Participating countries    34    Total matches              26
              Total goals               121    Goals per game average   4.65




 - WCQ GROUP 1 - 
              01.Oct 49  Belfast       Northern Ireland 2-8 Scotland
              15.Oct 49  Cardiff       Wales            1-4 England
              09.Nov 49  Glasgow       Scotland         2-0 Wales
              16.Nov 49  Manchester    England          9-2 Northern Ireland
              08.Mar 50  Wrexham       Wales            0-0 Northern Ireland
              15.Apr 50  Glasgow       Scotland         0-1 England


                    P  W  D  L   Gls  Pts
1.England           3  3  0  0  14- 3   6
2.Scotland          3  2  0  1  10- 3   4
3.Wales             3  0  1  2   1- 6   1
4.Northern Ireland  3  0  1  2   4-17   1

              Scotland qualified but then declined to go. France
              invited, accepted, but declined after seeing their 
              travelling schedule during the World Cup.



 - WCQ GROUP 2 - 
              1st round
              20.Nov 49  Ankara        Turkey           7-0 Syria

              2nd round
              Austria withdrew, Turkey had a walkover, but 
              withdrew also. Portugal invited, but declined.



 - WCQ GROUP 3 - 
              1st round
              21.Aug 49  Belgrade      Yugoslavia       6-0 Israel
              18.Sep 49  Tel Aviv      Israel           2-5 Yugoslavia

              2nd round
              09.Oct 49  Belgrade      Yugoslavia       1-1 France     
              30.Oct 49  Paris         France           1-1 Yugoslavia
              Play-off
              11.Dec 49  Florence      Yugoslavia       3-2 France
                                                       [aet]


 - WCQ GROUP 4 - 
              1st round
              26.Jun 49  Zürich        Switzerland      5-2 Luxembourg
              18.Sep 49  Luxembourg    Luxembourg       2-3 Switzerland

              2nd round
              Belgium withdrew so Switzerland had a walkover.



 - WCQ GROUP 5 - 
              02.Jun 49  Stockholm     Sweden           3-1 Rep. of Ireland
              08.Sep 49  Dublin        Rep. of Ireland  3-0 Finland
              02.Oct 49  Malmö         Sweden           8-1 Finland
              09.Oct 49  Helsinki      Finland          1-1 Rep. of Ireland
              13.Nov 49  Dublin        Rep. of Ireland  1-3 Sweden
              Finland withdrew, FIFA declared their matches
              friendlies.


                   P  W  D  L   Gls   Pts
1.Sweden           3  3  0  0  14- 3    6
2.Rep. of Ireland  4  1  1  2   6- 7    3
3.Finland          3  0  1  2   2-12    1




 - WCQ GROUP 6 - 
              02.Apr 50  Madrid        Spain            5-1 Portugal
              09.Apr 50  Lisbon        Portugal         2-2 Spain



 - WCQ GROUP 7 - 
              Argentina withdrew so Chile and Bolivia had walkovers.



 - WCQ GROUP 8 - 
              Peru and Ecuador withdrew so Uruguay and Paraguay
              had walkovers.



 - WCQ GROUP 9 - 
              04.Sep 49  Mexico City   USA              0-6 Mexico
              11.Sep 49  Mexico City   Mexico           2-0 Cuba
              14.Sep 49  Mexico City   Cuba             1-1 USA
              18.Sep 49  Mexico City   Mexico           6-2 USA
              21.Sep 49  Mexico City   USA              5-2 Cuba
              25.Sep 49  Mexico City   Cuba             0-3 Mexico


             P  W  D  L   Gls  Pts
1.Mexico     4  4  0  0  17- 2   8
2.USA        4  1  1  2   8-15   3
3.Cuba       4  0  1  3   3-11   1




 - WCQ GROUP 10 - 
              1st round
              Burma withdrew so India had a walkover. Philippines
              and Indonesia withdrew.

              2nd round
              India had a walkover, qualified, but withdrew
              because their barefooted players would have to wear
              boots at the World Cup.




              QUALIFIED FROM EUROPE:
              England, Yugoslavia, Switzerland, Sweden and
              Spain + Italy as defending champions.

              QUALIFIED FROM SOUTH AMERICA:
              Chile, Bolivia, Uruguay and Paraguay + Brazil
              as host nation.

              QUALIFIED FROM NORTH/CENTRAL AMERICA:
              Mexico and USA.