# Brazil 2–0 Mexico

> Brazil's first match of the 1962 World Cup, in which Pelé set up one goal and scored the other.

Source page: https://pele.wiki/footballer/matches/brazil-2-0-mexico-1962
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_FIFA_World_Cup_Group_3

- Date: 30 May 1962
- Stage: Group stage
- Result: Won
- His goals: 1
- Attendance: 10,484

Brazil began the defence of their title against Mexico at the Sausalito Stadium in Viña del Mar. The first half was goalless.

In the 56th minute Pelé set up Zagallo for the opening goal. In the 73rd he scored the second himself. It was his only goal of the tournament.

The crowd was 10,484.

Brazil were the holders and had kept much of their 1958 side. Their coach was now Aymoré Moreira. The other teams in the group were Czechoslovakia and Spain. Pelé would play only one more match at the tournament, three days later, before injury ended his part in it. Brazil went on to retain the title without him, beating Czechoslovakia 3–1 in the final in Santiago.

Pelé was 21.

## Related

- The tournament it was played in: [FIFA World Cup 1962](https://pele.wiki/footballer/tournaments/1962-fifa-world-cup)
- The stadium: [Sausalito Stadium](https://pele.wiki/footballer/locations/sausalito-stadium)
- His side: [Brazil](https://pele.wiki/footballer/teams/brazil)
- The opponents: [Mexico](https://pele.wiki/footballer/teams/mexico-national-team)
- People who played a part in it: [Pelé](https://pele.wiki/footballer/people/pele), [Mário Zagallo](https://pele.wiki/footballer/people/mario-zagallo), [Garrincha](https://pele.wiki/footballer/people/garrincha), [Didi](https://pele.wiki/footballer/people/didi), [Vavá](https://pele.wiki/footballer/people/vava), [Nílton Santos](https://pele.wiki/footballer/people/nilton-santos)
- The chapters it appears in: [Chile 1962: the injury](https://pele.wiki/footballer/chapters/chile-1962-the-injury)