England's World Cup Record

Brazil 1950

Qualifying

England were drawn in Qualifying Group 1 along with Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
(The 1949/50 Home Championship matches doubled as World Cup Qualifiers).
The top 2 places in the group qualified for the Finals.

Qualifying Matches

Date	Venue	Match	Result
01 Oct 1949	Belfast	N. Ireland v Scotland	2-8
15 Oct 1949	Cardiff	Wales v England	1-4
09 Nov 1949	Glasgow	Scotland v Wales	2-0
16 Nov 1949	Manchester	England v N. Ireland	9-2
08 Mar 1950	Wrexham	Wales v N. Ireland	0-0
15 Apr 1950	Glasgow	Scotland v England	0-1

Standings

Group 1	Ply	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
England	3	3	0	0	14	3	6
Scotland	3	2	0	1	10	4	4
Wales	3	0	1	2	1	6	1
Northern Ireland	3	0	1	2	4	17	1

England won the group and qualfied for the final tournament.
(Scotland declined to take up their qualification place).

Final Tournament

England were drawn in Group 2, along with Chile, Spain and the United States.
The group winner qualified for the Final Round.

First Round Matches - Group 2

Date	Venue	Match	Result	Att	Referee
25 Jun 1950	Rio de Janeiro	England v Chile	2-0	65,000	van der Meer (HOL)
25 Jun 1950	Curitiba	Spain v USA	3-1	15,000	Vianna (BRA)
29 Jun 1950	Belo Horizonte	England v USA	0-1	15,000	Dattilo (ITA)
29 Jun 1950	Rio de Janeiro	Spain v Chile	2-0	55,000	Malcher (BRA)
02 Jul 1950	Rio de Janeiro	Spain v England	1-0	65,000	Galeati (ITA)
02 Jul 1950	Recife	Chile v USA	5-2	12,000	Gardeli (BRA)

Standings

Group 2	Ply	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Spain	3	3	0	0	6	1	6
England	3	1	0	2	2	2	2
Chile	3	1	0	2	5	6	2
United States	3	1	0	2	4	8	2

England finished in second place and were eliminated from the competiton.