1950 FIFA World Cup qualification

2.2.1 Match Results 2.2.1.1 1st Round
2.2.1.2 Round 2

2.3.1 Match Results 2.3.1.1 1st Round
2.3.1.2 Round 2

2.4.1 Match Results 2.4.1.1 1st Round
2.4.1.2 Round 2

2.5.1 Match Results

2.6.1 Match Results

3.1 Group 7 3.1.1 Match Results

3.2.1 Match Results

4.1 Group 9 4.1.1 Match Results

5.1 Group 10 5.1.1 Match Results

Survey

For the Soccer World Cup in Brazil in 1950 a total of 34 teams had reported. Among them were:

From Africa and Oceania are no teams entered. Since the World Cup was held with 16 teams and defending champion Italy and hosts Brazil were set, were available for the remaining 32 teams 14 free finals spaces available. Nine teams drew their message back to the continental elimination tournaments, with the result that four of the remaining participants were without a fight qualified for the World Cup finals.

The 16 World Cup places were distributed as follows:

Europe and the Near East

Italy was set to defend his title automatically for the final tournament in Brazil. From the time three German states took part no choice because the DFB was added after the 1950 World Cup again in FIFA, the Saarland and the GDR were not yet in a position to participate. The remaining 15 teams from Europe played in six groups, including a four-man, four triples and a group of two. In the group of four played only British teams, as these qualifying matches for the British Home Championship represented simultaneously. The winner and runner-up qualified for the World Cup finals, from the other groups, however, only the group winners. In the three groups ( except group 5) and the two group matches have been played in the knockout system with return game.

Group 1

England and Scotland were able to qualify for the World Cup finals. However, Scotland opted not to participate because they originally wanted to participate in the tournament as a group first.

Match Results

Group 2

Syria abandoned after a game on a continued participation in the qualifying tournament, which opponents automatically Turkey reached the second round matches against Austria. Before the game, the Austrians also subjected to back their team, which Turkey was qualified for the World Cup finals. But they exercised their right to start no use.

Match Results

First round

2nd round

Group 3

Yugoslavia won the decider against France, and qualified for the finals in Brazil so. The underlying French then got the offer to take the starting point of the bailed- Scots at the finals. On learning of the far-flung venues but this was rejected.

Match Results

First round

2nd round

Group 4

The Switzerland reached by two victories over Luxembourg, the second elimination round where you should compete against Belgium., This, however, refrained from which the Confederates were qualified for the World Cup finals.

Match Results

First round

2nd round

Group 5

Finland gave up the last game against Sweden, after which the FIFA canceled all games with Finnish participation. Sweden thus qualified in two games against Ireland for the World Cup finals.

Match Results

Group 6

Spain won against Portugal in two games and was thus qualified for the finals in Brazil. Portugal later received the offer to assume the starting position of the retracted Turkish team, but declined.

Match Results

South America

With Brazil hosting a team from South America was already set for the final round. The remaining seven teams played in two groups to the launch sites. However, since Argentina from Group 7 and Peru and Ecuador withdrew from Group 8 to participate, the remaining teams qualified automatically for the World Cup.

Group 7

Match Results

Group 8

Match Results

North and Central America

The three teams entered Mexico, United States and Cuba played their elimination tournament in Mexico City. The teams played against each other twice each. The two best teams from Mexico and the United States eventually qualified for the World Cup finals.

Group 9

Match Results

Asia

Four teams from Asia originally reported for the qualification that should be played in two rounds. After all the teams had withdrawn their qualifications other than India, India had been a fight qualified for the World Cup finals. Since FIFA had, however, forbidden to play barefoot, India renounced his right to start.

Group 10

Match Results

First round

Weblink

Football World Cup 1950
Football in 1949

Ankara Belgrade Colombes La Paz

356853