teams signed up to participate in the 1950 World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 14 spots in the final tournament. Brazil , as the hosts, and Italy , as the defending champions, qualified automatically. Several countries withdrew from the World Cup for a variety of reasons. Argentina said "no" because of a problem with the Brazilian soccer federation. Germany (occupied and partitioned) and Japan (occupied) were not allowed to participate in the qualification rounds.

Countries that were behind the Iron Curtain declined to participate, including the Soviet Union, Hungary (the finalist of 1938), and Czechoslovakia (the finalist of 1934). This was also the first time that the 4 teams from the UK (Scotland, England , Northern Ireland and Wales) decided to take part in the qualifying process, after 17 years of self-impose exile. They would play the British Home Championship as a qualifying group, with the top two teams qualifying. FIFA made a real effort to convince the teams from UK. They offered the vice presidency of FIFA to an Scottish Football Association (SFA) member, a place on the executive to the UK associations, and two places for the winners and runners-up of the 1950 British International Championship in the World Cup finals. The 14 available spots were distributed in continental zones as shown below: • Europe (UEFA): 18 teams (including Israel and Syria) competed for 7 direct places. Italy , as the defending champions, qualified automatically. Austria and Belgium withdrew. Turkey qualified, but later withdrew. • South America (CONMEBOL): 7 teams competed for a 4 direct places.

Brazil , as the host country, qualified automatically. Argentina (a dispute with the Brazilian Football Confederation), Ecuador and Peru (a dispute with FIFA and CONMEBOL) withdrew. Bolivia, Chile , Paraguay and Uruguay qualified by default without playing any match. • North America, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF): 3 teams competed for 2 spots. • Asia (AFC): 4 teams competed for 1 spot. Burma, the Philippines and Indonesia withdrew, so India qualified automatically. India qualified, but later withdrew. A total of 19 teams played at least one qualifying match. 26 qualifying matches were played, and 121 goals were scored. The preliminary competition became something of a farce. Some teams qualified and then withdrew, others were invited and then decided not to take part. Originally, 16 teams qualified for the final stage that would be played in Brazil. However, three teams declined to participate and the tournament finally started with only 13 participants. Scotland, who had won the second place in the British Home Championship, decided to resign for having obtained the second place. George Graham, secretary of the SFA, had previously declared that the Scots would only go if they became British champions.

Turkey also resigned citing financial problems. Finally, Peru also withdrew at the last minute, due to a dispute with FIFA and CONMEBOL. Three teams were invited to fill these three gaps: United States , Portugal and France . Portugal refused. After the draw, India, that had qualified for the final stage in Brazil, decided not take part because in those days Indian footballers used to play barefoot, as they did in the Olympics in 1948, and from the 1950 World Cup it was compulsary to wear shoes. France was offered Turkey's spot and originally accepted, but then also withdrew citing the amount of travel that would be required in Group 4. External link: RSSSF 1950 FIFA World Cup Qualification Format and seedings The round-robin format used in the first World Cup was chosen again. The sixteen teams were divided into four groups and the winner of each of them would advance to the final round in which they would face in the round-robin format. The organizers wanted a format that ensured that teams will play at least three games, generating both more ticket revenue and more incentive mainly for teams that had to travel long distances to reach Brazil.

The groups were arranged on a non-geographic basis, so for every game the teams had to travel long distances between venues. One of the teams that had to travel a lot was the United States that had to play in Belo Horizonte, Curitiba and Recife, accumulating a lot of miles. The only criteria used to determine the winner of the group were the points. Thus, if two teams tied for first place, then a playoff would be necessary to determine the group winner. The four seeded teams were: Brazil (hosts), Italy (defending champions), Uruguay and England . Withdrawals meant there were two groups of four, one of three and one of two. Squads For a complete list of all squads that appeared in the 1950 FIFA World Cup, please, visit: 1950 World Cup squads Venues Six cities hosted the tournament. The Host Cities for the 1950 FIFA World Cup were Rio de Janeiro , São Paulo , Belo Horizonte, Recife , Porto Alegre , and Curitiba. 2 TOURNAMENT SUMMARY The first round had some facts worth noting. In Group A, there was no surprise.

Brazil , just as planned, advanced to the final round. Spain topped Group B ahead of England , Chile , and United States . This group produced the greatest surprise of the tournament. England came to the competition as one of the favourites. They never doubted that it was the best soccer nation in the world, especially considering that a Great Britain team recently had beaten the rest of Europe 6–1 in Glasgow, Scotland, in a game dubbed the “Match of the Century”. However, it was not to be. They suffered a shock 1-0 defeat to the United States in the northern industrial town of Belo Horizonte and were eliminated from the tournament after another loss to Spain . When news of the defeat against the United States came to England , people thought it was a misprint in the newspapers and the actual score of the game was 10-1. They began as one of the favourites but ended it in ignominy. A talented Sweden topped Group C after surprisingly beating the defending champions 3–2 in its opening match. Because of this defeat, Italy failed to progress to the second round.

It must be said that the majority of its national team died in a tragic plane crash a year earlier, on May 4, 1949. Uruguay had no problems winning Group D, the only group with only two members. They thrashed Bolivia 8-0. The star forward Juan Schiaffino grabbed four goals. Final round in Sao Paulo: Uruguay 3-2 Sweden Ademir in the decisive match against Uruguay The final four-team round robin involved Brazil , Spain , Sweden, and Uruguay , who were making their first World Cup appearance since winning the inaugural tournament. The World Cup winner would be the team that finished on top of this group. Brazil came from thrashing to Sweden by a resounding 7-1 and Spain by a crushing 6 to 1. The Brazilians should not have trouble beating their South American neighbour Uruguay . In the worst case, they only needed a draw and they would be crowned world champions. That's what all Brazilians thought. But what Brazilians thought is not what happened.

The final and deciding match of the four-team final group was contested at Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, before a crowd of 200,000 spectators, by Uruguay , who were making their first appearance after the first World Cup, and the hosts Brazil . The match was hard fought and was tied 1-1, but Ghiggia beat Bigode one more time and scored the winner 11 minutes from time to give Uruguay the second World Cup title. Uruguay definitely stunned the crowd and crowned World Cup champion after beating the heavily-favoured Brazil 2-1. One of the biggest surprises in the World Cups history had occurred. For the whole of Brazil , it was a national disaster. After the negative result, that match is referred to as the Maracanazo, a name still used to show a defeat for a Brazilian team by foreign rivals at the famous stadium. It was the first and only time in World Cup history that the champion was not decided by a one-match final. Poker: Ademir ( Brazil ) • The youngest player was Carlos Ibañez from Chile : 18y (30 November 1931).

The youngest goalkeeper was Antonio Carbajal from Mexico : 21y (07 June 1929). The youngest scorer was Kiki Antenen from Switzerland: 20y (3 November 1929). The youngest champion was Rubén Morán from Uruguay : 19y (6 August 1930). The youngest captain was Harry Keough from United States : 22y (15 November 1927). • The oldest player was Stanley Matthews from England : 35y (1 February 1915). The oldest goalkeeper was Srdjan Mrkušić from Yugoslavia: 35y (26 May 1915). The oldest scorer was Obdulio Varela from Uruguay : 32y (20 September 1917). The oldest champion was also Obdulio Varela from Uruguay : 32y (20 September 1917). The oldest captain was Erik Nilsson from Sweden: 33y (6 August 1916). DID YOU KNOW? • The trophy that was given to the World Cup winners was named Victoria.

In 1950, in order to pay homage to Jules Rimet who had been President of FIFA for 25 years and promoted the organization of the championship again after World War II, the trophy was first called Jules Rimet Cup, although it was subsequently referred to as the Jules Rimet Trophy. • The Italian Ottorino Barassi, Vice President of FIFA in those years, hid the trophy in a shoebox under the bed in his house to avoid falling into the hands of the occupying army. • India, who had been invited by FIFA to participate in the final stage in Brazil, decided to give up, because FIFA did not accept them play in bare feet, as they did in the Olympics in 1948. • Italy , the defending champion, suffered the loss of most of their best players, who died in a plane crash, Superga air disaster, on 4 May 1949. The Torino team was returning to Italy after a match against Benfica in Portugal when the Fiat G.212, an Italian three-engine airliner, flew into a thunderstorm and crashed into the hill of Superga near Turin, killing all 31 aboard.

• United States stunned the world by defeating the mighty English team 1 to 0. The Haitian-born Joe Gaetjens gave the victory to the USA . The British media, assuming that there was a typographical error in the information they received, changed the result to 10 to 1. Unfortunately for England , the Kings of Football, there was no such misprint. • Joseph Gaetjens, the goal-scoring hero for the USA against England , returned to his native Haiti in 1954. A decade later, he was arrested by the country's secret police and is believed to have been killed - like thousands of other Haitians - by the death squad. The 1950 FIFA World Cup: A missed opportunity for India The 1950 FIFA World Cup: A missed opportunity for India by Novy Kapadia Editor's Pick 02 Jul 2013, 23:07 IST 1950: Uruguayan chef de mission, Ambassador Giordano Eccher, holds the Jules Rimet trophy, surrounded by team officials and journalists.

Watching Brazil decimate Spain in the recent Confederations Cup final at the Maracana stadium and seeing the engrossing semi final between Italy and Spain, memories flooded back to the 1950 World Cup at the same venues. It was in Brazil in 1950 that India should have made their World Cup debut. Many of the current generation are unaware that World Cup participation was offered to India on a platter. In the days before rankings, India was then recognized by FIFA as the best team in Asia and so was invited to participate in the 1950 World Cup at Brazil. In the 1950 World Cup draw, India was placed in Pool III with Sweden, Italy and Paraguay. India would have started their campaign against Paraguay on June 25 and their league fixtures would have finished by July 3. Paraguay was not a formidable team then and India could have held their own against them. Italy fielded a weakened side as their brilliant club side Torino , flying back after a friendly in Lisbon, crashed into the wall of a hillside monastery. This accident took place in May 1949 and all the players, including eight from the Italian team, died.

The Italian team was unsettled, did not have a proper coach as Vittorio Pozzo had resigned. They had travelled by ship to Brazil and were not in proper physical condition. So considering the circumstances, India could have matched the Italians in their second match. Maybe Sweden would have been too fast and physical for India but overall it would have been a great exposure for the national team. If only India, or rather the All India Football Federation (AIFF), had accepted the challenge in 1950, it would have been a major boost for the game in a newly independent country. The international media exposure would have made our footballers household names. Instead, various reasons, like inadequate foreign exchange reserves, the long journey by ship and the problem of bare-footed players forced India to pull out of this tournament. The Brazilian organizers wanted to make their tournament more representative and were keen to have a team from the land of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru and so even offered to pay most of the expenses. Scotland , France and erstwhile Czechoslovakia withdrew from the 1950 World Cup and it was reduced to a thirteen team tournament.

So Brazil again contacted the AIFF and asked them to participate and promised to look after their expenses by ship. India’s entry remained in the draw till the tournament started and no other team from Asia was invited. When India did not turn up, Pool III became a three team group with the winners Sweden qualifying for the final round robin league phase. There is no clear-cut reason as to why India did not participate in the 1950 World Cup. The Government of India never discouraged such participation. In fact, Prime Minister Nehru realized the value of sports in both nation building and developing an international identity. From whatever evidence is available from those years, it seems AIFF procrastinated and let this opportunity slip by. “Never look a gift horse in the mouth” is an old adage and Indian football is still paying the penalty for missing this once in a lifetime chance. This withdrawal from the 1950 World Cup was a major setback for Indian football. Till the mid-sixties, India was amongst the top three in Asian football. In both, the 1951 Asian Games at Delhi and the 1962 Asian Games at Jakarta, India won the gold medal in football.

In a regional competition known as the Quadrangular tournament, India was unbeaten champions for four successive years. The late S.A. Rahim of Hyderabad, a highly respected tactician, was India’s coach during this successful era. Due to his coaching prowess, India was one of the first Asian countries to play in the then modern 4-2-4 formation. In the inaugural 1964 Asia Cup at Tel Aviv, India finished runners up, narrowly losing 0-1 to Israel in the final at Tel Aviv. India also won the gold medal in the 1951 and 1962 Asian Games football competitions. In the 1950s, India had numerous talented footballers. There was depth of talent and fierce competition for each position. So India could have fared well in the 1950 World Cup. Above all, many of the Indian forwards in 1950 were skillful dribblers and relied on body feints and subtle passes upfront. Players like Ahmed Khan, S. Raman, MA Sattar and S. Mewalal would have been adored by the Brazilian fans who always cheered teams which relied on intricate passing and dribbling.

Page 1 of 2 Next Fifa World Cup 1950 H ƯỚNG DẪN 188BET TỪ A ĐẾN Z Fifa World Cup 1950 The FIFA World Cup 1950 , held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July, was the fourth FIFA World Cup. It was the first World Cup since 1938, the planned 1942 and 1946 competitions having been canceled owing to World War II. 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). It was also the first tournament where the trophy was referred to as the Jules Rimet Cup, to mark the 25th anniversary of Jules Rimet's presidency of FIFA.

World Cup 1950 Facts Date: 24 June – 16 July Final: Uruguay - Brazil 2-1 3rd place: Sweden – Spain 3-1 Teams: 13 Top scorer: Ademir (Brazil) (8 goals) World Cup 1950 Background Originally, the 4th World Cup was to take place in the year 1942. However due to the Second War II outbreak, both the 1942 and 1946 World Cups were cancelled. The 4th World Cup was postponed and was eventually held in 1950. After World War II, FIFA wanted to continue the tradition of a World Cup and was quickly trying to find a country to host this event in 1949. Many European countries were still in ruins and were far from properly re-established and rebuilt. Therefore they weren’t much interested in hosting a World Cup and preferred to focus their resources on more important priorities. The chances were becoming slim to find a country that was willing to host the 4th World Cup.

There was 1 country Brazil which offered to host the next World Cup as long as it would be held in 1950 and not in 1949. It was also Brazil which showed interested in hosting the 1942 World Cup before World War II. FIFA agreed, and on July 26 1946 in Luxembourg City they announced that the 4th World Cup would be held in Brazil, in the year 1950. 6 host cities, with Recife being the most far away World Cup 1950 Participants FIFA was persuading many countries to participate in the 1950 World Cup qualifications. A total of 34 countries participated in the qualifications. But not all of the countries who used to participate before in a World Cup, entered the qualification rounds. Of the in total 16 participants, Italy qualified automatically since they were the champions of the previous World Cup. Brazil qualified automatically since they were the 1950 World Cup host. Both Germany and Japan which were still occupied due to the war were banned from the qualifications. Other countries which refused to qualify for the World Cup were countries behind the Iron Curtain: USSR, Hungary and Czechoslovakia.

The Italian team was severely weakened due to the fatal Superga air disaster in Turin in 1949. This event killed among others the entire Torino A.C. football team which included 8 regular Italian national team players. However FIFA was able to persuade them to participate and to defend their World Cup title (Italy won the 1934 and 1938 World Cups). Italy did decide though to travel by boat rather than by plane. Of the European countries, Austria withdrew because it thought the team was too inexperienced, and Belgium as well. This meant Switzerland and Turkey qualified automatically. Even after the qualifications were finished, there were countries that have withdrawn from participating in the 1950 World Cup. Scotland is one of them. The chairman of the Scottish Football Association (SFA) stated they would only travel to Brazil if they would make it to the first place in the British Home Championship. This Championship was considered as a qualifying group. Scotland at the end ‘only’ made it to the 2nd place behind England and was still enough to have qualified. But the chairman kept his word and withdrew the Scottish team from the World Cup. Turkey also withdrew due to financial issues regarding the trip to Brazil.

This resulted in FIFA inviting France and Portugal (both eliminated in the qualifications rounds) to fill up the empty spots. Portugal refused and France initially accepted. After the pools were announced, there were countries again which withdrew from the 1950 World Cup. France changed their mind since according to them, the voyage as a pool 4 country was too much of a hassle. A match had to be played in Recife which was the city most far away from the other 5 host cities. The trip would simply take too much time according to France. So forgetting the countries which withdrew, how many countries did participate? In total 13 countries. 5 places for Europe excluding Italy were allocated to the following countries: Sweden, Spain, Yugoslavia, England and Switzerland. England finally qualified for the first time. This is also the first time Yugoslavia played as Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and would continue to do so till the 1990 World Cup. Although football was invented in England, it took 20 years since the first World Cup before England finally participated. England missed previous World Cups since they had a bad relationship with FIFA. Both parties couldn’t agree about the definition of an amateur player and whether they should be paid or not.

The British Football Association had their own system and didn’t like FIFA’s interference and way of administering payments. England rejoined FIFA only in 1946 after leaving the organisation in 1928. 4 places for South America excluding Brazil were allocated to the following countries: Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay. All 4 countries qualified automatically without having played any matches. This because Argentina, Ecuador and Peru withdrew from the qualifications. Argentina had a dispute with the Brazilian Football Association and decided not to qualify. 2 places for North/Central America and Caribbean were allocated to the following countries: United States and Mexico. Of the Asian countries Philippines, Indonesia and Burma withdrew. This meant country India was automatically qualified. India however was another country which withdrew from the tournament due to team selection issues, lack of practice and travelling costs. India also favoured the Olympic Games and didn’t see great importance in a World Cup. Another reason India supposedly did not participate in the 1950 World Cup is because they were not allowed by FIFA to play barefoot. It has been said however this reason has been invented in order to cover up the real reasons why India didn’t participate, such as lack of importance of a World Cup and focus on the Olympics.

This was the last World Cup which contained less than 16 teams. 1950 World Cup match ball “Superball Duplo T” – First ball to have a valve World Cup 1950 Pools Since originally 16 countries were planned to participate, the Brazilian organizers came up with the idea of creating 4 pools with each 4 teams. The teams would then play all the other teams in the same pool. This is the round-robin format which was used for the last time in the 1930 World Cup. 1 point would be rewarded for a draw and 2 points for a win. The winner of each pool would advance to the Final Round. If teams had equal points for the first place in a pool, a play-off had to be played. The aspect which was unique about the Brazilian organizers’ ideas was the Final Round. The organizers introduced the round-robin aka mini league tournament format in the Final round as well. This means that in the Final Round, the 4 countries had to play all the other countries in this round. In other words, there was no real Final, the 1950 World Cup champion would be the country who gained the most points.

The match for the third place was therefore excluded for the last time as well. The reason for such a format is the fact that in total 30 matches would be played rather than merely 16 matches. 16 matches would have been played if the World Cup would be a straight knockout tournament such as in the 1934 and 1938 World Cups. 30 matches meant more ticket revenue coming in which compensates for the high investments made in the stadiums and infrastructure. In addition to these reasons, each participating country had to play at least 3 matches which was an incentive to make the (long) trip to Brazil. FIFA originally did not want to accept this format, but since Brazil threatened to not host the 1950 World Cup, FIFA had to accept. After all, FIFA had a hard time finding a host country for the first World Cup after World War II. Since ultimately only 13 countries participated, a total of 22 matches have been played and not 30. Uruguay was lucky to only have played 1 match in pool 4. The 4 seed countries were Brazil, England, Italy and Uruguay. They were kept apart from each other and were placed in different pools.

The pools were as followed: Pool 1 Bolivia World Cup 1950 Stadiums The 1950 World Cup was hosted in 6 host cities, and 6 stadiums have been used to host the matches.

The following 6 cities and 6 stadiums were used in Brazil: Estádio do Maracanã Capacity: 199,854 Matches: 8 Status: Especially built for the 1950 World Cup and will host 7 2014 World Cup matches including the Final Estádio do Pacaembu Status: Renovated in 2007 and includes the Football Museum Estádio Independência Capacity: 30,000 Matches: 3 Status: Still exists and is the 2nd most important stadium after the Mineirão in Belo Horizonte Estádio Durival de Britto Status:Still exists and is currently known often as Estádio Vila Capanema Estádio dos Eucaliptos Capacity: 20,000 Matches: 2 Status: Closed down in 1969 after Estádio Beira-Rio was officially in use, in 2012 the stadium was demolished Estádio Ilha do Retiro Status: Still exists and is the 1st stadium built in Recife World Cup 1950 Schedule World Cup 1950 Memorable Matches Pool Matches Brazil – Yugoslavia 2-0 Estádio

 do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro – attendance: 142,000 Since Brazil against Switzerland ended in a draw, Brazil had to win the match against Yugoslavia.

Brazilian player Ademir didn’t wait long for the first goal to be scored. It took him 4 minutes after the kick-off. Zizinho scored the 2nd goal in the 2nd half. Brazil was kind off lucky though. Yugoslav player Rajko Mitic hurt his head badly since he hit a metal lid. This happened while walking up the stairs to the pitch for the kick-off. However, the referee refused to delay the match. Therefore Yugoslavia kicked off with 10 men and Ademir scored while Rajko Mitic was receiving treatment for 20 minutes. Due to this win, Brazil was now to play the infamous Final Round of the 1950 World Cup. Pool 2 USA – England 1-0 Estádio Independência, Belo Horizonte – attendance: 10,000 England finally participated in a World Cup. Since the football sport was invented in their country, many professional football players were established. England had a post war record win of 23 matches and 4 losses and have beaten strong teams such as Italy and Portugal before playing their first World Cup. Players from USA were amateurs and part time football players.

They had a job aside playing football such as teaching or washing dishes. They were gathered quickly and have trained only once together. There was a 1-3 chance England would win the World Cup and for USA a 500-1 chance. But surprisingly, it was USA that won this legendary pool match. Against all odds it was American center forward Joe Gaetjens who scored the first and only goal of the match. The score of 1-0 is 1 of the greatest upset in World Cup history. Some British newspapers reported a score of 1-10 for England, since the editors thought the score of 1-0 against USA was a typing mistake made by the reporter. Although USA defeated England, it was Spain which advanced to the Final Round. Pool 3 Sweden – Italy 3-2 Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo – attendance: 36,000 This is the first match Italy has lost in World Cup history. Italy didn’t participate in the first World Cup in 1930, and won both the 1934 and 1938 World Cups.

A factor that highly contributed to this defeat was the Superga air disaster, which severely weakened the Italian team. It was Sweden which was the first country to defeat Italy. Hasse Jeppson (2x) and Sune Andersson were the goalscorers. Italian striker Riccardo Carapellese scored the first goal of the match and Ermes Muccinelli the last goal of the match. But this wasn’t enough. Sweden ended up advancing to the Final Round. Pool 4 Brazil – Sweden 7-1 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro – attendance: 139,000 This was 1 of the matches that showed why whole of Brazil showed so much confidence in the Brazilian team. Although Sweden was responsible for Italy’s first World Cup defeat in the first round, Brazil was determined to top the pool and win the World Cup with an impressive goal amount. Brazilian striker Ademir was playing determinedly and scored 4 goals in total. Players Chico scored 2 goals and Maneca 1 goal. Sune Andersson scored a penalty for Sweden. Brazil would win the next match against Spain with an impressive amount as well: 6-1.

Ademir became the 1950 World Cup top scorer with 8 goals in total. World Cup 1950 Final Since France withdrew from the World Cup, Uruguay only had to play 1 match before entering the Final round with Brazil, Spain and Sweden. Brazil played 3 matches before entering the Final round and only drew against Switzerland with a 2-2 score. This was the first time Uruguay and Brazil had to play against each other in a World Cup. During the Final Round, it was obvious Brazil would be able to ‘easily’ win the World Cup. With a score of 7-1 they have beaten Sweden and with a score of 6-1 they have beaten Spain. Uruguay only won 1 match against Sweden with a 3-2 score and drew against Spain with a 1-1 score. This meant that the final match was considered as a Final since the winner would gain the most points of the 4 countries (remember that the mini league format was implemented). And the country with the most points would win the 1950 World Cup!

You could practically count on 1 hand the people who actually thought Uruguay would stand a chance against the great Brazil in the last 1950 World Cup match. The press and the people already claimed Brazil as the 1950 World Cup winner days before the final match. On the 16th of July 1950, in Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, the final match between Uruguay and Brazil would finally start. Before the match a carnaval was already organised and people were already celebrating in the streets. A record attendance of around 205.000 people was watching the match live in a fully packed Estádio do Maracanã. Obviously there was no emphasis on health and safety regulations. During the match the celebrations continued non-stop. In the first half no goals were scored but Brazil was in the attack mode whereas Uruguay chose the defense mode. The 2nd half however, changed everything. Within 3 minutes after the 2nd half started, the first goal (47′) was scored by Brazilian Friaça. Brazil was expecting a goal and everybody thought it would only be a matter of time before Brazil would receive the World Cup trophy.

However 19 minutes later, Uruguayan player Juan Alberto Schiaffino changed the match by changing the score into 1-1 (66′). Even with this 1-1 score Brazil would still win the World Cup! This means they only had to hang on till the end of the match. What happened next is considered as 1 of the biggest World Cup upsets ever in history. Something that would be named in the future: Maracanazo (Maracanaço in Portuguese). Nobody was expecting what was about to happen in the 79th minute of the match. The fully packed Maracanã become completely silent with only laughter and screaming coming from the Uruguayan side. In the 79th minute Uruguayan player Alcides Ghiggia made the 3rd and final goal of the match, resulting in a final score of 2-1. Alcides Ghiggia silencing the Maracanã stadium: 2-1 This score shocked Brazil beyond comprehension. The nation became immensely traumatized by this defeat. The loss of the final match resulted in some ugly happenings. Few fans have committed suicide, sports journalists retired and newspapers refused the defeat.

The Brazilian players were criticized immensely by the public. A few players entered retirement quietly and some never entered the Brazilian selection again such as keeper Barbosa. Brazil even changed its national uniform, which was from then on considered to be a jinx. The original uniform which was white with a blue neckline, changed to the now so famous yellow uniform with a green neckline. Goalkeeper Barbosa was blamed for the defeat, which hunted him till the day he died Jules Rimet the FIFA president also expected for Brazil to win, so he practiced his speech in Portuguese. When the moment was there to handover the Jules Rimet trophy to Uruguayan player Varela, there was no ceremony speech. There were even 22 gold medals created with the names of the Brazilian players imprinted on them, but they had to be disposed of. Jules Rimet like everyone else, was not expecting to hand out the trophy to the Uruguayan team This Final introduced the term Maracanazo. This term means a victory of the underdog in the Maracanã stadium against the Brazilian national team or 1 of the big four Rio de Janeiro football clubs (Flamengo, Vasco da Gama, Fluminense, Botafogo).

Regarding Uruguay, it has been said that the following words stated by the Uruguayan team captain Valera contributed highly to the mind-set that was needed to win the final match: “Muchachos, los de afuera son de palo. Que empiece la función” (Boys, outsiders don’t play. Let’s start the show). Alcides Ghiggia who scored the 2-1 stated the following after the Final: “Only three people have ever silenced 200,000 people at the Maracanã with a single gesture: Frank Sinatra, Pope John Paul II and I.” Alcides Ghiggia This was the last time so far Uruguay played a World Cup Final. Brazil however would show the world many years later who is the world’s best. The question many people and especially Brazilians now ask themselves: Will Brazil be able to get rid of the ghost of 1950 this year? Will they be finally able to have their revenge in the 2014 World Cup? Where the World Cup Final will be played in the Estádio do Maracanã once again?

Uruguay = Blue (Coach: Juan López Fontana) Brazil = White (Coach: Flávio Costa) World Cup 1950 Records First time England qualified for a World Cup Uruguay is the 2nd country to win 2 World Cups Only World Cup together with the 1930 World Cup which didn’t host a match for the third place This World cup and the 1958 World Cup are the only tournaments where the host country made it to the Final, but failed to win Uruguyuan Alcide Ghiggia is the 2nd player to have scored in each World Cup match including the Final Only World Cup to have implemented the mini league format in the Final Round Only World Cup where no knock-out matches were played First World Cup where no players were sent off Italy is the first country which didn’t make it to the 2nd round after having won the previous World Cup 2nd World Cup where no extra-time matches have been played The average attendance record of 61,000 per match was only beaten in the 1994 World Cup (69,000) The highest attendance for a World Cup match was the Final between Brazil and Uruguay with around 205

 000 attendees (no emphasis on health and safety), which will probably never be beaten India is the only country which has qualified for a World Cup, but has never played any World Cup matches so far Did You Know No Asian or African country participated United States would only qualify for their next World Cup in 1990 Bolivia would only qualify for their next World Cup in 1994 India have not had the chance so far since the 1950 World Cup to participate in another World Cup First World Cup where the players’ jerseys featured back numbers, however no teams had fixed numbers for each player (that would only be mandatory from the next World Cup in 1954), so the players were ordered by name The World Cup trophy was for the first time referred as the Jules Rimet Trophy to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Rimet’s presidency of FIFA Only 2 players (Erik Nilsson of Sweden and Alfred Bickel of Switzerland) played in a World Cup before (1938) and after (1950) World War II First time Yugoslavia played as Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Superball Duplo T match ball was made by a local supplier in Brazil Superball Duplo T match

 ball is the first ball which did not have any sewing with lace since it could be inflated due to the inclusion of a valve Superball Duplo T match ball is the last World Cup ball to contain 12 panels World Cup 1950 FIFA Awards Golden Ball: Zizinho (Brazil) Silver Ball: Juan Schiaffino (Uruguay) Bronze Ball: Ademir (Brazil) Golden Boot: Ademir (Brazil) (8 goals) Silver Boot: Óscar Míguez (Uruguay) (5 goals) Bronze Boot: Alcides Ghiggia (Uruguay), Chico (Brazil), Estanislao Basora (Spain), Telmo Zarra (Spain) (4 goals) Zizinho (Brazil) 1950 FIFA World Cup - YouTube 1950 FIFA World Cup Want to watch this again later?

Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Jul 10, 2014 The 1950 FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July, was the fourth FIFA World Cup. It was the first World Cup since 1938, the planned 1942 and 1946 competitions having been canceled owing to World War II. 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). It was also the first tournament where the trophy was referred to as the Jules Rimet Cup, to mark the 25th anniversary of Jules Rimet's presidency of FIFA. This video is targeted to blind users.

Attribution: Article text available under CC-BY-SA Creative Commons image source in video Category History of FIFA - The first FIFA World Cup™ - FIFA.com History of FIFA - The first FIFA World Cup™ © FIFA.com The success of the Olympic Football Tournament intensified FlFA's wish for its own world championship. Questionnaires were sent to the affiliated associations, asking whether they agreed to the organisation of a tournament and under what conditions. A special committee examined the question, with President Jules Rimet the driving force. He was aided by the untiring Secretary of the French Football Federation, Henri Delaunay. Following a remarkable proposal by the Executive Committee, the FIFA Congress in Amsterdam on 28 May 1928 decided to stage a world championship organised by FIFA. Now, the organising country had to be chosen. Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden submitted their candidatures. Right from the start, Uruguay was the favourite and not simply for its Olympic gold medal wins in 1924 and 1928 - the country was celebrating its 100th anniversary of independence in 1930 at great expense.

Moreover, its national association was willing to cover all the costs, including the travel and accommodation of the participating teams. Any possible profit would be shared, while Uruguay would take on the deficit. These arguments were decisive. The FIFA Congress in Barcelona in 1929 assigned Uruguay as first host country of the FIFA World Cup ™. The other candidates had withdrawn. With Europe in the midst of an economic crisis, not everything went to plan during the countdown to these first finals. Participation did not only involve a long sea journey for the Europeans; the clubs would have to renounce their best players for two months. Consequently, more and more associations broke their promise to participate and it took much manoeuvring by Rimet to ensure at least four European teams - France, Belgium, Romania and Yugoslavia - joined him on the Conte Verde liner bound for Buenos Aires. The first FIFA World Cup opened at the brand-new Estadio Centenario in Montevideo on 18 July 1930. It was the beginning of a new era in world football and the inaugural event proved a remarkable success, both in a sporting and a financial sense. Of course, the organisers were disappointed that only four European sides had participated.

The anger in Montevideo was so intense in fact that four years later, world champions Uruguay became the first and only team to refuse to defend their title. When the Congress convened in Budapest in 1930, it thanked Uruguay for staging the world championship for the first time in difficult conditions. It also noted its regret at seeing only a minimum number of teams participating from Europe. The significance of the new tournament only increased following the setback FIFA suffered in the lead-up to the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. After failing to settle differences of opinion over the amateur status of footballers with the International Olympic Committee regarding the amateur status of football players, plans to organise the Olympic Football Tournament were abandoned. FIFA chose Italy ahead of rival candidates Sweden to host the second FIFA World Cup and this time it took qualifying matches to arrive at the 16 finalists. Unlike in 1930 there were no groups and only knockout rounds, meaning Brazil and Argentina went home after playing just one match each. Once again, the home team prevailed, Italy winning the Final against Czechoslovakia in extra time. For the first time, the Final was transmitted on the radio.

Four years later, Rimet saw his wish fulfilled when the third FIFA World Cup took place in France, his home country. Again not everything ran according to plan: Austria had disappeared from the scene and so Sweden did not have an opponent in the first round. Uruguay still did not wish to participate and Argentina withdrew. This is why the national teams from Cuba and the Dutch East Indies came to France. This time, there was no home victory and Italy successfully defended their title. The FIFA World Cup should have taken place for the fourth time in 1942 but the outbreak of World War Two meant otherwise. Although FIFA maintained its Zurich offices throughout the conflict, it was not until 1 July 1946 in Luxembourg that the Congress met again. Thirty-four associations were represented and they gave Rimet, who had been President for a quarter of a century already, a special Jubilee gift. From now on, the FIFA World Cup trophy would be called the Jules Rimet Cup. As the only candidate, Brazil was chosen unanimously to host the next FIFA World Cup, to be staged in 1949 (and postponed to 1950 for time reasons).

At the same time, Switzerland was given the option for 1954. History of FIFA

Question: The 1950 FIFA World Cup was held in which country?
Answer: Brazil