SOCCER COMPETITIONS ON STAMPS (1950-1959)

FIFA WORLD CUP 1950 (Brazil)

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GROUP STAGE

Group 2

USA - England 1:0

Spain - England 1:0

(Telmo Zarra scored the only goal)

1.Spain (advanced to Final Round)

2.England

4.USA

(3.Chile)

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Final Round

Sweden - Spain 3:1

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Maracanazo (De facto Final)

Uruguay - Brazil 2:1

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Alcides Ghiggia (Uruguay)

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1.Uruguay

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Juan Alberto Schiaffino (Uruguay)

Alcides Ghiggia (Uruguay)

William Martinez (Uruguay) Obdulio Varela (Uruguay)

2.Brazil

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3.Sweden

4.Spain

5-8.Bolivia

5-8.England

9-12.Paraguay

13-15.USA

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Top Scorer

Ademir (Brazil), 8 goals

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ASIAN GAMES 1951 (New Dehli)

1.India (Sailen Manna)

(2.Iran, 3.Japan)

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SUMMER OLYMPICS 1952 (Helsinki)

Final

Hungary - Yugoslavia 2:0

(Gyula Grosics, Jeno Buzansky, Mihaly Lantos, Gyula Lorant, Jozsef Bozsik, Jozsef Zakarias, Sandor Kocsis, Nandor Hidekguti, Peter Palotas, Ferenc Puskas, Zoltan Czibor (Hungary))

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1.Hungary

Ferenc Puskas (Hungary)

2.Yugoslavia

(3.Sweden)

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SOUTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP 1953 (Peru)

1.Paraguay

(2.Brazil, 3.Uruguay)

MATCH OF THE CENTURY 1953 (London)

England - Hungary 3:6

(Gil Merrick - Nandor Hidegkuti (who is scoring the sixth Hungarian goal))

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FIFA WORLD CUP 1954 (Switzerland)

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Semifinal

West Germany - Austria 6:1

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Final

West Germany - Hungary 3:2

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(Helmut Rahn (scores the final goal) - Gyula Grosics)

(Helmut Rahn (scored the final goal), Hans Schafer - Gyula Grosics, Jeno Buzanszky, Mihaly Lantos)

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1.West Germany

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Helmut Rahn (West Germany)

Fritz Walter (West Germany)

2.Hungary

3.Austria

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4.Uruguay

13-16.South Korea

Top Scorer

Sandor Kocsis (Hungary), 11 goals

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WORLD MILITARY CHAMPIONSHIP 1955 (Rome)

1.Turkey

(2.Italy, 3.Egypt)

EUROPEAN CUP 1955/56

(1.Real Madrid (Spain), 2.Reims (France), 3-4.Milan (Italy), Hibernian (Scotland))

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MITROPA CUP 1956

1.Vasas (Hungary)

(2.Rapid Wien (Austria), 3-4.Voros Lobogo (Hungary), Partizan (Yugoslavia))

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SUMMER SOVIET PEOPLES’ SPARTAKIAD 1956 (Moscow)

Round of 16

Moscow - Lithuania 2:0

1.Moscow

11.Lithuania

(2.Georgia, 3.Ukraine)

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SUMMER OLYMPICS 1956 (Melbourne)

Round of 16

USSR - Germany 2:1

(Nikolai Tishchenko (USSR))

Final

USSR - Yugoslavia 1:0

(Lev Yashin (USSR))

1.USSR

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Lev Yashin (USSR)

Igor Netto (USSR)

Anatoli Ilyin (USSR)

Valentin Ivanov (USSR)

Sergei Salnikov (USSR)

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Eduard Streltsov (USSR)

Nikita Simonyan (USSR)

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Gavrill Kachalin (USSR, head coach)

2.Yugoslavia

3.Bulgaria

9-11.Germany

Hungary (withdrew)

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SAUDI KING’S CUP 1956/57

(The inaugural tournament).

(1.Al-Wehda, 2.Al-Ittihad)

INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY 1957 (Madrid)

Spain - Netherlands 5:1

(Miguel, Ladislao Kubala, Alfredo Di Stefano, Luis Suarez, Francisco Gento (Spain))

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AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS 1957 (Khartoum)

1.Egypt

(2.Ethiopia, 3.Sudan)

FIFA WORLD CUP 1958 QUALIFICATION - COMNEBOL GROUP 3

1.Paraguay (qualified)

(2.Uruguay, 3.Colombia)

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MITROPA CUP 1957

1.Vasas (Hungary)

(2.Vojvodina (Yugoslavia), 3-4.Red Star (Yugoslavia), Rapid Wien (Austria))

CCCF CHAMPIONSHIP 1957 (Netherlands Antilles)

(1.Haiti, 2.Curacao, 3.Honduras)

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SERIE A 1957/58

1.Juventus

(2.Fiorentina, 3.Padova)

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FIFA WORLD CUP 1958 (Sweden)

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GROUP STAGE

Group 3

Hungary - Mexico 4:0

3.Hungary

4.Mexico

(1.Sweden, 2.Wales (both advanced to Quarterfinals)

Group 4

Brazil - England 0:0

1.Brazil

3.England

(2.USSR (advanced to Quarterfinals))

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Quarterfinals

Brazil - Wales 1:0

France - Northern Ireland 4:0

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Final

Brazil - Sweden 5:2

(Hilderaldo Bellini - Nils Liedholm)

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(Kalle Svensson (Sweden))

(Pele (Brazil))

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1.Brazil

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2.Sweden

3.France

5-8.USSR

Valentin Ivanov (USSR)

Igor Netto (USSR)

Sergei Salnikov (USSR)

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Yuri Voynov (USSR)

Lev Yashin (USSR)

Anatoly Ilyin (USSR)

Valentin Bubukin (USSR, reserve)

Gavriil Kachalin (USSR, head coach)

5-8.Wales, Northern Ireland

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9-12.Czechoslovakia

9-12.Paraguay

9-12.Hungary, England

13-16.Mexico

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Top Scorer

Just Fontaine (France), 13 goals

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URUGUAYAN PRIMERA DIVISION 1958

1.Penarol

(2.Nacional, 3.Rampla Juniors)

UEFA EUROPEAN UNDER-18 CHAMPIONSHIP 1959 (Bulgaria)

(1.Bulgaria, 2.Italy, 3.Hungary)

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FA CUP 1958/59

3-4.Norwich

(1.Nottingham Forest, 2.Luton Town, 3-4.Aston Villa)

AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS 1959 (Cairo)

1.United Arab Republic

(2.Sudan, 3.Ethiopia)

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EUROPEAN CUP 1959/60

Preliminary Round, 2nd leg (Barcelona)

Barcelona (Spain) - CDNA Sofia (Bulgaria) 6:2 (8:4 on aggregate)

3-4.Barcelona (Spain)

17-27.CDNA Sofia (Bulgaria)

(1.Real Madrid (Spain), 2.Eintracht Frankfurt (West Germany), 3-4.Rangers (Scotland))

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URUGUAYAN PRIMERA DIVISION 1959

1.Penarol

(2.Nacional, 3.Racing Montevideo)

1940-1949 1960-1969

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