1950 Aardrijk Voetbal Beker World Cup

The Aardrijk Voetbal Beker 1950 World Cup was an international football tournament contested by men's national teams that took place in the summer of 1950 in the United States. It was the second World Cup, a worldwide football tournament held once every three years. It was the first World Cup to be held in United States and North America too. The tournament phase involved 32 teams in a group and knockout round. All participating countries did not have to qualify, and were chosen by willingness to compete and transport and economic factors,

Participating countries
This World Cup was hosted in the United States, and as such 10 north American teams took part. A further 7 South American teams took part. The first African team, Egypt, would take part. The final 14 were European and Asian countries.