1950 FIFA World Cup final round

The final round of the 1950 FIFA World Cup took place from 9 to 16 July 1950. The final round consisted of Brazil, Spain, Sweden, and Uruguay.[1] The winners of the final round were declared winners of the World Cup.

Uruguay won the tournament, defeating hosts Brazil in the decisive match for their second World Cup title.[2]

Qualified teams

The top placed team from each of the four groups qualified for the final round.

Group Winners
1  Brazil
2  Spain
3  Sweden
4  Uruguay

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Uruguay (C) 3 2 1 0 7 5 +2 5 Champions
2  Brazil 3 2 0 1 14 4 +10 4
3  Sweden 3 1 0 2 6 11 −5 2
4  Spain 3 0 1 2 4 11 −7 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

Matches

All times listed are local time.

Uruguay vs Spain

Uruguay 2–2 Spain
  • Ghiggia 29'
  • Varela 73'
Report
Attendance: 44,802
Referee: Benjamin Griffiths (Wales)
GK Roque Máspoli
DF Eusebio Tejera
DF Matías González
DF Juan Carlos González
MF Víctor Rodríguez Andrade
MF Obdulio Varela (c)
FW Alcides Ghiggia
FW Julio Pérez
FW Juan Alberto Schiaffino
FW Oscar Míguez
FW Ernesto Vidal
Manager:
Juan López
GK Antoni Ramallets
DF Gabriel Alonso
DF José Parra
DF Josep Gonzalvo
MF Marià Gonzalvo
MF Antonio Puchades
MF Luis Molowny
FW Estanislau Basora
FW Agustín Gaínza (c)
FW Silvestre Igoa
FW Telmo Zarra
Manager:
Guillermo Eizaguirre

Brazil vs Sweden

Brazil 7–1 Sweden
Report
  • Andersson 67' (pen.)
GK Barbosa
DF Augusto (c)
DF Juvenal
MF Bauer
MF Danilo
MF Bigode
FW Ademir
FW Zizinho
FW Jair
FW Chico
FW Maneca
Manager:
Flávio Costa
GK Kalle Svensson
DF Erik Nilsson (c)
DF Lennart Samuelsson
MF Sune Andersson
MF Ingvar Gärd
MF Knut Nordahl
FW Hasse Jeppson
FW Stellan Nilsson
FW Karl-Erik Palmér
FW Lennart Skoglund
FW Stig Sundqvist
Manager:
England George Raynor

Brazil vs Spain

Brazil 6–1 Spain
Report
  • Igoa 71'
GK Barbosa
DF Augusto (c)
DF Juvenal
MF Bauer
MF Danilo
MF Bigode
FW Friaça
FW Ademir
FW Zizinho
FW Jair
FW Chico
Manager:
Flávio Costa
GK Antoni Ramallets
DF Gabriel Alonso
DF José Parra
DF Josep Gonzalvo
MF Antonio Puchades
MF Marià Gonzalvo
MF José Luis Panizo
FW Estanislau Basora
FW Agustín Gaínza (c)
FW Silvestre Igoa
FW Telmo Zarra
Manager:
Guillermo Eizaguirre

Uruguay vs Sweden

Uruguay 3–2 Sweden
Report
Attendance: 7,987
Referee: Giovanni Galeati (Italy)
GK Aníbal Paz
DF Eusebio Tejera
DF Matías González
DF Schubert Gambetta
MF Víctor Rodríguez Andrade
MF Obdulio Varela (c)
FW Alcides Ghiggia
FW Julio Pérez
FW Juan Alberto Schiaffino
FW Oscar Míguez
FW Ernesto Vidal
Manager:
Juan López
GK Kalle Svensson
DF Erik Nilsson (c)
DF Lennart Samuelsson
DF Gunnar Johansson
MF Sune Andersson
MF Ingvar Gärd
FW Hasse Jeppson
FW Bror Mellberg
FW Egon Jönsson
FW Karl-Erik Palmér
FW Stig Sundqvist
Manager:
England George Raynor

Sweden vs Spain

Sweden 3–1 Spain
Report
Attendance: 11,227
Referee: Karel van der Meer (Netherlands)
GK Kalle Svensson
DF Erik Nilsson (c)
DF Lennart Samuelsson
DF Gunnar Johansson
MF Sune Andersson
MF Ingvar Gärd
FW Bror Mellberg
FW Egon Jönsson
FW Ingvar Rydell
FW Karl-Erik Palmér
FW Stig Sundqvist
Manager:
England George Raynor
GK Ignacio Eizaguirre
DF Gabriel Alonso
DF José Parra
DF Vicente Asensi
MF Alfonso Silva
MF Antonio Puchades
MF José Luis Panizo
FW Estanislau Basora
FW Rosendo Hernández
FW José Juncosa
FW Telmo Zarra (c)
Manager:
Guillermo Eizaguirre

Uruguay vs Brazil

Uruguay 2–1 Brazil
Report
Uruguay
Brazil
GK 1 Roque Máspoli
RB 2 Matías González
LB 3 Eusebio Tejera
RH 4 Schubert Gambetta
CH 5 Obdulio Varela (c)
LH 6 Víctor Rodríguez Andrade
OR 7 Alcides Ghiggia
IR 8 Julio Pérez
CF 9 Óscar Míguez
IL 10 Juan Alberto Schiaffino
OL 11 Rubén Morán
Manager:
Juan López Fontana
GK 1 Moacir Barbosa
RB 2 Augusto (c)
LB 3 Juvenal
RH 4 Bauer
CH 5 Danilo
LH 6 Bigode
OR 7 Friaça
IR 8 Zizinho
CF 9 Ademir
IL 10 Jair
OL 11 Chico
Manager:
Flávio Costa

Assistant referees:
Arthur Edward Ellis (England)
George Mitchell (Scotland)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Brazil's first World Cup draw". FIFA. 3 December 2013. Archived from the original on 14 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Uruguay's 1950 World Cup triumph a testament to the spirit of garra". CNN. 4 July 2010. Archived from the original on 7 July 2010.
  3. ^ Janela, Mike (12 June 2018). "World Cup Rewind: Largest attendance at a match in the 1950 Brazil final". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024.