The designation of the Braden Copper Stadium to host matches in the 1962 FIFA World Cup was due to an emergency . Indeed , the 1960 Valdivia earthquake severely damaged or destroyed facilities in some of the originally-designated host cities of the FIFA World Cup in 1962 including Talca , Concepción , Talcahuano and Valdivia , which caused the original schedule to be discarded and forced its almost complete modification . Further , Antofagasta and Valparaíso were deterred from fulfilling their offers to host because they could not feasibly construct self-funded stadiums , a condition that had been imposed by the Federation due to its own lack of resources . However , given the bleak outlook for the organization , the U.S. mining interests allowed the use of their stadium in Rancagua
1960 Valdivia earthquake
1960 Valdivia earthquake
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