Although the construction of the Maracana was not completely finished until 1965, still it was officially opened on 16th June 1950 with a friendly match between Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. It was Maracanazo on 16th July 1950 at Maracana when Brazil was handed a sombre loss by Uruguay in the final of the World Cup. Though officially called Estádio Mário Filho, in memory of journalist Mario Filho who was in strong favour of its construction, the stadium was nicknamed Maracana based on the local river of the same name flowing nearby. You who will overcome any other competitor! "It was perhaps the biggest tragedy in the contemporary history of Brazil," says anthropologist Roberto Da Matta. After questioning, Rojas confessed to having cut himself with a razor blade hidden in one of his gloves[5] to fake an attack by Brazilian fans,[6][7] and that Chilean coach Orlando Aravena had asked Rojas and team doctor Daniel Rodríguez to stay on the pitch to force a scandal, with the purpose of nullifying the result of the game and either forcing a third match on neutral soil or disqualifying Brazil from the competition in favour of Chile. Since his death in 1966 the stadium also bears the name of the dogged Maracana campaigner. This gesture was later known in Chile as Pato Yáñez.

The Maracanazo of the Chilean team (Spanish: Maracanazo de la selección chilena, also known as Condorazo or Bengalazo) was an incident that happened during the football match between Brazil and Chile at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on 3 September 1989, in which Chilean goalkeeper Roberto Rojas pretended to be injured by a flare thrown by Brazilian fans. "Only three people have reduced the Maracana to silence: Frank Sinatra, the pope -- and me.". Any study of Football history reveals how this ‘beautiful game’ occupied a key position in the cultural identity of a nation. Left back Bigode, beaten twice by Ghiggia en route to the two goals, was also scapegoated by the press. The other teams were grouped into three groups. Along with Ghiggia and Juan Schiaffino, Varela, his side's "grand captain," is the other main Uruguayan hero. "I think the alleged suicides are an urban myth," Geneton Moraes Neto, author of "Dossie 50," told AFP. When Brazil won the rights to host the World Cup, the government decided to construct a new stadium for the tournament. In the qualifiers, Chile beat Venezuela 3–1 in Caracas, drew 1–1 with Brazil in Santiago and beat Venezuela 5–0 in Mendoza, Argentina as FIFA had banned Chile from playing at home after crowd trouble in the match against Brazil. A group of Brazilian fans knocked over a bust of the Mayor in protest against his premature congratulatory message. Abstract: Goodbaye Maracanazo? "I thought of killing myself -- that was the best (option) for me," he said in Teixeira Helder's book "Maracanazo. The cast comprised heroes and villains. Required fields are marked *. Playback after playback, there is Barbosa, coming off his line in anticipation of the cross which had preceded the first goal. The British introduced Football in Brazil in 1894, and within 50 years of its introduction, Football became its favourite pastime, almost a religion. In addition, FIFA ruled that the game would be deemed to have been won by Brazil by walkover with an official score of 2–0. [2], The next day, television images and several photos revealed that the flare thrown by Brazilian fans did not hit Rojas, but landed just over a metre away. Le Maracanazo était particulièrement tragique parce que tout le monde au Brésil—et une grande partie du monde—suivait le Mondial. However, the person to be the greatest sufferer was Moacir Barbosa, the goalkeeper of the Brazilian team. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Over the following days, there were incidents in front of the Brazilian embassy in Chile after Chilean media had reported the version provided by Rojas and Stoppel. O Mundo daily published a photo on match day captioned "these are the world champions!". With that evidence, CONMEBOL managers discredited Rojas' account of an "attack" by Brazilian fans, casting doubt on the origin his injury, which showed no signs of burning or gunpowder traces but seemed to have been caused by a blade. Brazilians were aghast afterwards - but were there suicides afterwards? The surprise 2-1 loss, dubbed the "Maracanazo," was a huge shock and a veritable tragedy. Three other people died from heart attack inside the stadium. Brazil star Zizinho had warned his teammates: "The Uruguayans lace their boots with their own veins!". In addition, Sergio Stoppel (president of the Football Federation of Chile), Orlando Aravena (team coach), Fernando Astengo (player) and Daniel Rodríguez (team's doctor) among others, were all punished by FIFA for their roles. A little girl; perhaps 6-7 years of age; running across one of the indistinctive by-lanes of Kolkata. It was Maracanazo on 16th July 1950 at Maracana when Brazil was handed a sombre loss by Uruguay in the final of the World Cup.

This game was played by much of the sports press as the greatest shame of After a scoreless first half, Brazilian striker, Friaca scored the first goal in the 47th minute. After a goalless first half, Careca of Brazil scored the only goal in the 49th minute. [1] While Rojas was being treated, Patricio Yáñez made an obscene gesture to the Brazilian fans by grabbing his genitals.