FIFA World Cup 1950
Brazil · 24 Jun 1950 – 16 Jul 1950
SwedenChampionSpainRunner-up
13Teams
22Matches
88Goals
Tournament summary
The FIFA World Cup 1950 was played in Brazil from 24 June 1950 to 16 July 1950. 13 teams took part, playing 22 matches with 88 goals (4.00 per match).
Sweden won the title (their 1st), beating Spain 3–1 in the final in São Paulo.
Ademir de Menezes (Brazil) finished as top scorer with 9 goals.
Participants
Shading by points won; the champion is highlighted in gold.
Team statistics
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 6 | +16 |
 Uruguay | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 |
 Spain | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -2 |
| Sweden | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 15 | -4 |
 Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
 Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
 Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
 England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Chile | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
 United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 |
 Paraguay | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
 Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -8 |
 Bolivia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | -8 |
Aggregated over all matches of the tournament (group stage and knock-outs).
All results
Saturday 24 June 1950
Sunday 25 June 1950
- Chile 0–2 EnglandRio de Janeiro
- Italy 2–3 SwedenSão Paulo
- Spain 3–1 United StatesCuritiba
- Switzerland 0–3 YugoslaviaBelo Horizonte
Wednesday 28 June 1950
- Brazil 2–2 SwitzerlandSão Paulo
- Mexico 1–4 YugoslaviaPorto Alegre
Thursday 29 June 1950
Saturday 1 July 1950
- Brazil 2–0 YugoslaviaRio de Janeiro
Sunday 2 July 1950
- Bolivia 0–8 UruguayBelo Horizonte
- Chile 5–2 United StatesRecife
- England 0–1 SpainRio de Janeiro
- Italy 2–0 ParaguaySão Paulo
- Mexico 1–2 SwitzerlandPorto Alegre