{"id":193923,"date":"2022-11-13T11:13:41","date_gmt":"2022-11-13T14:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dicaseducacaofisica.info\/16-curiosities-of-the-1950-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2022-11-28T17:03:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T20:03:58","slug":"curiosities-of-the-1950-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dicaseducacaofisica.info\/en\/curiosities-of-the-1950-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"16 Curiosities of the 1950 World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">\u00cdndice<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dicaseducacaofisica.info\/en\/curiosities-of-the-1950-world-cup\/#Curisities_of_the_1950_World_Cup\" >Curisities of the 1950 World Cup<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dicaseducacaofisica.info\/en\/curiosities-of-the-1950-world-cup\/#1_Brazilian_Goals\" >1) Brazilian Goals<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dicaseducacaofisica.info\/en\/curiosities-of-the-1950-world-cup\/#2_The_day_Alcides_Ghiggia_died\" >2) The day Alcides Ghiggia died<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dicaseducacaofisica.info\/en\/curiosities-of-the-1950-world-cup\/#3_Number_on_shirts\" >3) Number on shirts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dicaseducacaofisica.info\/en\/curiosities-of-the-1950-world-cup\/#4_Accident_in_the_locker_room\" >4) Accident in the locker room<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dicaseducacaofisica.info\/en\/curiosities-of-the-1950-world-cup\/#5_Jules_Rimet_versus_Hitler\" >5) Jules Rimet versus Hitler<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dicaseducacaofisica.info\/en\/curiosities-of-the-1950-world-cup\/#6_The_quitters\" >6) The quitters...<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dicaseducacaofisica.info\/en\/curiosities-of-the-1950-world-cup\/#7_Goalkeepers_with_short-sleeved_shirts\" >7) Goalkeepers with short-sleeved shirts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dicaseducacaofisica.info\/en\/curiosities-of-the-1950-world-cup\/#8_Brazil_in_all_World_Cups\" >8) Brazil in all World Cups<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dicaseducacaofisica.info\/en\/curiosities-of-the-1950-world-cup\/#9_Americas_surprise\" >9) America's surprise<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dicaseducacaofisica.info\/en\/curiosities-of-the-1950-world-cup\/#10_Madrid_Bullfights\" >10) Madrid Bullfights<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dicaseducacaofisica.info\/en\/curiosities-of-the-1950-world-cup\/#11_Ghiggias_goals\" >11) Ghiggia's goals<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dicaseducacaofisica.info\/en\/curiosities-of-the-1950-world-cup\/#12_Record_attendance\" >12) Record attendance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dicaseducacaofisica.info\/en\/curiosities-of-the-1950-world-cup\/#13_Silence_or_encouragement\" >13) Silence or encouragement?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dicaseducacaofisica.info\/en\/curiosities-of-the-1950-world-cup\/#14_The_Tragedy_of_Superga\" >14) The Tragedy of Superga<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dicaseducacaofisica.info\/en\/curiosities-of-the-1950-world-cup\/#15_The_overcrowding_at_Maracana_stadium\" >15) The overcrowding at Maracan\u00e3 stadium<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dicaseducacaofisica.info\/en\/curiosities-of-the-1950-world-cup\/#16_The_Cruzeiro_shirt_from_Porto_Alegre\" >16) The Cruzeiro shirt from Porto Alegre<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dicaseducacaofisica.info\/en\/curiosities-of-the-1950-world-cup\/#More_Football_Content\" >More Football Content<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Curisities_of_the_1950_World_Cup\"><\/span>Curisities of the 1950 World Cup<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Curiosities of the 1950 World Cup. See here are 16 curiosities about the 1950 World Cup. The 16th is quite unusual.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Brazilian_Goals\"><\/span>1) Brazilian Goals<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Brazil 7-1 over Sweden, and Brazil 6-1 over Spain, were the two biggest defeats by the Brazilian national team in men&#8217;s soccer World Cups.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_The_day_Alcides_Ghiggia_died\"><\/span>2) The day Alcides Ghiggia died<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dicaseducacaofisica.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/morte-alcides-ghiggia.webp\" alt=\"The death of Alcides Ghiggia\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alcides Ghiggia, the &#8220;executioner&#8221; of the Brazilian national team in the 1950 World Cup, died at the age of 88 on July 16, 2015, exactly 65 years after the &#8220;maracana\u00e7o&#8221;. Creepy! In addition, he was the last living player who participated in that match.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Number_on_shirts\"><\/span>3) Number on shirts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The 1950 World Cup was the first one to have numbers on the players&#8217; shirts. Ghiggia, scorer of the decisive goal of that cup, wore the shirt with number 7.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Accident_in_the_locker_room\"><\/span>4) Accident in the locker room<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Yugoslavian player Rajko Miti\u0107 hit his head on a locker room pillar minutes before the game against the Brazilian national team. The striker was forced to take the field late. Unluck for Yugoslavia that while Miti\u0107 was still in the locker room to receive his band Aid, the Brazilian team scored 1-0.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dicaseducacaofisica.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Rajko-Mitic-1950.webp\" alt=\"Rajko Miti\u0107 had an accident in the locker room at the 1950 World Cup\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Jules_Rimet_versus_Hitler\"><\/span>5) Jules Rimet versus Hitler<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>During World War II, Jules Rimet moved FIFA&#8217;s headquarters from Paris, France to Zurich, Switzerland as a way to avoid Nazi influence, which had invaded France. There was talk that there was a plan by Hitler to take FIFA to Berlin. Could it be?<\/p>\n<h2>6) The quitters&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>Several teams dropped out of the 1950 World Cup, including France, Turkey, Portugal, Scotland, India and Burma (now Myanmar). In general, the countries were discouraged by the cost of the trip to Brazil. But the case of Scotland was, to say the least, unusual. Outclassed by England in the British Qualifiers, the Scots felt that there was no reason to play in a tournament in which England would participate. It seems that the Scots thought they could not win a tournament in which England would participate, so they dropped out.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Goalkeepers_with_short-sleeved_shirts\"><\/span>7) Goalkeepers with short-sleeved shirts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Chilean goalkeeper Sergio Livingstone became the first goalkeeper in the history of World Cups to wear short-sleeved shirts. This occurred in the matches in which Chile faced Spain at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro, and against the United States in Recife, at the Ilha do Retiro stadium. It seems that the Chilean goalkeeper adapted his uniform to the heat of Rio de Janeiro and Recife.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dicaseducacaofisica.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Sergio-Livingstone-1950.webp\" alt=\"Chilean goalkeeper Sergio Livingstone 1950\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_Brazil_in_all_World_Cups\"><\/span>8) Brazil in all World Cups<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>With the non-participation of France, Belgium and Romania, who had participated in all previous World Cups, Brazil became the only country in the world to send its national team to every World Cup, a mark that Brazil maintains to this day.<\/p>\n<h2>9) <span lang=\"en-US\">America&#8217;s surprise<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The victory of the amateur United States soccer team over England is considered the biggest surprise in the history of World Cups, and perhaps, who knows, of world soccer. The English were participating in a World Cup for the first time and arrived in Brazil as one of the favorite teams for the title. The Americans, on the other hand, had an amateur team, formed basically by letter carriers, dishwashers, and immigrants. The scorer of the goal was Gaetjens, born in Haiti. In 2005 a movie about the match was released, &#8220;<span lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.looke.com.br\/filmes\/duelo-de-campeoes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Duelo de Campe\u00f5es<\/a><\/span>&#8221; (<span lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.looke.com.br\/filmes\/duelo-de-campeoes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Du<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.looke.com.br\/filmes\/duelo-de-campeoes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">s<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.looke.com.br\/filmes\/duelo-de-campeoes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">el of Champion).<\/a> <\/span><span lang=\"zxx\">An adaptation of: The game of their lives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dicaseducacaofisica.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Gaetjens-copa-do-mundo-1950.webp\" alt=\"Gaetjens at the 1950 World Cup\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10_Madrid_Bullfights\"><\/span>10) Madrid Bullfights<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While Brazil thrashed Spain, the audience sang the marching song &#8220;<span lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BRo_bSxRnAM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Touradas de Madrid<\/a> <\/span><span lang=\"zxx\">(Madrid Bullfighting)<\/span>&#8220;, composed by Jo\u00e3o de Barro, The Braguinha, in 1938.<\/p>\n<h2>11) Ghiggia&#8217;s goals<\/h2>\n<p>Curiously, the goal Ghiggia scored against Brazil, which decided that World Cup, was very similar to the goal he scored in the previous game against Sweden, in a move on the right side, where he beat the Swedish defender in a race and shot past the goalkeeper. Four days later, against Brazil, Ghiggia would score the decisive goal in a very similar way.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"12_Record_attendance\"><\/span>12) Record attendance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Around 200 thousand people, which represented 10% of the Carioca population at the time (199854 in attendance), went to Maracan\u00e3 to see the decisive match against Uruguay. It would be the largest audience in the history of soccer if there were not &#8220;only&#8221; 173850 paying spectators.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dicaseducacaofisica.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/maracana-copa-do-mundo-1950.webp\" alt=\"Record attendance at Maracan\u00e3 in the 1950 World Cup final\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"13_Silence_or_encouragement\"><\/span>13) Silence or encouragement?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Newspapers of the time say that the Brazilian fans, even after the Uruguayan turnaround, continued to encourage their national team, which goes against the legend that the Maracan\u00e3 was silenced in the final minutes after Ghiggia&#8217;s goal.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"14_The_Tragedy_of_Superga\"><\/span>14) The Tragedy of Superga<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Italy&#8217;s national team went to the 1950 World Cup to defend its title, but had a weakened team due to the <span lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pt.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trag%C3%A9dia_de_Superga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Superga Tragedy<\/a><\/span>, an airplane crash that killed the entire Torino team (the base of the Italian national team) in 1949.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dicaseducacaofisica.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Tragedia-de-Superga-italia.webp\" alt=\"Superga tragedy and Italy\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"15_The_overcrowding_at_Maracana_stadium\"><\/span>15) The overcrowding at Maracan\u00e3 stadium<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There is a legend in Maracan\u00e3 that, due to the amount of people in the final game (almost 200,000 present), people had to stand up and sideways so that everyone could fit in the stadium. Could it be?<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"16_The_Cruzeiro_shirt_from_Porto_Alegre\"><\/span>16) The Cruzeiro shirt from Porto Alegre<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Cruzeiro de Porto Alegre was the second club in the world to have its jersey worn at a World Cup. This occurred in the match between Mexico and Switzerland, played at the Est\u00e1dio dos Eucaliptos in Porto Alegre. Both teams had red uniforms and it was necessary to distinguish between them for the game to take place. Mexico ended up playing with the Cruzeiro shirt from Porto Alegre. Striped in blue and white, the Mexicans lost 2-1 to Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dicaseducacaofisica.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mexico-uniforme-cruzeiro-porto-a.webp\" alt=\"Mexico with Cruzeiro from Porto Alegre uniform in 1950\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_Football_Content\"><\/span>More Football Content<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dicaseducacaofisica.info\/en\/1938-word-cup\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">1938 World Cup: Complete Guide<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dicaseducacaofisica.info\/en\/1934-word-cup\/\">1934 Word Cup<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dicaseducacaofisica.info\/en\/1930-world-cup\/\">1930 Word Cup<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/more%20football%20content\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">History of Football Soccer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Curisities of the 1950 World Cup Curiosities of the 1950 World Cup. See here are 16 curiosities about the 1950 World Cup. 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