1950 World Cup Qualifiers
                
Brazil            
         
        
            
            
                
                
                    29/29 Matches                
                
                
                    137 Goals                      (Average: 4,72)
                
             
        
        
            
            21 Teams
            
        
        
        
        
        
            
            
            
            
            
                            Group 01
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
			
            
            
            
            
			
            
        
        
        
        
        
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Austria withdrew, so Turkey qualified automatically. However, Turkey also withdrew and the place was offered to Portugal. The Portuguese Federation declined the offer. FIFA decided not to invite anyone else.                
            
            
            
			
            
            
            
            
			
            
        
        
        
        
        
            
            
            
            
            
                            Group 02
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
			
            
            
            
            
			
            
        
        
        
        
        
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
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                    France was invited by FIFA, but declined.                
            
            
            
			
            
            
            
            
			
            
        
        
        
        
        
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
                
            
			
            
            
            
            
			
            
        
        
        
        
        
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Belgium withdrew.                
            
            
            
			
            
            
            
            
			
            
        
        
        
        
        
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
                
            
			
            
            
            
            
			
            
        
        
        
        
        
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Finland withdrew. Their matches were considered friendlies. Ireland was invited too, but rejected the offer.                
            
            
            
			
            
            
            
            
			
            
        
        
        
        
        
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
                
            
			
            
            
            
            
			
            
        
        
        
        
        
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
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                            The top two teams qualify for World Cup.
            
            
            
            
            
			
            
            
            
            
			
            
        
        
        
        
        
            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                        
                        
                                                                                                                                                                    
                        
                        
                                                                                            
                        
                        
                                                                                            
                        
                        
                                                                                                                                                                    
                        
                        
                                                                                                                                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
			
            
            
            
            
			
            
        
        
        
        
        
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
                            
                    Scotland qualified, but declined to participate.                
            
            
            
			
            
            
            
            
			
            
        
        
        
        
        
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
                
            
			
            
            
            
            
			
            
        
        
        
        
        
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
                            The top two teams qualify for World Cup.
            
            
            
            
            
			
            
            
            
            
			
            
        
        
        
        
        
            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                        
                        
                                                                                            
                        
                        
                                                                                                                                                            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
			
            
            
            
            
			
            
        
        
        
        
        
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
                            
                    Argentina withdrew, so Bolivia and Chile qualified automatically.                
            
            
            
			
            
            
            
            
			
            
        
        
        
        
        
            
            
            
            
            
                            Group 08
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
			
            
            
            
            
			
            
        
        
        
        
        
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Ecuador and Peru withdrew, so Uruguay and Paraguay qualified automatically.                
            
            
            
			
            
            
            
            
			
            
        
        
        
        
        
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
                
            
			
            
            
            
            
			
            
        
        
        
        
        
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
                            The top two teams qualify for World Cup.
            
            
            
            
            
			
            
            
            
            
			
            
        
        
        
        
        
            
                                                                                                                                                            
                        
                        
                                                                                            
                        
                        
                                                        
                        
                        
                                                                                                                                
                        
                        
                                                        
                        
                        
                                                        
                        
                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
			
            
            
            
            
			
            
        
        
        
        
        
            
            
            
            
            
                            Group 10
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
			
            
            
            
            
			
            
        
        
        
        
        
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
                            The winner qualifies for World Cup.
            
            
            
            
            
			
            
            
            
            
			
            
        
        
        
        
        
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
                            
                    Burma, Indonesia and the Philippines all withdrew. India qualified, but later withdrew after FIFa ruling that players were not allowed to play barefoot.                
            
            
            
			
            
            
            
            
			
            
        
        
        
        
        
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
			
            
            
            
            
			
            
        
        
        
        
        
        
            
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