The 1962 Intercontinental Cup was a football tie held over two legs between Brazilian club Santos, winners of the 1962 Copa Libertadores, and Portuguese club Benfica, winners of the 1961–62 European Cup. Santos won the Intercontinental Cup for the first time.[1]
 Both teams lining up before the second match | |||||||
| Event | Intercontinental Cup | ||||||
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| Santos won 4–0 on points | |||||||
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| Date | 19 September 1962 | ||||||
| Venue | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro | ||||||
| Referee | Rubén Cabrera (Paraguay) | ||||||
| Attendance | 85,459 | ||||||
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| Date | 11 October 1962 | ||||||
| Venue | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon | ||||||
| Referee | Pierre Schwinte (France) | ||||||
| Attendance | 73,000 | ||||||
The tie is remembered as pitching Brazilian player Pelé against Portuguese player Eusébio, two of the leading players of the 1960s, who played against each other on only three occasions.[2] It is considered that the second leg, Santos' 2–5 win in Lisbon, in which Pelé scored a hat-trick, was the greatest performance ever seen in the competition.[3][4][5]
Qualified teams
edit| Team | Qualification | Previous finals app. |
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 Santos |
1962 Copa Libertadores champion | None |
 Benfica |
1961–62 European Cup champion | 1961 |
Bold indicates winning years
Match details
editFirst leg
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Second leg
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Gorgazzi, Osvaldo José (14 April 1999). "Intercontinental Club Cup 1962". RSSS. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "REMEMBERING THREE RARE BUT MOMENTOUS OCCASIONS WHEN PELÉ AND EUSÉBIO SQUARED OFF". These Football Times. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ "The best single game performances by the 6 greatest football/soccer players of all time".
- ^ "Extraordinary Pele crowns Santos in Lisbon". fifa. Archived from the original on June 4, 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ Vickery, Tim (23 December 2009). "Will South Africa 2010 produce a new Pele?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
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