1962 FIFA World Cup final

The 1962 FIFA World Cup final was the deciding match of the 1962 FIFA World Cup. The match was held at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago, and 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). This event was on Sunday, June 17, 1962.

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
← 1958 1966 →

Brazil's route to the final

	Opponent	Result
1	Mexico	2–0
2	Czechoslovakia	0–0
3	Spain	2–1
QF	England	3–1
SF	Chile	4–2

Czechoslovakia's route to the final

	Opponent	Result
1	Spain	1–0
2	Brazil	0–0
3	Mexico	1–3
QF	Hungary	1–0
SF	Yugoslavia	3–1

This was only the second successful defence of the World Cup title in the history of the competition (after Italy in 1938) in spite of the absence of one of Brazil's star players of 1958, Pelé, who was ruled out of action after being injured during the second match of the tournament.^[1]

The last surviving player on Czechoslovakia's side was Josef Jelínek, who died on 29 November 2024, aged 83.^[2] As a consequence, Brazil's Amarildo is the last surviving player of the final.

Match

Summary

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 to put Czechoslovakia 1–0 ahead. 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) midway through the second half, the Czechoslovaks could not get back into the game, with the match ending 3–1 to Brazil.^[3]

Details

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

17 June 1962

14:30 CLT (UTC-04)

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 RH 4 Zito LH 8 Didi OR 7 Garrincha OL 21 Mário Zagallo CF 19 Vavá CF 20 Amarildo Manager: Aymoré Moreira

GK 1 Viliam Schrojf RB 12 Jiří Tichý CB 5 Svatopluk Pluskal CB 3 Ján Popluhár LB 4 Ladislav Novák (c) RH 19 Andrej Kvašňák LH 6 Josef Masopust OR 17 Tomáš Pospíchal IR 8 Adolf Scherer IL 18 Josef Kadraba OL 11 Josef Jelínek Manager: Rudolf Vytlačil

Assistant referees: Leo Horn (Netherlands) Bobby Davidson (Scotland)

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Replay if scores still level. No substitutions permitted.

See also

• Brazil at the FIFA World Cup
• Czech Republic at the FIFA World Cup
• Slovakia at the FIFA World Cup