1962 world cup

 This tournament was hosted by Chile from May 30 to June 17. 16 teams competed. First tournament to use goal average. First tournament to have a goals per game average below 3 (2.78). Thus has been repeated since.  Chile had suffered a major 9.5 magnitude earthquake.  Stadiums and infrastructure were rebuilt in time for tournament. Carlos Bittborn, who was organizing committee president, had passed away before the tournament znd had a stadium in Arila named after him.  Group 1 had Soviet Union followed by Yugoslavia, Uruguay and Colombia. Group 2 had West Germany,  Chile Italy and Switzerland. Group 3 had Brazil, Czechoslovakia, Mexico and Spain. Group 4 had Hungary, England, Argentina and Bulgaria. England gets second with better goals average. Quarterfinals had: Chile 2 Soviet Union 1, Brazil 3 England 1, Yugoslavia 1 West Germany 0 and Czechoslovakia 1 Hungary 0. Semi finals: Brazil 4 Chile 2 and Czechoslovakia 1 Yugoslavia 0. 3rd: Chile 1 Yugoslavia 0. Final at Estadio Nacional in Santiago: Brazil 3 Czechoslovakia 1.  Brazil defends title and second to repeat. Here is the poster for this tournament. 


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