Sport. Football. World Cup Finals. 13th July 1950. Sao Paulo, Brazil. Uruguay 3. v Sweden 2. The Sweden team line-up before the match. Sweden had won the gold medal in the 1948 Olympic Games, but their players had been pillaged by Italian clubs (at that t [Getty Images]

Sport, Football, World Cup Finals, 13th July 1950, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Uruguay 3, v Sweden 2, The Sweden team line-up before the match, Sweden had won the gold medal in the 1948 Olympic Games, but their players had been pillaged by Italian clubs (at that time FIFA rules did not allow players to play for their country if they were playing for clubs abroad), With 4 key players unavailable Sweden's English Manager had assembled a new team that had been good enought to qualify for the World Cup Finals, Uruguay were to go on to win the World Cup beating the mighty Brazil in Rio de Janeiro in front of an estimated 200,000 Brazilian fans (Photo by Bob Thomas/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)