1962 FIFA World Cup final

{{Short description|World Cup final, held in Chile}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}

{{Infobox football match

| title = 1962 FIFA World Cup final

| image = Estadio_Nacional_de_Chile_-_vista_desde_Av._Grecia.jpg

| imagesize = 200px

| caption = The Estadio Nacional de Chile held the final

| event = 1962 FIFA World Cup

| team1 = Brazil

| team1association = {{flagdeco|BRA|1960|size=30px}}

| team1score = 3

| team2 = Czechoslovakia

| team2association = {{flagdeco|TCH|size=30px}}

| team2score = 1

| details =

| date = 17 June 1962

| stadium = Estadio Nacional

| city = Santiago

| man_of_the_match1a =

| man_of_the_match1atitle =

| man_of_the_match1b =

| man_of_the_match1btitle =

| referee = Nikolay Latyshev (Soviet Union)

| attendance = 68,679

| weather =

| previous = 1958

| next = 1966

}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:right;clear:right;min-width:226px" |+ Brazil's route to the final
scope="col"| !scope="col"| Opponent !scope="col"| Result
style="border-top:2px solid black" !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{abbr|1|First group game}} |align="left"|Mexico |2–0
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{abbr|2|Second group game}} |align="left"|Czechoslovakia |0–0
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{abbr|3|Third group game}} |align="left"|Spain |2–1
style="border-top:2px solid black" !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{abbr|QF|Quarter-final}} |align="left"|England |3–1
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{abbr|SF|Semi-final}} |align="left"|Chile |4–2

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:right;clear:right;min-width:226px" |+ Czechoslovakia's route to the final
scope="col"| !scope="col"| Opponent !scope="col"| Result
style="border-top:2px solid black" !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{abbr|1|First group game}} |align="left"|Spain |1–0
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{abbr|2|Second group game}} |align="left"|Brazil |0–0
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{abbr|3|Third group game}} |align="left"|Mexico |1–3
style="border-top:2px solid black" !scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{abbr|QF|Quarter-final}} |align="left"|Hungary |1–0
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{abbr|SF|Semi-final}} |align="left"|Yugoslavia |3–1

The 1962 FIFA World Cup final was the deciding match of the 1962 FIFA World Cup. The match was held at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago, and was contested by Czechoslovakia and Brazil. Brazil won the game 3–1 to record their second consecutive World Cup victory. Both teams had played each other during the group stage which ended in a goalless draw. This was the second World Cup final match featuring teams who had already competed against each other during the group stage (the first was the 1954 final between Hungary and West Germany). This event was on Sunday, June 17, 1962.

This was only the second successful defence of the World Cup title in the history of the competition (after Italy in 1938) in spite of the absence of one of Brazil's star players of 1958, Pelé, who was ruled out of action after being injured during the second match of the tournament.{{cite news |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2007/m=3/news=brazil-flying-high-with-little-bird-garrincha-502112.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406194745/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2007/m=3/news=brazil-flying-high-with-little-bird-garrincha-502112.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 April 2015 |title=Brazil flying high with 'Little Bird' Garrincha |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=March 2007 |access-date=3 January 2018}}

The last surviving player on Czechoslovakia's side was Josef Jelínek, who died on 29 November 2024, aged 83.{{cite news |last=Bartošová|first=Michaela|date=30 November 2024|title=Český fotbal truchlí: Zemřel Josef Jelínek, legenda Dukly a hrdina mistrovství světa v Chile|trans-title=Czech football mourns: Josef Jelínek, Dukla legend and hero of the World Cup in Chile, has died|url=https://cnn.iprima.cz/cesky-fotbal-truchli-zemrel-legendarni-utocnik-dukly-a-hrdina-z-mistrovstvi-sveta-454978|language=cs|website=CNN Prima News|access-date=30 November 2024}} As a consequence, Brazil's Amarildo is the last surviving player of the final.