Date: 19-06-1954
Stage: first round
Place: LOSANNE
Running time: 20 min.
Colour: BW
Quality: poor
Commentary: portoguese
My rating: ***
Notes: N.Santos, Didi, Beara, Boskov
MATCH SUMMARY
Saturday, 19 June 1954, 11:00
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
Attendance: 24,637
Meteo: Sunny, 25°C
BRAZIL
Castilho
Brandaozinho
Djalma Santos
Nilton Santos
Bauer
Didi
Pinheiro
Baltazar
Julinho
Pinga
Francisco Rodrigues
Coach: Zezé Moreira (BRA)
YUGOSLAVIA
Vladimir Beara
Vujadin Boskov
Tomislav Crnkovic
Ivan Horvat
Branko Stankovic
Zlatko Cajkovski
Branko Zebec
Dionizije Dvornic
Milos Milutinovic
Rajko Mitic
Bernard Vukas
Coach: Aleksandar Tirnanić (YUG)
Referee: Charles Faultless (SUI)
Goals:
49′, Branko Zebec, YUG
69′, Didi, BRA
Match overview
Brazil and Yugoslavia fought out a 1-1 draw in Lausanne during the 1954 World Cup group stage. Zebec opened the scoring for Yugoslavia in the second half, but Didi equalised twenty minutes later. Both sides played with discipline and defensive strength.
Trivia
This match was crucial in deciding the group standings, with both Brazil and Yugoslavia remaining unbeaten. It marked the first World Cup appearance for several Brazilian legends including Didi and Nilton Santos, who would later win multiple titles.
