1950 FIFA World Cup

1950 FIFA World Cup

IV Campeonato Mundial de Futebol[1] Brasil 1950
Official poster
Tournament details
Host country	Brazil
Dates	24 June – 16 July
Teams	13 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Uruguay (2nd title)
Runners-up	Brazil
Third place	Sweden
Fourth place	Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played	22
Goals scored	88 (4 per match)
Attendance	1,045,246 (47,511 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ademir (9 goals)
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The 1950 FIFA World Cup was the fourth 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. Italy, the two-time defending champions, were eliminated in the first round for the first time in history. Uruguay, who had won the inaugural competition in 1930, defeated the host nation, Brazil, in the deciding match of the four-team group of the final round. This was the only tournament not decided by a one-match final. It was also the inaugural tournament where the trophy was referred to as the Jules Rimet Cup, to mark the 25th anniversary of Jules Rimet's presidency of FIFA.