1962 FIFA World Cup Final

1962 FIFA World Cup Final

The Estadio Nacional de Chile held the final
Event	1962 FIFA World Cup
Brazil Czechoslovakia 3 1
Date	17 June 1962
Venue	Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Referee	Nikolay Latyshev (Soviet Union)
Attendance	68,679

The 1962 FIFA World Cup Final was the deciding match of the 1962 FIFA World Cup. It was contested by Czechoslovakia and Brazil. Brazil won the game 3-1 to record their second consecutive World Cup victory. Both teams had played each other during the group stage which ended in a goalless draw. This was the second World Cup final match featuring teams who had already competed against each other during the group stage (the first was the 1954 final between Hungary and West Germany).

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 previously flawless Czechoslovak goalkeeper Viliam Schrojf. The Brazilians did not stop there and with goals from Zito and Vavá (another Schrojf error) mid-way through the second half, the Czechoslovaks could not 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 (after Italy in 1938) in spite of the absence of one of their star players of 1958, Pelé.

Match details

Brazil  v  Czechoslovakia

17 June 1962 14:30 CLT (UTC-04)

Brazil	3–1	Czechoslovakia
Amarildo  17' Zito  69' Vavá  78'	Report	Masopust  15'

Estadio Nacional, Santiago Attendance: 68,679 Referee: Nikolay Latyshev (Soviet Union)

Brazil

Czechoslovakia

GK 1 Gilmar RB 2 Djalma Santos CB 3 Mauro Ramos (c) CB 5 Zózimo LB 6 Nílton Santos HB 4 Zito HB 8 Didi RW 7 Garrincha LW 21 Mário Zagallo CF 19 Vavá CF 20 Amarildo Manager: Aymoré Moreira

GK 1 Viliam Schrojf RB 12 Jiří Tichý CB 3 Ján Popluhár CB 5 Svatopluk Pluskal LB 4 Ladislav Novák (c) RM 17 Tomáš Pospíchal CM 19 Andrej Kvašňák LM 6 Josef Masopust RF 11 Josef Jelínek CF 8 Adolf Scherer LF 18 Josef Kadraba Manager: Rudolf Vytlačil

Linesmen: Leo Horn Bob Davidson

External links

• 1962 FIFA World Cup Final planetworldcup.com