1962 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres
The men's 5000 metres at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 13 and 15 September 1962.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 27 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 13, 14, and 15 September 1962.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Men's decathlon
The men's decathlon at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 13 and 14 September 1962.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Men's decathlon, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw
The men's discus throw at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 12 and 13 September 1962.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 27 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw
The men's hammer throw at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 15 and 16 September 1962.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Men's high jump
The men's high jump at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 15 and 16 September 1962.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Men's high jump, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw
The men's javelin throw at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 14 and 15 September 1962.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Men's long jump
The men's long jump at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 13 and 14 September 1962.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Men's long jump, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Men's marathon
The men's marathon at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, on 16 September 1962.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Men's marathon, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Men's pole vault
The men's pole vault at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 13 and 15 September 1962.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Men's pole vault
Just before the meeting, the IAAF council approved the use glass fibre poles for pole vaulting. As a consequence, competitors were able to use them during the meeting if they wished.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Men's pole vault, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put
The men's shot put at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 14 September 1962.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Men's triple jump
The men's triple jump at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 13 September 1962.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Men's triple jump, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres
The women's 100 metres at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 12 and 13 September 1962.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres
The women's 200 metres at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 14 and 15 September 1962.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
The women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 15 and 16 September 1962.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 33 athletes from 8 countries participated in the event.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres
The women's 400 metres at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 12, 13, and 14 September 1962.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Women's 80 metres hurdles
The women's 80 metres hurdles at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 14, 15, and 16 September 1962.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Women's 80 metres hurdles, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres
The women's 800 metres at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 15 and 16 September 1962.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Women's discus throw
The women's discus throw at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 15 September 1962.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Women's discus throw, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Women's high jump
The women's high jump at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 13 and 14 September 1962.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Women's high jump, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Women's javelin throw
The women's javelin throw at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 13 and 14 September 1962.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Women's javelin throw, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Women's long jump
The women's long jump at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 14 and 15 September 1962.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Women's long jump, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Women's pentathlon
The women's pentathlon at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 14 September 1962.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Women's pentathlon, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 13 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Women's shot put
The women's shot put at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 12 September 1962.


1962 European Athletics Championships – Women's shot put, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 12 athletes from 7 countries participated in the event.


1962 European Baseball Championship
The 1962 European Baseball Championship was held in the Netherlands and was won by the Netherlands for the fifth time in a row. Italy finished as runner-up.


1962 European Cup Final
The 1962 European Cup Final was a football match held at the Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, on 2 May 1962, that saw Benfica play against Real Madrid. Benfica defeated their opponents 5–3, to win the European Cup for the second successive season.


1962 European Cup Winners' Cup Final
The 1962 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match contested between Atlético Madrid of Spain and the defending champions ACF Fiorentina of Italy. The final at Hampden Park, Glasgow finished 1–1. Madrid won 3–0 in the replay at Neckarstadion in Stuttgart. The replay was staged almost four months after the playing of the original game at Hampden Park on the same day as the first leg of the preliminary-round games for the 1962–63 European Cup Winners' Cup campaign. This was the second European Cup Winners' Cup final and the first to be played as a one-off match following the two-legged tie held the previous year.


1962 European Figure Skating Championships
The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The competitions took place from February 27 to March 3, 1962 in Geneva, Switzerland.


1962 European Judo Championships
The 1962 European Judo Championships were the 11th edition of the European Judo Championships, and were held in Essen, West Germany on 12 and 13 May 1962. The Championships were held in two separate categories: amateur (nine events) and professional (four events). The amateur contests were subdivided into weight classes (four events), experience classes (four events), and a separate team competition (one event). The professional contests were subdivided only into weight classes.


1962 European Judo Championships
It was the first edition of the European Judo Championships to host judokas from the Socialist countries (Eastern European and Soviet), though they did not participate in the professional contests as professional sports were banned in those countries. Contrary to the modern Olympic-based practice of entering one athlete per weight class, more than one representative of a single national team were allowed to qualify for participation in each event. The professional category (then called the "open category") was established for those teaching judo, and hence not considered amateurs in the Olympics' category. This later precluded Anton Geesink from participating in the amateur weight classes at the judo event of the 1964 Olympics.


1962 European Rowing Championships
The 1962 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on the Langer See in the East Berlin suburb of Grünau in East Germany; the venue had previously been used for the 1936 Summer Olympics. This edition of the European Rowing Championships was for women only and was held from 17 to 19 August. Eleven countries contested five boat classes (W1x, W2x, W4x+, W4+, W8+). Men would three weeks later meet in Lucerne for the inaugural World Rowing Championships.


1962 European Rowing Championships, German participation
The rowing federations of East and West Germany met in July to discuss how their rowers should be represented. FISA did not recognise East Germany as a country and insisted on one German team per boat class. For women's rowing, the West German rowing federation did not want selection trials to be held and preferred that East German crews attend the event; this reflected the dominance of the East German women. For the men who were to compete at the inaugural World Rowing Championships in Switzerland some weeks later, selection trials were agreed on.


1962 European Rowing Championships, Medal summary – women's events
A Romanian crew was entered for both the coxed four and the coxed quad sculls. They asked the British crew, who had a room in the boat house adjacent to the regatta course, whether they could use their beds between the finals races. Having won bronze in the coxed four, the Romanians were given "Vitamin C" injections by their doctors while using the British accommodation; or so they told their hosts. The Romanian crew went on to win gold in the coxed quad sculls.


1962 FA Charity Shield
The 1962 FA Charity Shield was the 40th FA Charity Shield, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Football League and FA Cup competitions. The match took place on 11 August 1962 at Portman Road in Ipswich, and was played between 1961–62 Football League champions Ipswich Town and 1961–62 FA Cup winners Tottenham Hotspur. Watched by a crowd of 20,067, the match ended in a 5–1 victory for Tottenham Hotspur.


1962 FA Charity Shield
This was Ipswich's first appearance in the Charity Shield while Tottenham Hotspur were making their fourth, having last competed for the trophy the previous season. Tottenham's Jimmy Greaves opened the scoring and Bobby Smith doubled his team's advantage before half time. Greaves scored a second 13 minutes into the second half, and late goals from John White and Terry Medwin came either side of a Roy Stephenson consolation goal for Ipswich.


1962 FA Charity Shield, Pre-match
The FA Charity Shield was founded in 1908 as a successor to the Sheriff of London Charity Shield. It was a contest between the respective champions of the Football League and Southern League, and then by 1913 teams of amateur and professional players. In 1921, it was played by the Football League champions and FA Cup winners for the first time.


1962 FA Charity Shield, Pre-match
Ipswich had won the league in the previous season, three points clear of Burnley and losing just twice at home at Portman Road throughout the season. Despite being promoted from the Second Division the previous season, they went on to win back-to-back league titles. Ray Crawford was the previous season's league top scorer, with 33 goals in 41 matches. Ipswich were managed by former Tottenham player Alf Ramsey, and had defeated the London club twice in the league the previous season. Tottenham Hotspur had beaten Burnley 3–1 at Wembley in the FA Cup final three months earlier. The club finished third in the league, four points behind Ipswich. Jimmy Greaves was Tottenham's top scorer the previous season, scoring 29 goals in 28 games.


1962 FA Charity Shield, Pre-match
Ipswich had never featured in a Charity Shield match in their history. Tottenham Hotspur had appeared four times, the most recent visit being in the previous year where they defeated a Football Association representative team 3–2. As of 2019, Ipswich Town have not played in a Charity Shield match since 1978 where they lost to Nottingham Forest 5–0, while Tottenham Hotspur have competed for the title four times, losing once and sharing the trophy three times, most recently drawing 0–0 with London rivals Arsenal in the 1991 FA Charity Shield.


1962 FA Charity Shield, Match, Summary
The match kicked off in sunny, breezy conditions, at 3 p.m. at Portman Road in front of a crowd of 20,067 and was refereed by Ken Dagnall. Ipswich were in charge early on in the match and saw an early chance from Crawford go wide as he failed to convert Jimmy Leadbetter's cross. Ipswich's Inside forwards were covering a lot of ground in both attack and defence, and this soon took its toll as Tottenham remained patient and took the lead through Greaves in the 36th minute.


1962 FA Charity Shield, Match, Summary
Peter Baker's pass to Bobby Smith was flicked into space for Greaves to run on and shoot past Ipswich's goalkeeper Roy Bailey. Five minutes later Smith's backheel from a Greaves pass deceived Ipswich defender Andy Nelson, and Smith doubled Tottenham's lead, who went in 2–0 at half-time. The second half saw Tottenham's veteran defensive midfielder Danny Blanchflower move up the pitch and provided space for his forwards, with John White's pass allowing Greaves to slip the ball past Bailey for 3–0.


1962 FA Charity Shield, Match, Summary
An injury to Ipswich defender Larry Carberry left the East Anglian club even weaker; Greaves beat five players only to slice his shot wide of the target after side-stepping Bailey. With less than ten minutes remaining, White headed in from a Terry Medwin pass. Roy Stephenson scored a late consolation goal for Ipswich but Medwin completed Tottenham's scoring, with a shot following a pass from Greaves to end the match 5–1.


1962 FA Charity Shield, Post-match
The trophy was presented to the Tottenham captain Blanchflower by Graham Doggart, the chairman of the Football Association. Remarking on the willingness of the Tottenham players to move out of position, their manager Bill Nicholson said: "there is no guarantee we shall ever do the same thing twice or stick to any particular pattern". Ramsey was not unduly moved by the result, noting that new signing Bobby Blackwood had been left out as the Charity Shield was "an honour match for the team which won the championship last season".


1962 FA Charity Shield, Post-match
Ipswich went on to finish 17th in the 1962–63 season while Tottenham finished runners-up behind Everton. Tottenham Hotspur were beaten in third round of the 1962–63 FA Cup by Burnley; Ipswich lost 3–1 to Leicester City in the fourth round.


1962 FA Cup Final
The 1962 FA Cup Final took place on 5 May 1962 at Wembley Stadium and was won by Tottenham Hotspur over Burnley, by a 3–1 scoreline. Due to the lack of passion and excitement, replaced by patience and cautious play, the final was dubbed "The Chessboard Final". Tottenham took to the field as holders, having won the League and FA Cup Double in 1961. They had finished the 1962 league campaign in third position. Burnley finished runners-up in the league that season, behind Ipswich Town.


1962 FA Cup Final, Road to Wembley, Tottenham Hotspur
Home teams listed first. All teams from Division One, except Plymouth Argyle (Division Two)


1962 FA Cup Final, Road to Wembley, Tottenham Hotspur
Round 3: Birmingham City 3–3 Tottenham Hotspur (Greaves 2, Jones)


1962 FA Cup Final, Road to Wembley, Tottenham Hotspur
Round 4: Plymouth Argyle 1–5 Tottenham Hotspur (Medwin, White, Greaves 2, Jones)


1962 FA Cup Final, Road to Wembley, Tottenham Hotspur
Round 5: West Bromwich Albion 2–4 Tottenham Hotspur (Smith 2, Greaves 2)


1962 FA Cup Final, Road to Wembley, Tottenham Hotspur
Semi-final: Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Manchester United (at Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield) (Medwin, Greaves, Jones)


1962 FA Cup Final, Road to Wembley, Burnley
Home teams listed first. All teams from Division One, except Leyton Orient (Division Two) and Queens Park Rangers (Division Three)


1962 FA Cup Final, Road to Wembley, Burnley
Round 3: Burnley 6–1 Queens Park Rangers (Harris 2, Elder, Connelly, Mcllroy, Ingham o.g.)


1962 FA Cup Final, Match review
Tottenham Hotspur took an early lead when Jimmy Greaves scored past the Burnley goalkeeper Adam Blacklaw with a low left foot shot to the right corner of the net. The score remained 1–0 until half time. Burnley equalised shortly after the interval through Jimmy Robson, who in doing so had scored the 100th FA Cup Final goal at Wembley. However, Bobby Smith quickly countered for Tottenham Hotspur to restore their one-goal lead. Smith had scored in the 1961 final, and remained the only player to score in successive finals for the next forty years, until Freddie Ljungberg of Arsenal repeated the feat with goals in the 2001 and 2002 finals.


1962 FA Cup Final, Match review
With 10 minutes remaining, Burnley defender Tommy Cummings handled the ball on the goal-line and a penalty was awarded to Tottenham. Danny Blanchflower sealed victory for Tottenham with a penalty that sent Adam Blacklaw the wrong way, securing Tottenham Hotspur's fourth FA Cup win.


1962 FA Cup Final, Match review
Despite the opinion of the final by the press the game itself actually produced more action in the penalty area than any previous post-war final with the two keepers being forced into more saves from shots on target than any two keepers in any previous post-war final.


1962 FA Cup Final, Match review
The game also pivoted on two moments of controversy. The first came midway through the second half when Jimmy Robson was put through to score what looked like a second equaliser for Burnley. The linesman's flag ruled the goal out and while BBC television pictures are not conclusive the call was an extremely close one. The second centred on Tottenham's decisive penalty when the opposite linesman flagged for a foul, presumably on goalkeeper Adam Blacklaw seconds before the handball incident for which the penalty was awarded. The referee did not seem to see the linesman's flag and pointed to the spot while, to their credit, none of the Burnley players protested.


1962 FA Cup Final, Media coverage
The game was the nineteenth cup final to be broadcast in its entirety by the BBC, for the fourth time as a Grandstand special. The commentator was Kenneth Wolstenholme whose post-match comments again went against the majority of the media when he stated that it was his belief that the final would rank among the great post-war finals, having been keenly contested by two great teams, a statement supported by the match statistics.


1962 FA Cup Final, Media coverage
As in all broadcasts of previous finals the game was televised in black and white with score updates being provided by camera shots of Wembley's large scoreboard. However, in a new innovation the BBC introduced zoomed-in shots of the match which gave television spectators the feeling that they were just yards away from the action. All previous finals had been filmed almost entirely from one or two cameras giving long-range images of the game. Radio cameras, situated behind each goal, were brought more into use in this final, having previously been in position but virtually ignored by the director in the previous six finals.


1962 FA Cup Final, Media coverage
Both major cinema newsreels, Pathé and Movietone, covered the game for broadcast in their newsreels that evening throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland. Both companies filmed the game in colour with both commentaries echoing the belief that it had been a classic final. Both companies also gained access to the post-match celebrations in the Tottenham dressing room


1962 FA Cup Final, Media coverage
BBC Radio commentary was provided by Raymond Glendenning and Alan Clarke


1962 FA Cup Final, Media coverage
A few seconds of newsreel footage of the crowd at the final was used in the 'ode to joy' scene of the 1965 Beatles feature film Help!


1962 FA Cup Final, Guest of honour
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were the official guests of honour. The former presented the trophy while the latter had been introduced to the two teams before the game. This final also marked the end of the tradition of the winning captain leading the stadium in three cheers for Her Majesty and the playing of the national anthem after the presentation. The national anthem was still sung before and after the final until 1971. This was the last final with exposed terraces at Wembley; by 1963 the roof had been extended all the way around the stadium in preparation for the 1966 FIFA World Cup


1962 FA Cup Final, Guest of honour
Edwin Mosscrop who played in the winning Burnley v Liverpool Cup Final in 1914 was invited by Burnley F.C. and went onto the pitch before the 1962 game. He was the last surviving pre-First World War international player when he died in 1980


1962 FA Cup Final, European qualification
Tottenham's victory in the competition paved the way for them to compete in the European Cup Winners' Cup for the 1962–63 campaign. They went on to win the trophy, making them the first English and British club to win a European trophy.


1962 FAMAS Awards
The 10th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held in 1962 for the Outstanding Achievements for the year 1961.


1962 FAMAS Awards
Noli Me Tangere is a movie based on the book of the same title written by the Philippine National Hero Dr.Jose Rizal;  won the most coveted award the FAMAS Award for Best Picture at the 10th FAMAS Awards. It was also the first time that the Academy gave an award posthumously to the writer.


1962 FIBA European Champions Cup Final
The 1962 FIBA European Champions Cup Final was a championship 1961–62 season EuroLeague Finals basketball game that was held in Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva, Switzerland, on the 29 June 1962, that saw Dinamo Tbilisi defeat Real Madrid, by a score 90-83, in front of 5,000 spectators, to claim its first, and to this day, only ever EuroLeague title. It was also the first title game that was ever decided by a single game that was played on a neutral court. Only one game on a neutral court was played, due to the unstable political situation that existed at the time.


1962 FIFA World Cup
The 1962 FIFA World Cup was the seventh edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams. It was held from 30 May to 17 June 1962 in Chile. The qualification rounds took place between August 1960 and December 1961, with 56 teams entering from six confederations, and fourteen qualifying for the finals tournament alongside Chile, the hosts, and Brazil, the defending champions.


1962 FIFA World Cup
Brazil successfully defended their World Cup title, defeating Czechoslovakia 3–1 in the final in the Chilean capital of Santiago. They became the second team, after Italy in 1934 and 1938, to win the World Cup twice consecutively; no team has since achieved the feat. Host nation Chile finished third, defeating Yugoslavia 1–0 in the third-place play-off.


1962 FIFA World Cup
The tournament was marred by a toxic atmosphere and violence between players on the pitch; it included the first-round match between Chile and Italy (2–0), which became known as the Battle of Santiago, one of a number of violent matches played throughout the tournament. It was the first World Cup that used goal average as a means of separating teams with the same number of points. It was also the first World Cup in which the average number of goals per match was less than three (2.78); this has been repeated at every World Cup since, despite expansion of the tournament.


1962 FIFA World Cup, Host selection
After Europe hosted two consecutive World Cups, the American federations claimed the 1962 edition must be held in South America or they would stage a complete boycott of the tournament, similar to 1938. Argentina, after previously failed candidacies, was the favorite. Magallanes' chairman, Ernesto Alvear, attended a FIFA Congress held in Helsinki while the Finnish city was hosting the 1952 Summer Olympics. He considered that Chile was able to organise the World Cup. Several sources also say that FIFA did not want Argentina to run alone, requesting the participation of Chile as almost symbolic. Chile registered its candidacy in 1954 alongside Argentina and West Germany, the latter withdrawing at the request of FIFA.


1962 FIFA World Cup, Host selection
Chile's football federation committee, led by Carlos Dittborn and Juan Pinto Durán, toured many countries convincing various football associations about the country's ability to organise the tournament in comparison to Argentina's superior sports infrastructure and prestige. The FIFA Congress met in Lisbon, Portugal on 10 June 1956. That day, Raul Colombo, representing Argentina's candidacy, ended his speech with the phrase "We can start the World Cup tomorrow. We have it all."


1962 FIFA World Cup, Host selection
The next day, Dittborn presented four arguments that supported Chile's candidacy: Chile's continued participations at FIFA-organised conferences and tournaments, sports climate, tolerance of race and creed and political and institutional stability of the country. In addition, Dittborn invoked Article 2 of the FIFA statutes that addressed the tournament's role in promoting the sport in countries deemed "underdeveloped". Chile won 31 votes to Argentina's 12. Thirteen members abstained from voting.


1962 FIFA World Cup, Qualification
57 teams entered the 1962 World Cup (due to rejected entries and withdrawals, 52 teams eventually participated in the qualifying stages). Chile as host nation and Brazil as reigning World Cup champions were granted automatic qualification, with the remaining 14 finals places divided among the continental confederations.


1962 FIFA World Cup, Qualification
Eight places were contested by UEFA teams (Europe) and three by CONMEBOL teams (South America). CAF teams (Africa), AFC teams (Asia), NAFC teams (North America), and CCCF teams (Central America and Caribbean) contested three play-offs slots. The three winners would then face a European or South American team for entry into the World Cup. The 1962 tournament was the last one for which only nations from Europe or the Americas qualified.


1962 FIFA World Cup, Qualification
Two teams qualified for the first time ever: Colombia and Bulgaria. Colombia would not qualify for another World Cup until 1990.


1962 FIFA World Cup, Qualification
Among the teams who failed to qualify were 1958 runners up Sweden and 1958 third-place finishers France. Austria withdrew during the qualification tournament. Italy and Switzerland both qualified for the first time since 1954, and Spain since 1950. Scotland failed to qualify for the first time since 1938.


1962 FIFA World Cup, Venues
Originally, eight stadiums were selected to host the World Cup matches in eight cities: Santiago, Viña del Mar, Rancagua, Arica, Talca, Concepción, Talcahuano and Valdivia.


1962 FIFA World Cup, Venues
The Valdivia earthquake, the most powerful earthquake ever recorded, occurred on 22 May 1960. With over 50,000 casualties and more than 2 million people affected, the earthquake forced the organising committee to completely modify the World Cup's calendar. Talca, Concepción, Talcahuano and Valdivia were severely damaged and discarded as venues. Antofagasta and Valparaíso declined to host any matches as their venues were not financially self-sustainable. Viña del Mar and Arica managed to rebuild their stadiums while Braden Copper Company, then an American company that controlled the El Teniente copper mine, allowed the use of its stadium in Rancagua.


1962 FIFA World Cup, Venues
Due to these setbacks, this is the World Cup edition with the smallest number of venues spread across the country (while the 1930 FIFA World Cup was held in three venues, all of them were located in a single city). The most used stadium was the Estadio Nacional in Santiago, with 10 matches; the Estadio Sausalito in Viña del Mar hosted 8 matches, and the stadiums in Rancagua and far-away Arica (the only location that was not close to the other cities) both hosted 7 matches.


1962 FIFA World Cup, Venues
Being largely concerned with the build-up of the country after the 1960 earthquake, government support for the tournament was minimal.


1962 FIFA World Cup, Squads
Squads for the 1962 World Cup consisted of 22 players, as for the previous tournament in 1958.


1962 FIFA World Cup, Squads
After Attilio Demaría and Luis Monti, who both represented Argentina in 1930 and Italy in 1934, Ferenc Puskás (Hungary in 1954, then Spain), José Santamaría (Uruguay in 1954, then Spain) and José Altafini (Brazil in 1958, then Italy) became the third, fourth and fifth players to play for two national teams in the World Cup. In light of this, FIFA created stipulations describing that once a player represents a nation during a World Cup or its qualifying rounds the player cannot switch to another national team.


1962 FIFA World Cup, Squads
Robert Prosinečki and Robert Jarni would later become the sixth and seventh such players, playing for Yugoslavia in 1990, then for Croatia in 1998; Davor Šuker was also selected in both squads, but did not play in 1990. This was accepted by FIFA because Croatia was a newly independent former republic of Yugoslavia.


1962 FIFA World Cup, Match officials
Eighteen match officials from 17 countries were assigned to the tournament to serve as referees and assistant referees.


1962 FIFA World Cup, Format
The format of the competition was similar to that of the 1958 competition: 16 teams qualified, divided into four groups of four. Four teams were seeded in the draw taking place in Santiago, on 18 January 1962: Brazil, England, Italy and Uruguay. The top two teams in each group advanced to the quarter-finals.


1962 FIFA World Cup, Format
Two points were awarded for a win and one for a draw. In a change from the 1958 format, goal average was used to separate any teams equal on points. (In 1958, goal average was available, but was only between teams level on points in first place, or if a playoff between teams equal in second place failed to yield a result after extra time). Argentina became the first (and only) team in World Cup history to be eliminated on goal average when England advanced from Group 4 in second place.


1962 FIFA World Cup, Format
In the knockout games, if the teams were level after ninety minutes, thirty minutes of extra time were played. For any match other than the final, if the teams were still even after extra time then lots would be drawn to determine the winner. The final would have been replayed if still tied after extra time. In the event, no replays or drawing of lots was necessary.


1962 FIFA World Cup, Summary
In May 1960, as the preparations were well under way, Chile suffered the largest earthquake ever recorded (9.5 magnitude), which caused enormous damage to the national infrastructure. In the face of this, Carlos Dittborn, the president of the Organization Committee, coined the phrase "Because we don't have anything, we will do everything in our power to rebuild". Stadia and other infrastructure were rebuilt at record speed and the tournament occurred on schedule with no major organisational flaw. Dittborn did not live to see the success of his efforts, as he died one month before the start of the tournament. The World Cup venue at Arica was named Estadio Carlos Dittborn in his honour and bears his name to this day. Even with these few and low-capacity stadiums Chile was able to meet the demand for seats as international travel to Chile, far-away for Europe, was minimal at the time.


1962 FIFA World Cup, Summary
President Jorge Alessandri gave an uninspiring inaugural speech before the first match, which was played between Chile and Switzerland. Alessandri left however before the end of the match. While Chilean society was living in a "footballized" atmosphere, Alessandri was criticized for his cold attitude towards the tournament, which forced his ministers to come out and claim he was as "footballized" as everybody else, but was too busy to devote too much attention to the competition.


1962 FIFA World Cup, Summary
The competition was marred by constant violence on the pitch. This poisonous atmosphere culminated in the first-round match between host Chile and Italy (2–0), known as the Battle of Santiago. Two Italian journalists had written unflattering articles about the host country and its capital city; describing Santiago as a "proudly backwards and poverty-stricken dump full of prostitution and crime".


1962 FIFA World Cup, Summary
Although only two players (both of them Italian) were sent off by the English referee Ken Aston, the match saw repeated attempts from players on both sides to harm opponents, and the Italian team needed police protection to leave the field in safety. Articles in the Italian papers La Nazione and Corriere della Sera were saying that allowing Chile to host the World Cup was "pure madness"; this was used and magnified by local newspapers to inflame the Chilean population. The British newspaper the Daily Express wrote "The tournament shows every sign of developing into a violent bloodbath. Reports read like battlefront despatches; the Italy vs West Germany match was described as 'wrestling and warfare'".


1962 FIFA World Cup, Summary
As the competition began, a shift in strategy was imminent. Defensive strategies began to take hold as the average goals per match dropped to 2.78, under 3 for the first time in competition history (the average has never been above 3 since).


1962 FIFA World Cup, Summary
Pelé was injured in the second group match against Czechoslovakia. The USSR's goalkeeper Lev Yashin, arguably the world's best at the time, was in poor form and his team went out to Chile (1–2) in the quarter-finals. Bright spots included the emergence of the young Brazilians Amarildo (standing in for Pelé) and Garrincha, the heroics of Czechoslovakia goalkeeper Viliam Schrojf against Hungary and Yugoslavia, and the performance of the host nation Chile, who took third place with a squad of relatively unknown players.


1962 FIFA World Cup, Summary
In the first round, Brazil topped their group with Czechoslovakia finishing second, above Mexico and Spain. USSR and Yugoslavia finished above Uruguay and Colombia. Hungary, along with England progressed to the quarter-finals, while Argentina and Bulgaria were eliminated. England had the same number of points as Argentina but progressed due to a superior goal average; the first time such a requirement had been necessary in a World Cup finals tournament. Switzerland lost all three games while West Germany and Chile both went through over Italy.


1962 FIFA World Cup, Summary
Chile defeated European champions USSR to earn a semi-final game against the winner of the England – Brazil game. Garrincha scored two goals in a 3–1 win against England. Meanwhile, 1–0 wins for Yugoslavia against West Germany – and another 1–0 win of Czechoslovakia against neighbours Hungary – saw the two Slavic states meet in the semi-finals.


1962 FIFA World Cup, Summary
Viña del Mar was the original venue for the South American semi-final and Santiago for the Slavic one, but due to Chile's surprise qualification, the organisers prompted FIFA to switch the venues. This irritated crowds in Viña del Mar and only a little under 6,000 spectators came to Estadio Sausalito to watch Czechoslovakia beat Yugoslavia 3–1, whereas a capacity crowd of 76,600 in Santiago watched Brazil beat the hosts 4–2. This game saw Garrincha sent off for Brazil and Honorino Landa sent off for Chile. Chile eventually took third place in a 1–0 victory over Yugoslavia with the last play of the match. The same player, Eladio Rojas, had also scored the winning goal in Chile's game against USSR.


1962 FIFA World Cup, Summary
Santiago's Estadio Nacional served as the venue for the final, and after 15 minutes, Brazil again found themselves a goal behind in the World Cup final, as a long ball from Adolf Scherer was latched onto by Josef Masopust: 1–0 Czechoslovakia. As in the previous final in 1958, Brazil soon hit back, equalising two minutes later through Amarildo after an error by Czechoslovak goalkeeper Schroijf. The Brazilians scored goals from Zito and Vavá (another Schrojf error) midway through the second half, and the Czechoslovaks could not get back into the game. The match ended 3–1 to Brazil, a successful defence of the title for only the second time in the history of the competition in spite of the absence of one of their star players of 1958, Pelé, who was replaced by Amarildo.


1962 FIFA World Cup, Goalscorers
With four goals each, Flórián Albert, Garrincha, Valentin Ivanov, Dražan Jerković, Leonel Sánchez and Vavá were the top scorers in the tournament. In total, 89 goals were scored by 54 players, with none of them credited as own goal.


1962 FIFA World Cup, FIFA retrospective ranking
In 1986, FIFA published a report that ranked all teams in each World Cup up to and including 1986, based on progress in the competition, overall results and quality of the opposition. The rankings for the 1962 tournament were as follows:


1962 FIFA World Cup Final
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.


1962 FIFA World Cup Final
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 the Brazil's star players of 1958, Pelé, who was ruled out of action after being injured during the second match of the tournament.


1962 FIFA World Cup Final, Match, Summary
After 15 minutes, Brazil again found themselves a goal behind in the World Cup final, as a long ball from Adolf Scherer was latched onto by Josef Masopust to put Czechoslovakia 1–0 ahead. However, just like the previous final four years earlier, Brazil soon hit back, equalising two minutes later through Amarildo after an error by the previously flawless Czechoslovak goalkeeper Viliam Schrojf. The Brazilians did not stop there and with goals from Zito and Vavá (another Schrojf error) midway through the second half, the Czechoslovaks could not get back into the game, with the match ending 3–1 to Brazil.


1962 FIFA World Cup Group 1
Group 1 of the 1962 FIFA World Cup took place from 30 May to 7 June 1962. The group consisted of Colombia, the Soviet Union, Uruguay, and Yugoslavia.


1962 FIFA World Cup Group 1, Matches, Uruguay vs Colombia
Colombians opened the score midway through the first half when Francisco Zuluaga converted a penalty. Uruguayan harsh tackling led to Zuluaga's injury. In the second half Uruguay could come back from behind with Luis Cubilla and José Sasía's shots.


1962 FIFA World Cup Group 1, Matches, Soviet Union vs Yugoslavia
The Soviet Union were generally in command of the game. Soon after halftime they opened the score when Viktor Ponedelnik hit the bar with a free kick and Valentin Ivanov headed in the rebound. In the last minutes Ponedelnik scored himself from the edge of the area. Ten minutes from time Eduard Dubinski was carried away with a broken leg after a clash with Muhamed Mujić who was sent home by his team for that bad foul.


1962 FIFA World Cup Group 1, Matches, Soviet Union vs Colombia
The Soviet team scored three quick goals in the first 11 minutes of the game but then let the Colombians make an impressive comeback in the late second half. In the 68 minute Marcos Coll scored a goal directly from a corner, the first Olympic goal in World Cup history.


1962 FIFA World Cup Group 2
Group 2 of the 1962 FIFA World Cup took place from 30 May to 7 June 1962. The group consisted of Chile, Italy, Switzerland, and West Germany.


1962 FIFA World Cup Group 2, Matches, Chile vs Switzerland
The game didn't start well for the hosts when in the sixth minute Rolf Wüthrich scored with a long-range shot taking advantage of a bad throw by Escuti. As Chileans increased the pressure after the goal Elsener had to make some fine saves. Contreras and Sánchez also hit the woodwork. Just before halftime the score was level when Sánchez's shot was deflected by Morf. Six minutes into the second half Jaime Ramírez put Chile ahead and soon after Leonel Sánchez scored his second goal and secured the victory for Chile.


1962 FIFA World Cup Group 2, Matches, West Germany vs Italy
This game saw not so many scoring chances for both sides. In the first half Uwe Seeler hit the bar, Albert Brülls and Omar Sívori also had their chances. In the second half the game became more physical and sometimes brutal but in the end defences overcame attacks and no goals were scored.


1962 FIFA World Cup Group 2, Matches, Chile vs Italy
The game was tough with much foul play. After only seven minutes Ferrini was sent off for kicking Landa and the game had to be interrupted for another eight minutes until the police escorted the Italian out of the field. Soon afterwards Leonel Sánchez responded to a series of kicks from Mario David by knocking him down with a punch in front of the linesman. The referee did nothing so David took revenge on Sánchez before halftime and was also sent off. Italians held out in the second half until Jaime Ramírez headed the ball into the net over two defenders after Sánchez's shot was punched away by Carlo Mattrel. In the last minutes Jorge Toro secured the Chilean victory with a long-range shot.


1962 FIFA World Cup Group 2, Matches, West Germany vs Switzerland
Switzerland were left with just 10 men early in the game when Norbert Eschmann suffered an ankle injury after a sliding tackle by Horst Szymaniak. Albert Brülls scored the first goal just before halftime with a low shot into the far corner. Fourteen minutes into the second half Uwe Seeler got a long pass from Hans Schäfer and beat the Swiss goalkeeper for the second time. Switzerland could answer only with a Schneiter goal after a corner At the end of the game Brülls had another good chance but his first shot was parried by the goalkeeper and his second shot was cleared off the line by Schneiter.


1962 FIFA World Cup Group 2, Matches, Italy vs Switzerland
Almost as soon as the game started Bruno Mora opened the score after Elsener deflected a crossshot by Pascutti. In the second half Giacomo Bulgarelli, a new member of the team, scored two consecutive goals and made undoubtable the Italian victory, though it was unable to prevent an early Italian elimination.


1962 FIFA World Cup Group 3
Group 3 of the 1962 FIFA World Cup took place from 30 May to 7 June 1962. The group consisted of Brazil, Czechoslovakia, Mexico, and Spain.


1962 FIFA World Cup Group 3, Matches, Brazil vs Mexico
Brazilians attacked and Mexicans defended for most of the match. In the first half Pelé hit the woodwork with a free kick outside the box. Ten minutes after the break he made a cross from the right on Zagallo who headed the first goal. Then, after 73 minutes, Pele dribbled past four defenders and scored with his left foot from inside the penalty area.


1962 FIFA World Cup Group 3, Matches, Czechoslovakia vs Spain
Spain took the initiative but only managed to create danger in disorganized attacks. Spanish players repelled the harshness of the Czechs with the same violence. That fact provoked the snub of spectators who soon leaned in favour of Czechoslovakia. The injuries of Rivilla and Reija, the two defensive sides, made things worse for Spain. The Czechs seemed to settle for the draw but in 10 minutes' time a mistake from the centre of the Spanish field allowed Josef Štibrányi to face Carmelo's goal and score. The Spanish team weighed down by the injuries managed to create very little danger in the last minutes of the match.


1962 FIFA World Cup Group 3, Matches, Brazil vs Czechoslovakia
Brazil had to play part of the game with ten players after Pelé tore a thigh muscle midway through the first half. Neither side could break the deadlock and the game ended in 0-0 draw.


1962 FIFA World Cup Group 3, Matches, Spain vs Mexico
The game had very little rhythm and Spanish attacks were lost or easily stopped by the Aztec defense or goalkeeper Carvajal. In the second half physical spending began to take its toll on Spain and Mexico took attack positions. However in one of counterattacks Luis Suárez and Puskas scored a goal which was cancelled for offside. In the last minutes of the game Mexicans claimed a penalty in the Spanish area. The game continued and the ball reached Gento who made a run on the left wing. Gento passed in to Peiró who finished past Carvajal a few seconds from the final whistle. Spain achieves victory, Santamaría, Pachín and Peiró were named the best men of the Spanish side according to the press.


1962 FIFA World Cup Group 3, Matches, Brazil vs Spain
Spain had control of the game in the first half and took the lead 10 minutes before halftime when Adelardo shot into the bottom corner from twenty meters. At the beginning of the second half Nílton Santos committed a foul inside the penalty area but the referee being far away from the episode awarded only a free kick to the Spanish team. Spain also had a goal disallowed for no evident reason. In the last 15 minutes of the game Amarildo scored twice to complete the Brazilian comeback.


1962 FIFA World Cup Group 3, Matches, Mexico vs Czechoslovakia
In this game Václav Mašek scored the fastest goal in the history of the tournament after only 15 seconds. Isidoro Díaz equalized after sweeping past two defenders, Alfredo del Águila made it 2-1 before half time. In the second half Mexicans secured their first World Cup victory with a late penalty converted by Héctor Hernández.


1962 FIFA World Cup Group 4
Group 4 of the 1962 FIFA World Cup took place from 30 May to 7 June 1962. The group consisted of Argentina, Bulgaria, England, and Hungary.


1962 FIFA World Cup knockout stage
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.


1962 FIFA World Cup knockout stage
Brazil won the final 3–1 against Czechoslovakia for their second World Cup title.


1962 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Qualified teams
The top two placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.


1962 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Quarter-finals, Chile vs Soviet Union
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.


1962 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Quarter-finals, 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.


1962 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Quarter-finals, Brazil vs England
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.


1962 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Quarter-finals, 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.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
A total of 56 teams entered the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. Chile, as the hosts, and Brazil, as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 14 spots open for competition.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
As with previous World Cups, the rules of the qualification rounds were quite confusing. Moreover, the winners of the four weakest continental zones: North America (NAFC), Central America and Caribbean (CCCF), Africa (CAF) and Asia (AFC), were not guaranteed direct spots in the final tournament. Instead, each of them had to enter a play-off against a team from either Europe (UEFA) or South America (CONMEBOL), with the winners of the three play-offs qualifying.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
The 16 spots available in the 1962 World Cup would be distributed among the continental zones as follows:


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
A total of 49 teams played at least one qualifying match. A total of 92 qualifying matches were played, and 325 goals were scored (an average of 3.53 per match).


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
Listed below are the dates and results of the qualification rounds.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification, Europe
The 30 teams were divided into 10 groups. The groups had different rules, as follows:


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification, Europe, UEFA Group 1
Sweden and Switzerland finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification, Europe, UEFA Group 2
Bulgaria and France finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification, Europe, UEFA Group 7, Second round
Romania withdrew, so Italy advanced to the Final Round automatically.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification, Europe, UEFA Group 8
Czechoslovakia and Scotland finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification, South America
Among the 7 teams, Paraguay were drawn to play in the CONMEBOL / CCCF / NAFC Intercontinental Play-off. The remaining 6 teams were divided into 3 groups of 2 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification, North, Central America and Caribbean, CCCF/NAFC First Round, Group 2
Costa Rica and Honduras finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification, Africa, CAF First Round, Group 1
United Arab Republic and Sudan both withdrew as FIFA refused to allow them to rearrange their games to avoid the monsoon season.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification, Africa, CAF First Round, Group 2
Morocco and Tunisia finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification, Africa, CAF First Round, Group 2
Morocco advanced to the Final Round by winning a coin toss.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification, Africa, CAF Final Round
Only 2 teams competed due to the withdrawals of both teams in Group 1.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification, Asia
There would be only one round of play. The 3 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would advance to the UEFA/AFC Intercontinental Play-off.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification, Inter-confederation play-offs
In each play-off, the teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winners would qualify.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification, Qualified teams
3 of the 16 teams subsequently failed to qualify for the 1966 finals: Colombia, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF–UEFA play-off)
The 1962 FIFA World Cup CAF–UEFA qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of the CAF final round, Morocco, and the winners of the UEFA Group 9 second round, Spain. The matches were played on 12 and 23 November 1961 in Casablanca and Madrid, respectively.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF–UEFA play-off)
Spain won the series after beating Morocco in both matches (1–0 in Casablanca and 3–2 in Madrid), and therefore qualified for the World Cup.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (CCCF/NAFC–CONMEBOL play-off)
The 1962 FIFA World Cup CCCF/NAFC– CONMEBOL qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of the CCCF/ NAFC final round, Mexico, and a randomly drawn team from the CONMEBOL region, Paraguay. The matches were played on 29 October and 5 November 1961 in Mexico City and Asunción, respectively.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (CCCF/NAFC–CONMEBOL play-off)
In the first match, Mexico beat Paraguay 1–0 while in the second leg, both teams drew 0–0. Mexico won the series, qualifying for the World Cup.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
The South American section of the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification saw 7 teams competing 3 berths in the finals. Among the 7 teams, Paraguay were drawn to play in the CONMEBOL / CCCF / NAFC Intercontinental Play-off. The remaining 6 teams were divided into 3 groups of 2 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify. Brazil did not participate, as they were granted a spot in the finals after winning the 1958 World Cup and Chile did not participate, as hosts. Venezuela did not enter the tournament.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone (UEFA). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
The 30 teams were divided into 10 groups. The groups had different rules, as follows:


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), UEFA Group 1
Sweden and Switzerland finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), UEFA Group 2
Bulgaria and France finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide which would qualify.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), UEFA Group 7, Second round
Romania withdrew, so Italy advanced to the Final Round automatically.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), UEFA Group 8
Czechoslovakia and Scotland finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–AFC play-off)
The 1962 FIFA World Cup UEFA–AFC qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of UEFA Group 10, Yugoslavia, and the winners of the AFC final round, South Korea. The matches were played on 8 October and 26 November 1961 in Belgrade and Seoul, respectively.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–AFC play-off)
After beating South Korea in both matches (5–1 in Belgrade and 3–1 in Seoul), Yugoslavia won the tie and qualified for the World Cup.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)
For the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification, there were three inter-confederation play-offs to determine the final three qualification spots to the 1962 FIFA World Cup. The matches were played between 8 October – 26 November 1961.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs), Format
The six teams from the five confederations (AFC, CAF, CONMEBOL, NAFC, and UEFA) were drawn into three ties.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs), Format
In each tie, the two teams played a two-legged home-and-away series. The three winners, decided on aggregate score, qualified for the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs), Matches
The matches were played between 8 October – 26 November 1961.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs), Matches, CAF v UEFA
Spain won the tie and qualified for the 1962 FIFA World Cup.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs), Matches, UEFA v AFC
Yugoslavia won the tie and qualified for the 1962 FIFA World Cup.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs), Matches, CCCF/NAFC v CONMEBOL
Mexico won the tie and qualified for the 1962 FIFA World Cup.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs), Goalscorers
There were 17 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.83 goals per match.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1
The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. Sweden and Switzerland finished level on points, a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify. The winner (Switzerland) qualified for the seventh FIFA World Cup held in Chile.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1, Matches
Sweden and Switzerland finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2
The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. France and the Bulgaria finished level on points, a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify. The winner (Bulgaria) qualified for the 1962 FIFA World Cup held in Chile.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2, Matches
Bulgaria and France finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3
The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner qualified for the seventh FIFA World Cup held in Chile.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4
The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner qualified for the seventh FIFA World Cup held in Chile.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4, Final Table
Netherlands vs.  East Germany was not played as due to visa problems, the East German players were not allowed to enter the Netherlands. Hungary was already qualified with three wins, and no other date was arranged.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6
The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner qualified for the seventh FIFA World Cup held in Chile.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6, Team stats, Portugal
Head coach:  Armando Ferreira (first and second match);  Fernando Peyroteo (third and fourth match)


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7
The five teams (four of them played with Romania withdrawing) in this group played in a knockout stage on a home-and-away basis. The winner (Italy) qualified for the seventh FIFA World Cup held in Chile.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7, Matches, Second round
Romania withdrew, so Italy advanced to the Final Round automatically.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8
The three teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. Czechoslovakia and Scotland finished level on points, a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify. The winner (Czechoslovakia) qualified for the seventh FIFA World Cup held in Chile.


1962 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8, Matches
Czechoslovakia and Scotland finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.


1962 FIFA World Cup squads
Below are the squads for the 1962 FIFA World Cup final tournament in Chile. Switzerland (3), England (1), Spain (1) and West Germany (1) had players representing foreign clubs.


1962 FIFA World Cup squads
Two selected players comes from a foreign club of a non-qualified country (France).


1962 FIFA World Cup squads, Group 4, England
Derek Kevan was a stay-at-home reserve. Jimmy Adamson, officially part of the squad, acted as assistant manager. The squad list at FIFA's website lists Gordon Banks instead of Adamson; according to another source, Banks was intended to be a stay-at-home reserve too but was eventually omitted from the list.


1962 FIFA World Cup squads, Notes
Each national team had to submit a squad of 22 players. All the teams included 3 goalkeepers, except Uruguay, Colombia, Brazil, England and Argentina who only called two.


1962 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship
The 1962 FIVB Men's World Championship was the fifth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 12 to 26 October 1962 in Soviet Union.


1962 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, Results, Final round
The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the first round are taken into account for the final round.


1962 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship
The 1962 FIVB Women's World Championship was the fourth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 13 to 25 October 1962 in the Soviet Union.


1962 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship
As a tournament held once every four years and following its last edition in 1960, the subsequent tournament should have been in 1964. When volleyball became an Olympic sport starting in the 1964 Games, the FIVB decided to move the World Championships from the Olympic years to be played in between Olympic Games, therefore anticipating the 1964 edition to 1962.


1962 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, Format
The tournament was played in two different stages (first and final rounds). In the First round, the 14 participants were divided in four groups (two groups of four teams and two groups of three teams). A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams group position, all teams progressed to the next round.


1962 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, Format
In the Final round, two groups were created (1st-8th and 9th-14th), teams were allocated to a group according to their First round group position (best two teams of each group going to 1st-8th and the remaining teams to 9th-14th). A single round-robin format was played within each group with matches already played between teams in the First round also counted in this round.


1962 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, Results, Final round
The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the first round are taken into account for the final round.


1962 Far East Circuit
The 1962 Far East Circuit was the inaugural season of golf tournaments that comprised the Far East Circuit, later known as the Asia Golf Circuit.


1962 Far East Circuit
The circuit consisted of five tournaments over five weeks, and was formed from the existing national open championships of the Philippines, Hong Kong and Singapore, along with the inaugural national open championship of Malaysia and the Yomiuri Shimbun sponsored Yomiuri International in Japan. There was a total prize fund of just over M$200,000, which included a bonus pool sponsored by Seagram of M$15,000 for the overall circuit prize.


1962 Far East Circuit
Golfers from around the world participated in the tour, including some of the biggest names in Australian golf, and it was one of them, multiple Open Championship winner, Peter Thomson, who emerged as the circuit's first champion.


1962 Far East Circuit, Schedule
The table below shows the 1962 Far East Circuit schedule.


1962 Far East Circuit, Final standings
For its inaugural season only, the Far East Circuit standings were based on the aggregate strokes taken in all five events. There was a circuit prize of M$15,000 sponsored by Seagram, that was divided amongst the four leading players.


1962 Faroese general election
General elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 8 November 1962. The Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the Løgting, winning 8 of the 29 seats.


1962 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland election
Federal elections were held in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland on 27 April 1962. Due to a boycott by all opposition parties, the ruling United Federal Party was the only party to contest the election.


1962 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland election, Results
The UFP won 54 of the 57 seats, with 39 candidates returned unopposed. In the 18 contested seats, voter turnout was lower than 50%.


1962 Finnish parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 4 and 5 February 1962.


1962 Finnish parliamentary election, Background
V. J. Sukselainen's second minority government had resigned in 1961, followed by Prime Minister Martti Miettunen's Agrarian first government, also a centrist minority government. In the spring of 1961, Olavi Honka, a former Chancellor of Justice (Attorney General), accepted the presidential candidacy of the Social Democratic Party, National Coalition Party, Swedish People's Party, People's Party, Smallholders' Party and the Liberal League. This Honka Alliance's goal was to defeat President Urho Kekkonen in the presidential elections of January and February 1962.


1962 Finnish parliamentary election, Background
However, their plans were derailed in October 1961 when the Soviet Union sent a diplomatic note to Finland, asking it to participate in negotiations about the two countries' military co-operation. The Soviet government claimed that militarism and neo-Nazism were increasing in West Germany, and that Finland and the Soviet Union would have to negotiate on the basis of the Friendship, Co-operation and Mutual Assistance Treaty. In late November 1961, Kekkonen dissolved Parliament and called early elections for February 1962. Shortly thereafter, Honka ended his presidential candidacy "for the fatherland's interest." Kekkonen travelled to Novosibirsk in the Soviet Union, where he negotiated briefly with the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. Again Khrushchev assured Kekkonen that all was well in the Finnish-Soviet relations, despite the efforts of "anti-Soviet" Finns to worsen them.


1962 Finnish parliamentary election, Campaign
The parliamentary elections were held in the first week of February 1962, between the Electoral College elections and the second phase of the presidential elections. The parties that still opposed Kekkonen's re-election had trouble campaigning in both the presidential and the parliamentary elections. After the parliamentary elections, Ahti Karjalainen of the Agrarian League formed a centre-right majority government that remained in office until December 1963. It was replaced by another caretaker government, led by Bureau Chief (a senior civil servant) Reino Lehto.


1962 Finnish presidential election
Two-stage presidential elections were held in Finland in 1962. On 15 and 16 January the public elected presidential electors to an electoral college. They in turn elected the President. The result was a victory for Urho Kekkonen, who won on the first ballot. The turnout for the popular vote was 81.5%.


1962 Finnish presidential election, Background
Since Kekkonen's extremely narrow victory in the 1956 Finnish presidential elections, his political opponents had planned to defeat him in the election of 1962.


1962 Finnish presidential election, Background
In the spring of 1961, the Social Democrats, National Coalition Party and  Swedish People's Party and People's Party , Small Farmers' Party and Liberal League nominated former Chancellor of Justice Olavi Honka as their presidential candidate.


1962 Finnish presidential election, Background
The Honka League's goal was to receive a majority of the 300 presidential electors, and thus defeat President Kekkonen.


1962 Finnish presidential election, Background
At the end of October 1961, the Soviet government sent a diplomatic note to the Finnish Government, claiming that neo-fascism and militarism were growing so much in West Germany that Finland and the Soviet Union were in danger of being attacked by that country or by some other NATO members states.


1962 Finnish presidential election, Background
Thus the Soviet Union asked Finland to negotiate on possible joint military co-operation under the Finno-Soviet Treaty articles.


1962 Finnish presidential election, Background
The Note Crisis alarmed many Finnish people, politicians and ordinary voters alike. In late November 1961, Honka dropped his presidential candidacy. Kekkonen then travelled to the Soviet Union where the Soviet leader, Nikita Khrushchev, briefly negotiated with him and assured the audience in Novosibirsk that Finland and the Soviet Union continued to have good relations, although some Finns tried to worsen them, and that joint military exercises were not needed, after all.


1962 Finnish presidential election, Background
Following the Note Crisis, Kekkonen's popularity soared, as many Finnish voters believed him to be more capable than his opponents of defending Finland's neutrality and security. Kekkonen was easily re-elected President


1962 Five Nations Championship
The 1962 Five Nations Championship was the thirty-third series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the sixty-eighth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 13 January and 17 November. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.


1962 Five Nations Championship
A smallpox epidemic in South Wales in March and April caused the match between Ireland and Wales to be postponed until November 1962.


1962 Florida A&M Rattlers football team
The 1962 Florida A&M Rattlers football team was an American football team that represented Florida A&M University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) in the 1962 NCAA College  Division football season. In their 18th season under head coach Jake Gaither, the Rattlers compiled a 9–1 record, were ranked No. 1 in the final 1962 AP small college poll and No. 2 in the final UPI coaches poll, and suffered its sole loss to Jackson State in the Orange Blossom Classic. Florida A&M shared the SIAC title with Alabama A&M.


1962 Florida A&M Rattlers football team
The team included halfback Bob Hayes who tied the world record for the 100-yard dash. The team's statistical leaders included Robert Paremore with 629 rushing yards, 10 touchdowns and 64 points scored, Jim Tullis with 957 passing yards, and Al Denson with 461 receiving yards.


1962 Florida Gators football team
The 1962 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. The season was the third of Ray Graves' ten seasons as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Graves' 1962 Florida Gators posted a 7–4 overall record and a 4–2 record in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing fifth in twelve-team SEC. The Gators won the Gator Bowl again in 1962, upsetting ninth-ranked Penn State. They wore the Confederate Battle Flag on the side of their helmets to pump up the southern team facing a favored northern school.


1962 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Auburn
Auburn came to Gainesville ranked #5 and left with a 22–3 defeat. The Gators intercepted two passes, and recovered three fumbles.


1962 Florida State Seminoles baseball team
The 1962 Florida State Seminoles baseball team represented Florida State University in the 1962 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Seminoles played their home games at Seminole Field. The team was coached by Danny Litwhiler in his eighth season at Florida State.


1962 Florida State Seminoles baseball team
The Seminoles reached the College World Series, their second appearance in Omaha, where they finished in fourth place after recording an opening round win against Santa Clara and a second-round game against Ithaca, then losing against eventual champion Michigan and a semifinal match up against runner-up Santa Clara.


1962 Florida State Seminoles football team
The 1962 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. This was Bill Peterson's third year as head coach, and he led the team to a 4–3–3 record.


1962 Football League Cup Final
The 1962 Football League Cup Final was won by Norwich City, who defeated Rochdale 4–0 on aggregate over two legs. The first leg, played on 26 April 1962 at Rochdale's ground, Spotland, was won by Norwich 3–0. They then won the second leg 1–0 a week later on 1 May 1962, at their own ground, Carrow Road. This was Norwich City's first major trophy.


1962 Football League Cup Final
Rochdale remained for a long time the only club from the lowest division – Division 4, which was the equivalent of the current League 2 – in English league football to reach the League Cup Final, until the feat was repeated by Bradford City in 2013, after their aggregate 4–3 win over Aston Villa.


1962 Football League Cup Final
The captain of the winning Norwich City team was Ron Ashman.


1962 Football League Cup Final
Rochdale's manager Tony Collins became the first BAME manager to lead a team in a major English cup final.


1962 Football League Cup Final, Route to the Final
Second division Norwich City were drawn away in the first round to fourth division Chesterfield, and what should've been an easy victory for The Canaries turned into a mighty battle at Saltergate, with Norwich eventually emerging as 3–2 victors. The reward was a home tie against third division Lincoln City at Carrow Road. Again Norwich should've emerged as comfortable victors but ended up winning 3–2 again. A tougher tie awaited in the third round, against fellow second division side Middlesbrough at Carrow Road, and for the third consecutive match Norwich ran out 3–2 winners.


1962 Football League Cup Final, Route to the Final
This earnt them a bye through the fourth round, and a quarter final tie away at Roker Park against second division Sunderland. For the first time in the tournament, they did not win 3–2, instead emerging as 4–1 victors in a much more decisive victory. In the two-legged semi final they drew their first top division opponents, Blackpool, with the first match held at Carrow Road. Norwich were again 4–1 victors, leaving them with margin for error when the tie returned to Bloomfield Road five days later, when they lost 2–0, just scraping through as 4–3 aggregate winners.


1962 Football League Cup Final, Route to the Final
Fourth division Rochdale, on the other hand, had started out travelling away to The Dell to play Southampton, a tie in which a draw would be considered a great result for The Dale. A draw was what they achieved in a hard fought encounter which ended 0–0 and earned them a replay at Spotland. To the surprise of everyone, they triumphed 2–1. In the second round they played at home to fellow fourth division side Doncaster Rovers, who rarely challenged as Rochdale finished 4–0 winners.


1962 Football League Cup Final, Route to the Final
They again played at home in the third round, with the visitors being second division Charlton Athletic, and Rochdale were again the victors in a tight 1–0 win. Like Norwich, they received a bye through the fourth round to the quarter finals, where they drew another fourth division side, York City at Spotland. The match ended 2–1 to The Dale, putting them into the semi finals and earning them a lucrative two-legged tie against Blackburn Rovers, their first top division opponents.


1962 Football League Cup Final, Route to the Final
They sprung a massive surprise by winning the first leg 3–1 at Spotland, but were almost felled in the return leg at Ewood Park two weeks later, as Rovers led 2–0, a result which would have put them through on the away goals rule, but a later Rochdale goal saw them progress as 4–3 aggregate winners.


1962 Formula One season
The 1962 Formula One season was the 16th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1962 World Championship of Drivers and the 1962 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers which were contested concurrently over a nine race series that commenced on 20 May and ended on 29 December. The season also included a number of non-championship races for Formula One cars.


1962 Formula One season, Season summary
Ferrari were completely eclipsed in 1962, partly as a result of internal upheavals, partly because the British teams had made great progress. BRM finally came good with Graham Hill taking the championship after a season long battle with the revolutionary monocoque Lotus 25 driven by Jim Clark. Dan Gurney gave Porsche their only Grand Prix win at Rouen, and Cooper won their last race until 1966. Lola made their first of their sporadic forays into Grand Prix racing, and Jack Brabham emerged as a constructor, scoring his first points in his own car.


1962 Formula One season, Season summary
Stirling Moss, widely considered to be the greatest driver to never win the championship and one of the greatest drivers in motorsport, was due to drive for Scuderia Ferrari this season however he crashed heavily in an off-season race at Goodwood and never raced in Formula One again. Ricardo Rodríguez, age 20 years 123 days, became the youngest driver to score championship points with his fourth place in Belgium, a record which stood for 38 years until Jenson Button, aged 20 years 67 days, broke it at the 2000 Brazilian Grand Prix.


1962 Formula One season, Season summary
Two drivers were to die during this season. Mexican Ricardo Rodríguez during the non-championship Mexican Grand Prix at the Mixhuca circuit, and noted Rhodesian motorcycle rider Gary Hocking during the non-championship Natal Grand Prix at the Westmead Circuit in South Africa. Ferrari started the year well, with Phil Hill in second place after having been on the podium in the first three races. However, personality differences, loss of most of the engineering team in the 1961 "walk-out", a prolonged industrial strike, led to Enzo Ferrari withdrawing his team from the last two races.


1962 Formula One season, Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers competed in the 1962 FIA World Championship.


1962 Formula One season, World Drivers' Championship standings
Points towards the 1962 World Championship of Drivers were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the first six finishers in each race, with the best five race results retained by each driver.


1962 Formula One season, International Cup for F1 Manufacturers standings
Points towards the 1962 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first six places in each race, however only the best placed car from each manufacturer was eligible to score points and only the best five results could be retained by each manufacturer.


1962 Formula One season, Non-championship races
The following Formula One races which did not count towards the World Championship of Drivers or the International Cup for F1 Manufacturers, were also held in 1962.


1962 French Championships (tennis)
The 1962 French Championships (now known as the French Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 21 May until 2 June. It was the 66th staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1962. Rod Laver and Margaret Smith won the singles titles.


1962 French Championships (tennis), Finals, Men's singles
Rod Laver defeated  Roy Emerson 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 9–7, 6–2


1962 French Championships (tennis), Finals, Men's Doubles
Roy Emerson /   Neale Fraser defeated  Wilhelm Bungert /  Christian Kuhnke 6–3, 6–4, 7–5


1962 French Championships (tennis), Finals, Women's Doubles
Sandra Price  /  Renée Schuurman defeated  Justina Bricka / Margaret Smith 6–4, 6–4


1962 French Championships (tennis), Finals, Mixed Doubles
Renée Schuurman /  Bob Howe defeated  Lesley Turner /  Fred Stolle 3–6, 6–4, 6–4


1962 French Championships – Men's Singles
First-seeded Rod Laver defeated Roy Emerson 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 9–7, 6–2 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1962 French Championships.


1962 French Championships – Men's Singles, Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Rod Laver is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.


1962 French Championships – Women's Singles
Second-seeded Margaret Smith defeated Lesley Turner 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1962 French Championships.


1962 French Championships – Women's Singles, Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Margaret Smith is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.


1962 French Grand Prix
The 1962 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Rouen-Les-Essarts on 8 July 1962. It was race 4 of 9 in both the 1962 World Championship of Drivers and the 1962 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was won by Dan Gurney, his first Formula One victory, driving a Porsche, that company's only win as a constructor in a Formula One championship race coming after three years of racing. It was the third time that the French Grand Prix was held at Rouen, last time being 1957.


1962 French Grand Prix
As of 2020, this is the last race win for a Porsche-powered car.


1962 French Grand Prix, Race
Phil Hill, running second in the championship, was in the stands with a camera around his neck; a metalworkers' strike in Italy meant that Ferrari could not take part. This left Graham Hill the fastest on track, taking the lead at the start and also setting a new lap record. The leading pack also included John Surtees (Lola), Jim Clark (Lotus), and Bruce McLaren (Cooper). These four pulled steadily away from Jack Brabham (Lotus) and Dan Gurney (Porsche).


1962 French Grand Prix, Race
After only nine laps Brabham was out of the race with a broken rear suspension, while McLaren lost fourth gear and spun off the track, rejoining the race far down the field. Surtees had to stop four laps later with ignition problems, but was back on track in eighth place. Hill had pulled out a twenty-second lead ahead of Clark, but on the thirtieth lap he made contact with Jackie Lewis' Cooper when lapping him, allowing Clark to pass. Hill gave chase, netting the lap record, and re-took the lead on lap 33.


1962 French Grand Prix, Race
On the next lap, Clark had to stop with a broken front suspension. Hill and BRM looked sure to win, but on lap 42 he stopped in a hairpin with fuel injection and throttle linkage troubles; he lost several laps and ended up dead last after also having stopped in the hairpin to pick up the engine cover that he had left behind during his earlier visit there.


1962 French Grand Prix, Race
All of a sudden Gurney found himself in the lead, he made no mistakes and gained what was to be Porsche's only Grand Prix victory with their own car. Tony Maggs had second-place handed to him in what was only his second race in a V8 Cooper, while Surtees' Lola kept giving him trouble. With only fourth gear left, he was passed by Richie Ginther on the 43rd lap. Ginther's car had refused to start, setting him a half lap back at the start, but as cars ahead of him all began to break he drove harder and harder.


1962 French Grand Prix, Race
His troubles were not over, however, with five laps left his throttle wire snapped and he had to control it with his hand - rather troublesome since his BRM's gear shifter was also on the right hand side. McLaren was forced to make another pit stop, but managed to get by the troubled Surtees on the last lap. The last points-scoring position went to the ever-steady Carel Godin de Beaufort in his uncompetitive Porsche 718 from 1961.


1962 French Grand Prix, Race
Other contenders were Jo Bonnier, who had gearbox and engine troubles. Later he stopped with fuel starvation, but got the car started and was classified as the last finisher, in tenth. Maurice Trintignant had to make a number of pit stops in his Rob Walker Lotus 24. Trevor Taylor had not been able to practice and was taking it comparatively easy when his throttle return spring broke, leaving it fully open. After a pit stop, he finished eighth, six laps down.


1962 French Grand Prix, Race
A rather confusing race ended even worse - Surtees was trying to eke his crippled car into the pits but was hindered by a wall of gendarmes, who were refusing to move. Trintignant moved over to the left, but Taylor arrived at a high speed and rear-ended Trintignant. Both cars ended up in the hay bales, badly damaged, but amazingly no one was injured.


1962 French Grand Prix, Race
At the end, Phil Hill took his countryman Gurney aside and thanked him for "driving so well for him", as both of his closest competitors ended the race without any points.


1962 French Polynesian legislative election
Legislative elections were held in French Polynesia on 14 October 1962 for the Territorial Assembly. The Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People remained the largest party, but lost its majority in the Assembly, winning 14 of the 30 seats.


1962 French Polynesian legislative election, Aftermath
In the new Council of Government, the Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People had three ministers and the Tahitian Democratic Union two.


1962 French Senate election
The second senatorial elections of the Fifth Republic were held in France on September 23, 1962.


1962 French Senate election, Context
This election has depended largely of the results of 1959 municipal elections.


1962 French Senate election, Results, Senate Presidency
On October 2, 1962, Gaston Monnerville was re-elected president of the Senate.


1962 French legislative election
French legislative elections took place on 18 November and 25 November 1962 to elect the second National Assembly of the Fifth Republic.


1962 French legislative election
Since 1959 and the change of Algerian policy (Charles de Gaulle decided in favour of the "self-government" and "Algerian Algeria"), France had faced bomb attacks by the Secret Armed Organization (Organisation armée secrète or OAS) which opposed the independence of Algeria, negotiated by the FLN with the March 1962 Evian agreements and approved by referendum by the French people. This policy was disapproved by some members of the "Presidential Majority".


1962 French legislative election
Simultaneously, when Georges Pompidou replaced Michel Debré as Prime minister, the center-right parties (MRP and CNIP) left the majority due to de Gaulle's eurosceptic declaration. Like the Left, they denounced the presidentialization of the regime.


1962 French legislative election
On 22 August de Gaulle escaped from an assassination attempt by the OAS in Le Petit-Clamart. He subsequently announced a controversial referendum in which he proposed the election of the president of the French Republic under universal suffrage. The presidential majority composed of the UNR and the Independent Republicans (RI) (which came from a CNIP split) campaigned for a "yes", while all the other parties formed a "coalition of no" and brought down Pompidou's cabinet by a vote of no confidence (motion de censure).


1962 French legislative election
However, de Gaulle finally won the referendum and dissolved the National Assembly. During the legislative campaign, all the parties, except the UNR and the RI, criticized the "personal power" which they believed distorted France's Republican institutions. In the French political culture and in their mind, Republicanism was inseparable from parliamentary democracy and the reinforcement of the presidential powers was associated with Bonapartism. Contrary to the previous legislative election, the left-wing parties finalized an electoral agreement. The subsequent legislative elections saw advances for the left-wing opposition. However, conservative voters sanctioned the center-right parties, preferring to vote for the Gaullist party. Pompidou became Prime Minister again.


1962 French legislative election in French Somaliland
Elections to the French National Assembly were held in French Somaliland on 18 November 1962 as part of the wider French parliamentary elections. Ahmed-Idriss Moussa was elected as the territory's MP, defeating incumbent Hassan Gouled Aptidon.


1962 French legislative election in the Comoros
Elections to the French National Assembly were held in the Comoros on 18 November 1962. The result was a victory for the List for the French Republic, which won both seats. The seats were taken by Saïd Ibrahim Ben Ali and Mohamed Ahmed.


1962 French motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1962 French motorcycle Grand Prix was a FIM event held on 13 May 1962 at Charade Circuit Clermont-Ferrand. It was part of the 1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.


1962 French motorcycle Grand Prix, 1962 French Grand Prix 50cc final standings
Fastest Lap Jan Huberts 4:48.0 = 100.552 km/h (62.480 mph)


1962 French motorcycle Grand Prix, 1962 French Grand Prix 125cc final standings
Fastest Lap Kunimitsu Takahashi 4:12.8 = 114.707 km/h (71.276 mph)


1962 French motorcycle Grand Prix, 1962 French Grand Prix 250cc final standings
Fastest Lap Tom Phillis 3:59.7 = 120.974 km/h (75.170 mph)


1962 French motorcycle Grand Prix, 1962 French Grand Prix Side-car final standings
Fastest Lap Florian Camathias / Horst Burkhardt 4:19.0 = 111.961 km/h (69.569 mph)


1962 French presidential election referendum
A referendum on the direct election of the President was held in France on 28 October 1962. The question was whether to have the President of the French Republic elected by direct popular vote, rather than by an electoral college. It was approved by 62.3% of voters with a 77.0% turnout. However, the reform was controversial because it strengthened the executive at the expense of Parliament, and because of the disputed constitutionality of the procedure used.


1962 French presidential election referendum, Background
In the Third and Fourth Republic, Parliament elected the President of the Republic. In the original 1958 constitution of the Fifth Republic, the president was elected by an electoral college, in a manner similar to the senators: electors were the members of Parliament, members of the departmental assemblies, and representatives of cities, towns and villages (such as mayors). Charles de Gaulle was elected in this manner in the 1958 presidential election.


1962 French presidential election referendum, Background
The presidential office in the Third and Fourth republic was largely ceremonial, with most executive power vested in the "president of the Council of ministers" (short: "president of the Council" or président du conseil), a more powerful analogue to the present-day Prime minister. Charles de Gaulle, who largely designed the constitution of the Fifth Republic, wanted a more powerful presidential office.


1962 French presidential election referendum, Background
The proposed change would have the president elected by the two-round system of voting; This direct election by more than half of the non-blank ballots directly cast by the citizenry would give the office much more legitimacy and status than indirect election by the presidential college, thus greater influence even with unchanged constitutional powers.


1962 French presidential election referendum, Proposal and debate
Charles de Gaulle soon preferred to be elected by direct popular vote, which would give him a stronger political position, and proposed that the Constitution be amended.


1962 French presidential election referendum, Proposal and debate
The referendum was highly controversial. Part of the controversy concerned the constitutional processes for modifying the Constitution. According to article 89 of the Constitution of France, any constitutional reform must be first approved by both houses of Parliament: the National Assembly and the Senate. Then it is either approved by a referendum, or by a solemn joint session of both houses known as Congress.


1962 French presidential election referendum, Proposal and debate
Instead, Charles de Gaulle used Article 11 of the Constitution, which allows the Prime Minister, then Georges Pompidou, to request the President to submit to a referendum a bill in certain areas of law, including "the organization of public powers". To summarize, supporters of de Gaulle and the referendum contended that Article 11 allowed bills to be passed on constitutional matters, while opponents considered that the existence of a special process in Article 89 precluded this.


1962 French presidential election referendum, Proposal and debate
Many legal scholars and politicians disagreed with this application of Article 11, which they felt was unconstitutional, while Gaullists generally supported the move. François Mitterrand, former minister and future President of the Republic, characterized the referendum as unconstitutional. Gaston Monnerville, president of the Senate, referred the matter to the Constitutional Council (Article 61). The council however ruled that it fell outside of its jurisdiction to strike down a reform voted by the French people, thus upholding de Gaulle's action.


1962 French presidential election referendum, Proposal and debate
This was unsurprising: from 1958 to 1970, under Charles de Gaulle's presidency, the Constitutional Council was sometimes described as a "cannon aimed at Parliament", protecting the executive branch against encroachment by Parliament; all referrals except the one from Monnerville had come from the Prime Minister, who always got a ruling of partial unconstitutionality (the council had struck down for unconstitutionality provisions introduced by Parliament that the Prime Minister disagreed with). Monnerville went as far as to use the strong word of forfaiture ("abuse of authority") against the behaviour of Prime Minister Pompidou, who had accepted the referendum project.