World Cup Chile 1962
| Group 1 Results | ||||
| Uruguay | - | Colombia | 2-1 | (May 30, Carlos Dittborn) |
| Soviet Union | - | Yugoslavia | 2-0 | (May 31, Carlos Dittborn) |
| Yugoslavia | - | Uruguay | 3-1 | (June 02, Carlos Dittborn) |
| Soviet Union | - | Colombia | 4-4 | (June 03, Carlos Dittborn) |
| Soviet Union | - | Uruguay | 2-1 | (June 06, Carlos Dittborn) |
| Yugoslavia | - | Colombia | 5-0 | (June 07, Carlos Dittborn) |
| Group 1 Standing | |||||||
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GS | GC | P |
| Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Colombia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| Group 2 Results | ||||
| Chile | - | Switzerland | 3-1 | (May 30, Estadio Nacional) |
| Fed. Rep. of Ger. | - | Italy | 0-0 | (May 31, Estadio Nacional) |
| Chile | - | Italy | 2-0 | (June 02, Estadio Nacional) |
| Fed. Rep. of Ger. | - | Switzerland | 2-1 | (June 03, Estadio Nacional) |
| Fed. Rep. of Ger. | - | Chile | 2-0 | (June 06, Estadio Nacional) |
| Italy | - | Switzerland | 3-0 | (June 07, Estadio Nacional) |
| Group 2 Standing | |||||||
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GS | GC | P |
| Fed. Rep. of Ger. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Chile | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Group 3 Results | ||||
| Brazil | - | Mexico | 2-0 | (May 30, Sausalito) |
| Czechoslovakia | - | Spain | 1-0 | (May 31, Sausalito) |
| Brazil | - | Czechoslovakia | 0-0 | (June 02, Sausalito) |
| Spain | - | Mexico | 1-0 | (June 03, Sausalito) |
| Brazil | - | Spain | 2-1 | (June 06, Sausalito) |
| Mexico | - | Czechoslovakia | 3-1 | (June 07, Sausalito) |
| Group 3 Standing | |||||||
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GS | GC | P |
| Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Group 4 Results | ||||
| Argentina | - | Bulgaria | 1-0 | (May 30, Braden Cooper Co.) |
| Hungary | - | England | 2-1 | (May 31, Braden Cooper Co.) |
| England | - | Argentina | 3-1 | (June 02, Braden Cooper Co.) |
| Hungary | - | Bulgaria | 6-1 | (June 03, Braden Cooper Co.) |
| Hungary | - | Argentina | 0-0 | (June 06, Braden Cooper Co.) |
| England | - | Bulgaria | 0-0 | (June 07, Braden Cooper Co.) |
| Group 4 Standing | |||||||
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GS | GC | P |
| Hungary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
| England | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Quarter-Final | ||||
| Chile | - | Soviet Union | 2-1 | (June 10, Carlos Dittborn) |
| Brazil | - | England | 3-1 | (June 10, Sausalito) |
| Czechoslovakia | - | Hungary | 1-0 | (June 10, Braden Cooper Co.) |
| Yugoslavia | - | Fed. Rep. of Ger. | 1-0 | (June 10, Estadio Nacional) |
| Semi-Final | ||||
| Brazil | - | Chile | 4-2 | (June 13, Estadio Nacional) |
| Czechoslovakia | - | Yugoslavia | 3-1 | (June 13, Sausalito) |
| 3rd. / 4th. Placing | ||||
| Chile |
- |
Yugoslavia |
1-0 |
(June 16, Estadio Nacional) |
| Final | ||||
| Brazil |
- |
Czechoslovakia |
3-1 |
(June 17, Estadio Nacional) |
According to the unwritten rule of organizing the tournament, the tournament will be alternately hosted by Europe country and South America. Therefore, this hosting the VII World Cup opportunity went to Chile, which didn't withdraw even faced with huge losses the 1960 earthquake had caused. It was then that the world heard the words of the president of the Chile football federation: "since we have nothing, we will do everything". 51 teams entered the qualifiers. Austria, representing "a rather low level" didn't participate, and teams from France and Sweden (the silver and bronze medalists from 1958) didn't make it through the qualifiers.
The favorites of the games in Chile were the defending champions from Brasil which include their wonder boy from previous World Cup tournament, Pele. But, unluckily, after scoring in the opening match, he was injured and did not play for the rest of the tournament. Hopes were also high on teams from Spain, Italy, England and USSR. The group games were heated and very brutal: lots of foul play and expulsions, as well as fights between teams. In the first phase the European teams did much better and 6 of them ended up in the semis. There England was a disappointment again, still with no major success in the World Cup finals. Czechoslovakia qualified and did surprisingly well, beating a strong Yugoslavian eleven and Hungary, to meet with Brasil in the final. It was the second game of these two teams in this tournament, the first ended goalless draw. This time, as expected, the defending champion defeated these games' sensationally, Czechoslovakia, 3:1 . Chile and Yugoslavia fought for 3rd. place and the bronze went to the hosting team.
Didi, Garrincha, Mauro, Vavá (Brasil), Masopust, Schrojf (Czechoslovakia), R. Charlton (England), Albert (Hungary), Šekularac (Yugoslavia).
| Statistics : | |
| World Cup Champions: | Brazil |
| Runners Up: | Czechoslovakia |
| Highest Scoring Game: | Soviet Union vs. Colombia 4 - 4 (Group 1) |
| Total Goals Scored: | 89 |
| Av. Goals Per Match: | 2.78 |
| Top Scorer: | Valentin Ivanov, Soviet Union Drazen Jerkovic, Yugoslavia Leonel Sanchez, Chile Florian Albert, Hungary Garrincha, Brazil Vava, Brazil - 4 Goals |
| Best Scorers in 1 game: | Florian Albert, Hungary - 3 Goals |
| Highest Attendance: | 76.500 (Brazil - Chile, Semifinal) |
| Total Attendance: | 898,753 |
| Average Attendance: | 28,086 |
| Debut Appearance: | Bulgaria, Colombia |
| Stadiums Used: | Carlos Dittborn, Sausalito, Estadio Nacional, Braden Cooper Co. |