Date: 07-06-1962
Stage: first round
Place: VINA DEL MAR
Running time: 99 min.
Colour: NTSC
Quality: good
Commentary: spanish
My rating: **
Notes: Carbajal, Masopust
MATCH SUMMARY
Thursday, 7 June 1962, 15:00
Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar
Attendance: 10,648
Meteo: Cloudy, 17°C
MEXICO
Antonio Carbajal (captain)
Jesus del Muro
Ignacio Jauregui
Alfredo Hernandez
Pedro Najera Pacheco
Guillermo Sepulveda
Raul Cardenas de la Vega
Alfredo del Aguila
Isidoro Diaz
Hector Hernandez Garcia
Salvador Reyes
Coach: Ignacio Trelles Campos (MEX)
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Viliam Schrojf
Jan Lála
Ladislav Novak (captain)
Ján Popluhár
Josef Masopust
Svatoplk Pluskal
Jozef Stibranyi
Jozef Adamec
Andrej Kvašňák
Vaclav Masek
Adolf Scherer
Coach: Rudolf Vytlacil (TCH)
Referee: Gottfried Dienst (SUI)
Goals:
1′, Vaclav Masek, CZE
12′, Isidoro Diaz, MEX
29′, Alfredo del Aguila, MEX
90′, Hector Hernandez Garcia, MEX
Match overview
Mexico recorded their first ever World Cup win by defeating Czechoslovakia 3-1 in Viña del Mar. After conceding the fastest goal in World Cup history, Mexico responded with three goals, including a late penalty, to secure a historic victory in Group 3.
Trivia
Vaclav Masek’s goal after just 16 seconds set a World Cup record for the fastest goal, a mark that stood for four decades. Mexico’s comeback was celebrated as a national milestone, as it marked their first victory in the tournament’s history.
