The knockout stage of the

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was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. The knockout stage began on 10 June with the quarter-finals and ended on 17 June 1962 with the final match, held at the Estadio Nacional in

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. The top two teams from each group (eight in total) advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a

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style tournament. A third place play-off also was played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals.

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won the final 3–1 against

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for their second World Cup title. All times listed are local time.

Qualified teams

The top two placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Chile vs Soviet Union

Eleven minutes into the game

Leonel Sánchez Leonel Guillermo Sánchez Lineros (25 April 1936 – 2 April 2022) was a Chilean professional footballer who played as a striker on the left wing. He is recognized as one of the Best South American Footballers of the 20th Century and one of ...

opened the score with a free kick from wide on the right that surprised

Lev Yashin Lev Ivanovich Yashin (russian: Лев Иванович Яшин; 22 October 1929 – 20 March 1990), nicknamed the "Black Spider" or the "Black Panther", was a Soviet professional footballer regarded by many as the greatest goalkeeper in the h ...

at the near post.

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equalized for the Soviet Union after picking up a deflected shot by Viktor Ponedelnik but almost immediately Eladio Rojas scored with an excellent low shot from distance. Chile managed to hold on to the result.World Cup 1962 Final Stage: Game Details
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Czechoslovakia vs Hungary

In the first half a through-ball from Masopust cut out the Hungarian defense for Scherer to score. After that Schrojf made several saves to deny a Hungarian goal. Tichy once hit the bar but couldn't score.

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Brazil vs England

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opened the score at the half hour when he headed in a corner by

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. England equalized when

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hit the bar with a looping header and Gerry Hitchens banged in an instant shot. Soon after halftime Brazil regained advantage after

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headed in a free kick from

and six minutes later the Brazilian right winger made it 3–1 with a curling shot into the top corner.

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Yugoslavia vs West Germany

The first clear opportunity was for the Germans when Seeler hit the post with a low shot after running onto Haller's pass. Yugoslavia were also close to score but Schnellinger cleared the ball off the line following a corner. The only goal of the game came near the end when Galić pulled the ball back after working his way to the goal line and Radaković lashed it high into the net.Yugoslavia vs West Germany on YouTube
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Semi-finals

Czechoslovakia vs Yugoslavia

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Brazil vs Chile

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Third place play-off

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Final

References

External links

1962 FIFA World Cup archive

1962 Chile Statistics

Los 32 partidos de la 7ª Copa
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