FACT BOOK
Use these interesting facts and figures from around the world
and the world of soccer to help inspire your soccer season.
1962 CHILE
The World Cup Comes to Chile.
Brazil was managed by Aimore
Moreira after his brother Zeze, had
managed the 1954 World Cup team.
They became the only brothers to
manage the same nation in the
World Cup finals.
Goal difference was first used to
determine group team rankings in
finals in 1962. Before 1962, teams
tied in points in a group were solved
by a play-off match. In 1962, England became the first team to benefit from the new system and Argentina the first team to suffer.
When Chilean player Eladio Rojas
scored a goal in the 1962 quarterfinal against Russia, the first person
he hugged was the Russian goalkeeper. Rojas was so excited because the goalkeeper he had beaten
was his hero the ‘unbeatable’ Lev
Yashin.
began to take hold as the average
goals/match dropped to 2.78, under
3 for the first time in competition
history (the average has never been
above 3 since).
The advantage of playing in front
of your home crowd once again
showed itself as Chile were able
to finish 3rd place, which remains
their best finish ever in any World
Cup.
In the Final Brazil beat Czhechoslovakia 3–1 to successfully defend
the title, they became only the second team to win back to back World
Cups after Italy had done it in 1934
and 1938.
Interesting Facts
In May 1960, Chile suffered the
largest earthquake ever recorded
The Brazil-England game at the
(9.5 magnitude), which caused
1962 World Cup was interrupted
enormous damage to the national
when a dog ran onto the pitch and
infrastructure. In face of this, Carthe England forward Jimmy Greaves los Dittborn, the president of the
went down on all fours to catch him. Organization Committee, coined
the phrase “Because we don’t have
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anything, we will do everything in
our power to rebuild,” which became the unofficial slogan of the
tournament. The stadiums and other
infrastructure were rebuilt at record speed and the tournament took
place on schedule with no major
problems.
John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962.
Ticket prices for the 1962 final between Brazil and Czechoslovakia
ranged in price from US$2.20 to
US$13 range depending on the section you were seated in. Finals tickets for the World Cup Finals in 2014
will cost 100 times more than those
of 1962.
Many believe the Capital of Brazil
is Rio De Janeiro, when in fact it is
Brasilia. Brasilia became the capital
just 2 years prior to the 1962 World
Cup.
The 2014 World Cup hosts brazil share
a border with every country in South
America except two. These two countries are Chile and Ecuador
In 2009 Walmart entered the Chilean
market with the purchase of a
majority stake in D&S. The first WalMart discount store was opened in
the USA by Sam Walton in Bentonville Arkansas in 1962. Today there
are over 4,250 Walmart stores in
the USA and more than 11,000 stores
worldwide in 27 different countries.
Recently Jimmy Fallon became the next
host of ‘The Tonight Show”, the first
Tonight Show hosted by Johnny
Carson was aired in October 1962.
The Beatles are considered the most
influential pop group of all time. The
Beatles first entered the recording
studio in November 1962
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Soccer Facts
Chile National Team;
Team Colors: Red Shirt, Navy Shorts,
White Socks
World Cup Hosts: 1962
World Cup Appearances: Chile have
played in the World Cup 8 times and
have qualified for 2014. 1930, 1950,
1962, 1966, 1974, 1982, 1998, 2010
Semi-Finalists: 1962 – Lost to eventual winners Brazil 4-2
Copa America : Won it in 1916. Have
35 appearances.
Olympics: Bronze metal in 2000 in
Sydney
Most Capped Player: Leonel Sanchez - 84
Claudio Bravo - 81 but currently still playing for the team
Most Goals: Marcelo Salas - 37
National Stadium: Estadio National
Top Chilean League: Primera Division
– Ranked 14th by IFFHS
Fun Fact: Chile played in the Inagural
World Cup in 1930 and also will play in
the upcoming 2014 world cup in South
Africa.
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WORLD CUP RESULTS
Group 1
Team
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
Uruguay
Colombia
U ruguay
S ov iet U nion
Y ugoslav ia
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Results
P
3
3
3
3
W
2
2
1
0
Results
P
3
3
3
3
L
0
1
2
2
W
2
1
1
1
Results
P
3
3
3
3
D
1
0
1
0
L
0
1
1
3
G erm any F R
G erm any F R
Italy
2-0 M ex ico
1-0 S pain
0-0 C zechoslov akia
Team
Hungary
England
Argentina
Bulgaria
D
1
0
0
1
S ov iet U nion
S ov iet U nion
Y ugoslav ia
3-1 S witzerland
0-0 Italy
2-0 Italy
Team
Brazil
Czechoslovakia
Mexico
Spain
B razil
C zechoslov akia
B razil
W
2
2
1
0
2-1 C olom bia
2-0 Y ugoslav ia
3-1 U ruguay
Team
Germany FR
Chile
Italy
Switzerland
C hile
G erm any F R
C hile
P
3
3
3
3
D
1
1
0
0
L
0
1
2
2
S pain
B razil
M ex ico
W
2
1
1
0
D
1
1
1
1
GF GA Pts
8
5
5
8
3
4
4
6
2
5
11
1
4-4 C olom bia
2-1 U ruguay
5-0 C olom bia
GF GA Pts
4
1
5
5
3
4
3
2
3
2
8
0
2-1 S witzerland
2-0 C hile
3-0 S witzerland
GF GA Pts
4
1
5
2
3
3
3
4
2
2
3
2
1-0 M ex ico
2-1 S pain
3-1 C zechoslov akia
L
0
1
1
2
GF GA Pts
8
2
5
4
3
3
2
3
3
1
7
1
Results
A rgentina
H ungary
E ngland
1-0 B ulgaria
2-1 E ngland
3-1 A rgentina
H ungary
H ungary
E ngland
6-1 B ulgaria
0-0 A rgentina
0-0 B ulgaria
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WORLD CUP RESULTS
Quarter-finals
Brazil
Chile
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
3-1
2-1
1-0
1-0
England
Soviet Union
Germany FR
Hungary
Semi-finals
Czechoslovakia
Brazil
3-1
4-2
Yugoslavia
Chile
Final
3-1 Czechoslovakia
Brazil
Match for third place
Chile
1-0
Yugoslavia
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