World Cup 1950 qualifications
World Cup 1950 qualifications
Europe
17 teams entered (including ISR and SYR), ITA exempted as defending champion.
AUT and BEL were withdrew after seeding. TUR withdrew after playing one
match. 7 places in 6 groups, one group of 4 teams (with 2 places), rest -
2-3 teams (exception group 5, where preliminary matches were played).
Group 1 (1949)
01.10. Belfast NIR-SCO 2:8 (0:3) Smyth (2) - Morris (3), Waddel (2),
Steel, Reilly, Mason (Mortimer ENG)
15.10. Cardiff WAL-ENG 1:4 (0:3) Griffiths - Milburn (3), Mortensen
(Mowat SCO)
09.11. Glasgow SCO-WAL 2:0 (1:0) McPhaill, Linwood (Law ENG)
16.11. Manchester ENG-NIR 9:2 (4:0) Rowley (4), Pearson (2), Mortensen (2),
Froggatt - Smyth, Brennan (Griffiths WAL)
08.03. Wrexham WAL-NIR 0:0 (Leafe ENG)
15.04. Glasgow SCO-ENG 0:1 (0:1) (Bentley ENG - agreed)
This group was also the Home (aka British) Championship for the year 1949.
1. ENG^ 3 3 0 0 6 14-3
2. SCO^ 3 2 0 1 4 10-3
3. NIR 3 0 1 2 1 4-17
4. WAL 3 0 1 2 1 1-6
Group 2 (1949)
1st round
20.11. Ankara TUR-SYR 7:0 (3:0) Fahrettin 12,16,87, Billem 44, Lefter
66, Erol 67, Gündüz 72 (Gamba ITA)
- the second leg wasn't played
2nd round
AUT withdrew, TUR had a walkover.
Group 3 (1949)
1st round
21.08. Beograd JUG-ISR 6:0 (4:0) Pajević (3), Sencić, ®.Čajkovski, Bobek
(Galeati ITA)
18.09. Tel Aviv ISR-JUG 2:5 (0:3) Glazer 65,76 - Valok (2), Bobek,
Zl.Čajkovski, ®.Čajkovski (Künstler CYP)
2nd round
09.10. Beograd JUG-FRA 1:1 (1:0) ®.Čajkovski 36 - Baillot 55 (van der
Meer HOL)
30.10. Paris FRA-JUG 1:1 (1:1) Baillot 9 - Bobek 44 (Scherz I SUI)
11.12. Firenze JUG-FRA 3:2 (1:1,2:2,3:2)
Mihajlović 14,84p, ®.Čajkovski 114 -
Walter 13, Luciani 85 (Galeati ITA)
Group 4 (1949)
1st round
26.06. Zürich SUI-LUX 5:2 (3:1) Fatton (2), Maillard, Ballaman,
Antenen - C. Wagner, Reuter (Delasalle
FRA)
18.09. Luxembourg LUX-SUI 2:3 (2:1) Müller, Kremer - Maillard, Oberer,
Fatton (Theusen BEL)
2nd round
BEL withdrew, SUI had a walkover
Group 5 (1949)
02.06. Stockholm SWE-IRL 3:1 (2:1) S.Andersson 18p, Jepsson 38, Liedholm 69 -
Walsh 9 (Baert BEL)
08.09. Dublin IRL-FIN 3:0 (2:0) Gavin 36, Martin 44p,68 (Evans ENG)
02.10. Malmö SWE-FIN 8:1 (5:1) Jonsson 7,9,17, Rydell 24,75,83, Palmer 41,
Jakobsson 89 - Valhela 4 (Jorkow DEN)
09.10. Helsinki FIN-IRL 1:1 (0:0) Valhela 89 - Farrell 72 (Bronkhorst HOL)
13.11. Dublin IRL-SWE 1:3 (0:2) Martin 61p - Palmér 4,40,60 (Ling ENG)
- match FIN-SWE not played; Finland withdrew, FIFA declared their matches
friendlies
1. SWE^ 2 2 0 0 4 6-2
2. IRL 2 0 0 2 0 2-6
-. FIN 3 0 1 2 1 2-12
Group 6 (1950)
02.04. Madrid ESP-POR 5:1 (3:1) Zarra (2), Basora, Panizo, Molowny -
Cabrita (Leafe ENG)
09.04. Lisboa POR-ESP 2:2 (0:1) Travassos, J.Correia - Zarra, Gainza
(Mowat SCO)
South America
8 teams entered, including exempted BRA as host nation. ARG, ECU, PER
withdrew, so no matches at all were played in this zone (the third WC
qualifications in a row - quite an unusual situation).
Group 7 [Bolivia, Chile]
26.02. La Paz BOL-CHI 2:0 (0:0) Mena 52, Ferrer 64 (Alvarez BOL)
As ARG withdrew, CHI and BOL had walkovers and the rest of ther programme
was scratched.
Group 8 [Uruguay, Paraguay]
PER and ECU withdrew, URU and PAR had walkovers.
CONCACAF
3 teams in one group for two places. Two legs played, all matches in
Mexico City.
Group 9 (1949) - a tournament in Mexico
04.09. Mexico City MEX - USA 6:0 (3:0) Fuente 38,55,58, N.Flores 20, Luna 37,
Septien 85 (Tápia CUB)
11.09. Mexico City MEX - CUB 2:0 (1:0) Luna 26, Casarin 56 (Garcia USA)
14.09. Mexico City CUB - USA 1:1 (1:1) Gomez 28 - Wallace 23 (Nieto Lara MEX)
18.09. Mexico City MEX - USA 6:2 (3:0) Ortiz 15, Casarin 24,40,76, Ochoa 8,59 -
Watman 47, Wallace 51 (Tápia CUB)
21.09. Mexico City USA - CUB 5:2 (4:1) Bahr 16, J. Souza 23, Matevich 30,35, Wallace 48 -
Barquin 23p, Vampiro 50 (Nieto Lara MEX)
25.09. Mexico City MEX - CUB 3:0 (1:0) Naranjo 42,87, N.Flores 59 (Garcia USA)
1. MEX^ 4 4 0 0 8 17-2
2. USA^ 4 1 1 2 3 8-15
3. CUB 4 0 1 3 1 3-11
Asia
Group 10
4 teams for one place, BUR, INA and FIL withdrew.
1st round
(1) BUR withdrew, IND had a walkover.
(2) FIL and INA withdrew.
2nd round
IND had a walkover.