The 1962 FIFA World Cup was the seventh edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams. It was held from 30 May to 17 June 1962 in Chile. The qualification rounds took place between August 1960 and December 1961, with 56 teams entering from six confederations, and fourteen qualifying for the finals tournament alongside Chile, the hosts, and Brazil, the defending champions.
| Campeonato Mundial de Fútbol - Copa Jules Rimet Chile 1962  | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Chile |
| Dates | 30 May – 17 June |
| Teams | 16 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Czechoslovakia |
| Third place |  Chile |
| Fourth place |  Yugoslavia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 89 (2.78 per match) |
| Attendance | 893,172 (27,912 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | 6 players (see below) (4 goals each) |
| Best young player |  Flórián Albert |
Brazil successfully defended their World Cup title, defeating Czechoslovakia 3–1 in the final in the Chilean capital of Santiago. They became the second team, after Italy in 1934 and 1938, to win the World Cup twice consecutively; no team has since achieved the feat. Host nation Chile finished third, defeating Yugoslavia 1–0 in the third-place play-off.
The tournament was marred by violence between players on the pitch and a toxic atmosphere; it included the first-round match between Chile and Italy (2–0), which became known as the Battle of Santiago, one of a number of violent matches played throughout the tournament. It was the first World Cup that used goal average as a means of separating teams with the same number of points. It was also the first World Cup in which the average number of goals per match was less than three (2.78); this has been repeated at every World Cup since, despite expansion of the tournament.
GERMANY 1962
FRITZ WALTER & JACQUES FATTON, CAPTAINS OF GERMANY AND SWITZERLAND, 1962
HERBERT ERHARDT OF GERMANY, MATCH AGAINST CHILE, 1962
GERMANY 1962 , UWE SEELER
GERMANY 1962 VS URUGUAY, HELMUT HALLER
HALLER IN THE GERMANY X YUGOSLAVIA DISPUTED IN 1962
GERMAN TEAM IN CHILE 62´ WORLD CUP
CONCENTRATION OF GERMANY IN THE WORLD CUP IN CHILE 1962
HORST SZYMANIAK & UWE SEELER, 1962
GERMANY 1962
GERMANY X SWITZERLAND, 1962, HANS SCHAFER THE GERMAN CAPTAIN
GERMANY 1962 UWE SEELER, MATCH AGAINST YUGOSLAVIA