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Uruguay win the 1950 FIFA World Cup held in Brazil, when they beat the hosts 2–1 in the final group match of the tournament, also known as the Maracanazo, the highest attendance at any sporting match at 200,000. [6] Earlier in the same tournament, one of the biggest upsets in football history occurs, when the United States shock England 1–0.
Starting with the first official football tournament in London in 1908, Denmark's Sophus Nielsen and Hungary's Antal Dunai share the record for the most total goals scored by a player in tournament history. Both have 13 goals: Nielsen scored 11 goals in 1908 and two in 1912, and Dunai scored six in 1968 and seven in 1972.
1950–1959 Win Draw Defeat M Opponent Date Result Event 31 Spain June 25, 1950 1–3 World Cup GS: 32 England June 29, 1950 1–0: World Cup GS 33 Chile July 2, 1950
The history of the United States men's national soccer team began with that team's first international match in 1916. Highlights from the team's early history include reaching the semifinals of the inaugural 1930 World Cup (later recognized by FIFA as third place finish based on overall records), and defeating England in a remarkable upset in the 1950 World Cup.
The history of association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, stretches back to at least medieval times. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] FIFA cites Cuju in ancient China is the earliest form of a kicking game for which there is scientific evidence, a military manual from the Han dynasty , and it closely resembles modern association football.
ChronoZoom is a timeline for Big History being developed for the International Big History Association by Microsoft Research and University of California, Berkeley Asian Studies online: a timeline of major developments
For example, if Team A is winning 1-0 and Team B scores a goal, making the score 1-1, then that goal is an equaliser. External videos Wambach's 122nd-minute equalizer vs Brazil in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup quarterfinal on July 10, 2011 retrieved March 8, 2022
Tottenham Hotspur beat Burnley (also league runners-up) at Wembley to retain the FA Cup. Norwich City beat Rochdale 4–0 on aggregate to win the League Cup – the first major trophy of their history. Ipswich Town are crowned league champions in their first season as a First Division club.