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World Cup 1962 Final Tournament
31 May - 19 June in Chile

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.

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.  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 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 honour and bears his name to this day.

First Phase Group 4 Table
Team P W D L F A Gl Av 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

 

First Phase Group 1  Matches
Date Match Score Venue Attendance
30-May-1962 Argentina 1 Bulgaria 0 [1-0]

Estadio Braden Copper Co., Rancagua, Cachapoal, O'Higgins;  all kicked off 3:00 p.m.

 7,134
31-May-1962 Hungary 2 England 1 [1-0] 7,938
02-Jun-1962 England 3 Argentina 1 [2-0] 9,794
03-Jun-1962 Hungary 6 Bulgaria 1 [4-0] 7,442
06-Jun-1962 Hungary 0 Argentina 0 [0-0] 7,945
07-Jun-1962 Bulgaria 0 England 0 [0-0] 5,700

 

Second Phase Matches
Quarter-final Matches
Date Match Score Venue Attendance
10-Jun-1962 Chile 2 U.S.S.R. 1 [2-1] Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica, Arica, Región de Tarapacá; kick off 2:30 p.m. 17,268
Czechoslovakia 1 Hungary 0 [1-0] Estadio Braden Copper Co., Rancagua, Cachapoal, O'Higgins; kick off 2:30 p.m. 11,690
Brazil 3 England 1 [1-1] Estadio Municipal, Viña del Mar, Valparaíso, V Región de Valparaíso; kick off 2:30 p.m. 17,736
Yugoslavia 1 West Germany 0 [0-0] Estadio Nacional, Ñuñoa, Santiago, Región Metropolitana de Santiago; kick off 2:30 p.m. 63,324
 
Semi-final Matches
Date Match Score Venue Attendance
13-Jun-1962 Czechoslovakia 3 Yugoslavia 1 [0-0] Estadio Municipal, Viña del Mar, Valparaíso, V Región de Valparaíso; kick off 2:30 p.m. 5,890
Brazil 4 Chile 2 [2-1] Estadio Nacional, Ñuñoa, Santiago, Región Metropolitana de Santiago; kick off 2:30 p.m. 75,000
 
Third Place Match
Date Match Score Venue Attendance
16-Jun-1962 Chile 1 Yugoslavia 0 [0-0] Estadio Nacional, Ñuñoa, Santiago, Región Metropolitana de Santiago; kick off 2:30 p.m.

67,000
 
Final Match
Date Match Score Venue Attendance
17-Jun-1962 Brazil 3 Czechoslovakia 1 [1-1] Estadio Nacional, Ñuñoa, Santiago, Región Metropolitana de Santiago; kick off 2:30 p.m.

68,679

Further Information

The results, match summaries and tables for the entire World Cup 1962 final tournament  are available on the FIFA website and in the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistical Foundation Archive.

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CG