Football
Men: World Cup 1950 in Brazil

Qualifying
June 2 (1949)-April 15 (1950):
Europe South America North and Central America Asia

automatic qualified: Brazil (hosts) and Italy (holders)

Europe:

Group 1:

Final Standings:
1. England * 3-6 (14-3)
2. Scotland * 3-4 (10-3)
3. Wales 3-1 (1-6)
4. Northern Ireland 3-1 (4-17)

Group 2:

1st Round:
Turkey * - Syria 7-0 (at Ankara)

2nd Round:
Turkey * - Austria walkover 		Group 3:

1st Round:
Yugoslavia * - Israel 6-0 5-2

2nd Round:
Yugoslavia * - France 1-1 1-1 3-2 aet
(playoff at Firenze)

Group 4:

1st Round:
Switzerland * - Luxembourg 5-2 3-2

2nd Round:
Switzerland * - Belgium walkover 		Group 5:

Final Standings:
1. Sweden * 2-4 (6-2)
2. Ireland 2-0 (2-6)
-. Finland withdrew #
# Finland withdrew after three matches
(actual record 3-1(2-12)

Group 6:
Spain * - Portugal 5-1 2-2

South America:

Final Standings:

Group 1:
1. Bolivia * 0-0
1. Chile * 0-0
-. Argentina withdrew 		Group 2:
1. Uruguay * 0-0
1. Paraguay * 0-0
-. Ecuador withdrew
-. Peru withdrew

North and Central America:

Final Standings:
1. Mexico * 4-8 (17-2)
2. USA * 4-3 (8-15)
3. Cuba 4-1 (3-11)

 Asia:

1st Round:
India * - Birma walkover
Indonesia - Philippines both withdrew

2nd Round:
India * walkover