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Brazil's World Cup shock
Sixty-four years ago Brazil last hosted the World Cup. Its team were hot favourites to win, but the final match was to produce one of the greatest upsets in the tournament's history. On 16 July 1950 winger Alcides Ghiggia scored the winning goal for Uruguay.
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