The 1962 World Cup in Chile really gave people a taste of what the "stadium is like a battlefield", killing tactics dominated the game, 34 players were injured, and an average of one injured person per game. Pele was injured by his opponent in his first game, and in the second half of the game, he withdrew from the World Cup early due to injury.
In the group match between the host Chile and Italy, the players from both sides fought hard, the Italian team Maschio's nose bone was broken, a Chilean player was kicked and broke his leg, and the Italian player Fellini was sent off by the police after being sent off for a malicious foul.
Without Pele, and Garrincha, the birds and Amaril Dome carried Brazil all the way and eventually won the championship. But the Brazilian football genius, whose legs are not the same length (presumably suffering from polio, commonly known in China), was ruined by alcohol at the age of 49. At his funeral, there was a banner: "He was a lovely child, and he loved to talk to birds." ”
After 12 years, the World Cup returned to South America, Argentina and Chile were the favorite bidders, the former had better facilities and conditions, a major earthquake hit Chile in May 1960, which would have given Argentina more certainty of the right to host, but the President of the Chilean Football Association Dietbourne touched FIFA with a touching words: "We have nothing, we can no longer have the World Cup." "A total of 56 teams participated in the qualifiers, which is another new record, and the failure to qualify for the 1958 runner-up and third-place Sweden and France was somewhat surprising. However, just as the Chilean audience had worked hard to come to the opening ceremony, people found that the World Cup was far from being as exciting as expected. Dietbourne's speech did not move the players, perhaps the easy victory of the powerful Brazilian team in 1958 made people see no hope of a normal way to defuse the opponent's attack, dirty killing tactics became the main theme of this World Cup, some even compared the green field of this World Cup to a boxing ring, the warm hospitality of the host did not make people disappointed by the decadence after the earthquake, but the performance of the VIPs (including Chilean players of course) on the pitch made the audience chill.
The rules for the final stage of this tournament are the same as in the previous tournament, with 16 teams playing the group stage, and then the top two in each group advancing to the knockout round until the winner is decided.
A total of 34 players were injured in the finals of this World Cup, an average of one injured player per game, and Pele, who was already famous in the 1958 World Cup, was naturally the focus of care, he was kicked by his opponent in the first game, and halfway through the second game, he withdrew from this World Cup due to muscle strain. What would happen to Brazil without Pele? Still win the cup.
The most terrifying scene appeared in the group stage between Chile and Italy, the hostility between the two sides has been escalating since the pre-match, the scene of people on horseback has been one after another, the two sides have their own conspiracies, some fans have also participated in the riots, Italian player Fellini was sent off for malicious fouls in the opening 8 minutes, was sent out by the police like a criminal arrest, Mario David was punched in the face by a Chilean player, but he also fell red for fouls; Argentine player Humberto Fellini, who played for Italy, was sent out of the game like a criminal. Muskio was also broken by his opponent. Towards the end of the first half, Italy was sent off again, Masjo's nose bone was broken, and a player on the Chilean side was kicked and broken, and Chile, who played two more, also won by 2 goals, but this game became the infamous "Battle of Santiago". Afterwards, the feud between the two teams extended to the fans of the two countries, and the Italian police once increased the police force at home, providing special protection for the Chilean Embassy in Italy for several days... "If the spirit of sports does not return, then football is dead!" During the tournament, West German coach Herberg shouted.
This World Cup has been placed high expectations by the world due to the emergence of Spain and Argentina, two technical teams, but Spain has no choice but to make a light enemy taboo when facing Brazil without Pele at the end of Group C. Yes, the Spanish boss adjusted the 9 positions of the starting lineup in one go, and said wildly that "Brazil without Pele is weak, who knows who Amaraldo is?" As a result, it was this Amaril who scored twice, helping Brazil beat the Matadors 2-1, leaving Spain out of the bottom of the group.
Argentina were defeated by boss Lorenzo's stereotypical tactics. At that time, before each game, Lorenzo had to hand out small notes to players stating what instructions they should follow during the game. Lorenzo had hoped to make Argentina play a strong "integral football", but it backfired, and the dull whistling made the Argentine players completely lose their offensive inspiration. What's even funnier is that before Group D Argentina's appointment with England, Lourenço repeatedly stressed to the goalkeeper the importance and necessary skills to block Bobby Charlton's left-footed shot; but in this 1-3 defeat of Argentina, Bobby Charlton instead scored England's second goal with a right-footed blast.
When the traditional strong teams died early, Brazil, which maintained a stable performance with the 433 formation, was unyieldingly prominent. Despite Bailey's wounded retreat, Garrincha's mighty prowess escorted the Samba Legion all the way to the end. Although they did not score in the group stage, the "Little Bird" won two consecutive dollars in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, ensuring that Brazil reached the World Cup final for the second consecutive time.
But in the semi-final victory over Chile, the hero ran into a catastrophe. During the match, he clashed with Chilean player Landa because he was really impatient with being kicked by his opponents. After seeing the referee on duty, Alduro warned himself, Garrincha scolded the referee because the other party had an oriental face and pretended to be smart that he could not understand Portuguese. I did not think that this monarch was actually a Peruvian national, and heard those "national curses" to the white, and finally punished Garincha with a red card. "Birds" will miss the final! In order to avoid this catastrophe, a vigorous "intercession operation" began throughout Brazil. The Brazilian prime minister sent a letter to the Chilean World Cup Organizing Committee, asking the other side to "not count the big people" after a big slap on the back; Peru, the motherland of the referee who punished Garincha, actually asked the Chilean side to open the net to the "little bird" in the name of "for the sake of art football".
However, whether Garrincha can participate in the final ultimately depends on the post-match reports of referee Alduro and assistant referee Mario. As a result, it is said that a huge box of money was thrown in front of the officials of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee when FIFA met to study whether to release Garrincha's horse; in the end, Alduro's post-match report also downplayed the matter, and Mario did not attend the FIFA hearing to tell the situation, because he was surrounded by two Brazilian FA officials in the hotel to "drink coffee".
In the group stage, Brazil and Czechoslovakia were 0-0, and in that match they lost Pele. Before the final, after 24 hours of anxious waiting, Brazil finally got the good news from FIFA, and Garrincha, who received a red card in the semi-finals, could play. A total of 6 people were sent off in this competition, and the other 5 were all banned for 1 game, with Garrincha being the only exception. On June 17, 1962, 69,000 spectators filled the Santiago National Stadium, and they saw an accident just 15 minutes after the start of the match, the big hit Brazil conceded a goal, and in the 15th minute, Czechoslovakia's Masopst opened the record and the score became 1-0.
History finally chose the keyword "reversal" again. In the previous six World Cup finals, the team with the first goal have been reversed four times, including Czechoslovakia itself in 1934, and this time the same is true. It took only 2 minutes for Brazil to equalize, scored by "Pele's substitute" Amardor, who shot straight from a small angle, Czechoslovak goalkeeper Shorov mistakenly thought the opponent's cross and ran outside, only to leak the ball into the goal.
In the second half, it became the world of the Brazilian, and in the 68th minute, the score was exceeded, and it was Amarillo who was worth mentioning, and his cross accurately found Zito in front of the goal, who set the tone for victory with a header. With 13 minutes left, Czechoslovakia was completely defeated and Vaeva grabbed the opposing goalkeeper's mistake and easily won the victory for the team. Brazil, which scored 14 goals in this cup, is the first team to win the World Cup twice, and they are also the third team to win the World Cup twice, after Uruguay and Italy.
Although Garrincha was instrumental in brazil's success, the genius chose to indulge himself in the anesthesia of alcohol: hardly participated in systematic training, had no agent, rarely read when signing contracts, and after winning the World Cup, Garrincha hooked up with Elsa Suarez, a sexy singer who visited the team, in the dressing room, and later took her back to Live in Rio de Janeiro. The relationship lasted nearly 15 years, but Garrincha never gave up meeting with other women, and he left them with 14 children. In 1980, during the Parade of the Rio de Janeiro Carnival, Garrincha was invited to board a float, but the national television audience saw a drunken and almost unconscious Garrincha in a Brazilian jersey, leaning on the float, indifferent to the crowd and the audience, immersed in his own world. Less than three years later, Garrincha died in rio due to liver sclerosis caused by alcoholism at the age of 49. The Brazilian government named a stadium in Brasilia after him. At Garrincha's funeral, a banner read: "He was a lovely child, and he loved to talk to birds." ”
Hero List:
Winner: Brazil
Top Scorers:
Garincha, Vava (Brazil), Sanchez (Chile), Jerkovic (Yugoslavia), Ivanov (USSR), Albert (Hungary)