The U.S.A and European countries said that they had no money to hold a world cup in either continent. They wanted all the money possible to rebuild their countries.
But hen Brazil came forward to hold the world cup in the year 1950, and the world cup was saved.
In the 1950 world cup held in Brazil, England were playing in their very first world cup and were hot favourites to win the world cup that year.
England was grouped with the U.S. A, Chile, Spain and England were in the same group,.
England won their first match beating Chile 2-0. But they then lost to the unheard f U.S.A , England lost 1-0. And they then lost out to Spain 1-0 .
The loss to the U.S.A was a very big shock for England , as 70, seventy years ago the U.S.A hardly played football. You can imagine the English were shell-shocked.
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