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 winners of the final round were declared winners 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	Runners-up
3	Sweden	3	1	0	2	6	11	−5	2	Third place
4	Spain	3	0	1	2	4	11	−7	1

Matches

All times listed are local time.

Uruguay vs Spain

9 July 1950 (1950-07-09)

15:00 BRT (UTC-3)

Uruguay	2–2	Spain
Ghiggia 29' Varela 73'	[Report 1]	Basora 37', 39'

Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo

Attendance: 44,802

Referee: Benjamin Griffiths (Wales)

Uruguay

Spain

GK Roque Máspoli DF Eusebio Tejera DF Matías González DF Juan Carlos González MF Víctor Rodríguez Andrade MF Obdulio Varela (c) FW Alcides Ghiggia FW Julio Pérez FW Juan Alberto Schiaffino FW Oscar Míguez FW Ernesto Vidal Manager: Juan López

GK Antoni Ramallets DF Gabriel Alonso DF José Parra DF Josep Gonzalvo MF Marià Gonzalvo MF Antonio Puchades MF Luis Molowny FW Estanislau Basora FW Agustín Gaínza (c) FW Silvestre Igoa FW Telmo Zarra Manager: Guillermo Eizaguirre

Brazil vs Sweden

9 July 1950 (1950-07-09)

15:00 BRT (UTC-3)

Brazil	7–1	Sweden
Ademir 17', 36', 52', 58' Chico 39', 88' Maneca 85'	[Report 2]	Andersson 67' (pen.)

Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 138,886

Referee: Arthur Ellis (England)

Brazil

Sweden

GK Barbosa RB Augusto (c) CH Juvenal LB Bigode RH Bauer LH Danilo OR Maneca IR Zizinho CF Ademir IL Jair OL Chico Manager: Flávio Costa

GK Kalle Svensson RB Lennart Samuelsson CH Knut Nordahl LB Erik Nilsson (c) RH Sune Andersson LH Ingvar Gärd OR Stig Sundqvist IR Karl-Erik Palmér CF Hasse Jeppson IL Lennart Skoglund OL Stellan Nilsson Manager: George Raynor

Brazil vs Spain

13 July 1950 (1950-07-13)

15:00 BRT (UTC-3)

Brazil	6–1	Spain
Ademir 15', 57' Jair 21' Chico 31', 55' Zizinho 67'	[Report 3]	Igoa 71'

Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 152,772

Referee: Reginald Leafe (England)

Brazil

Spain

GK Barbosa DF Augusto (c) DF Juvenal MF Bauer MF Danilo MF Bigode FW Friaça FW Ademir FW Zizinho FW Jair FW Chico Manager: Flávio Costa

GK Antoni Ramallets DF Gabriel Alonso DF José Parra DF Josep Gonzalvo MF Antonio Puchades MF Marià Gonzalvo MF José Luis Panizo FW Estanislau Basora FW Agustín Gaínza (c) FW Silvestre Igoa FW Telmo Zarra Manager: Guillermo Eizaguirre

Uruguay vs Sweden

13 July 1950 (1950-07-13)

15:00 BRT (UTC-3)

Uruguay	3–2	Sweden
Ghiggia 39' Míguez 77', 85'	[Report 4]	Palmér 5' Sundqvist 40'

Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo

Attendance: 7,987

Referee: Giovanni Galeati (Italy)

Uruguay

Sweden

GK Aníbal Paz DF Eusebio Tejera DF Matías González DF Schubert Gambetta MF Víctor Rodríguez Andrade MF Obdulio Varela (c) FW Alcides Ghiggia FW Julio Pérez FW Juan Alberto Schiaffino FW Oscar Míguez FW Ernesto Vidal Manager: Juan López

GK Kalle Svensson DF Erik Nilsson (c) DF Lennart Samuelsson DF Gunnar Johansson MF Sune Andersson MF Ingvar Gärd FW Hasse Jeppson FW Bror Mellberg FW Egon Jönsson FW Karl-Erik Palmér FW Stig Sundqvist Manager: George Raynor

Sweden vs Spain

16 July 1950 (1950-07-16)

15:00 BRT (UTC-3)

Sweden	3–1	Spain
Sundqvist 15' Mellberg 33' Palmér 80'	[Report 5]	Zarra 82'

Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo

Attendance: 11,227

Referee: Karel van der Meer (Netherlands)

Sweden

Spain

GK Kalle Svensson DF Erik Nilsson (c) DF Lennart Samuelsson DF Gunnar Johansson MF Sune Andersson MF Ingvar Gärd FW Bror Mellberg FW Egon Jönsson FW Ingvar Rydell FW Karl-Erik Palmér FW Stig Sundqvist Manager: George Raynor

GK Ignacio Eizaguirre DF Gabriel Alonso DF José Parra DF Vicente Asensi MF Alfonso Silva MF Antonio Puchades MF José Luis Panizo FW Estanislau Basora FW Rosendo Hernández FW José Juncosa FW Telmo Zarra (c) Manager: Guillermo Eizaguirre

Uruguay vs Brazil

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

16 July 1950 (1950-07-16)

15:00 BRT (UTC-3)

Uruguay	2–1	Brazil
Schiaffino 66' Ghiggia 79'	[Report 6]	Friaça 47'

Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 173,850

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

External links

• 1950 FIFA World Cup archive