Maracanazo
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Maracanazo refers to Uruguay's shocking upset victory over host nation Brazil in the decisive match of the 1950 FIFA World Cup, a result that stunned the home crowd at Rio de Janeiro's Maracanã Stadium and became one of football's most famous defeats.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
football match
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ sporting upset ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Maracanaço NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateAttendance | 200000 ⓘ |
| attendance | 199854 ⓘ |
| awayTeam | Uruguay national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BrazilCaptain | Augusto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BrazilCoach | Flávio Costa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BrazilGoalScorer | Friaça NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BrazilKitColor | white ⓘ |
| BrazilNeededResult | draw or win to become champions ⓘ |
| BrazilSubsequentKitColor | yellow shirt with blue shorts ⓘ |
| characterizedAs |
one of football's most famous defeats
ⓘ
one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history ⓘ |
| city | Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| competition | 1950 FIFA World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| culturalSignificanceInBrazil | symbol of sporting tragedy ⓘ |
| culturalSignificanceInUruguay | mythologized football triumph ⓘ |
| date | 1950-07-16 ⓘ |
| decisiveFor | 1950 FIFA World Cup title ⓘ |
| decisiveGoalScorer | Alcides Ghiggia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FIFATournamentFormat | final round-robin group instead of single final ⓘ |
| finalScore | Uruguay 2–1 Brazil ⓘ |
| goalsByBrazil | 1 ⓘ |
| goalsByUruguay | 2 ⓘ |
| homeTeam | Brazil national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostNation | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impactOnBrazil | national trauma ⓘ |
| impactOnUruguay | symbol of national pride ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| ledTo | change of Brazil national team kit colors ⓘ |
| loser | Brazil national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Maracanã Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| PortugueseName | Maracanaço NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| referee | George Reader NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refereeNationality | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
Brazil losing 1950 FIFA World Cup at home
ⓘ
Uruguay winning 1950 FIFA World Cup ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| stage | final round-robin match ⓘ |
| timeOfDecisiveGoal | 79th minute ⓘ |
| UruguayCaptain | Obdulio Varela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UruguayCoach | Juan López NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UruguayGoalScorer | Juan Alberto Schiaffino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UruguayNeededResult | win to become champions ⓘ |
| venue | Maracanã Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winner | Uruguay national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1950 ⓘ |
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