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 winner of the final round was declared champions 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	Basora 37', 39'

9 July 1950

15:00 BRT (UTC-3)

Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo

Attendance: 44,802

Referee: Benjamin Griffiths (Wales)

Uruguay

Spain

Brazil vs Sweden

Brazil	7–1	Sweden
Ademir 17', 36', 52', 58' Chico 39', 88' Maneca 85'	Report	Andersson 67' (pen.)

9 July 1950

15:00 BRT (UTC-3)

Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 138,886

Referee: Arthur Ellis (England)

Brazil

Sweden

Brazil vs Spain

Brazil	6–1	Spain
Ademir 15', 57' Jair 21' Chico 31', 55' Zizinho 67'	Report	Igoa 71'

13 July 1950

15:00 BRT (UTC-3)

Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 152,772

Referee: Reginald Leafe (England)

Brazil

Spain

Uruguay vs Sweden

Uruguay	3–2	Sweden
Ghiggia 39' Míguez 77', 85'	Report	Palmér 5' Sundqvist 40'

13 July 1950

15:00 BRT (UTC-3)

Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo

Attendance: 7,987

Referee: Giovanni Galeati (Italy)

Uruguay

Sweden

Sweden vs Spain

Sweden	3–1	Spain
Sundqvist 15' Mellberg 33' Palmér 80'	Report	Zarra 82'

16 July 1950

15:00 BRT (UTC-3)

Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo

Attendance: 11,227

Referee: Karel van der Meer (Netherlands)

Sweden

Spain

Uruguay vs Brazil

Main article: Uruguay v Brazil (1950 FIFA World Cup)

Uruguay	2–1	Brazil
Schiaffino 66' Ghiggia 79'	Report	Friaça 47'

16 July 1950

15:00 BRT (UTC-3)

Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 173,850^[3]

Referee: George Reader (England)

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

• Brazil at the FIFA World Cup
• Spain at the FIFA World Cup
• Sweden at the FIFA World Cup
• Uruguay at the FIFA World Cup

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.

External links

• 1950 FIFA World Cup archive