In the wake of their failure to qualify for the European Championships, Bobby Robson's inexperienced side lifted their game to beat Brazil.
Star of the show was a young Watford winger named John Barnes.
He scored a magnificent individual goal that may have had 'Made In Brazil' stamped on it.
June 10, 1962; England 1-3 Brazil, World Cup quarter-final, Vina del Mar, Chile.
Walter Winterbottom's England team had battled their way through to the last eight.
Gerry Hitchens sent them in level at half-time after Garrincha had given Brazil the lead.
But Brazil found another gear after the break, with 'Little Bird' Garrincha netting a second and Vava setting the seal on the Brazilian's victory.
Brazil went on to win the competition, beating Czechoslovakia in the final. England would have their day four years later.
June 11, 1958. England 0-0 Brazil, World Cup finals, Gothenburg, Sweden.
England were deprived of the services of the mighty Duncan Edwards and other Manchester United players by the Munich tragedy.
The selectors also bizarrely chose to leave out Stanley Matthews and Nat Lofthouse.
A solid defensive display, with Bill Slater man-marking Did, stifled the Brazilians to a goalless draw.
It was the second of three draws for England, who were eliminated in a first-round play-off with the USSR.
Brazil, with a certain young player called Pele, went on to lift the Jules Rimet trophy for the first time.
They would do it all again - after playing England - in 1962 and 1970.
May 27, 2000; England 1-1 Brazil, friendly international, Wembley.
Brazil came to Wembley for England's final Euro 2000 warm-up match still licking their wounds after their humbling by France in the World Cup final.
Michael Owen gave England the lead five minutes before half-time, but went in to the interval level after Franca headed in a corner.
June 10, 1997; England 0-1 Brazil, Le Tournoi, Paris.