1962 FIFA World Cup Final

1962 FIFA World Cup 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
← 1958 1966 →

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.

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 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 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.

Match details

17 June 1962 14:30 CLT (UTC-04)	Brazil	3–1	Czechoslovakia	Estadio Nacional, Santiago Attendance: 68,679 Referee: Nikolay Latyshev (Soviet Union)
	Amarildo  17' Zito  69' Vavá  78'	Report	Masopust  15'

Brazil

Czechoslovakia

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

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

External links

• 1962 FIFA World Cup Final planetworldcup.com