1962 FIFA World Cup
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Mexico |
| Dates | 30 May – 17 June |
| Teams | 16 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Yugoslavia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Netherlands |
| Fourth place |  Great Britain |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 85 (2.66 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,008,699 (31,522 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Dražan Jerković (5 goals) |
The 1962 FIFA World Cup was the twelfth edition of the FIFA World Cup, a tournament that had been held every four years since 1906 except for a period during the World War. The edition which is going to be held in Mexico was the first time that its been held outside of Europe and South America with North America hosting the tournament.
The format of the tournament remained at 16 teams for the third consecutive edition with the top two teams from each group qualifying through to the quarter-finals. From there the eight teams would battle in a knockout format with the winner taking out the title. The final two matches saw history being made with Yugoslavia taking out the title for the first time as they defeated Brazil 2-1 in the final. In the third place play-off, the Netherlands and Great Britain created history as they had created the first coin-toss match in World Cup history with the Dutch holding out on top.
Background[edit | edit source]
The 1962 FIFA World Cup is the 12th edition of the FIFA World Cup since the tournament began in 1906. Over that time, nine different champions have been won with Italy and Uruguay winning two tournaments while seven others secured one title which also included the defending champions in Brazil. Another five nations have made an appearance in a World Cup final but haven't won the tournament.
The tournament was the first of it's kind to be held in North America with the previous tournaments being held in Europe and South America. Mexican FA and future NAFC president, Joaquín Soria Terrazas advised for a tournament to be held in Mexico instead of the more well known nation in Uruguay. By the end of the vote, Mexico would become the hosts of the World Cup.
Bids[edit | edit source]
Bidding for the 1962 FIFA World Cup saw the nations of Uruguay and Mexico putting in a bid to host the 1962 edition of the World Cup. After talks about the two bids did arrive, it was decided by a vote of 23 to 11 to give the hosting rights to Mexico and become the first North America nation to host the FIFA World Cup.
| Voting results | |||
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| Country | Round 1 | ||
 Mexico |
23 | ||
 Uruguay |
11 | ||
Teams[edit | edit source]
Qualifying[edit | edit source]
- Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
57 teams competed in the qualifying for the 1962 FIFA World Cup which had featured five brand new nations competing in World Cup qualifying for the first time. The main change that occurred between the previous qualifying period and this one was the fact that the European groups had shifted from eight groups to five while the AFC/CAF region had group stages throughout it's qualifying period.
At the end of qualifying, Colombia was the only nation to be making their first appearance at a World Cup after defeating Uruguay in a play-off. While for the nations of West Germany (formerly Germany) and Czechoslovakia, this was their first appearance at a World Cup since the 1934 edition in Italy.
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Draw[edit | edit source]
The draw for the 1962 FIFA World Cup was held in December 1961. The pots were based off the FIFA World Rankings as of December 1961. Pot 1 contained the host nation Mexico and the defending champions in Brazil as well as two the teams that rounded out the top three. From there, the remaining twelve teams were put into pots based off their World Ranking. This format would only be allowed have a maximum of three European teams per group which occurred in Group D with France joining the Soviet Union and Romania in what some predicted as the group of death.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Group Stage[edit | edit source]
The group stage was played from 30 May to 7 June. Competing countries were divided into four groups of four teams (groups A to D). Teams in each group played one another in a round-robin, where the top two teams advanced to the knockout stage.
Group A[edit | edit source]
Group A featured the hosts, Paraguay, West Germany and Yugoslavia. The first match of the group saw Yugoslavia record a win over the host nation with goals from Muhamed Mujić and Dragoslav Šekularac. The following day saw Paraguay meet West Germany who was competing in their first World Cup since 1934 when they got eliminated by goal average. For the Germans, they wouldn't get a point from the match with Arsenio Valdez scoring a goal in the 64th minute.
The second match-day saw Mexico record their first win of the campaign with two goals from Isidoro Díaz and a goal from Antonio Jasso as they defeated West Germany. Though for West Germany, a consolidation goal from Uwe Seeler meant that the West Germans couldn't get out of the group stage and would later see the formation of the Bundesliga. At Monterrey, the two first round winners played against each other in the hope to go on top. Oppe Quiñonez opened the goal scoring in the 33rd minute to give Paraguay the lead at the break. But in response, Dražan Jerković scored in the second half to give Yugoslavia a single point and for both teams to be three points after two games.
With a spot in the quarter-finals on the line, Mexico would qualify for their first quarter-final with Alfredo del Águila scoring late into the game to defeat Paraguay by a single goal. They were joined by Yugoslavia with goals from Muhamed Mujić and Milan Galić securing a 2–1 win over West Germany.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Yugoslavia
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Mexico
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Paraguay
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 |  West Germany
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
Group B[edit | edit source]
Group B featured the defending champions Brazil, Bulgaria, Netherlands and the United Arab Republic. The opening match of Group B saw the defending champions open their campaign with a double from Pepe as Brazil won 3–1. This was despite a late goal from Moustafa Reyadh. The following day saw an interesting match between Bulgaria and the Netherlands. Tinus Bosselaar opened the scoring in the 22nd minute to give the Netherlands the lead at the break. With the Netherlands leading by a single goal, the Bulgarians were the better early in the second half with Georgi Sokolov scoring the equalizer for Bulgaria. Though Tonny van der Linden would give the Netherlands the lead back in the 53rd minute and a second only 21 minutes later would seal the deal despite a late goal from Sokolov.
The second matchday saw both Brazil and the United Arab Republic record wins against the other two teams. For Brazil, goals from Pepe and Vavá gave Brazil a 2–0 victory. A day later, Saleh Selim scored two goals in the 3–0 victory over Bulgaria which meant that it had a set up a knockout match against the Netherlands where a draw would give his a team a spot into the quarter-finals for the first time. This was further confirmed when Brazil finished top of the group after defeating Bulgaria in their final match of the group and putting Bulgaria in the last in the group and for the whole World Cup. Despite chances from both teams, Tonny van der Linden would be the Dutch hero scoring the only goal to book the Netherlands a spot into the knockout stage.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Brazil
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Netherlands
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 |  United Arab Republic
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Bulgaria
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
June 7, 1962
15:00 |
| Netherlands
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1–0 | United Arab Republic
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van der Linden  75'
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Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes, Mexico City
Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Nikolaï Latychev (Soviet Union) |
Group C[edit | edit source]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Czechoslovakia
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Great Britain
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Argentina
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Italy
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Group D[edit | edit source]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  France
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Colombia
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Soviet Union
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Romania
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 |
June 3, 1962
15:00 |
| Romania
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0–3 | Soviet Union
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| Ivanov 23', 47', 76'
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Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes, Mexico City
Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Juan Gardeazábal Garay (Spain) |
June 7, 1962
15:00 |
| Colombia
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4–3 | Soviet Union
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| Rada 13', 29' Klinger 85'Aceros 88'
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Ivanov 37' Ponedelnik 54'Mamykin 72'
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Knockout Stage[edit | edit source]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 10 June - Guadalajara | ||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 4 | |||||||||
| 13 June - Guadalajara | ||||||||||
| Colombia | 0 | |||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 3 | |||||||||
| 10 June - Toluca | ||||||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||
| Czechoslovakia | 0 | |||||||||
| 17 June - Mexico City | ||||||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 2 | |||||||||
| 10 June - Mexico City | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 1 | |||||||||
| France | 1 | |||||||||
| 13 June - Mexico City | ||||||||||
| Great Britain | 2 | |||||||||
| Great Britain | 1 | |||||||||
| 10 June - Mexico City | ||||||||||
| Brazil (aet) | 2 | Third place | ||||||||
| Brazil | 2 | |||||||||
| 16 June - Guadalajara | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 0 | |||||||||
| Netherlands (ct) | 1 | |||||||||
| Great Britain | 1 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals[edit | edit source]
June 10, 1962
15:00 |
| France
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1–2 | Great Britain
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| Kopa 35'
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Haynes 67' Douglas 84'
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Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes, Mexico City
Attendance: 39,000 Referee: Nikolaï Latychev (Soviet Union) |
Semi-finals[edit | edit source]
Third Place Playoff[edit | edit source]
Netherlands won the match by a coin-toss
Final[edit | edit source]
- Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup Final
June 17, 1962
15:00 |
| Yugoslavia
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2–1 | Brazil
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| Jerković 25' Šekularac 51'
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Vavá 77'
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Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Attendance: 61,200 Referee: Nikolaï Latychev (Soviet Union) |
Goalscorers[edit | edit source]
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
Georgi Sokolov- Antonio Rada
- Jaroslav Borovička
- Bobby Charlton
- Isidoro Díaz
- Piet van der Kuil
- Saleh Selim
- Uwe Seeler
- Muhamed Mujić
- Dragoslav Šekularac
1 goal
Héctor Facundo- Rubén Sosa
- Jair da Costa
- Garrincha
- Zequinha
- Zito
- Germán Aceros
- Marino Klinger
- Josef Kadraba
Stéphane Bruey- Yvon Goujon
- Bryan Douglas
- Gerry Hitchens
- Denis Law
- Josè Altafini
- Giacomo Bulgarelli
- Alfredo del Águila
- Antonio Jasso
- Tinus Bosselaar
- Henk Groot
- Oppe Quiñonez
- Arsenio Valdez
- Aleksei Mamykin
- Viktor Ponedelnik
- Taha Ismail
- Moustafa Reyadh
- Vojislav Melić
- Josip Skoblar
1 own goal
Rankings[edit | edit source]
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| R | Team | G | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Yugoslavia
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A | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 11 |
| 2 | Brazil
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B | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 10 |
| 3 | Netherlands
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B | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | –1 | 7 |
| 4 | Great Britain
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C | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 7 |
| Eliminated in the quarter finals | ||||||||||
| 5 | France
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D | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia
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C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 |
| 7 | Mexico
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A | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 4 |
| 8 | Colombia
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D | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | –7 | 3 |
| Eliminated in the group stage | ||||||||||
| 9 | Paraguay
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A | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Soviet Union
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D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 2 |
| 11 | United Arab Republic
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B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Argentina
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C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 2 |
| 13 | Italy
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C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 1 |
| 14 | Romania
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D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | –5 | 1 |
| 15 | West Germany
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A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 0 |
| 16 | Bulgaria
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B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | –7 | 0 |
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