World Cup Archive

World Cup 1950

Sat Jun 24 - Sun Jul 16 1950 (22d)

HostBrazil
Results pending

The champion and final details will appear here once matches are played.

Matches
22
Goals
Goals / Match
4.00
Draws
3
Extra Time
0
Penalty Shootouts
0

Goal Rate Trend

19302026

Goals per match
3.89
1930
4.12
1934
4.67
1938
4.00
5.38
1954
3.60
1958
2.78
1962
2.78
1966
2.97
1970
2.55
1974
2.68
1978
2.81
1982
2.54
1986
2.21
1990
2.71
1994
2.67
1998
2.52
2002
2.30
2006
2.27
2010
2.67
2014
2.64
2018
2.69
2022
2026

Where this edition sits across goals-per-match history.

Group Stage

Local time
16 Matches · 3.56 per match

Knockout Stage

Local time
6 Matches · 5.17 per match

Classic Matches

The highest-scoring matches of this edition, weighted towards finals, extra time, and shootouts.

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Participating Teams

Edition Record
TeamCoachTop ClubsPWDLGFGAGD
🇧🇷BrazilFlavio COSTAVasco da Gama (5), São Paulo (3), Flamengo (2)641122616
🇺🇾UruguayJuan LOPEZPeñarol (8), Nacional (5), Cerro (3)431015510
🇪🇸SpainGuillermo EIZAGUIRREValencia CF (4), CF Barcelona (3), Atlético Bilbao (2)63121012-2
🇸🇪SwedenGeorge RAYNORMalmö FF (7), AIK Stockholm (3), IFK Norrköping (3)52121115-4
YUGYugoslaviaMilorad ARSENIJEVICPartizan Belgrade (SFR) (7), Red Star Belgrade (SFR) (7), Hajduk Split (SFR) (5)3201734
🇨🇭SwitzerlandFranco ANDREOLILausanne-Sport (3), SC Young Fellows (2), Servette FC (2)311146-2
🇮🇹ItalyFerruccio NOVOInternazionale (5), Juventus (4), Lazio (3)2101431
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿EnglandWalter WINTERBOTTOMTottenham Hotspur (4), Wolverhampton Wanderers (3), Blackpool (2)3102220
🇨🇱ChileArturo BUCCIARDIUniversidad Católica (6), Colo-Colo (5), Universidad de Chile (3)310256-1
🇺🇸USABill JEFFREYSt. Louis Simpkins-Ford (4), Philadelphia Nationals (2), Ponta Delgada S.C. (2)310248-4
🇵🇾ParaguayManuel FLEITAS SOLICHOlimpia (6), Cerro Porteño (4), Libertad (3)201124-2
🇲🇽MexicoOctavio VIALDeportivo Guadalajara (3), España FC (3), Asturias F.C. (2)3003210-8
🇧🇴BoliviaMario PRETTOClub Litoral (4), Club Bolívar (2), Ferroviario La Paz (2)100108-8

Stadium Overview

VenueCountryMatchesGoalsG/MFinalsCapacity
Maracanã · Rio de JaneiroBrazil8293.630
Estádio do Pacaembu · São PauloBrazil6244.000
Independencia · Belo HorizonteBrazil3124.000
Estádio Durival Britto e Silva · CuritibaBrazil284.000
Eucaliptos · Porto AlegreBrazil284.000
Ilha do Retiro · RecifeBrazil177.000