Qualifying rounds
GROUP
A
Brazil
Mexico
Switzerland
Yugoslavia
GROUP
B
England
Chile
United States
Spain
GROUP
C
Sweden
Italy
Paraguay
GROUP
D
Uruguay
Bolivia
FINAL
POOL
Uruguay
Brazil
Sweden
Spain
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Final
Pool
Rio de Janeiro,
July 3rd - Estadio Maracana
7 (3) BRAZIL
Ademir
17,36,51,64, Chico 39,87, Maneca 65
Barbosa, Augusto,
Juvenal, Bauer, Danilo, Bigode, Maneca, Zizinho, Ademir, Jair, Chico.
1 (0) SWEDEN
Andersson
(pen)57
Svensson,
Samuelsson, E.Nilsson, Andersson, Nordahl, Gärd, Sundqvist, Palmer,
Jeppson, Skoglund, S.Nilsson.
Referee:
Arthur Ellis (England)
Attendance:
138.886
Sao Paulo,
July 9th - Estadio Pacaembu
2 (2) SPAIN
Basora
39,41
Ramallets,
Alonzo, Parra, J.Gonzalvo, M.Gonzalvo, Puchades, Basora, Igoa, Zarra, Molowny,
Gainza.
2 (1) URUGUAY
Ghiggia
29, Varela 73
Maspoli, M.Gonzales,
Tejera, J-C Gonzales, Varela, Andrade, Ghiggia, Perez, Miguez, Schiaffino,
Vidal.
Referee:
George Reader (England)
Attendance:
44.802
Rio de Janeiro,
July 13th - Estadio Maracana
6 (3) BRAZIL
Ademir
15,57, Jair 21, Chico 29,55, Zizinho 67
Barbosa, Augusto,
Juvenal, Bauer, Danilo, Bigode, Friaca, Zizinho, Ademir, Jair, Chico.
1 (0) SPAIN
Igoa 70
Ramallets,
Alonzo, Parra, J.Gonzalvo, M.Gonzalvo, Puchades, Basora, Igoa, Zarra, Panizo,
Gainza.
Referee:
Reg Leafe (England)
Attendance:
152.772
Sao Paulo,
July 13th - Estadio Pacaembu
3 (1) URUGUAY
Ghiggia
39, Miguez 77,85
Paz, M.Gonzales,
Tejera, Gambetta, Varela, Andrade, Ghiggia, Perez, Miguez, Schiaffino,
Vidal.
2 (2) SWEDEN
Palmer
5, Sundqvist 40
Svensson,
Samuelsson, E.Nilsson, Andersson, Johansson, Gärd, Sundqvist, Palmer,
Mellberg, Skoglund, Jönsson.
Referee:
Giovanni Galeati (Italy)
Attendance:
7.987
Sao Paulo,
July 16th - Estadio Pacaembu
3 (2) SWEDEN
Sundqvist
15, Mellberg 34, Palmer 80
Svensson,
Samuelsson, E.Nilsson, Andersson, Johansson, Gärd, Sundqvist, Palmer,
Mellberg, Rydell, Jönsson.
1 (0) SPAIN
Zarra 82
Eizaguirre,
Asensi, Parra, Alonzo, Silva, Puchades, Basora, Hernandez, Zarra, Panizo,
Juncosa.
Referee:
Karel Van Der Meer (Holland)
Attendance:
11.227
NATION P
W D L Gls Pts
Brazil 2
2 0 0 13-2
4
Uruguay 2
1 1 0 5-4
3
Sweden 3
1 0 2 6-11
2
Spain
3 0 1 2 4-11
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Sweden
secured bronze medals. Brazil needed only a draw to win the World Cup.
Uruguay needed to win. Click here for the outcome!
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