FIFA World Cup competitions, which Germany and Brazil sought to host, were cancelled due to World War II and its aftermath. The 1950 World Cup, held in Brazil, was the first to include British participants. British teams withdrew from FIFA in 1920, partly out of unwillingness to play against the countries they had been at war with, and partly as a protest against foreign influence on football, but rejoined in 1946 following FIFA's invitation. The tournament also saw the return of 1930 champions Uruguay, who had boycotted the previous two World Cups. Uruguay won the tournament again after defeating the host nation Brazil,
1970 FIFA World Cup squads at the last moment by injury Head coach: Blagoje Vidinić Note: Only 19 players in Morocco squad. 1970 FIFA World Cup squads Below are the squads for the 1970 FIFA World Cup final tournament in Mexico. Sweden (6), West Germany (2) and Czechoslovakia (1) had players representing foreign clubs. Head coach: Raúl Cárdenas Head coach: Gavril Kachalin Head coach: Raymond Goethals Head coach: Hernán Carrasco Vivanco Head coach: Ferruccio Valcareggi Head coach: Orvar Bergmark Head coach: Juan Hohberg Head coach: Emmanuel Scheffer Head coach: Mário Zagallo Head coach: Alf Ramsey Head coach: Josef Marko Head coach: Angelo Niculescu Head coach: