Football World Cup 1950 Europe Qualification - 8 berths - 19 teams
6 Groups - 7 Berths + Italy as World Cup Winner. 4 groups with 3 teams, 1 group with 4 teams and 1 group with 2 teams.
19 teams took part. Syria and Israel played in this zone.
Scotland and Turkey withdrew. France was invited to Scotland's place and Portugal to Turkey's place. Both declined. Ireland was invited to replace India but also declined because of traveling costs.
Windsor Park, Belfast 0-1 Henry Morris 2' 0-2 Willie Waddell 5' 0-3 Billy Steel 23' 0-4 Lawrie Reilly 24' 0-5 Willie Waddell 31'pen. 1-5 2-5 Sammy Smith 50' 59' 2-6 Henry Morris 70' 2-7 Jimmy Mason 80' 2-8 Henry Morris 88' Referee: Reginald Mortimer.
Sat 15.10.49
Wales
1-4
England
0-3
61,079
Ninian Park, Cardiff 0-1 Stan Mortensen 22' 0-2 0-3 0-4 Jackie Milburn 29' 34' 66' 1-4 Mal Griffiths 80' Referee: Jack Mowatt, Scotland.
Wed 09.11.49
Scotland
2-0
Wales
1-0
73,782
Hampden Park, Glasgow SK Law, England.
Wed 16.11.49
England
9-2
Northern Ireland
4-0
69,762
Main Road, Manchester 1-0 Jack Rowley 6' 2-0 Jack Froggat 25' 3-0 Stan Pearson 33' 4-0 Stan Mortensen 35' 5-0 Jack Rowley 47' 6-0 Stan Mortensen 50' 6-1 Sammy Smyth 55' 7-1 8-1 Jack Rowley 56' 58' 9-1 Stan Pearson 68' 9-2 Bobby Brennan 75' Referee: Mervyn Griffiths, Wales.
JNA stadium, Beograd 1-0 Zeljko Cajkovski 36' 1-1 Henri Baillot 55' Referee: Karel van der Meer, Netherlands.
Sun 30.10.49
France
1-1
Yugoslavia
1-1
53,569
Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris 1-0 Henri Baillot 8' 1-1 Stjepan Bobek 44' Referee: Giovanni Galeati, Italy.
Play-Off
Sun 11.12.49
Yugoslavia
3-2
France
1-1
25,000
Stadio Giovanni Berta, Firenze (ITA) after extra time. FT: 2-2 1-0 Prvoslav Mihajlovic 12' 1-1 Marius Walter 13' 1-2 Jean Luciano 83' 2-2 Prvoslav Mihajlovic 84'pen. 3-2 Zeljko Cajkovski 114' Referee: Giovanni Galeati, Italy.
Round 1
Sun 21.08.49
Yugoslavia
6-0
Israel
4-0
35,000
JNA stadium, Beograd 1-0 2-0 3-0 Milos Pajevic 12' 19' 26' 4-0 Bozidar Sencar 44' 5-0 Zeljko Cajkovski 63' 6-0 Stjepan Bobek 83'pen. Referee: Giovanni, Galeati, Italy.
Sun 18.09.49
Israel
2-5
Yugoslavia
903
25,000
Maccabi Stadium, Tel Aviv 0-1 Marko Valok 15' 0-2 Stjepan Bobek 26' 0-3 Marko Valok 37' 1-3 Yehoshua Glazer 46' 1-4 1-5 Zlatko Cajkovski 61' 78' 2-5 Yehoshua Glazer 68' Referee: Yosef Kinstlich, Cyprus.