13 days and 12 hours to go…
Brazil needed only a draw against Uruguay to win the World Cup of 1950. They had hammered Spain 6-1 and Sweden 7-1 on their way to the final.
Victory against insignificant Uruguay was inevitable.
The Cup was in their grasp. But Steven Gerrard could have told them that cups sometimes just slip away.
Brazil lost 2 -1 that day and Uruguay became World Champs for the second time.