The 1950 World Cup is the 4th in a series of visual art portraits of the quadrennial world championship tournament for the game of soccer. The 1950 World Cup in Brazil was the first tournament held after World War II, and political and economic factors, such as postwar rebuilding and Cold War tensions, led to the absence of several teams, including Germany and Japan, and most Eastern European nations. Unlike previous World Cups, it featured a round-robin final stage rather than a knockout format. The massive Maracanã Stadium in Rio, built for the tournament, became the site of one of football’s biggest upsets, “The Maracanazo“, when Uruguay defeated Brazil in the final match to become world champions. The tournament symbolized the world’s recovery from war, but also introduced unprecedented drama and heartbreak in the sport. The artwork uses layers of imagery, diagrams, tables, text, drawing and writing, to capture the essence of the tournament, and pay tribute to the host nation, legendary players and playing style, the ball of the tournament, the tournament’s historical context, and more.