1961 Intercontinental Cup

The 1961 Intercontinental Cup was the second edition of the matchup between the reigning European football champion and the reigning South American football champion. The 1961 edition saw Chilean club Colo-Colo take on Budapest Honvéd. The first leg of the match was played in Santiago and a single goal from Budapest signing scored the Hungarian club a 1−0 win in the opening leg of the match. The second leg which was played at Budapest saw the game end in a nil-all draw which meant that Budapest took home their first Intercontinental Cup title.

Background
Budapest Honvéd qualified through to the Intercontinental Cup by taking out the 1960–61 European Cup title after they had defeated Dutch club Ajax in the final 2–0. The opponents was Chilean club Colo-Colo who took home the 1961 Copa Libertadores title after they defeated Colombian club Santa Fe in two legs by a score of 5-1.