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5 unusual facts about 1950 FIFA World Cup


Brasyl

Marcelina is going to find the disgraced goalie who lost Brazil a momentous World Cup half a century before and trick him into appearing on television for a mock trial in which the scarred nation can finally wreak its vengeance.

Con Martin

Then on 8 September in a qualifier for the 1950 FIFA World Cup against Finland, playing a centre-forward, he scored twice.

As well as being part of the 1950 British Home Championship, the game also doubled up as a qualifier for the 1950 FIFA World Cup.

Geoffrey Douglas

His nonfiction books include The Game of Their Lives (about the 1950 FIFA World Cup football match between the United States and England) (1996, 2005), which resulted in a movie of the same name (2005) starring Gerard Butler and Wes Bentley;

St. Louis Simpkins-Ford

It was this year that Simpkins contributed five of its players to the U.S. team at the 1950 FIFA World Cup.


Arthur Drewry

Drewry's is famous for his role in the England v United States game in which the English lost to the rank outsiders in the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Belo Horizonte.

Nílton Santos

Nílton was a key player in defence during the 1954, 1958 and 1962 World Cup finals (he was also in the Brazilian squad for the 1950 finals, but made no appearances) and became famous for scoring a magnificent goal in the 1958 tournament when Brazil played Austria.


see also

Manuel Álvarez

Manuel Álvarez Jiménez, Chile football defender who played for Chile in the 1950 FIFA World Cup