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The 1950 FIFA World Cup was the 4th edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams. It was held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July 1950. It was the first World Cup tournament in over twelve years, as the 1942 and 1946 World Cups were cancelled due to World War II.
The following article presents a summary of the 1950 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 49th season of competitive football in the country. Torneio Rio-São Paulo [ edit ]
16 July: The 1950 World Cup ends, with the 2-1 defeat of the Brazilian national team by Uruguay at the Maracanã. [6] 28 July: A Constellation plane crashes into Morro do Chapéu, near Porto Alegre airport, killing 50 people. [7] [8]
1950 in Sports describes the year's events in world sport. Popular sports during the 1950s were badminton and soccer. Popular sports during the 1950s were badminton and soccer. Also, 1950 was a huge year for horse racing – horse racing tripled in spectators and prize pools increased.
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT Algeria 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00 Argentina [note 1] 20 8 4 8 35 34 +1 40.00 Austria 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 100.00 Belgium 2 1 0 1 6 5 +1 50.00 Bolivia 3 2 0
The competition was the brainchild of Brazilian sports journalist Mário Filho, from Jornal dos Sports newspaper, who envisaged it as a Club World Cup (based on the FIFA World Cup for nations, held in Brazil in 1950) to be permanently held in Brazil, turning (according to him) Rio de Janeiro as "world's club football capital city".
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