1962 FIFA World Cup
| 1962 FIFA World Cup | |
| Campeonato Mundial de Fútbol - Chile 1962 | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Chile |
| Teams | 16 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
 Brazil (2nd title) |
Runners-up  |
 Czechoslovakia |
Third place  |
Chile |
| Fourth place |  Yugoslavia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 89 (2.78 per match) |
| Attendance | 899,074 (28,096 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Garrincha Vavá Leonel Sánchez Dražan Jerković Flórián Albert Valentin Ivanov(4 goals) |
The 1962 FIFA World Cup, the seventh staging of the World Cup, was held in Chile from 30 May to 17 June. Chile was chosen as host by FIFA in June 1956, as the World Cup returned to the continent of South America after 12 years. It was won by Brazil, who retained the championship by beating Czechoslovakia 3-1 in the final.
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Qualification
Summary
The format of the competition stayed the same as 1958: 16 teams qualified, divided into four groups of four. Four teams were seeded in the draw taking place in Santiago de Chile, on 18 January 1962: Brazil, England, Italy and Uruguay.[1] The top two teams in each group advanced to the quarter-finals.
In May 1960, as the preparations were well under way, Chile suffered the largest earthquake (9.5 magnitude) of the twentieth century, which caused enormous damage to the national infrastructure. In face of this, Carlos Dittborn, the president of the Organization Committee, coined the phrase "Because we don't have anything, we will do everything in our power to rebuild," which became the unofficial slogan of the tournament. Stadia and other infrastructure were rebuilt at record speed and the tournament occurred on schedule with no major organizational flaw. Sadly, Dittborn would not live to see the success of his tireless efforts, as he died one month before the start of the tournament. The World Cup venue at Arica was named Estadio Carlos Dittborn in his honor and bears his name to this day.
Many famous players did not live up to their reputations in this tournament. Brazil's Pelé, the hero of 1958, was injured in the first group match against Czechoslovakia. The USSR's goalkeeper Lev Yashin, arguably the world's best at the time, was in poor form and cost his team the elimination by Chile (1-2) in the quarter-finals. Bright spots such as the emergence of the young Brazilians Amarildo (standing in for Pelé) and Garrincha, the heroics of Czechoslovakia goalkeeper Viliam Schrojf against Hungary and Yugoslavia, and the inspired performance of the host nation Chile, who unexpectedly took third place with a squad of relatively unknown players, thanks to an outstanding team spirit.
The competition was marred by overly defensive and often violent tactics. This poisonous atmosphere culminated in the infamous first-round match between host Chile and Italy (2-0), known as the Battle of Santiago. Two Italian journalists had written unflattering articles about the host country. Although only two players (both of them Italian) were sent off by the English referee Ken Aston, the match saw repeated, deliberate attempts from players on both sides to harm opponents, and the Italian team needed police protection to leave the field in safety.
In the first round, Brazil topped their group with Czechoslovakia finishing second, above Mexico and Spain. USSR and Yugoslavia finished above Uruguay and Colombia. Hungary, along with England progressed through to the quarter-finals, while Argentina and Bulgaria were eliminated. England had the same number of points as Argentina but progressed due to a superior goal average; the first time such a requirement had been necessary in a World Cup finals tournament. Switzerland lost all three games while West Germany and Chile both went through over Italy.
Surprisingly, Chile defeated European champions USSR to land themselves a semi-final game against the winner of the England – Brazil game. A brilliant performance from Garrincha, which included two goals in a 3-1 win, saw the South Americans triumph against England. Meanwhile 1-0 wins for Yugoslavia against West Germany -- and Czechoslovakia against Hungary -- saw the two Slavic states meet in the semi-finals.
Viña del Mar was the original venue for the first semi-final. But due to Chile's surprise qualification, the organizers prompted FIFA to a switch to. A little under 6,000 spectators turned out to watch Czechoslovakia beat Yugoslavia 3-1, whereas a capacity crowd of 76,600 in Santiago watched Brazil beat the hosts 4-2. This game saw Garrincha sent off for Brazil and Honorino Landa sent off for Chile. Chile eventually went on to take third place in a 1-0 victory over Yugoslavia with the very last play of the match. The same player, Eladio Rojas, had also scored the winning goal in Chile's game against USSR.
Santiago's Estadio Nacional served as the venue for the final itself, and after 15 minutes, Brazil again found themselves a goal behind in the World Cup final, as a long ball from Adolf Scherer was latched onto by Josef Masopust: 1-0 Czechoslovakia. However, just like the previous final four years earlier, Brazil soon hit back, equalising two minutes later through Amarildo after an error by the hitherto flawless Czechoslovak goalkeeper Schroijf. The Brazilians did not stop there and with goals from Zito and Vavá (another Schrojf error) mid-way through the second half, the Czechoslovaks just couldn't get back into the game. The match ended 3-1 to Brazil, a successful defence of the title for only the second time in the history of the competition in spite of the absence of their star player of 1958, Pelé.
Venues
Four cities hosted the tournament:
- Arica, Estadio Carlos Dittborn
- Rancagua, Estadio El Teniente
- Santiago, Estadio Nacional
- Viña del Mar, Estadio Sausalito
Squads
For a list of all squads that appeared in the final tournament, see 1962 FIFA World Cup squads.
Results
First round
Group 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USSR |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1.60 | 5 |
| Yugoslavia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2.67 | 4 |
 Uruguay |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.67 | 2 |
 Colombia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 0.45 | 1 |
| 30 May 1962 15:00 |
Uruguay |
2 – 1 | Colombia |
Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica Attendance: 7,908 Referee: Dorogi (Hungary) |
Sasía  56'Cubilla 75' |
(Report) | Zuluaga 19' (pen.) |
| 31 May 1962 15:00 |
USSR |
2 – 0 | Yugoslavia |
Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Dusch (Germany) |
| Ivanov 51' Ponedelnik 83' |
(Report) |
| 2 June 1962 15:00 |
Yugoslavia |
3 – 1 | Uruguay |
Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica Attendance: 8,829 Referee: Galba (Czechoslovakia) |
| Skoblar 25' (pen.) Galić 29'Jerković 49' |
(Report) | Cabrera 19' |
| 3 June 1962 15:00 |
USSR |
4 – 4 | Colombia |
Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica Attendance: 8,040 Referee: Etzel Filho (Brazil) |
| Ivanov 8' 11' Chislenko 10'Ponedelnik 56' |
(Report) | Aceros 21' Coll 68' (Olympic goal)Rada 72'Klinger 86' |
| 6 June 1962 15:00 |
USSR |
2 – 1 | Uruguay |
Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica Attendance: 9,973 Referee: Jonni (Italy) |
| Mamykin 38' Ivanov 89' |
(Report) | Sasía 54' |
| 7 June 1962 15:00 |
Yugoslavia |
5 – 0 | Colombia |
Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica Attendance: 7,167 Referee: Robles (Chile) |
| Galić 20' 61' Jerković 25' 87'Melić 82' |
(Report) |
Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 West Germany |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.00 | 5 |
| Chile |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1.67 | 4 |
 Italy |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1.50 | 3 |
 Switzerland |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0.25 | 0 |
| 30 May 1962 15:00 |
Chile |
3 – 1 | Switzerland |
Estadio Nacional, Santiago Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Aston (England) |
| Sánchez 44' 55' Ramírez 51' |
(Report) | Wüthrich 6' |
| 31 May 1962 15:00 |
West Germany |
0 – 0 | Italy |
Estadio Nacional, Santiago Attendance: 65,440 Referee: Davidson (Scotland) |
| (Report) |
| 2 June 1962 15:00 |
Chile |
2 – 0 | Italy |
Estadio Nacional, Santiago Attendance: 66,057 Referee: Aston (England) |
| Ramírez 73' Toro 87' |
(Report) |
| 3 June 1962 15:00 |
West Germany |
2 – 1 | Switzerland |
Estadio Nacional, Santiago Attendance: 64,922 Referee: Horn (Netherlands) |
| Brülls 45' Seeler 59' |
(Report) | Schneiter 73' |
| 6 June 1962 15:00 |
West Germany |
2 – 0 | Chile |
Estadio Nacional, Santiago Attendance: 67,224 Referee: Davidson (Scotland) |
| Szymaniak 21' (pen.) Seeler 82' |
(Report) |
| 7 June 1962 15:00 |
Italy |
3 – 0 | Switzerland |
Estadio Nacional, Santiago Attendance: 59,828 Referee: Latychev (Soviet Union) |
| Mora 1' Bulgarelli 65' 67' |
(Report) |
Group 3
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.00 | 5 |
| Czechoslovakia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.67 | 3 |
 Mexico |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0.75 | 2 |
 Spain |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0.67 | 2 |
| 30 May 1962 15:00 |
Brazil |
2 – 0 | Mexico |
Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar Attendance: 10,484 Referee: Dienst (Switzerland) |
| Zagallo 56' Pelé 73' |
(Report) |
| 31 May 1962 15:00 |
Czechoslovakia |
1 – 0 | Spain |
Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar Attendance: 12,700 Referee: Steiner (Austria) |
| Štibrányi 80' |
(Report) |
| 2 June 1962 15:00 |
Brazil |
0 – 0 | Czechoslovakia |
Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar Attendance: 14,903 Referee: Schwinte (France) |
| (Report) |
| 3 June 1962 15:00 |
Spain |
1 – 0 | Mexico |
Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar Attendance: 11,875 Referee: Tesanić (Yugoslavia) |
| Peiró 90' |
(Report) |
| 6 June 1962 15:00 |
Brazil |
2 – 1 | Spain |
Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar Attendance: 18,715 Referee: Bustamante (Chile) |
| Amarildo 72' 86' |
(Report) | Adelardo 35' |
| 7 June 1962 15:00 |
Mexico |
3 – 1 | Czechoslovakia |
Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar Attendance: 10,648 Referee: Dienst (Switzerland) |
| Díaz 12' del Aguila 29'Hernández 90' (pen.) |
(Report) | Mašek 1' |
Group 4
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4.00 | 5 |
 England |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1.33 | 3 |
 Argentina |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.67 | 3 |
 Bulgaria |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0.14 | 1 |
England progressed to the next round due to superior goal average.
| 30 May 1962 15:00 |
Argentina |
1 – 0 | Bulgaria |
Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua Attendance: 7,134 Referee: Gardeazabal (Spain) |
| Facundo 4' |
(Report) |
| 31 May 1962 15:00 |
Hungary |
2 – 1 | England |
Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua Attendance: 7,938 Referee: Horn (Netherlands) |
| Tichy 17' Albert 61' |
(Report) | Flowers 60' (pen.) |
| 2 June 1962 15:00 |
England |
3 – 1 | Argentina |
Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua Attendance: 9,794 Referee: Reginato (Chile) |
| Flowers 17' (pen.) Charlton 42'Greaves 67' |
(Report) | Sanfilippo 81' |
| 3 June 1962 15:00 |
Hungary |
6 – 1 | Bulgaria |
Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua Attendance: 7,442 Referee: Gardeazabal (Spain) |
| Albert 1' 6' 53' Tichy 8' 70'Solymosi 12' |
(Report) | Sokolov 64'[2] |
| 6 June 1962 15:00 |
Hungary |
0 – 0 | Argentina |
Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua Attendance: 7,945 Referee: Yamasaki (Peru) |
| (Report) |
| 7 June 1962 15:00 |
England |
0 – 0 | Bulgaria |
Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua Attendance: 5,700 Referee: Blavier (Belgium) |
| (Report) |
Knockout stage
| Quarter finals | Semi finals | Final | ||||||||
| 10 June – Arica | ||||||||||
| USSR |
1 | |||||||||
| 13 June - Santiago | ||||||||||
| Chile |
2 | |||||||||
| Chile |
2 | |||||||||
| 10 June - Viña del Mar | ||||||||||
| Brazil |
4 | |||||||||
| Brazil |
3 | |||||||||
| 17 June – Santiago | ||||||||||
| England |
1 | |||||||||
| Brazil |
3 | |||||||||
| 10 June - Santiago | ||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia |
1 | |||||||||
| West Germany |
0 | |||||||||
| 13 June – Viña del Mar | ||||||||||
| Yugoslavia |
1 | |||||||||
| Yugoslavia |
1 | Third place | ||||||||
| 10 June - Rancagua | ||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia |
3 | |||||||||
| Hungary |
0 | Chile |
1 | |||||||
| Czechoslovakia |
1 | Yugoslavia |
0 | |||||||
| 16 June - Santiago | ||||||||||
Quarter-finals
| 10 June 1962 14:30 |
Chile |
2 – 1 | USSR |
Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica Attendance: 17,268 Referee: Horn (Netherlands) |
| Sánchez 11' Rojas 29' |
(Report) | Chislenko 26' |
| 10 June 1962 14:30 |
Czechoslovakia |
1 – 0 | Hungary |
Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua Attendance: 11,690 Referee: Latychev (Soviet Union) |
| Scherer 13' |
(Report) |
| 10 June 1962 14:30 |
Brazil |
3 – 1 | England |
Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar Attendance: 17,736 Referee: Schwinte (France) |
| Garrincha 31' 59' Vavá 53' |
(Report) | Hitchens 38' |
| 10 June 1962 14:30 |
Yugoslavia |
1 – 0 | West Germany |
Estadio Nacional, Santiago Attendance: 63,324 Referee: Yamasaki (Peru) |
| Radaković 85' |
(Report) |
Semi-finals
| 13 June 1962 14:30 |
Czechoslovakia |
3 – 1 | Yugoslavia |
Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar Attendance: 5,890 Referee: Dienst (Switzerland) |
| Kadraba 48' Scherer 80' 84' (pen.) |
(Report) | Jerković 69' |
| 13 June 1962 14:30 |
Brazil |
4 – 2 | Chile |
Estadio Nacional, Santiago Attendance: 76,500 Referee: Yamasaki (Peru) |
| Garrincha 9' 32' Vavá 47' 78' |
(Report) | Toro 42' Sánchez 61' (pen.) |
Third place match
| 16 June 1962 14:30 |
Chile |
1 – 0 | Yugoslavia |
Estadio Nacional, Santiago Attendance: 67,000 Referee: Gardeazabal (Spain) |
| Rojas 90' |
(Report) |
Final
| 17 June 1962 14:30 |
Brazil |
3 – 1 | Czechoslovakia |
Estadio Nacional, Santiago Attendance: 68,679 Referee: Latychev (Soviet Union) |
| Amarildo 17' Zito 69'Vavá 78' |
(Report) | Masopust 15' |
Awards
| 1962 FIFA World Cup Winners |
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Brazil Second title |
Scorers
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1 goal
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Trivia
- All tickets were denominated in U.S. dollars.
- Ticket prices for the final were from the US$2.20 (Maipu and Chacabuco sections), US$4 and US$5 (Pacifico Sur , Pacifico Norte , Andes Sur and Andes Norte sections), US$10 (Andes section), to US$13 (Pacifico section) range.
- This World Cup was the last one which could not be televised live in Europe, because it just predated the arrival of the Telstar satellite and the start of live transmissions from America to Europe. In the United Kingdom, the BBC broadcast live radio commentaries and film recordings of matches on television two days late.
- Chile was said to be eating swiss cheese before beating Switzerland, eating spaghetti before beating Italy, drinking vodka before beating USSR, and drinking coffee before their match against Brazil, though they lost that match this was Chile's best finish.
- Marcos Coll (Colombia) scored the only Olympic goal there's been in the history of the World Cup, in the 4-4 match against the USSR.
- Igor Netto showed great sportsmanship in the match against Uruguay when he told the referee to disallow a goal scored by his team-mate Igor Chislenko as the ball had entered the net from the wrong side.
Footnotes
- ↑ History of the World Cup Final Draw
- ↑ RSSSF credits this goal to Georgi Asparuhov.
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