
When Brazil hosted their first World Cup for 64 years in 2014, it’s fair to say the pressure was on the Selecao to exorcise the demons of 1950 and win the trophy on home soil.
The final match of the 1950 World Cup - technically not the final, as it was a round robin stage - saw Uruguay break the hearts of a nation, when they defeated Brazil 2-1 in the Maracana to claim their second title.