<P> Bids for 1946: </P> <Ul> <Li> none </Li> </Ul> <Ul> <Li> Brazil </Li> </Ul> <P> Brazil, Argentina, and Germany had officially bid for the 1942 World Cup, but the Cup was cancelled after the outbreak of World War II . The 1950 World Cup was originally scheduled for 1949, but the day after Brazil was selected by the FIFA Congress on 26 July 1946 in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, the World Cup was rescheduled for 1950 . </P>

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