#OnThisDay in 1962, #Chile beat Yugoslavia 1-0, to finish 3rd, their highest ever #WorldCup finish. Originally, eight st…
#OnThisDay in 1962, #Chile beat Yugoslavia 1-0, to finish 3rd, their highest ever #WorldCup finish.
Originally, eight stadiums were selected to host the World Cup matches in eight different cities, but the Valdivia earthquake, the most powerful earthquake ever recorded, occurred two years before. With 50,000+ casualties and more than 2 million people affected, the earthquake forced the organising committee to completely modify the World Cup's calendar.
The format also saw goal average used to separate teams that finished with the same number of points in the group stages, yet the tournament saw a marked change away from the attacking play of previous tournaments and was dominated by defensive tactics.
Eladio Rojas was Chile's hero with a 90th minute winner.
