The official ball of the 1950 FIFA World Cup was named Duplo T. This orange shell became the first official ball without lacing. It was replaced by a valve, which made it possible to give the ball a more regular rounded shape, and the players to avoid unpleasant microtraumas from the cord when in contact with the projectile.
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The 1950 Brazilian World Championship was the first post-war championship. It was the first and only tournament in which the champion and prize-winners were determined by a round-robin system. Thus, the decisive match between the national teams of Brazil and Uruguay was not formally considered the final, but traditionally stands on a par with the finals of other World Championships. In this match, the national team of Uruguay beat the national team of Brazil with a score of 2:1. In Brazil, after losing the decisive match, mourning was declared. Uruguay, on the contrary, declared July 16 (match day) a national holiday.
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