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1950 World Cup — hosted by Brazil
June 24, 1950 → July 16, 1950
The 1950 World Cup in brief
The 1950 World Cup was played in Brazil from June 24 to July 16, 1950. 13 teams contested 22 matches and scored 88 goals: 4.00 per game, number 4 of 23 editions (all-time average: 2.84).
Uruguay took the title; the deciding match against Brazil ended 2-1 at Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro.
On the way Uruguay played 4 matches: 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats, scoring 15 and conceding 5.
Sweden finished third and Spain fourth.
Ademir (Brazil) was the top scorer with 8 goals.
Overview
- Host
- Brazil
- Teams
- 13
- Matches
- 22
- Total goals
- 88
- Format
- Group stage + final round-robin pool, no knockout final
BrazilFinal ranking
- ChampionUruguay
- Runner-upBrazil
- Third placeSweden
- Fourth placeSpain
Decisive match
This edition did not have a formal final — the title was decided by the last match of the final group stage.
- Score
- 2-1
- Venue
- Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
- Attendance
- 173,850
Individual awards
- Top scorer
- Ademir (8 goals)
Records and numbers
- Goals per game
- 4.00 · 4 of 23 editions
- Draws
- 3
- Penalty goals
- 3
- Own goals
- 0
- Earliest goal
- Alfredo dos Santos (Brazil), minute 3, vs Switzerland
- Hat-tricks
- Óscar Míguez (Uruguay) — 3 goals vs Bolivia, Jul 2
- Ademir de Menezes (Brazil) — 4 goals vs Sweden, Jul 9
Goalscorers
| Player | Goals | Pen. |
|---|---|---|
| Ademir de MenezesBrazil | 9 | — |
| Óscar MíguezUruguay | 5 | — |
| Alcides GhiggiaUruguay | 4 | — |
| ChicoBrazil | 4 | — |
| Estanislau BasoraSpain | 4 | — |
| Telmo ZarraSpain | 4 | — |
| Juan Alberto SchiaffinoUruguay | 3 | — |
| Karl-Erik PalmérSweden | 3 | — |
| Stig SundqvistSweden | 3 | — |
| Atilio CremaschiChile | 2 | — |
All 47 goalscorers
| Player | Goals | Pen. |
|---|---|---|
| BaltazarBrazil | 2 | — |
| Hasse JeppsonSweden | 2 | — |
| Jacques FattonSwitzerland | 2 | — |
| JairBrazil | 2 | — |
| Kosta TomaševićYugoslavia | 2 | — |
| Riccardo CarapelleseItaly | 2 | — |
| Silvestre IgoaSpain | 2 | — |
| Thomaz Soares da SilvaBrazil | 2 | — |
| Željko ČajkovskiYugoslavia | 2 | — |
| Sune AnderssonSweden | 2 | 1 |
| Alfredo dos SantosBrazil | 1 | — |
| Andrés PrietoChile | 1 | — |
| Atilio LópezParaguay | 1 | — |
| Bror MellbergSweden | 1 | — |
| César López FretesParaguay | 1 | — |
| Charles AntenenSwitzerland | 1 | — |
| Egisto PandolfiniItaly | 1 | — |
| Ermes MuccinelliItaly | 1 | — |
| Ernesto VidalUruguay | 1 | — |
| Fernando RieraChile | 1 | — |
| Frank WallaceUnited States | 1 | — |
| FriaçaBrazil | 1 | — |
| George RobledoChile | 1 | — |
| Gino ParianiUnited States | 1 | — |
| Horacio CasarínMexico | 1 | — |
| Joe GaetjensUnited States | 1 | — |
| Julio PérezUruguay | 1 | — |
| ManecaBrazil | 1 | — |
| Obdulio VarelaUruguay | 1 | — |
| Rajko MitićYugoslavia | 1 | — |
| René BaderSwitzerland | 1 | — |
| Stan MortensenEngland | 1 | — |
| Stjepan BobekYugoslavia | 1 | — |
| Tihomir OgnjanovYugoslavia | 1 | — |
| Wilf MannionEngland | 1 | — |
| Héctor OrtizMexico | 1 | 1 |
| Joe MacaUnited States | 1 | 1 |
Own goals are not credited to a player. Tallies follow the open dataset; official counts can differ where a goal's attribution is disputed.
Team by team
Every team's record at this World Cup: the final four first, then by matches played. A summary of results, not a group table.
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 |
| Brazil | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 6 |
| Sweden | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 15 |
| Spain | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Chile | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
All results
June 24, 1950
Ademir de Menezes 30', Jair 65', Baltazar 71', Ademir de Menezes 79' · Rio de Janeiro
June 25, 1950
Stan Mortensen 39', Wilf Mannion 51' · Rio de Janeiro
Gino Pariani 17', Silvestre Igoa 81', Estanislau Basora 83', Telmo Zarra 89' · Curitiba
Riccardo Carapellese 7', Hasse Jeppson 25', Sune Andersson 33', Hasse Jeppson 68', Ermes Muccinelli 75' · São Paulo
Rajko Mitić 59', Kosta Tomašević 70', Tihomir Ognjanov 84' · Belo Horizonte
June 28, 1950
Alfredo dos Santos 3', Jacques Fatton 17', Baltazar 32', Jacques Fatton 88' · São Paulo
Stjepan Bobek 20', Željko Čajkovski 23', Željko Čajkovski 51', Kosta Tomašević 81', Héctor Ortiz 89' (P) · Porto Alegre
June 29, 1950
Estanislau Basora 17', Telmo Zarra 30' · Rio de Janeiro
Joe Gaetjens 38' · Belo Horizonte
Stig Sundqvist 17', Karl-Erik Palmér 26', Atilio López 35', César López Fretes 74' · Curitiba
July 1, 1950
Ademir de Menezes 4', Thomaz Soares da Silva 69' · Rio de Janeiro
July 2, 1950
Óscar Míguez 14', Ernesto Vidal 18', Juan Alberto Schiaffino 23', Óscar Míguez 40', Óscar Míguez 51', Juan Alberto Schiaffino 54', Julio Pérez 83', Alcides Ghiggia 87' · Belo Horizonte
George Robledo 16', Atilio Cremaschi 32', Frank Wallace 47', Joe Maca 48' (P), Andrés Prieto 54', Atilio Cremaschi 60', Fernando Riera 82' · Recife
Telmo Zarra 48' · Rio de Janeiro
Riccardo Carapellese 12', Egisto Pandolfini 62' · São Paulo
René Bader 10', Charles Antenen 44', Horacio Casarín 89' · Porto Alegre
July 9, 1950
Ademir de Menezes 17', Ademir de Menezes 36', Chico 39', Ademir de Menezes 52', Ademir de Menezes 58', Sune Andersson 67' (P), Maneca 85', Chico 88' · Rio de Janeiro
Alcides Ghiggia 29', Estanislau Basora 37', Estanislau Basora 39', Obdulio Varela 73' · São Paulo
July 13, 1950
Ademir de Menezes 15', Jair 21', Chico 31', Chico 55', Ademir de Menezes 57', Thomaz Soares da Silva 67', Silvestre Igoa 71' · Rio de Janeiro
Karl-Erik Palmér 5', Alcides Ghiggia 39', Stig Sundqvist 40', Óscar Míguez 77', Óscar Míguez 85' · São Paulo
July 16, 1950
Friaça 47', Juan Alberto Schiaffino 66', Alcides Ghiggia 79' · Rio de Janeiro
Stig Sundqvist 15', Bror Mellberg 33', Karl-Erik Palmér 80', Telmo Zarra 82' · São Paulo
Results, scorers and shoot-outs: martj42/international_results (open dataset, MIT licence). Scores include extra time.
Notes
The Maracanazo. No formal final — decided by last group-stage match.