The 1962 FIFA Football World Championship was hosted by Chile. The seventh edition of the World Cup was marred by overly defensive tactics and violent play. Chief victim was Pelé, who was injured out of the tournament early on. In his absence players like Garrincha, Didi, and Vava took centre stage as Brazil won their second title in succession, beating surprising co-finalists Czechoslovakia 3-1 after going a goal down. England made it to the quarter-finals. Hosts Chile reached third place.

Final Brazil 3-1 Czechoslowakia 3rd place play-off Chile 1-0 Yugoslavia Semi-finals
Chile	2-4	Brazil	Yugoslavia	1-3	Czechoslow.
Quater-finals
Soviet Union	1-2	Chile	W Germany	0-1	Yugoslavia
Brazil	3-1	England	Hungary	0-1	Czechoslow.
First Round
Group 1			Group 2
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			West Germany 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
Yugoslavia Soviet Union Soviet Union Yugoslavia Soviet Union Uruguay	5-0 2-1 4-4 3-1 2-0 2-1	Colombia Uruguay Colombia Uruguay Yugoslavia Colombia	Italy W Germany W Germany Chile W Germany Chile	3-0 2-0 2-1 2-0 0-0 3-1	Switzerland Chile Switzerland Italy Italy Switzerland
Group 3			Group 4
Brazil 3 2 1 0 4-1 5 Czechoslow. 3 1 1 1 2-3 3 Mexico 3 1 0 2 3-4 2 Spain 3 1 0 2 2-3 2			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
Mexico Brazil Spain Brazil Czechoslow. Brazil	3-1 2-1 1-0 0-0 1-0 2-0	Czechoslow. Spain Mexico Czechoslow. Spain Mexico	England Hungary Hungary England Hungary Argentina	0-0 0-0 6-1 3-1 2-1 1-0	Bulgaria Argentina Bulgaria Argentina England Bulgaria
1958 • FIFA World Cup • 1966