In our fourth file, we travel to Brazil, 1950 — where the World Cup returned after twelve long years away.

War had stopped the tournament in its tracks. But in 1950, football returned to a bigger stage and in a bigger way than anything that had come before. Brazil built a giant new stadium. The crowds were enormous and the host nation seemed destined for glory. But this was a tournament of pressure, drama, surprise results, and a final that would break millions of hearts.

In Episode 4: Brazil 1950, we uncover how the World Cup came back to life, why Brazil believed the trophy was already theirs, and how Uruguay stunned the Maracanã to create one of the most famous shocks in football history.

Strap in. History never played it safe.