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England in World Cup 1950
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World Cup 1950 Preliminary Competition
1949-1950

England Team Results - Preliminary Competition

1949-50

250 15-Oct-1949 Wales 1 England 4 [0-3] Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff AW
251 16-Nov-1949 England 9 Northern Ireland 2 [4-0] Maine Road, Manchester HW
253 15-Apr-1950 Scotland 0 England 1 [0-0] Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow AW

 

England Team Record - Preliminary Competition
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv FMax AMax Pts% W/L
3 3 0 0 14 3 +11 0 1 4.667 1.00 9 2 100.0 +3

World Cup 1950 Final Tournament
24 June - 16 July in Brazil

England Team Results - Final Tournament

World Cup Finals 1950

Brazil

256 25-Jun-1950 England 2 Chile 0 [1-0] Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Maracană, Rio de Janeiro NW
257 29-Jun-1950 U.S.A. 1 England 0 [1-0] Estádio Raimundo Sampaio, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais NL
258 02-Jul-1950 Spain 1 England 0 [0-0] Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Maracană, Rio de Janeiro NL

 

England Team Record - Final Tournament
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv FMax AMax Pts% W/L
3 1 0 2 2 2 =0 2 1 0.667 0.667 2 1 33.3 -1

Notes

England arrived home from Brazil, found wanting in their first competitive test abroad and no longer hailed as "the kings of football."

World Cup 1950 Team Ranking
Rank Team Stage Reached P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Uruguay Final pool 4 3 1 0 15 5 +10 7
2 Brazil 6 4 1 1 22 6 +16 9
3 Sweden 5 2 1 2 11 15 -4 5
4 Spain 6 3 1 2 10 12 -2 7
5 Yugoslavia Group 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 4
6 Switzerland 3 1 1 1 4 6 -2 3
7 Italy 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 2
8 England 3 1 0 2 2 2 =0 2
9 Chile 3 1 0 2 5 6 -1 2
10 U.S.A. 3 1 0 2 4 8 -4 2
11 Paraguay 2 0 1 1 2 4 -2 1
12 Mexico 3 0 0 3 2 10 -8 0
13 Bolivia 1 0 0 1 0 8 -8 0

Notes

Rankings are based on, in order, points earned in the final pool, points earned overall, goal difference and number of goals scored.

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