The Road to Glory — World Cup Archive

1950 FIFA World Cup

Brazil. The Maracanazo — silence heard worldwide.

Champion

Uruguay won the 1950 FIFA World Cup, beating Brazil 2–1 in the final.

Final standings

1. Champion: Uruguay
2. Runner-up: Brazil
3. Third place: to be decided
4. Fourth place: to be decided

Awards

Golden Boot: Ademir (8 goals).

Knockout results

Quarter-final

• Uruguay 8–0 Bolivia
• Sweden 3–2 Italy
• Brazil 2–0 Yugoslavia
• Spain 1–0 England

Semi-final

• Uruguay 3–2 Sweden
• Brazil 6–1 Spain

Final

• Uruguay 2–1 Brazil

Participating nations (16)

• Austria
• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Chile
• England
• France
• Hungary
• Italy
• Mexico
• Paraguay
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• United States
• Uruguay
• Yugoslavia

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