Football World Cup 1950 / United States

This article covers the United States national soccer team at the 1950 World Cup .

qualification

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	Mexico	17: 2	8-0
2	United States	8:15	3: 5
3	Cuba	3:11	1: 7

Mexico	-	United States	6-0
Cuba	-	United States	1: 1
Mexico	-	United States	6: 2
United States	-	Cuba	5: 2

American contingent

Number / name		Association at the time	birthday	International matches
goalkeeper
	Frank Borghi	St. Louis Simpkins-Ford	04/09/1925
	Gino Gardassanich	Chicago Slovaks	11/26/1922
Defense
	Robert Annis	St. Louis Simpkins-Ford	09/05/1928
	Geoff Coombes	Chicago Vikings	04/23/1919
	Harry Keough	St. Louis McMahon	11/15/1927
	Joe Maca	Brooklyn Hispano	09/28/1920
midfield
	Walter Bahr	Philadelphia Nationals	04/01/1927
	Charlie Colombo	St. Louis Simpkins-Ford	07/20/1920
	Ed McIlvenny	Philadelphia Nationals	10/21/1924
attack
	Robert Craddock	Pittsburgh Harmarville	09/05/1923
	Nicholas DiOrio	Pittsburgh Harmarville	02/04/1921
	Joe Gaetjens	New York Brookhattan	March 19, 1924
	Benny McLaughlin	Philadelphia Nationals	04/10/1928
	Frank Moniz	Fall River Ponta Delgada	11/26/1911
	Gino Pariani	St. Louis Simpkins-Ford	02/21/1928
	Ed Souza	Fall River Ponta Delgada	09/22/1921
	John Souza	Fall River Ponta Delgada	07/12/1920
	Frank Wallace	St. Louis Simpkins-Ford	07/15/1922
	Adam Wolanin	Chicago Eagles	11/13/1919
Trainer
	William Jeffrey		08/03/1892

US team games

Preliminary round

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	Spain	6: 1	6-0
2	England	2: 2	2: 4
3	Chile	5: 6	2: 4
4th	United States	4: 8	2: 4

• Spain - United States 3: 1 (0: 1)

Stadium: Estádio Durival Britto e Silva ( Curitiba )

Spectators: 9,000

Referee: Viana ( Brazil )

Goals: 0: 1 J. Souza (17th), 1: 1 Basora (75th), 2: 1 Basora (78th), 3: 1 Zarra (85th)

• United States - England 1: 0 (1: 0)

Stadium: Estádio Independência ( Belo Horizonte )

Spectators: 10,000

Referee: Datillo ( Italy )

Goals: 1-0 Gaetjens (38.)

• Chile - United States 5: 2 (2: 0)

Stadium: Estádio Ilha do Retiro ( Recife )

Spectators: 8,000

Referee: Gardelli ( Brazil )

Goals: 1-0 Robledo (16th), 2-0 Riera (32nd), 2: 1 Wallace (47th), 2: 2 J. Souza (48th) 11m , 3: 2 Cremaschi (54th), 4: 2 Prieto (60th), 5: 2 Cremaschi (82.)

The favorites in Group II were clearly the English. The start against Chile (2-0) also went perfectly. The USA (previously 1: 3 against Spain) in the second game were blatant outsiders. Superstar Stan Matthews was supposed to be spared for the Spain game and therefore did not travel to Recife. In one of the biggest World Cup sensations, England lost to the Americans 0: 1 (37th, Gaetjens). Since the confused English did not score a goal against Spain in full line-up, but had to accept one through Zarra (49th), Spain was surprisingly group winners.