the second world cup was hosted across the atlantic ocean, in italy, and once again the host nation prevailed to victory - this time in a closely contested final with czechoslovakia the italians were crowned champions. brazil has always been enthusiastic about the tournament, and was chosen as the host nation in 1950 for the first world cup after world war ii
the competition was a source of great national pride, which was displayed during the final match when an estimated 200,000 fans crammed rio de janeiro's iconic maracană stadium, to witness brazil play uruguay - in a record attendance for any sporting event ever, the game did not go as planned, as uruguay went on to win the match 2-1 - it broke the heats of all brasilians across the nation.
brazil was finally victorius during the fifa world cup in sweden of 1958 - pele, considered by most individuals as the best soccer player of all time, scored two goals in the final of the tournament - with seventeen years of age at the time, pele secured a international fan base for decades beyond the 1958 fifa world cup.
