<Ol> <Li> Jump up ^ There was no official World Cup Third place match in 1930; The United States and Yugoslavia lost in the semi-finals . FIFA now recognises the United States as the third - placed team and Yugoslavia as the fourth - placed team, using the overall records of the teams in the tournament . </Li> <Li> Jump up ^ Austria withdrew after the draw as a result of the Anschluss with Germany: some Austrian players subsequently joined the German squad, leaving the tournament with 15 teams . </Li> <Li> ^ Jump up to: There was no official World Cup final match in 1950 . The tournament winner was decided by a final round - robin group contested by four teams (Uruguay, Brazil, Sweden, and Spain). Coincidentally, one of the last two matches of the tournament pitted the two top ranked teams against each other, with Uruguay's 2--1 victory over Brazil thus often being considered as the de facto final of the 1950 World Cup . Likewise, the game between the lowest ranked teams, played at the same time as Uruguay vs Brazil, can be considered equal to a Third place match, with Sweden's 3--1 victory over Spain ensuring that they finished third . </Li> <Li> Jump up ^ Only 13 teams played the 1950 FIFA World Cup . 16 teams entered the seeding groups draw . However, Turkey and Scotland both withdrew before the draw; France (eliminated in qualifying) was invited as a replacement, leaving the tournament to be held with 15 teams . After the draw, India and France both withdrew, so only 13 teams participated in the tournament . </Li> </Ol> <Li> Jump up ^ There was no official World Cup Third place match in 1930; The United States and Yugoslavia lost in the semi-finals . FIFA now recognises the United States as the third - placed team and Yugoslavia as the fourth - placed team, using the overall records of the teams in the tournament . </Li> <Li> Jump up ^ Austria withdrew after the draw as a result of the Anschluss with Germany: some Austrian players subsequently joined the German squad, leaving the tournament with 15 teams . </Li> <Li> ^ Jump up to: There was no official World Cup final match in 1950 . The tournament winner was decided by a final round - robin group contested by four teams (Uruguay, Brazil, Sweden, and Spain). Coincidentally, one of the last two matches of the tournament pitted the two top ranked teams against each other, with Uruguay's 2--1 victory over Brazil thus often being considered as the de facto final of the 1950 World Cup . Likewise, the game between the lowest ranked teams, played at the same time as Uruguay vs Brazil, can be considered equal to a Third place match, with Sweden's 3--1 victory over Spain ensuring that they finished third . </Li>

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