Football World Cup 1950 / final round

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Uruguay	3	2	1	0	007: 500	+2	05: 10
2.	Brazil	3	2	0	1	014: 400	+10	04: 20
3.	Sweden	3	1	0	2	006:110	−5	02: 40
4th	Spain	3	0	1	2	004:110	−7	01: 50

The final round of the 1950 World Cup was part of the 4th Men's World Cup in Brazil , which took place from July 9 to July 16, 1950 . This article covers the individual games in this final round and their results. For the only time at a World Cup, only group games were played in the final round. Uruguay was the winner of the final round and thus football world champion in 1950 .

Qualified teams

Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4
1. Brazil	1. Spain	1. Sweden	1. Uruguay

Games of the final round

Brazil - Sweden 7: 1 (3: 0)

Brazil		Sweden
	1. Final round game July 9, 1950 in Rio de Janeiro ( Estádio do Maracanã ) Spectators: 138,886 Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis ( England )   Match report
	Moacyr Barbosa , Augusto , Juvenal , Bauer , Danilo , Bigode , Maneca , Zizinho , Ademir , Jair , Chico Trainer: Flávio Costa	Kalle Svensson , Lennart Samuelsson , Erik Nilsson , Sune Andersson , Knut Nordahl , Ingvar Gärd , Stig Sundqvist , Karl-Erik Palmér , Hasse Jeppson , Lennart Skoglund , Stellan Nilsson Trainer: George Raynor
	1: 0 Ademir (17th) 2: 0 Ademir (36th) 3: 0 Chico (39th) 4: 0 Ademir (52nd) 5: 0 Ademir (58th) 6: 1 Maneca (85th) 7: 1 Chico (88.)	5: 1 Sune Andersson (67th)

Uruguay - Spain 2: 2 (1: 2)

Uruguay		Spain
	1. Final round game July 9, 1950 in São Paulo ( Estádio do Pacaembu ) Spectators: 44,802 Referee: Mervyn Griffiths ( Wales )   Match report
	Roque Máspoli , Matías González , Eusebio Tejera , Juan Carlos González , Obdulio Varela , Víctor Rodríguez Andrade , Alcides Ghiggia , Julio Pérez , Oscar Míguez , Juan Schiaffino , Ernesto Vidal Trainer: Juan López	Antoni Ramallets , Gabriel Alonso , José Parra Martínez , Josep Gonzalvo , Marià Gonzalvo , Antonio Puchades , Estanislao Basora , Silvestre Igoa , Zarra , Luis Molowny , Agustín Gaínza Trainer: Guillermo Eizaguirre
	1: 0 Alcides Ghiggia (29th) 2: 2 Obdulio Varela (73.)	1: 1 Estanislao Basora (32nd) 1: 2 Estanislao Basora (39th)

Brazil - Spain 6: 1 (3: 0)

Brazil		Spain
	2. Final round game July 13, 1950 in Rio de Janeiro ( Estádio do Maracanã ) Spectators: 152,772 spectators Referee: Reg Leafe ( England )   Match report
	Moacyr Barbosa , Augusto , Juvenal , Bauer , Danilo , Bigode , Friaça , Zizinho , Ademir , Jair , Chico Trainer: Flávio Costa	Antoni Ramallets , Gabriel Alonso , José Parra Martínez , Josep Gonzalvo , Marià Gonzalvo , Antonio Puchades , Estanislao Basora , Silvestre Igoa , Zarra , José Luis Panizo , Augustín Gaínza Trainer: Guillermo Eizaguirre
	1-0 Ademir (15th) 2-0 Jair (21st) 3-0 Chico (31st) 4-0 Chico (55th) 5-0 Ademir (57th) 6-0 Zizinho (67th)	6: 1 Silvestre Igoa (71.)
	The 4-0 was the 300th World Cup goal

Uruguay - Sweden 3: 2 (1: 2)

Uruguay		Sweden
	2. Final round game July 13, 1950 in São Paulo ( Estádio do Pacaembu ) Spectators: 7,987 Referee: Giovanni Galeati ( Italy )   Match report
	Aníbal Paz , Matías González , Eusebio Tejera , Schubert Gambetta , Obdulio Varela , Víctor Rodríguez Andrade , Alcides Ghiggia , Julio Pérez , Oscar Míguez , Juan Schiaffino , Ernesto Vidal Trainer: Juan López	Kalle Svensson , Lennart Samuelsson , Erik Nilsson , Sune Andersson , Gunnar Johansson , Ingvar Gärd , Stig Sundqvist , Karl-Erik Palmér , Bror Mellberg , Lennart Skoglund , Egon Jönsson Trainer: George Raynor
	1: 1 Alcides Ghiggia (39.) 2: 2 Oscar Miguez (77.) 3: 2 Oscar Miguez (85.)	0: 1 Karl-Erik Palmer (5th) 1: 2 Stig Sundqvist (40th)

Sweden - Spain 3: 1 (2: 0)

Sweden		Spain
	3. Final round game July 16, 1950 in São Paulo ( Estádio do Pacaembu ) Spectators: 11,227 Referee: Karel van der Meer ( Netherlands )   Match report
	Kalle Svensson , Lennart Samuelsson , Erik Nilsson , Sune Andersson , Gunnar Johansson , Ingvar Gärd , Stig Sundqvist , Karl-Erik Palmér , Bror Mellberg , Ingvar Rydell , Egon Jönsson Trainer: George Raynor	Ignacio Eizaguirre , Vicente Asensi , José Parra Martínez , Gabriel Alonso , Alfonso Silva , Antonio Puchades , Estanislao Basora , Silvestre Igoa , Zarra , José Luis Panizo , José Juncosa Trainers: Guillermo Eizaguirre
	1-0 Stig Sundqvist (15th) 2-0 Bror Mellberg (33rd) 3-0 Karl-Erik Palmer (80th)	3: 1 Zarra (82nd)

Uruguay - Brazil 2: 1 (0: 0)

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Uruguay		Brazil		Lineup
	3. Final round game July 16, 1950 in Rio de Janeiro ( Estádio do Maracanã ) Spectators: 173,850 (official), approx. 220,000 (unofficial), almost 200,000 (actual) Referee: George Reader ( England )   Match report
	Roque Máspoli , Matías González , Eusebio Tejera , Schubert Gambetta , Obdulio Varela , Víctor Rodríguez Andrade , Alcides Ghiggia , Julio Pérez , Oscar Míguez , Juan Schiaffino , Rubén Morán Trainer: Juan López	Moacyr Barbosa , Augusto , Juvenal , Bauer , Danilo , Bigode , Friaça , Zizinho , Ademir , Jair , Chico Trainer: Flávio Costa
	1: 1 Juan Schiaffino (66.) 2: 1 Alcides Ghiggia (79.)	0: 1 Friaça (47.)