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Brazil was the top favorite team in the World Cup in Çhile, and maintained that position even after Pele deserted the field in the second match due to a muscular lesion.
France and Sweden were big absentees in this World Cup, where 56 teams took part, as they failed to qualify in the preliminaries.
The Brazilians defeated Spain 2-1, and England 1-0. Even today, is the referee’s performance questioned by Spaniards, as a clear penalty was not marked in their favor, and Puskas scored a bicycle goal which was invalidated as “dangerous play”.
Brazil enjoyed the support of Chilean fans until the semi-finals, when they encountered the host team.
Brazilian player Garrincha, considered the World Cup’s best player, was part of the most polemic situation that year.
Sent off in the semi-finals, the Brazilian should not have played the final match. As a result of a supposed negotiation by officials behind the scenes, he got away with it and spurred Brazil to their victory over Czechoslovakia.
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| Brazil 1962: Gilmar, D.Santos, Mauro, Zozimo, N.Santos, Zito, Garrincha, Didi, Vava, Amarildo, Zagalo. (El Grafico) |
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1st  Brazil |
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2nd  Czchecoslovakia |
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3rd  Chile |
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| Goal Scorers |
| Garrincha (Brazil) |
4 |
| Vava (Brazil) |
4 |
| Leonel Sanchez (Chile) |
4 |
| Florian Albert (Hungary) |
4 |
| Drazan Jerkovic (Yugoslavia) |
4 |
| Valentin Ivanov (Russia) |
4 |
| Data |
| Year: |
1958 |
| Country: |
Chile |
| Date (Start / End): |
05/30 thru 06/17 |
| Winner: |
Brazil |
| Venues: |
4
Santiago
Arica
Viña del Mar
Rancagua |
| Spectators: |
776,000 |
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| Figures |
| Matches: |
32 |
| Goals: |
89 |
| Goal Average: |
2.78 |
Final:
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Brazil 3
Czchecoslovakia 1 |
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