Chile’s best showing in a World Cup was in a cup hosted in Chile in 1962. Chile reached the semifinals of this World Cup which they lost to eventual winners Brazil. Image not recovered
Vava scored in the final, same as he did in 1958 and is one of the only 4 players to score three goals in a world cup final, the other three being Pele, Hurst and Zidane.
England 1966, would be remembered for the rough play by England with referees being not so strict in those days, leading to players like Pele being carried off in a stretcher. It is the only World Cup that England won though, playing with the home advantage and English football ruffianism throughout.
Mexico 1970, was Pele’s World Cup. There were players who thought he was made like everyone else but they were wrong. Pele and Jairzinho scored maximum number of goals to guide Brazil to it’s third World Cup win.
Gopal Sea writes for FootballKerala.com
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From the archive. First published on footballkerala.com on Thursday 6 May 2010, restored from the site's 2012 database. Text as originally published.