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Throughout the Second World War the Italian Vice-President of FIFA, Dr. Ottorino Barassi, hid the FIFA World Cupâ„¢ trophy in a shoe-box under his bed and thus saved it from falling into the hands of occupying troops.
The qualifying competition turned into something of a farce with teams qualifying then withdrawing - and teams already eliminated being offered places. India withdrew because FIFA would not let them play in bare feet. So only 13 teams participated in the final tournament
Final: Uruguay - Brazil 2-1
