Uruguay v Brazil (World Cup 1950)

Uruguay v Brazil (World Cup 1950)

Uruguay vs. Brazil was a football match which decided the winners of the 1950 FIFA World Cup tournament.

Strictly speaking it was not a final, but rather a deciding game in the final group stage: Brazil only needed a draw to clinch the World Cup. Uruguay beat their Brazilian counterpart 2–1 at the Maracanã stadium, and as a result, the term "Maracanazo" ( _pt. "Maracanaço", roughly translated as "The Maracaná Blow") has come to be used in reference to this game. It is considered to be one of the biggest upsets in football history.

Prologue

valign="top" width="50%"

Brazil decided to change the design of their national uniforms after the defeat since they considered it to be a jinx. Before the Maracanazo, Brazil's home shirt was white with a blue neckline along with white shorts, and this is when they changed it for what they use today, yellow shirt with a green neckline along with blue shorts.

As it transpired, the victory was a "last hurrah" for Uruguayan international football, as they have not won the title since. Conversely, Brazil would go on to win the World Cup on a record five occasions.

"Maracanazo" as slang

The term "Maracanazo" is often used as a slang in Latin American football culture. It usually refers to the victory of an underdog playing in Maracana stadium either against the Brazil national football team or against one of the so called "quatro grandes" (Portuguese for "the big four", referring to the four most popular teams in the city; namely Flamengo, Fluminense, Vasco da Gama and Botafogo). One example was the way the Latin American specialised media referred to the 3–0 victory of Club América from Mexico against local Flamengo in the 2008 edition of the Libertadores Cup [ [http://www.futbolizados.com/2008/05/07/copa-libertadores-maracanazo-de-america-ante-flamengo/ Futbolizados » Copa Libertadores: Maracanazo de América ante Flamengo | Un weblog de Fútbol ] ] which culminated in the elimination of the Carioca side from the competition. Having won the away match 4–2, the competition rules gave Flamengo a two goals head start being the 3–0 achieved by Club América the minimum score for the Mexican team to go through to the following stage of the competition.

References

External links

* [http://www.germany2006.com/index/index_en.php?cat_id=24&article_id=44&logger_name=1950 1950 - the greatest World Cup surprise so far]
* [http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/p/cs/maracana.html Maracanã] at the [http://www.fifaworldcup.com official FIFA World Cup website]
* [http://www.futbol.com.uy/noticias/2000/16-07-00.html es icon"El dia menos pensado - 50 años del Maracanazo"] - detailed match report
* [http://www.guarda-meta.com/2007/07/08/uruguay-brasil-como-el-dia-mas-glorioso/ es icon"Uruguay-Brasil, como el día más glorioso"]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • 1950 FIFA World Cup — Infobox International Football Competition tourney name = FIFA World Cup year = 1950 other titles = IV Campeonato Mundial de Futebol size = 150px caption = 1950 FIFA World Cup official logo country = Brazil country flagvar = 1889 dates = June 24… …   Wikipedia

  • FIFA World Cup records — This is a list of records of the FIFA World Cup and its qualification matches.TeamOverall; Most World Cup appearances: 18, fb|BRA (only country to appear in every World Cup): For a detailed list, see National team appearances in the FIFA World… …   Wikipedia

  • Uruguay v Brazil (1950 FIFA World Cup) — Maracanazo redirects here. For the stadium, see Estádio do Maracanã Maracanaço Event 1950 FIFA World Cup Uruguay Brazil …   Wikipedia

  • World Cup 98 (video game) — Not to be confused with: (EA Sports) or (Konami). Infobox VG title = World Cup 98 developer = EA Canada publisher = EA Sports distributor = designer = engine = version = released = March 13, 1998 genre = Football/Soccer modes = Single player,… …   Wikipedia

  • 1950 FIFA World Cup squads — Below are the squads for the 1950 FIFA World Cup tournament in Brazil. This was the first World Cup where the players jerseys featured back numbers (allowed in football since 1944), though no teams had fixed numbers for each player (that would… …   Wikipedia

  • World Cup '94 — FIFA Fußball Weltmeisterschaft 1994 World Cup 94 Das Logo der FIFA Fußballweltmeisterschaften Anzahl Nationen 24 (von 131 Bewerbern) Weltmeister …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 2006 FIFA World Cup (video game) — Infobox VG title = 2006 FIFA World Cup developer = EA Canada publisher = EA Sports distributor = designer = engine = version = released = April 24, 2006 flagicon|CAN flagicon|MEX flagicon|USA April 27, 2006 flagicon|JPN April 28, 2006… …   Wikipedia

  • FIFA World Cup — Soccer world cup redirects here. For the women s tournament, see FIFA Women s World Cup. For other uses, see World Cup. FIFA World Cup The current FIFA Wo …   Wikipedia

  • 2010 FIFA World Cup — 2010 World Cup redirects here. For other competitions of that name, see 2010 World Cup (disambiguation). This article is about 2010 FIFA World Cup. For the video game, see 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa (video game). 2010 FIFA World Cup South… …   Wikipedia

  • 1970 FIFA World Cup — Mexico 70 1970 FIFA World Cup official logo Tournament details Host country …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”