1950 World Cup was held in Brazil, which was the first to include British participants. British teams avoid from FIFA in 1920. . However, England's involvement was not to be a success.
he English failed to make the final group round in a campaign that included a 1-0 loss to the
United States. The tournament also saw the return of 1930 champions Uruguay, who had boycotted the previous two World Cups. . The 1950 World Cup was the only tournament not to stage a final tie, replacing knockout rounds with two group phases. Uruguay were surprise victors over hosts Brazil and became champions for the second time.
The 1954 World Cup was held in Switzerland. The Soviet Union did not participate because of their dismal performance at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Scotland made their first ever involvement in the tournament, but they were unable to register a win, going out after the group stage. West Germany were the tournament winners, defeating Hungary 3-2 in the final.
Brazil won the 1958 World Cup Which was held in Sweden, and became the first and so far only team to win a World Cup outside their home continent . The Soviet Union participated this time. The tournament also saw the emergence of Pelé, who scored two goals in the final. French striker Just Fontaine became the top scorer of the tournament with a still standing record of 13
goals.
1962 World Cup eas hed in chile. the largest ever recorded at 9.5 magnitude, prompting
officials to rebuild due to major damage to infrastructure. When the competition began, two
of the best players were in poor form as Pelé was injured in Brazil's second group match vs
Czechoslovakia. Brazil was the winner of the 1962 world cup.
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