1962 FIFA World Cup Chile

1962 FIFA World Cup Chile

• When: 30 May 1962 to 17 June 1962
• Final: 17 June 1962
• Matches: 32
• Goals Scored: 89 (average 2.8 per match)
• Attendance: 899074 (average 28096)
• Teams: 16

1. Bulgaria
   
2. Czechoslovakia
3. England
4. Germany FR
5. Hungary
6. Italy
7. Soviet Union
8. Spain
9. Switzerland
10. Yugoslavia
11. Mexico
12. Argentina
13. Brazil
14. Chile
15. Colombia
16. Uruguay

Final
Brazil (1) 3-1 (1) Czechoslovakia

Third Place
Chile (0) 1-0 (0) Yugoslavia

Semifinal
Brazil (2) 4-2 (1) Chile
Czechoslovakia (0) 3-1 (0) Yugoslavia

• Winner: Brazil
• Runners-Up: Czechoslovakia
• Third: Chile
• Fourth: Yugoslavia

• Golden Shoe: Florian ALBERT (4 goals) (Hungary)
• Valentin IVANOV (4 goals) (Soviet Union)
• GARRINCHA (4 goals) (Brazil)
• VAVA (4 goals) (Brazil)
• Drazen JERKOVIC (4 goals) (Yugoslavia)
• Leonel SANCHEZ (4 goals) (Chile)

FOR YOUR INFO

1. Brazil used a record low of 12 players during their title-winning campaign. Their squad also became the oldest to lift the FIFA World Cup™ Trophy.
2. When Lev Yashin conceded a goal against Chile, he was unexpectedly hugged by Eladio Rojas, who was overwhelmed at having scored past the Soviet great.
3. In a last eight tie against Brazil, Jimmy Greaves paid the price for catching a dog that had run on to the pitch - it urinated on his England shirt!
4. Losing 4-1 with less than 25 minutes remaining, Marcos Coll scored direct from a corner to help Colombia snatch a 4-4 draw with the Soviet Union.
5. All Argentina-born, Alfredo Di Stefano was part of Helenio Herrera's Spain squad, Omar Sivori played for Italy, and Adolfo Pedernera coached Colombia.

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