Their loss also meant that for the first and only time a World Cup staged in Europe was not won by a European nation.

[4] Nearly a month later, the last survivor of the game, Sweden's Kurt Hamrin, died on 4 February 2024 at the age of 89.

[6] Eventually the staff went on to buy 22 blue T-shirts and sewed the Brazilian emblem.

[7] Sweden took the lead after only 4 minutes after an excellent finish by captain Nils Liedholm.

On 32 minutes, Vavá scored a similar goal to his first to give Brazil a lead 2–1 at the break.