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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.
Two selected players comes from a foreign club of a non-qualified country (France).
Contents
Group 1
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
Uruguay
Colombia
Group 2
West Germany
Chile
Italy
Switzerland
Group 3
Brazil
Czechoslovakia
Mexico
Spain
Group 4
Hungary
England
Argentina
Bulgaria
Notes
References
Group 1
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
Uruguay
Colombia
Independiente Santa
7 DF Carlos Aponte 24 January 1939 (aged 23) 1
Fe
Independiente
8 DF Héctor Echeverry 10 April 1938 (aged 24) 5
Medellín
Independiente Santa
9 MF Jaime Silva 10 October 1935 (aged 26) 12
Fe
13 November 1938 (aged América de Cali
10 MF Rolando Serrano 5
23)
11 DF Óscar López 2 April 1939 (aged 23) 4 Once Caldas
Independiente Santa
12 MF Hernando Tovar 7 June 1938 (aged 23) 0
Fe
30 September 1938 (aged Deportivo Cali
13 FW Germán Aceros 6
23)
14 FW Luis Paz 25 June 1942 (aged 19) 0 América de Cali
Independiente Santa
21 FW Héctor González 7 July 1937 (aged 24) 3
Fe
22 FW Jairo Arias 2 November 1938 (aged 23) 4 Atlético Nacional
Group 2
West Germany
Karl-Heinz 1. FC Köln
3 DF 31 March 1939 (aged 23) 19
Schnellinger
4 DF Willi Schulz 4 October 1938 (aged 23) 8 FC Schalke 04
Borussia
10 MF Albert Brülls 26 March 1937 (aged 25) 18
Mönchengladbach
Hans Schäfer 1. FC Köln
11 FW 19 October 1927 (aged 34) 35
(captain)
12 DF Hans Nowak 9 August 1937 (aged 24) 3 FC Schalke 04
Chile
Italy
Switzerland
Grasshopper Club
1 GK Karl Elsener 13 August 1934 (aged 27) 13
Zürich
Group 3
Brazil
Czechoslovakia
Mexico
Spain
Group 4
Hungary
England
Wolverhampton Wanderers
6 MF Ron Flowers 28 July 1934 (aged 27) 32
F.C.
7 MF John Connelly 18 July 1938 (aged 23) 8 Burnley F.C.
13 FW Derek Kevan* 6 March 1935 (aged 27) 14 West Bromwich Albion F.C.
16 DF Bobby Moore 12 April 1941 (aged 21) 1 West Ham United F.C.
Derek Kevan was a stay-at-home reserve.[1] Jimmy Adamson, officially part of the squad, acted as assistant
manager.[1][2][3] The squad list at FIFA's website lists Gordon Banks instead of Adamson;[4] according to
another source, Banks was intended to be a stay-at-home reserve too but was eventually omitted from the
list.[1]
Argentina
Bulgaria
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.
References
1. "England in the World Cup - 1962 Final Squad" (http://www.englandfootballonline.com/Cmp
WC/CmpWC1962Squad.html). England Football Online. 13 October 2013. Retrieved
31 May 2018.
2. "Burnley legend Jimmy Adamson dies at 82" (https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/15641866).
BBC. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
3. "World Cup 1962 finals. Coaches' list" (http://www.rsssf.com/tables/62full.html#coaches).
RSSSF.com. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
4. "1962 FIFA World Cup Chile - Teams - England" (https://web.archive.org/web/20160409231
412/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/chile1962/teams/team=43942/players.html).
FIFA.com. Archived from the original (https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/chile1962/team
s/team=43942/players.html) on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
weltfussball.de [1] (https://www.weltfussball.de/spieler/wm-1962-in-chile/)