The knockout stage of the 1962 FIFA World Cup 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 Santiago. The top two teams from each group (eight in total) advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament. A third place play-off also was played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals.
Brazil won the final 3–1 against Czechoslovakia for their second World Cup title.[1]
All times listed are local time.
The top two placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.
Eleven minutes into the game Leonel Sánchez opened the score with a free kick from wide on the right that surprised Lev Yashin at the near post. Igor Chislenko 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.[2] [3]
| GK | 1 | Misael Escuti | |
| RB | 2 | Luis Eyzaguirre | |
| CB | 5 | Carlos Contreras | |
| CB | 3 | Raúl Sánchez | |
| LB | 4 | Sergio Navarro (c) | |
| RH | 8 | Jorge Toro | |
| LH | 6 | Eladio Rojas | |
| OR | 7 | Jaime Ramírez | |
| IR | 9 | Honorino Landa | |
| IL | 21 | Armando Tobar | |
| OL | 11 | Leonel Sánchez | |
| Manager: | |||
| Fernando Riera | |||
| GK | 1 | Lev Yashin | |
| RB | 5 | Givi Chokheli | |
| CB | 7 | Anatoli Maslyonkin | |
| LB | 6 | Leonīds Ostrovskis | |
| RH | 12 | Valery Voronin | |
| LH | 10 | Igor Netto (c) | |
| OR | 22 | Igor Chislenko | |
| IR | 14 | Valentin Ivanov | |
| CF | 19 | Viktor Ponedelnik | |
| IL | 16 | Aleksei Mamykin | |
| OL | 17 | Mikheil Meskhi | |
| Manager: | |||
| Gavriil Kachalin | |||
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.[4]
| GK | 1 | Viliam Schrojf | |
| RB | 2 | Jan Lála | |
| CB | 5 | Svatopluk Pluskal | |
| CB | 3 | Ján Popluhár | |
| LB | 4 | Ladislav Novák (c) | |
| RH | 19 | Andrej Kvašňák | |
| LH | 6 | Josef Masopust | |
| OR | 17 | Tomáš Pospíchal | |
| IR | 8 | Adolf Scherer | |
| IL | 18 | Josef Kadraba | |
| OL | 11 | Josef Jelínek | |
| Manager: | |||
| Rudolf Vytlačil | |||
| GK | 1 | Gyula Grosics (c) | |
| RB | 2 | Sándor Mátrai | |
| CB | 3 | Kálmán Mészöly | |
| LB | 4 | László Sárosi | |
| RH | 5 | Ernő Solymosi | |
| LH | 6 | Ferenc Sipos | |
| OR | 7 | Károly Sándor | |
| IR | 17 | Gyula Rákosi | |
| CF | 9 | Flórián Albert | |
| IL | 10 | Lajos Tichy | |
| OL | 11 | Máté Fenyvesi | |
| Manager: | |||
| Lajos Baróti | |||
Garrincha opened the score at the half hour when he headed in a corner by Mário Zagallo. England equalized when Jimmy Greaves hit the bar with a looping header and Gerry Hitchens banged in an instant shot. Soon after halftime Brazil regained advantage after Vavá headed in a free kick from Garrincha and six minutes later the Brazilian right winger made it 3–1 with a curling shot into the top corner.
| GK | 1 | Gilmar | |
| RB | 2 | Djalma Santos | |
| CB | 3 | Mauro Ramos (c) | |
| CB | 5 | Zózimo | |
| LB | 6 | Nílton Santos | |
| RH | 4 | Zito | |
| LH | 8 | Didi | |
| OR | 7 | Garrincha | |
| CF | 19 | Vavá | |
| CF | 20 | Amarildo | |
| OL | 21 | Mário Zagallo | |
| Manager: | |||
| Aymoré Moreira | |||
| GK | 1 | Ron Springett | |
| RB | 2 | Jimmy Armfield | |
| LB | 3 | Ray Wilson | |
| RH | 16 | Bobby Moore | |
| CH | 15 | Maurice Norman | |
| LH | 6 | Ron Flowers | |
| OR | 17 | Bryan Douglas | |
| IR | 8 | Jimmy Greaves | |
| CF | 9 | Gerry Hitchens | |
| IL | 10 | Johnny Haynes (c) | |
| OL | 11 | Bobby Charlton | |
| Manager: | |||
| Walter Winterbottom | |||
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.[5]
| GK | 1 | Milutin Šoškić | |
| RB | 2 | Vladimir Durković | |
| CB | 5 | Vlatko Marković | |
| LB | 3 | Fahrudin Jusufi | |
| RH | 4 | Petar Radaković | |
| LH | 6 | Vladica Popović | |
| OR | 18 | Vladica Kovačević | |
| IR | 8 | Dragoslav Šekularac | |
| CF | 9 | Dražan Jerković | |
| IL | 10 | Milan Galić (c) | |
| OL | 11 | Josip Skoblar | |
| Co-managers: | |||
| Ljubomir Lovrić & Prvoslav Mihajlović | |||
| GK | 22 | Wolfgang Fahrian | |
| RB | 12 | Hans Nowak | |
| CB | 4 | Willi Schulz | |
| CB | 2 | Herbert Erhardt | |
| LB | 3 | Karl-Heinz Schnellinger | |
| RH | 6 | Horst Szymaniak | |
| LH | 15 | Willi Giesemann | |
| OR | 10 | Albert Brülls | |
| CF | 8 | Helmut Haller | |
| CF | 9 | Uwe Seeler | |
| OL | 11 | Hans Schäfer (c) | |
| Manager: | |||
| Sepp Herberger | |||
| GK | 1 | Viliam Schrojf | |
| RB | 2 | Jan Lála | |
| CB | 5 | Svatopluk Pluskal | |
| CB | 3 | Ján Popluhár | |
| LB | 4 | Ladislav Novák (c) | |
| RH | 19 | Andrej Kvašňák | |
| LH | 6 | Josef Masopust | |
| OR | 17 | Tomáš Pospíchal | |
| IR | 8 | Adolf Scherer | |
| IL | 18 | Josef Kadraba | |
| OL | 11 | Josef Jelínek | |
| Manager: | |||
| Rudolf Vytlačil | |||
| GK | 1 | Milutin Šoškić | |
| RB | 2 | Vladimir Durković | |
| CB | 5 | Vlatko Marković | |
| LB | 3 | Fahrudin Jusufi | |
| RH | 4 | Petar Radaković | |
| LH | 6 | Vladica Popović | |
| OR | 14 | Vasilije Šijaković | |
| IR | 8 | Dragoslav Šekularac | |
| CF | 9 | Dražan Jerković | |
| IL | 10 | Milan Galić (c) | |
| OL | 11 | Josip Skoblar | |
| Co-managers: | |||
| Ljubomir Lovrić & Prvoslav Mihajlović | |||
| GK | 1 | Gilmar | |
| RB | 2 | Djalma Santos | |
| CB | 3 | Mauro Ramos (c) | |
| CB | 5 | Zózimo | |
| LB | 6 | Nílton Santos | |
| RH | 4 | Zito | |
| LH | 8 | Didi | |
| OR | 7 | ||
| OL | 21 | Mário Zagallo | |
| CF | 19 | Vavá | |
| CF | 20 | Amarildo | |
| Manager: | |||
| Aymoré Moreira | |||
| GK | 1 | Misael Escuti | |
| RB | 2 | Luis Eyzaguirre | |
| CB | 5 | Carlos Contreras | |
| CB | 3 | Raúl Sánchez | |
| LB | 15 | Manuel Rodríguez | |
| RH | 8 | Jorge Toro (c) | |
| LH | 6 | Eladio Rojas | |
| OR | 7 | Jaime Ramírez | |
| IR | 9 | ||
| IL | 21 | Armando Tobar | |
| OL | 11 | Leonel Sánchez | |
| Manager: | |||
| Fernando Riera | |||
| GK | 12 | Adán Godoy | |
| RB | 2 | Luis Eyzaguirre | |
| CB | 16 | Humberto Cruz | |
| CB | 3 | Raúl Sánchez | |
| LB | 15 | Manuel Rodríguez | |
| RH | 8 | Jorge Toro (c) | |
| LH | 6 | Eladio Rojas | |
| OR | 7 | Jaime Ramírez | |
| IR | 20 | Carlos Campos | |
| IL | 21 | Armando Tobar | |
| OL | 11 | Leonel Sánchez | |
| Manager: | |||
| Fernando Riera | |||
| GK | 1 | Milutin Šoškić | |
| RB | 2 | Vladimir Durković | |
| CB | 5 | Vlatko Marković | |
| LB | 13 | Slavko Svinjarević | |
| RH | 4 | Petar Radaković | |
| LH | 6 | Vladica Popović | |
| OR | 18 | Vladica Kovačević | |
| IR | 8 | Dragoslav Šekularac | |
| CF | 9 | Dražan Jerković | |
| IL | 10 | Milan Galić (c) | |
| OL | 11 | Josip Skoblar | |
| Co-managers: | |||
| Ljubomir Lovrić & Prvoslav Mihajlović | |||
See main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup Final.