Soccer World Cup 1962 / Brazil

This article covers the Brazilian national soccer team at the 1962 World Cup .

qualification

Brazil was automatically qualified as defending champions.

Brazilian contingent

No.	Surname	Club before the start of the World Cup	birthday	Games	Gates	References
goalkeeper
1	Gilmar	FC Santos	08/22/1930	6th	0	0
22nd	Carlos José Castilho	Fluminense FC	11/27/1927	0	0	0
Defender
2	Djalma Santos	SE Palmeiras	02/27/1929	6th	0	0
3	Mauro Ramos	FC Santos	08/30/1930	6th	0	0
5	Zózimo	Bangu AC	06/19/1932	6th	0	0
6th	Nílton Santos	Botafogo FR	May 16, 1925	6th	0	0
12	Jair Marinho	Fluminense FC	07/17/1936	0	0	0
13	Bellini	Sao Paulo FC	06/07/1930	0	0	0
14th	Jurandir	Sao Paulo FC	11/12/1940	0	0	0
15th	Altair	Fluminense FC	01/22/1938	0	0	0
midfield player
4th	Zito	FC Santos	08/08/1932	6th	1	0
8th	Didi	Botafogo FR	10/08/1928	6th	0	0
16	Zequinha	SE Palmeiras	11/18/1934	0	0	0
17th	Mengálvio	FC Santos	December 17, 1939	0	0	0
striker
7th	Garrincha	Botafogo FR	10/28/1933	6th	4th	0
9	Coutinho	FC Santos	06/11/1943	0	0	0
10	Pelé	FC Santos	10/23/1940	2	1	0
11	Pepe	FC Santos	02/25/1935	0	0	0
18th	Jair	Associação Portuguesa de Desportos	07/09/1940	0	0	0
19th	Vavá	SE Palmeiras	11/12/1934	6th	4th	0
20th	Amarildo	Botafogo FR	06/29/1939	4th	3	0
21st	Mario Zagallo	Botafogo FR	08/09/1931	6th	0	0
Trainer
	Aymore Moreira		10/16/1908

Brazilian team matches

First round

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	Brazil	4: 1	5
2	Czechoslovakia	2: 3	3
3	Mexico	3: 4	2
4th	Spain	2: 3	2

• Brazil - Mexico 2: 0 (0: 0)

Stadium: Estadio Sausalito ( Viña del Mar )

Spectators: 10,484

Referee: Deinst ( Switzerland )

Goals: 1-0 Zagallo (56th), 2-0 Pelé (73rd)

• Brazil - Czechoslovakia 0: 0 (0: 0)

Stadium: Estadio Sausalito ( Viña del Mar )

Spectators: 14,903

Referee: Schwinte ( France )

Goals: none

• Brazil - Spain 2: 1 (0: 1)

Stadium: Estadio Sausalito ( Viña del Mar )

Spectators: 18,715

Referee: Marino ( Uruguay )

Goals: 0: 1 Adelardo (35th), 1: 1 Amarildo (72nd), 2: 1 Amarildo (86th)

The reigning world champion Brazil could not convince playfully in group 3. The team won the group, but the 2-0 win against Mexico, the 0-0 win against the Czechoslovaks and the 2-1 win against the Spaniards were miles away from the 58 performance. In addition, Pelé injured himself so badly (muscle tear) after two games that he had to be replaced by the young Amarildo for the rest of the tournament. However, Amarildo did surprisingly well and turned out to be one of the best players in the World Cup. The Czechoslovaks unexpectedly came second behind Brazil, although the Spaniards (with Puskas, Gento and Suarez) were rated higher. As in the whole tournament, the defensive department dominated the ČSSR, which was able to set up an outstanding row of runners with Pluskal, Popluhar and above all Masopust.

Quarter finals

17,736

Estadio Sausalito ( Viña del Mar )

Brazil

England

Schwinte ( France )

3: 1 (1: 1)

1: 0 Garrincha (31st) 1: 1 Hitchens (38th) 2: 1 Vavá (53rd) 3: 1 Garrincha (59th)

In Viña del Mar met Brazil and England each other. An outstanding right winger Garrincha was the match winner in an encounter in which the Brazilians were able to fully convince for the first time. Garrincha's two goals and a goal from Vavá in a goal conceded to make it 1-1 from Hitchens, the center forward from Inter Milan , meant the 3-1 and the favorite's entry into the semi-finals.

Semifinals

76,500

Estadio Nacional de Chile ( Santiago de Chile )

Brazil

Chile

Yamasaki ( Peru )

4: 2 (2: 1)

1: 0 Garrincha (9th) 2: 0 Garrincha (32nd) 2: 1 Toro (42nd) 3: 1 Vavá (47th) 3: 2 Sánchez (61th) 11m 4: 2 Vavá (78th)

On June 13, Chile and Brazil met in Santiago. The Brazilians also showed all their skills in this game. Twice Vava and Garrincha ruined all of Chile's dreams of the final, who in turn scored goals through Leonel Sanchez and Toro to make the final score 2-4.

final

68,679

Estadio Nacional de Chile ( Santiago de Chile )

Brazil

Czechoslovakia

Latichev ( Soviet Union )

3: 1 (1: 1)

0: 1 Masopust (15th) 1: 1 Amarildo (17th) 2: 1 Zito (69th) 3: 1 Vavá (78th)

A good 60,000 spectators wanted to see the final between Brazil and the surprise finalist Czechoslovakia in Santiago. The Brazilians had no recipe against the compact ČSSR defense like in the 0-0 preliminary round match at the beginning. The Czech defensive players countered the South American defense on the right side in the 15th minute and took the lead through Masopust. With the Pelé replacement Amarildo, the favorite equalized just three minutes later. Only through two blatant mistakes by the hitherto outstanding Schroif in the goal of the Czechoslovaks came Brazil to the decisive goals in the 69th and 77th minute for a 3-1 victory in a largely mediocre game. In the carefree final phase of the final, the Brazilians then showed their skills and won the title.

World Champion 1962
Brazil second title

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Giuseppe Meazza Milan (ITA) 16 Dec 1961 - 00:00 local time