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1950 FIFA World Cup

Overview

The 1950 FIFA World Cup was hosted by Brazil. Uruguay won the tournament, Brazil finished runners-up, Sweden placed third and Spain fourth. Footballopedia links this edition to its decisive matches, leading scorer, champion manager and the wider World Cup knowledge graph.

Key facts

Host: Brazil
Champion: Uruguay
Runner-up: Brazil
Third place: Sweden
Fourth place: Spain
Format: First group stage followed by a four-team final group; no single official final match
Top scorer: Ademir (Brazil) - 8 goals
Winning manager: Juan López Fontana
Matches: 22
Goals: 88
Current season: 1950
Teams: 13

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Records

ChampionValue: Uruguay

Runner-upValue: Brazil

Third placeValue: Sweden

Top scorerValue: Ademir (Brazil) - 8 goals

TeamsValue: 13

MatchesValue: 22

GoalsValue: 88

Matches

Brazil 4-0 MexicoDate: 1950-06-24 · City: Rio de Janeiro · Stage: Group A · Home Team: Brazil

Yugoslavia 3-0 SwitzerlandDate: 1950-06-25 · City: Belo Horizonte · Stage: Group A · Home Team: Yugoslavia

Brazil 2-2 SwitzerlandDate: 1950-06-28 · City: São Paulo · Stage: Group A · Home Team: Brazil

Yugoslavia 4-1 MexicoDate: 1950-06-28 · City: Porto Alegre · Stage: Group A · Home Team: Yugoslavia

Brazil 2-0 YugoslaviaDate: 1950-07-01 · City: Rio de Janeiro · Stage: Group A · Home Team: Brazil

Switzerland 2-1 MexicoDate: 1950-07-02 · City: Porto Alegre · Stage: Group A · Home Team: Switzerland

England 2-0 ChileDate: 1950-06-25 · City: Rio de Janeiro · Stage: Group B · Home Team: England

Spain 3-1 United StatesDate: 1950-06-25 · City: Curitiba · Stage: Group B · Home Team: Spain

United States 1-0 EnglandDate: 1950-06-29 · City: Belo Horizonte · Stage: Group B · Home Team: United States

Spain 2-0 ChileDate: 1950-06-29 · City: Rio de Janeiro · Stage: Group B · Home Team: Spain

Spain 1-0 EnglandDate: 1950-07-02 · City: Rio de Janeiro · Stage: Group B · Home Team: Spain

Chile 5-2 United StatesDate: 1950-07-02 · City: Recife · Stage: Group B · Home Team: Chile

Sweden 3-2 ItalyDate: 1950-06-25 · City: São Paulo · Stage: Group C · Home Team: Sweden

Sweden 2-2 ParaguayDate: 1950-06-29 · City: Curitiba · Stage: Group C · Home Team: Sweden

Italy 2-0 ParaguayDate: 1950-07-02 · City: São Paulo · Stage: Group C · Home Team: Italy

Uruguay 8-0 BoliviaDate: 1950-07-02 · City: Belo Horizonte · Stage: Group D · Home Team: Uruguay

Brazil 7-1 SwedenDate: 1950-07-09 · City: Rio de Janeiro · Stage: Final group · Home Team: Brazil

Uruguay 2-2 SpainDate: 1950-07-09 · City: São Paulo · Stage: Final group · Home Team: Uruguay

Brazil 6-1 SpainDate: 1950-07-13 · City: Rio de Janeiro · Stage: Final group · Home Team: Brazil

Uruguay 3-2 SwedenDate: 1950-07-13 · City: São Paulo · Stage: Final group · Home Team: Uruguay

Sweden 3-1 SpainDate: 1950-07-16 · City: São Paulo · Stage: Final group · Home Team: Sweden

Uruguay 2-1 BrazilDate: 1950-07-16 · City: Rio de Janeiro · Stage: Final group · Home Team: Uruguay

Tournament story

The title was decided by a final four-team group rather than a knockout final.

Uruguay's 2-1 victory over Brazil in the decisive match became known as the Maracanazo.

Sweden finished third and Spain fourth in the final group.

Final / decisive match

Home: Uruguay
Away: Brazil
Home Score: 2
Away Score: 1
Venue: Maracanã
City: Rio de Janeiro
Date: 1950-07-16
Label: Decisive final-group match