... England Are World Cup Favourites ENGLAND'S soccer team are becoming warm favourites to carry off the Jules Rimet Trophy in the World Football series which start on Saturday. Not only have they impressed during practice, but their demeanour ...

... MATTHEWS IN ENGLAND 21 FOR WORLD CUP Four 'Spurs Men in Rio Party NNOUNCEMENT by the Football Association to-day of England's 21 players to go to Brazil for the World Cup tournament will give satisfaction ...

... WORLD CUP SETBACK FOR BRAZIL Brazil, one of the favourites to win the World Soccer Cup, were unexpectedly held to a 2-2 draw by Switzerland at Sao Paulo yesterday, and will have to beat Yugoslavia at Rio on Saturday If they are to reach the final pool ...

... World Cup Date with Spain England will play against Spain in the World Soccer Cup final series on Sunday, June 25, in Rio de Janeiro, according to the newspaper Oglobo, says a message from Rio today. England ...

... World Cup 'In the Bag' for Brazil T ATEST available figures for yesterday's World Cup final pool match here, in which Brazil beat Spain 6—l, show that the attendance was 151,678, says a Reuter message from Rio to-day. This figure, if confirmed, would ...

... WEEKEND IN WORLD CUP SOCCER This week - end is a vital period for the footballers of England and Brazil, says a Reuter message from Rio today Should thev both lose their games, it might be said that the bottom has fallen out of the Jules Rimet World ...

... Canada against an England World Cup XI. at Stamford Bridge on September 20. The teams are:— World Cup team: Williams (Wolverhampton Wanderers); Ramsey (Tottenham), Eckersley (Blackburn Rovers); Wright (Wolverhampton Wanderers, capt.), Hughes ...

... Brazil and Mexico Star! World Cup Ball Rolling rFHE World Soccer Championship of 1950 was starting this afternoon with a match in Pool A between Brazil and Mexico in the huge Municipal Stadium here, says a Rio de Janeiro message. England open their programme ...

... Vital Season For England ONE of the most vital In-,i ternatlonal soccer seasons in England's history starts on Saturday, when England . ...

... Determined to Keep World Title specially chartered air-, liner to-day flew 29 table-1 tennis players from England, Wales, Scotland, and New- Zealand to Budapest for the world championships. Johnny Leach, world singles champion, one of the competitors ...

... England Out She Doesn't Beat Spain England's surprise defeat by the U.S., and Spain's 2-0 win over Chile has led a tense situation in Pool B of the World Cup, states Reuter from Rio. Spain now head the pool and they need only to avoid ...

... TURKS BEAT U.S. AT SOCCER The United States soccer team chosen for the World Cup finals in Brazil was beaten 5-0 by the touring Turkish League Champions, Bsitkas, here last night, says a St. Louis message to-day. England meet the United States in the ...