The largest crowd in sports history assembled as 199,854 people watched Uruguay vs. Brazil in the 1950 FIFA World Cup Final at Maracanã stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
Uruguay won the World Cup by defeated Brazil 2 – 1. Uruguay also won the inaugural tournament back in 1930.
In 2004, it was announced that Brazil will host the World Cup for the second time in 2014. The stadium has been updated for the 2014 World Cup with a reduced seating capacity of 78,000 spectators. Brazil joins Mexico, Italy, France and Germany as the only countries to host the world’s biggest sporting event for a second time.
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