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     World Cup 1950 qualifications        
       Europe                             
       South America                      
       CONCACAF                           
       Asia                               

= 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)  §gr1

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)  §gr2

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)  §gr3

1st round

21.08. Beograd     JUG-ISR 6:0 (4:0) Pajević (3), Sencić, Ž.Čajkovski, Bobek
                                     (Galeati ITA)
18.09. Tel Aviv    ISR-JUG 2:5 (0:3) Glazer 65,76 - Valok (2), Bobek,
                                     Zl.Čajkovski, Ž.Čajkovski (Künstler CYP)

2nd round

09.10. Beograd     JUG-FRA 1:1 (1:0) Ž.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, Ž.Čajkovski 114 -
                                     Walter 13, Luciani 85 (Galeati ITA)

Group 4 (1949)  §gr4

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)  §gr5

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)  §gr6

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]  §gr7

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]  §gr8

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  §gr9

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  §gr10

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.


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