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

England (ENG) • Squad

Italy (ITA) • Squad

Spain (ESP) • Squad

Sweden (SWE) • Squad

Switzerland (SUI) • Squad

Yugoslavia (YUG) • Squad

North and Central America

Mexico (MEX) • Squad

United States (USA) • Squad

South America

Bolivia (BOL) • Squad

Brazil (BRA) • Squad

Chile (CHI) • Squad

Paraguay (PAR) • Squad

Uruguay (URU) • Squad

Results

Round 1

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Round 2

References

FIFA

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FIFA World Cup

Football in Brazil

20th century in Brazil

FIFA World Cup tournaments

1950s in association football

1950 FIFA World Cup