 It also became the sixth and – as of 2018 – most recent country to win on home soil.Desailly became the first player to be red carded and win the World Cup.For Brazil, this marked only the second time that they had lost a World Cup final, following their 2–1 upset loss to Uruguay in the "de facto" final of the 1950 World Cup on home soil, nicknamed the "Maracanazo" in Brazil.