# Mexico

> Brazil's first opponents at the 1962 World Cup, beaten 2–0 with a goal from Pelé.

Source page: https://pele.wiki/footballer/teams/mexico-national-team
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_FIFA_World_Cup_Group_3

- Type: National team
- Country: Mexico

Mexico met Brazil in Viña del Mar on 30 May 1962. Pelé set up Zagallo for the first goal and scored the second in a 2–0 win. It was his only goal of that tournament. Eight years later Mexico hosted the World Cup that Brazil won.

## Related

- Its home city or country: [Mexico](https://pele.wiki/footballer/locations/mexico-country)
- The matches it played against him: [Brazil 2–0 Mexico](https://pele.wiki/footballer/matches/brazil-2-0-mexico-1962)
- The chapters it appears in: [Chile 1962: the injury](https://pele.wiki/footballer/chapters/chile-1962-the-injury)