Date: 31-05-1962
Stage: first round
Place: SANTIAGO
Running time: 60 min.
Colour: BW
Quality: master copy
Commentary: german
My rating: **
Notes: Rivera, Altafini, Sivori
MATCH SUMMARY
Thursday, 31 May 1962, 15:00
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago
Attendance: 65,440
Meteo: Sunny, 19°C
ITALY
Lorenzo Buffon (captain)
Giacomo Losi
Cesare Maldini
Enzo Robotti
Sandro Salvadore
Giorgio Ferrini
Luigi Radice
Gianni Rivera
Jose Altafini
Giampaolo Menichelli
Omar Sívori
Coach: Paolo Mazza (ITA)
WEST GERMANY
Wolfgang Fahrian
Herbert Erhardt
Hans Nowak
Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
Willi Schulz
Horst Szymaniak
Albert Brülls
Hans Schäfer (captain)
Hans Sturm
Helmut Haller
Uwe Seeler
Coach: Sepp Herberger (GER)
Referee: Bobby Davidson (SCO)
Goals:
None
Match overview
In this tightly fought group match, both defences prevailed in a goalless draw. Chances were limited, with West Germany’s Uwe Seeler hitting the bar and Italy’s Sívori and Brülls testing the goalkeeper. Defences held firm, resulting in a stalemate.
Trivia
This was the first ever World Cup encounter between West Germany and Italy. Gianni Rivera made his World Cup debut in this match at age 18.
